Product comparison · 2 mesh wi-fi systems

NETGEAR Orbi 370 vs NETGEAR RBE973S Quad-band (2.4 GHz

19specifications compared
13differ
6identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

The NETGEAR RBE973S Quad-band (2.4 GHz has 8,030 Mbit/s more WLAN data transfer rate (max) than the NETGEAR Orbi 370 (11530 Mbit/s vs 3500 Mbit/s). The NETGEAR RBE973S Quad-band (2.4 GHz has 0.7 GHz more processor frequency than the NETGEAR Orbi 370 (2.2 GHz vs 1.5 GHz). The NETGEAR RBE973S Quad-band (2.4 GHz has 1,048 MB more internal memory than the NETGEAR Orbi 370 (2048 MB vs 1000 MB). Product colour: White on the NETGEAR Orbi 370, Grey on the NETGEAR RBE973S Quad-band (2.4 GHz. Top Wi-Fi standard: Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) on the NETGEAR Orbi 370, Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) on the NETGEAR RBE973S Quad-band (2.4 GHz.

Product colour
- Orbi 370:White
- RBE973S Quad-band (2.4 GHz:Grey
Top Wi-Fi standard
- Orbi 370:Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
- RBE973S Quad-band (2.4 GHz:Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)
- Orbi 370:3500 Mbit/s
- RBE973S Quad-band (2.4 GHz:11530 Mbit/s
Processor frequency
- Orbi 370:1.5 GHz
- RBE973S Quad-band (2.4 GHz:2.2 GHz
Internal memory
- Orbi 370:1000 MB
- RBE973S Quad-band (2.4 GHz:2048 MB
Flash memory
- Orbi 370:512 MB
- RBE973S Quad-band (2.4 GHz:4096 MB
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- Orbi 370:2
- RBE973S Quad-band (2.4 GHz:3
Width
- Orbi 370:120 mm
- RBE973S Quad-band (2.4 GHz:294 mm

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Comparison of Orbi 370, RBE973S
34 specifications	A NETGEAR Orbi 370 View product	B NETGEAR RBE973S Quad-band (2.4 GHz Model RBE973S View product
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	White	Grey
Product type	Mesh system	Mesh system
Antenna type	Internal	Internal
Maximum coverageKnown for one	240 m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Antennas quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12
Number of devices supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	200
Wireless LAN features3 differ
Wi-Fi bandDiffers	Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)	Quad-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz-1 / 5 GHz-2 / 6 GHz)
Top Wi-Fi standardDiffers	Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)	Unknown — not stated by the source
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Differs	3500 Mbit/s	11530 Mbit/s
Guest accessKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
WLAN data transfer rate (second band)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8647 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (third band)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1147 Mbit/s
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	WPA3
Features3 differ
Built-in processor	Yes	Yes
Processor cores	4	4
Processor frequencyDiffers	1.5 GHz	2.2 GHz
Internal memoryDiffers	1000 MB	2048 MB
Flash memoryDiffers	512 MB	4096 MB
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	3
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	10,100,1000,2500 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet WANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DC-in jackKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	120 mm	294 mm
DepthDiffers	75 mm	144.4 mm
HeightDiffers	203.7 mm	130.8 mm
WeightDiffers	359 g	1.79 kg
Packaging content1 differ
Number of products includedDiffers	2 pc(s)	3 pc(s)
AC adapter included	Yes	Yes
Number of units includedKnown for one	2 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet cable	Yes	Yes
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mobile networkidentical
Mobile network generationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not supported

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