Product comparison · 2 cellular network devices

NETGEAR AirCard 785 Mobile Hotspot vs TP-Link M8550(EU) cellular network device Cellular network router

15specifications compared
10differ
5identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

The TP-Link M8550(EU) cellular network device Cellular network router has 25 mm more width than the NETGEAR AirCard 785 Mobile Hotspot (135 mm vs 110 mm). The TP-Link M8550(EU) cellular network device Cellular network router has 57.1 mm more depth than the NETGEAR AirCard 785 Mobile Hotspot (73.7 mm vs 16.6 mm). The NETGEAR AirCard 785 Mobile Hotspot has 48.5 mm more height than the TP-Link M8550(EU) cellular network device Cellular network router (69 mm vs 20.5 mm). Device type: Cellular wireless network equipment on the NETGEAR AirCard 785 Mobile Hotspot, Cellular network router on the TP-Link M8550(EU) cellular network device Cellular network router. Data network: 2G, 3G, 4G, Edge, GSM, HSPA+, LTE on the NETGEAR AirCard 785 Mobile Hotspot, 4G, 5G, LTE on the TP-Link M8550(EU) cellular network device Cellular network router.

3G standards
- AirCard 785 Mobile Hotspot:HSPA+
- M8550(EU) cellular network device Cellular network router:HSPA, HSPA+, WCDMA
4G standard
- AirCard 785 Mobile Hotspot:LTE
- M8550(EU) cellular network device Cellular network router:TD-LTE & FDD-LTE
Cables included
- AirCard 785 Mobile Hotspot:Micro-USB
- M8550(EU) cellular network device Cellular network router:USB Type-C
Width
- AirCard 785 Mobile Hotspot:110 mm
- M8550(EU) cellular network device Cellular network router:135 mm
Depth
- AirCard 785 Mobile Hotspot:16.6 mm
- M8550(EU) cellular network device Cellular network router:73.7 mm
Height
- AirCard 785 Mobile Hotspot:69 mm
- M8550(EU) cellular network device Cellular network router:20.5 mm

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Comparison of AirCard 785 Mobile Hotspot, M8550(EU)
42 specifications	A NETGEAR AirCard 785 Mobile Hotspot View product	B TP-Link M8550(EU) cellular network device Cellular network router Model M8550(EU) View product
Design1 differ
Device typeDiffers	Cellular wireless network equipment	Cellular network router
Housing materialKnown for one	Plastic	Unknown — not stated by the source
Suitable for outdoor useKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Built-in displayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Reset buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ethernet LAN featuresidentical
DHCP serverKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Wireless LAN features1 differ
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
WLAN data transfer rates supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	200 Mbit/s
Mobile network3 differ
Data networkDiffers	2G, 3G, 4G, Edge, GSM, HSPA+, LTE	4G, 5G, LTE
2G standardsKnown for one	Edge, GSM	Unknown — not stated by the source
3G standardsDiffers	HSPA+	HSPA, HSPA+, WCDMA
4G standardDiffers	LTE	TD-LTE & FDD-LTE
2G bands supportedKnown for one	900,1800 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
3G bands supportedKnown for one	850,900,2100 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
4G bands supportedKnown for one	800,850,900,1800,2100,2600 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SIM cardsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
5G bands supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	900 MHz
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Card reader integratedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible memory cardsDiffers	MicroSD (TransFlash)	MicroSD (TransFlash), Nano Memory (NM)
USB portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Batteryidentical
Battery technologyKnown for one	Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Battery capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4680 mAh
Packaging content1 differ
Cables includedDiffers	Micro-USB	USB Type-C
Battery charger includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows RT, Windows Vista, Windows XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Built-in batteryKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Output voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 V
Output currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 A
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	110 mm	135 mm
DepthDiffers	16.6 mm	73.7 mm
HeightDiffers	69 mm	20.5 mm
WeightKnown for one	127 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
User guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK
Certificatesidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, RoHS

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