The difference between Smart, RFID, RFIC, Mifare

Smart card, also called chip card, is a touching card. It has memory, and is commonly used in hotels.

RFID card, RFIC card and Mifare card are all proximity card (untouching). RFID card has a unique card number, and it doesn't have memory. RFID card is usually used for home and office. Both RFIC card and Mifare card have memory and widely used in hotels nowadays. Because they are proximity card, it is not easy for them to be damaged as they don't need to be abraded. This makes them more preferable than Smart card. Mifare card has much larger memory than RFIC card, so that it can be used in case that the card needs to be compatible with several systems