Product comparison · 2 mesh wi-fi systems

NETGEAR Orbi 870 vs NETGEAR RBE973S Quad-band (2.4 GHz

16specifications compared
10differ
6identical
12known for one product only

Key differences

The NETGEAR RBE973S Quad-band (2.4 GHz has 50 more devices supported than the NETGEAR Orbi 870 (200 vs 150). The NETGEAR Orbi 870 has 9,470 Mbit/s more WLAN data transfer rate (max) than the NETGEAR RBE973S Quad-band (2.4 GHz (21000 Mbit/s vs 11530 Mbit/s). The NETGEAR Orbi 870 has 1 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the NETGEAR RBE973S Quad-band (2.4 GHz (4 vs 3). Product colour: White on the NETGEAR Orbi 870, Grey on the NETGEAR RBE973S Quad-band (2.4 GHz. Top Wi-Fi standard: Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) on the NETGEAR Orbi 870, Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) on the NETGEAR RBE973S Quad-band (2.4 GHz.

Product colour
- Orbi 870:White
- RBE973S Quad-band (2.4 GHz:Grey
Number of devices supported
- Orbi 870:150
- RBE973S Quad-band (2.4 GHz:200
Top Wi-Fi standard
- Orbi 870:Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
- RBE973S Quad-band (2.4 GHz:Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)
- Orbi 870:21000 Mbit/s
- RBE973S Quad-band (2.4 GHz:11530 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- Orbi 870:4
- RBE973S Quad-band (2.4 GHz:3
Width
- Orbi 870:112.4 mm
- RBE973S Quad-band (2.4 GHz:294 mm
Depth
- Orbi 870:146.8 mm
- RBE973S Quad-band (2.4 GHz:144.4 mm
Height
- Orbi 870:270.3 mm
- RBE973S Quad-band (2.4 GHz:130.8 mm

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Comparison of Orbi 870, RBE973S
28 specifications	A NETGEAR Orbi 870 View product	B NETGEAR RBE973S Quad-band (2.4 GHz Model RBE973S View product
Design2 differ
Product colourDiffers	White	Grey
Product type	Mesh system	Mesh system
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Antenna type	Internal	Internal
Antennas quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12
Number of devices supportedDiffers	150	200
Maximum coverageKnown for one	400 m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wireless LAN features3 differ
Wi-Fi bandDiffers	Tri-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz / 6 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)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Differs	21000 Mbit/s	11530 Mbit/s
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 algorithms	WPA3	WPA3
Mobile networkidentical
Mobile network generation	Not supported	Not supported
Featuresidentical
Built-in processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor coresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.2 GHz
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2048 MB
Flash memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4096 MB
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	4	3
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	112.4 mm	294 mm
DepthDiffers	146.8 mm	144.4 mm
HeightDiffers	270.3 mm	130.8 mm
WeightDiffers	1.22 kg	1.79 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Number of products includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 pc(s)
AC adapter included	Yes	Yes
Ethernet cable	Yes	Yes
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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