Product comparison · 2 cellular network devices

NETGEAR AirCard 797 vs NETGEAR M5 Cellular network modem/router

10specifications compared
7differ
3identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

The NETGEAR M5 Cellular network modem/router has 37 mm more width than the NETGEAR AirCard 797 (105 mm vs 68 mm). The NETGEAR AirCard 797 has 100 mm more depth than the NETGEAR M5 Cellular network modem/router (110 mm vs 10 mm). The NETGEAR M5 Cellular network modem/router has 6.1 mm more height than the NETGEAR AirCard 797 (21.5 mm vs 15.4 mm). Device type: Cellular wireless network equipment on the NETGEAR AirCard 797, Cellular network modem/router on the NETGEAR M5 Cellular network modem/router. Data network: 3G, 4G on the NETGEAR AirCard 797, 5G on the NETGEAR M5 Cellular network modem/router.

Data network
- AirCard 797:3G, 4G
- M5 Cellular network modem/router:5G
Width
- AirCard 797:68 mm
- M5 Cellular network modem/router:105 mm
Depth
- AirCard 797:110 mm
- M5 Cellular network modem/router:10 mm
Height
- AirCard 797:15.4 mm
- M5 Cellular network modem/router:21.5 mm
Weight
- AirCard 797:136 g
- M5 Cellular network modem/router:240 g

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Comparison of AirCard 797, M5
32 specifications	A NETGEAR AirCard 797 View product	B NETGEAR M5 Cellular network modem/router Model M5 View product
Design1 differ
Device typeDiffers	Cellular wireless network equipment	Cellular network modem/router
Product colour	Black	Black
Market positioningKnown for one	Portable	Unknown — not stated by the source
Display diagonalKnown for one	4.5 cm (1.77")	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Built-in displayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Wireless LAN features1 differ
Wi-Fi	Yes	Yes
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)	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	400 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mobile network1 differ
Data networkDiffers	3G, 4G	5G
UMTS bands supportedKnown for one	850,900,1900,2100 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB port	Yes	Yes
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Batteryidentical
Battery technologyKnown for one	Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Battery capacityKnown for one	2930 mAh	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
USB poweredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Battery
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 35 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	68 mm	105 mm
DepthDiffers	110 mm	10 mm
HeightDiffers	15.4 mm	21.5 mm
WeightDiffers	136 g	240 g
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	85176990	Unknown — not stated by the source
Products per palletKnown for one	10 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN featuresidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1000 Mbit/s
Performanceidentical
Processor manufacturerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Qualcomm
Antenna typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Internal
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	140 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	146 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	82 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	616 g

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