Near-field communication
Bluetooth comparison

Near-field communication

Section Title: Bluetooth comparison
Table Section Text: None

Aspect	NFC	Bluetooth	Bluetooth Low Energy

Tag requires power	No	Yes	Yes

Cost of tag	US$0.10	US$5.00	US$5.00

RFID compatible	ISO 18000-3	Active	Active

Standardisation body	ISO/IEC	Bluetooth SIG	Bluetooth SIG

Network standard	ISO 13157 etc.	IEEE 802.15.1 (no longer maintained)	IEEE 802.15.1 (no longer maintained)

Network type	Point-to-point	WPAN	WPAN

Cryptography	Not with RFID	Available	Available

Range	< 20 cm	≈100 m (class 1)	≈50 m

Frequency	13.56 MHz	2.4–2.5 GHz	2.4–2.5 GHz

Bit rate	424 kbit/s	2.1 Mbit/s	1 Mbit/s

Set-up time	< 0.1 s	< 6 s	< 0.006 s

Current consumption	< 15 mA (read)	Varies with class	< 15 mA (read and transmit)

Sentence(s)

Near-field communication operates with 13.56 MHz.
The Near-field communication operates within the frequency band of 13.56 MHz.
Near-field communication operates with the frequency of 13.56 MHz.

final_sentence: Near-field communication operates with 13.56 MHz.
final_sentence: The Near-field communication operates within the frequency band of 13.56 MHz.
final_sentence: Near-field communication operates with the frequency of 13.56 MHz.