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NETGEAR AirCard 785 Mobile Hotspot vs Zyxel LTE4506 Cellular network router

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  • 12specifications compared
  • 11differ
  • 1identical
  • 35known for one product only

Key differences

The NETGEAR AirCard 785 Mobile Hotspot has 43.2 mm more width than the Zyxel LTE4506 Cellular network router (110 mm vs 66.8 mm). The Zyxel LTE4506 Cellular network router has 50.2 mm more depth than the NETGEAR AirCard 785 Mobile Hotspot (66.8 mm vs 16.6 mm). The Zyxel LTE4506 Cellular network router has 41.5 mm more height than the NETGEAR AirCard 785 Mobile Hotspot (110.5 mm vs 69 mm). Only the Zyxel LTE4506 Cellular network router has Ethernet LAN. Device type: Cellular wireless network equipment on the NETGEAR AirCard 785 Mobile Hotspot, Cellular network router on the Zyxel LTE4506 Cellular network router.

  • Product colour
    • AirCard 785 Mobile Hotspot:Black
    • LTE4506 Cellular network router:White
  • Ethernet LAN
    • AirCard 785 Mobile Hotspot:No
    • LTE4506 Cellular network router:Yes
  • 2G standards
    • AirCard 785 Mobile Hotspot:Edge, GSM
    • LTE4506 Cellular network router:Edge, GPRS, GSM
  • 3G standards
    • AirCard 785 Mobile Hotspot:HSPA+
    • LTE4506 Cellular network router:HSPA+, UMTS
  • Width
    • AirCard 785 Mobile Hotspot:110 mm
    • LTE4506 Cellular network router:66.8 mm
  • Depth
    • AirCard 785 Mobile Hotspot:16.6 mm
    • LTE4506 Cellular network router:66.8 mm
  • Height
    • AirCard 785 Mobile Hotspot:69 mm
    • LTE4506 Cellular network router:110.5 mm
  • Weight
    • AirCard 785 Mobile Hotspot:127 g
    • LTE4506 Cellular network router:150 g

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Comparison of AirCard 785 Mobile Hotspot, LTE4506
47 specifications
Design2 differ
Device typeDiffersCellular wireless network equipmentCellular network router
Product colourDiffersBlackWhite
Housing materialKnown for onePlasticUnknown — not stated by the source
Market positioningKnown for onePortableUnknown — not stated by the source
Suitable for outdoor useKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Reset buttonKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
LED indicatorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceLAN, WLAN
Ethernet LAN features1 differ
Ethernet LANDiffersNoYes
Ethernet LAN interface typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceGigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10,100,1000 Mbit/s
DHCP clientKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Wireless LAN features1 differ
Wi-FiKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Mobile network3 differ
Data networkKnown for one2G, 3G, 4G, Edge, GSM, HSPA+, LTEUnknown — not stated by the source
2G standardsDiffersEdge, GSMEdge, GPRS, GSM
3G standardsDiffersHSPA+HSPA+, UMTS
4G standardLTELTE
2G bands supportedKnown for one900,1800 MHzUnknown — not stated by the source
3G bands supportedKnown for one850,900,2100 MHzUnknown — not stated by the source
4G bands supportedDiffers800,850,900,1800,2100,2600 MHz700,800,900,1800,2100,2300,2600 MHz
Number of SIM cardsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
GSM bands supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source900,1800 MHz
UMTS bands supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source900,2100 MHz
Short Message Service (SMS)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Ports & interfacesidentical
Card reader integratedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Compatible memory cardsKnown for oneMicroSD (TransFlash)Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
USB portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Batteryidentical
Battery technologyKnown for oneLithium-Ion (Li-Ion)Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneMicro-USBUnknown — not stated by the source
Battery charger includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for oneMac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain LionUnknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 7, Windows 8, Windows RT, Windows Vista, Windows XPUnknown — not stated by the source
Antenna typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceInternal
Antennas quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Poweridentical
Power source typeKnown for oneBatteryUnknown — not stated by the source
Built-in batteryKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers110 mm66.8 mm
DepthDiffers16.6 mm66.8 mm
HeightDiffers69 mm110.5 mm
WeightDiffers127 g150 g
Packaging dataidentical
User guideKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows 7, 8 (32/64 bit), Windows RT, Windows Vista (SP2.32 / 64-bit), XP (SP3 Media Center Editions, 32/64 bit), Apple Mac OSX 10.6Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Security algorithmsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWPA, WPA2, WPA2-PSK
Port forwardingKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source-25 - 70 °C

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