In order to help you to choose the correct hardware for NFC Tools, we tested the most popular NFC chips.
On this page, you can find our observations and everything you need to start.
Recommended NFC chips
NXP NTAG 216
Compatibility: NFC Tools for Android, iOS, PC / Mac
Can be password protected with NFC Tools: Yes
Remark: Good memory size (868 bytes)
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NXP NTAG 215
Compatibility: NFC Tools for Android, iOS, PC / Mac
Can be password protected with NFC Tools: Yes
Remark: Cheap with a good memory size (492 bytes)
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NXP NTAG 213
Compatibility: NFC Tools for Android, iOS, PC / Mac
Can be password protected with NFC Tools: Yes
Remark: Cheap but be aware of the memory size (137 bytes)
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All tested NFC chips
: Compatible with NFC Tools for Android
: Compatible with NFC Tools for iOS
: Compatible with NFC Tools for PC / Mac
: Can be password protected with NFC Tools
| REF. | USER MEM. |
WORKS WITH | NOTE |
| NXP - NTAG |
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| NTAG 203 | 142 bytes | |
Obsolete |
| NTAG 210 | 46 bytes | |
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| NTAG 210u | 46 bytes | |
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| NTAG 212 | 137 bytes | |
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| NTAG 213 | 137 bytes | |
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| NTAG 213 TT | 137 bytes | |
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| NTAG 215 | 492 bytes | |
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| NTAG 216 | 868 bytes | |
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| NTAG 413 DNA | 126 bytes | |
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| NTAG 424 DNA | 254 bytes | |
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| NXP - ULTRALIGHT | |||
| ULTRALIGHT | 46 bytes | |
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| ULTRALIGHT C | 142 bytes | |
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| ULTRALIGHT EV1 | Up to 142 bytes | |
Must be configured for NDEF |
| NXP - ICODE | |||
| ICODE SLI | 106 bytes | |
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| ICODE SLI-S | 151 bytes | |
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| ICODE SLIX | 106 bytes | |
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| ICODE SLIX-S | 151 bytes | |
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| ICODE SLIX-L | 23 bytes | |
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| ICODE SLIX 2 | 312 bytes | |
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| ICODE DNA | 250 bytes | |
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| NXP - DESFIRE | |||
| DESFIRE EV1 | Up to 32k | |
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| DESFIRE EV2 | Up to 32k | |
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| DESFIRE EV3 | Up to 32k | |
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| DESFIRE LIGHT | 254 bytes | |
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| NXP - MIFARE CLASSIC | |||
| MIFARE CLASSIC | Up to 4k | |
Partial compatibility |
| ST MICROELECTRONICS | |||
| ST25TV512 | 58 bytes | |
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| ST25TV02K | 250 bytes | |
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| ST25TA512B | 62 bytes | |
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| ST25TA02K | 254 bytes | |
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| ST25TA64K | Up to 8k | |
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| STLRI2K | 218 bytes | |
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| SONY - FELICA | |||
| LITE-S RC-S966 | 208 bytes | |
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| LITE RC-965 | 208 bytes | |
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| RC-S962 | Up to 2k | |
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| VARIOUS | |||
| TOPAZ 512 | 462 bytes | |
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| EM4x3x | 202 bytes | |
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