Product comparison · 2 cellular network devices

D-Link 5G Transit Router vs NETGEAR AirCard 785 Mobile Hotspot

12specifications compared
9differ
3identical
40known for one product only

Key differences

The D-Link 5G Transit Router has 1 more SIM cards than the NETGEAR AirCard 785 Mobile Hotspot (2 vs 1). The D-Link 5G Transit Router has 50 mm more width than the NETGEAR AirCard 785 Mobile Hotspot (160 mm vs 110 mm). The D-Link 5G Transit Router has 103.4 mm more depth than the NETGEAR AirCard 785 Mobile Hotspot (120 mm vs 16.6 mm). Only the D-Link 5G Transit Router has Ethernet LAN. Device type: Cellular network gateway on the D-Link 5G Transit Router, Cellular wireless network equipment on the NETGEAR AirCard 785 Mobile Hotspot.

Ethernet LAN
- 5G Transit Router:Yes
- AirCard 785 Mobile Hotspot:No
Number of SIM cards
- 5G Transit Router:2
- AirCard 785 Mobile Hotspot:1
Power source type
- 5G Transit Router:DC
- AirCard 785 Mobile Hotspot:Battery
Width
- 5G Transit Router:160 mm
- AirCard 785 Mobile Hotspot:110 mm
Depth
- 5G Transit Router:120 mm
- AirCard 785 Mobile Hotspot:16.6 mm
Height
- 5G Transit Router:47 mm
- AirCard 785 Mobile Hotspot:69 mm

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Comparison of DTM-550-G, AirCard 785 Mobile Hotspot
52 specifications	A D-Link 5G Transit Router Model DTM-550-G View product	B NETGEAR AirCard 785 Mobile Hotspot View product
Design1 differ
Device typeDiffers	Cellular network gateway	Cellular wireless network equipment
Reset buttonKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Housing materialKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Plastic
Market positioningKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Portable
Suitable for outdoor useKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ethernet LAN features1 differ
Ethernet LANDiffers	Yes	No
Ethernet LAN interface typeKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking standardsKnown for one	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11ax, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n	Unknown — not stated by the source
DHCP serverKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wireless LAN features1 differ
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
WLAN data transfer rates supportedKnown for one	574,1201 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mobile network2 differ
Data networkDiffers	4G, 5G	2G, 3G, 4G, Edge, GSM, HSPA+, LTE
5G standardKnown for one	Sub6 NSA, Sub6 SA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SIM cardsDiffers	2	1
2G standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Edge, GSM
3G standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HSPA+
2G bands supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	900,1800 MHz
3G bands supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	850,900,2100 MHz
4G bands supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800,850,900,1800,2100,2600 MHz
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Card reader integratedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Compatible memory cardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	MicroSD (TransFlash)
Securityidentical
Security algorithmsKnown for one	AES, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK, WPA3-Enterprise, WPA3-SAE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network address translation (NAT)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
FirewallKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DMZ supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Port forwardingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Antenna typeKnown for one	External	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antenna connector typeKnown for one	SMA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antennas quantityKnown for one	7	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows RT, Windows Vista, Windows XP
Power1 differ
Power source typeDiffers	DC	Battery
Input voltageKnown for one	12 - 36 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Built-in batteryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	10 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	-30 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 85 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	160 mm	110 mm
DepthDiffers	120 mm	16.6 mm
HeightDiffers	47 mm	69 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	127 g
Batteryidentical
Battery technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion)
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Micro-USB
Battery charger includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packaging dataidentical
User guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7, 8 (32/64 bit), Windows RT, Windows Vista (SP2.32 / 64-bit), XP (SP3 Media Center Editions, 32/64 bit), Apple Mac OSX 10.6

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