Travelambo RFID Blocking Genuine Leather Travel Wallet vs Zero Grid RFID Blocking Leather Passport Holder Case
What separates them
These two differ on 4 recorded specifications. The Zero Grid RFID Blocking Leather Passport Holder Case is ₹400 dearer.
Travelambo RFID Blocking Genuine Leather Travel Wallet vs Zero Grid RFID Blocking Leather Passport Holder Case
Travelambo
Travelambo RFID Blocking Genuine Leather Travel Wallet
₹1,499
RFID blocking is more defensible on a passport wallet than on a card wallet, because a biometric e-passport chip does not use the per-transaction cryptogram that makes card skimming useless.
Full details →Zero Grid
Zero Grid RFID Blocking Leather Passport Holder Case
₹1,899
The choice between this and the travel wallet in the same department comes down to how many people you travel with: this holds one passport slimly and fits a jacket pocket, and the wallet holds a family's documents at four times the bulk.
Full details →Who the Travelambo RFID Blocking Genuine Leather Travel Wallet is for
Buy it if: Anyone travelling internationally who wants documents consolidated in one wallet.
Avoid it if: Anyone travelling domestically only -- this is bulk for no benefit.
Who the Zero Grid RFID Blocking Leather Passport Holder Case is for
Buy it if: Solo travellers wanting one passport and a few cards in a jacket pocket.
Avoid it if: Anyone carrying documents for a family -- the fuller travel wallet is the correct product.
Specifications, side by side
4 of 11 rows differ. Differences first.
| Specification | Travelambo RFID Blocking Genuine Leather Travel Wallet | Zero Grid RFID Blocking Leather Passport Holder Case |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ₹1,499 | ₹1,899 |
| Capacity | Passport, boarding pass, up to 4 cards, SIM card slot, pen loop | One passport, 3 card slots, boarding pass sleeve |
| Leather | Genuine cowhide | Genuine, softens with use |
| Size | Fits standard passports including the Indian one | Slim, roughly passport-sized rather than a folio |
| Weight | 140 g | 70 g |
| Warranty | 1 Year Official Brand Warranty | 1 Year Official Brand Warranty |
| E-passport chips | Protected by Basic Access Control, which requires data from the printed page, so remote reading is difficult but not equivalent to a card's cryptogram | not published |
| Guarantee | not published | Lifetime, stated by the manufacturer |
| RFID | not published | Blocking layer -- see the travel wallet in this department for why this matters more for passports than for cards |
| RFID blocking | Relevant here in a way it is not for cards -- biometric e-passports carry a readable chip, and unlike EMV cards they do not use a per-transaction cryptogram | not published |
| Versus a travel wallet | not published | This holds one passport slimly; a travel wallet holds a family's documents bulkily. Choose by how many people you travel with |
| Why a travel wallet | Keeping passport and boarding pass together is the practical value; the RFID layer is secondary | not published |
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