1. Different materials:

FFC is composed of PET insulation material and extremely thin tinned flat copper wire.

FPC is composed of copper foil, acrylic & epoxy resin thermosetting  adhesive and Polyimide film.

2. Different manufacturing methods:
FPC processes the flexible copper clad foil by chemical etching to obtain flexible circuit boards with different shapes of single-sided or double-sided and multi-layer structures.FFC is a flat copper foil sandwiched between the upper and lower insulating foil films, which are pressed together through the production line of high-tech automated equipment. The finished product is simpler and thicker.

3. Different applications:
FPC can carry out impedance control, anti-static interference, designed to have bending and angle, commonly used in FPC antennas, FPC touch screens, FPC capacitive screens, notebooks, SLR cameras, smart phones, wearable devices, automotive electronics, medical equipment, industrial control equipment, Military equipment, sensors, antennas and other modern electronic products.
FFC is easy to solve electromagnetic shielding (EMI). It is often used in the connection between the print head of the printer and the motherboard, plotters, scanners, copiers, audio, LCD appliances, fax machines, various DVD players, etc., PCB board to PCB board It is used as data transmission cable in miniaturized electrical equipment.