Product comparison · 2 mesh wi-fi systems

TP-Link BE3600 Whole Home Mesh WiFi 7 System vs TP-Link Deco X10-5G

42specifications compared
15differ
27identical
29known for one product only

Key differences

The TP-Link BE3600 Whole Home Mesh WiFi 7 System has 30 more devices supported than the TP-Link Deco X10-5G (150 vs 120). The TP-Link BE3600 Whole Home Mesh WiFi 7 System has 2,100 Mbit/s more WLAN data transfer rate (max) than the TP-Link Deco X10-5G (3600 Mbit/s vs 1500 Mbit/s). The TP-Link BE3600 Whole Home Mesh WiFi 7 System has 2,582 Mbit/s more WLAN data transfer rate (first band) than the TP-Link Deco X10-5G (2882 Mbit/s vs 300 Mbit/s). Product type: Mesh system on the TP-Link BE3600 Whole Home Mesh WiFi 7 System, Mesh router on the TP-Link Deco X10-5G. Top Wi-Fi standard: Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) on the TP-Link BE3600 Whole Home Mesh WiFi 7 System, Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) on the TP-Link Deco X10-5G.

Product type
- BE3600 Whole Home Mesh WiFi 7 System:Mesh system
- Deco X10-5G:Mesh router
Number of devices supported
- BE3600 Whole Home Mesh WiFi 7 System:150
- Deco X10-5G:120
Top Wi-Fi standard
- BE3600 Whole Home Mesh WiFi 7 System:Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
- Deco X10-5G:Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)
- BE3600 Whole Home Mesh WiFi 7 System:3600 Mbit/s
- Deco X10-5G:1500 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (first band)
- BE3600 Whole Home Mesh WiFi 7 System:2882 Mbit/s
- Deco X10-5G:300 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (second band)
- BE3600 Whole Home Mesh WiFi 7 System:688 Mbit/s
- Deco X10-5G:1201 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- BE3600 Whole Home Mesh WiFi 7 System:2
- Deco X10-5G:3
Certification
- BE3600 Whole Home Mesh WiFi 7 System:CE, FCC, RoHS
- Deco X10-5G:CE, RoHS

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Comparison of BE3600, Deco X10-5G
71 specifications	A TP-Link BE3600 Whole Home Mesh WiFi 7 System Model BE3600 View product	B TP-Link Deco X10-5G View product
Design2 differ
Product typeDiffers	Mesh system	Mesh router
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of devices supportedDiffers	150	120
Antennas quantityKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wireless LAN features7 differ
Top Wi-Fi standardDiffers	Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Differs	3600 Mbit/s	1500 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (first band)Differs	2882 Mbit/s	300 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (second band)Differs	688 Mbit/s	1201 Mbit/s
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11ax, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11be, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11ax, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n
Number of guest networks (5 GHz)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Security algorithmsDiffers	WPA-Personal, WPA2-Personal, WPA3-Personal	WPA3-Personal, WPA-Personal, WPA2-Personal
Number of guest networks (2.4 GHz)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Guest accessKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Apps supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	TP-Link Deco
Wireless Distribution System (WDS) bridgeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mobile networkidentical
Mobile network generationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5G
3G standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DC-HSPA+, HSDPA, UMTS
4G standardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	TD-LTE & FDD-LTE
SIM card typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	NanoSIM
Featuresidentical
Band steeringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
BeamFormingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
MU-MIMO technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
MIMOKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parental control featuresKnown for one	Bedtime, Custom profiles, Family online time ranking, Family time, Off time, Pause the Internet, Professional content filter library, SafeSearch, Time rewards, Weekly/monthly reports, Youtube restriction	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	3
Ethernet WANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DC-in jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Poweridentical
AC adapter input currentKnown for one	0.6 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificates1 differ
CertificationDiffers	CE, FCC, RoHS	CE, RoHS
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	156 mm	198 mm
DepthDiffers	62 mm	117 mm
HeightDiffers	150 mm	117 mm
WeightKnown for one	1.56 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging content1 differ
Number of units includedDiffers	3 pc(s)	1 pc(s)
Number of products includedKnown for one	3 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	160 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	214 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	220 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	2.53 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Country of originKnown for one	China	Unknown — not stated by the source
Customs product code (TARIC)Known for one	8517620000	Unknown — not stated by the source

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