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Axagon CRE-SMPA USB-A Smart / ID card PocketReader vs Manhattan USB-A / USB-C combo Smart Card Reader, USB 2.0 Type-C and Type-A Male to Contact Reader Interface, Supports Windows, macOS and Linux, Reads SIM Cards

18specifications compared
11differ
7identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

The Manhattan USB-A / USB-C combo Smart Card Reader, USB 2.0 Type-C and Type-A Male to Contact Reader Interface, Supports Windows, macOS and Linux, Reads SIM Cards has 13 mm more width than the Axagon CRE-SMPA USB-A Smart / ID card PocketReader (65 mm vs 52 mm). The Manhattan USB-A / USB-C combo Smart Card Reader, USB 2.0 Type-C and Type-A Male to Contact Reader Interface, Supports Windows, macOS and Linux, Reads SIM Cards has 64 mm more height than the Axagon CRE-SMPA USB-A Smart / ID card PocketReader (84 mm vs 20 mm). The Axagon CRE-SMPA USB-A Smart / ID card PocketReader has 1 mm more depth than the Manhattan USB-A / USB-C combo Smart Card Reader, USB 2.0 Type-C and Type-A Male to Contact Reader Interface, Supports Windows, macOS and Linux, Reads SIM Cards (16 mm vs 15 mm). Housing material: Plastic on the Axagon CRE-SMPA USB-A Smart / ID card PocketReader, Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) on the Manhattan USB-A / USB-C combo Smart Card Reader, USB 2.0 Type-C and Type-A Male to Contact Reader Interface, Supports Windows, macOS and Linux, Reads SIM Cards. Interface: USB 2.0 on the Axagon CRE-SMPA USB-A Smart / ID card PocketReader, USB Type-A on the Manhattan USB-A / USB-C combo Smart Card Reader, USB 2.0 Type-C and Type-A Male to Contact Reader Interface, Supports Windows, macOS and Linux, Reads SIM Cards.

Interface
- CRE-SMPA USB-A Smart / ID card PocketReader:USB 2.0
- USB-A / USB-C combo Smart Card Reader, USB 2.0 Type-C and Type-A Male to Contact Reader Interface, Supports Windows, macOS and Linux, Reads SIM Cards:USB Type-A
Width
- CRE-SMPA USB-A Smart / ID card PocketReader:52 mm
- USB-A / USB-C combo Smart Card Reader, USB 2.0 Type-C and Type-A Male to Contact Reader Interface, Supports Windows, macOS and Linux, Reads SIM Cards:65 mm
Height
- CRE-SMPA USB-A Smart / ID card PocketReader:20 mm
- USB-A / USB-C combo Smart Card Reader, USB 2.0 Type-C and Type-A Male to Contact Reader Interface, Supports Windows, macOS and Linux, Reads SIM Cards:84 mm
Depth
- CRE-SMPA USB-A Smart / ID card PocketReader:16 mm
- USB-A / USB-C combo Smart Card Reader, USB 2.0 Type-C and Type-A Male to Contact Reader Interface, Supports Windows, macOS and Linux, Reads SIM Cards:15 mm
Weight
- CRE-SMPA USB-A Smart / ID card PocketReader:13 g
- USB-A / USB-C combo Smart Card Reader, USB 2.0 Type-C and Type-A Male to Contact Reader Interface, Supports Windows, macOS and Linux, Reads SIM Cards:56 g
Package weight
- CRE-SMPA USB-A Smart / ID card PocketReader:39 g
- USB-A / USB-C combo Smart Card Reader, USB 2.0 Type-C and Type-A Male to Contact Reader Interface, Supports Windows, macOS and Linux, Reads SIM Cards:84 g

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Comparison of CRE-SMPA, 102759
43 specifications	A Axagon CRE-SMPA USB-A Smart / ID card PocketReader Model CRE-SMPA View product	B Manhattan USB-A / USB-C combo Smart Card Reader, USB 2.0 Type-C and Type-A Male to Contact Reader Interface, Supports Windows, macOS and Linux, Reads SIM Cards Model 102759 View product
Features1 differ
Product type	Universal smart card reader	Universal smart card reader
Application areaDiffers	Access control, Banking & payments, Healthcare	Healthcare, Banking & payments, Government, Access control, Public transit
SIM card supportKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Plug and Play	Yes	Yes
Easy to useKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Payment methods supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	EMV (Chip & PIN)
Design1 differ
Placement supportedKnown for one	Indoor	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colour	Black	Black
Built-in displayKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Housing materialDiffers	Plastic	Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS)
LED indicators	Yes	Yes
Country of originKnown for one	China	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
InterfaceDiffers	USB 2.0	USB Type-A
Near Field Communication (NFC)Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
BluetoothKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported protocolsKnown for one	T=0 and T=1, I2C, SLE 4432/42 (S=10), SLE 4418/28 (S=9)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power source	USB	USB
External power adapterKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating voltage	5 V	5 V
Current consumption (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.06 A
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Technical details1 differ
Compliance certificatesDiffers	RoHS, CE	Federal Communications Commission (FCC), CE, RoHS, REACH, UKCA
Warranty periodKnown for one	3 year(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirements2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Vista, Windows XP	Yes
Linux operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah, Mac OS X 10.1 Puma, Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra, Mac OS X 10.13 High Sierra, Mac OS X 10.14 Mojave, Mac OS X 10.15 Catalina, Mac OS X 10.15.3 Catalina, Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar, Mac OS X 10.3 Panther, Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5	Yes
Other operating systems supportedKnown for one	Android	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	52 mm	65 mm
HeightDiffers	20 mm	84 mm
DepthDiffers	16 mm	15 mm
WeightDiffers	13 g	56 g
Sustainabilityidentical
CertificationKnown for one	CE, RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging data1 differ
Smart card includedKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package widthKnown for one	125 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	100 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	20 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightDiffers	39 g	84 g
Package typeKnown for one	Box	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 85%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 50 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-35 - 60 °C

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Axagon CRE-SMPA USB-A Smart / ID card PocketReader vs Manhattan USB-A / USB-C combo Smart Card Reader, USB 2.0 Type-C and Type-A Male to Contact Reader Interface, Supports Windows, macOS and Linux, Reads SIM Cards

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