Question of the WeekWhat Are the Key Differences Between Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) and Near Field Communication (NFC)? Coresight Research August 26, 2019 QUESTION OF THE WEEK: What Are the Key Differences Between Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) and Near Field Communication (NFC)? A key difference between RFID and NFC is that RFID tags can only transmit data, while NFC tags can both send and receive information. Additionally, RFID tags can receive signals within a range of a few meters, but NFC’s range is limited to a few centimeters. This document was generated for Other research you may be interested in: Retail Shrink and ORC: Cargo Theft Hits Record Levels in the US, Retail Crime Costs Soar in the UKWeekly US Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 48: American Signature, Bed Bath & Beyond and Saks To Close StoresShaping What’s Next in Retail—Physical Retail, AI, Retail Media: Insights from NextGen 2025, a Coresight Research ConferenceAnalyst Corner: Three Technologies Driving the Future of US Retail, with Anand Kumar
