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Depends on the antenna, frequency, the reader power, and the design.

Passive RFID's have a range from a few mm's to a few meters.

In general, low frequency = near field rf = short range, higher frequency = far field rf = longer range.

EPC HF near field tags have short ranges of less than 1 meter.

EPC UHF tags are typically 1-2 meters reliable read. Far field range is very complex and it is possible to have multipath reflection arrangements where 10 meters may work... sometimes.

With illegally high power transmitters, and large antennas, far field tags can be reliably read to tens of meters or more for non-commercial designs.

Semi-passive RFID's can be read over hundreds of meters.

Active RFID's are limited only by their transmit power and antenna design.

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Both RFID tags and barcodes are used to tag products, but RFID has many advantages. An RFID tag can be read at a distance. That helps with inventorying stock, and also helps to catch shoplifters. Retailers have a problem with shoplifters putting an expensive item in a cheap item's box; because the RFID tag would be on the product itself it wouldn't matter what box it was in.


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