Product comparison · 2 network cards

FRITZ! WLAN 300 Mbit/s vs FRITZ!WLAN AC 860

16specifications compared
10differ
6identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

Connectivity technology
- WLAN 300 Mbit/s:Wireless
- FRITZ!WLAN AC 860:Wired & Wireless
Maximum data transfer rate
- WLAN 300 Mbit/s:300 Mbit/s
- FRITZ!WLAN AC 860:866 Mbit/s
Top Wi-Fi standard
- WLAN 300 Mbit/s:Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
- FRITZ!WLAN AC 860:Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Product colour
- WLAN 300 Mbit/s:Red, White
- FRITZ!WLAN AC 860:Red, Translucent
Width
- WLAN 300 Mbit/s:22 mm
- FRITZ!WLAN AC 860:25 mm
Height
- WLAN 300 Mbit/s:62 mm
- FRITZ!WLAN AC 860:72 mm
Weight
- WLAN 300 Mbit/s:10 g
- FRITZ!WLAN AC 860:11 g

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Comparison of Fritz!, FRITZ!WLAN AC 860
31 specifications	A FRITZ! WLAN 300 Mbit/s Model Fritz! View product	B FRITZ! FRITZ!WLAN AC 860 View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Connectivity technologyDiffers	Wireless	Wired & Wireless
Host interface	USB	USB
Interface	WLAN	WLAN
USB ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
USB versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Network4 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	300 Mbit/s	866 Mbit/s
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n	IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11n
Wi-Fi	Yes	Yes
Top Wi-Fi standardDiffers	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
WLAN data transfer rates supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300,866 Mbit/s
Security algorithms	WPA2, WPS	WPA2, WPS
Wi-Fi bandKnown for one	Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Frequency rangeKnown for one	2.4 - 5 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
BandwidthKnown for one	5 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Internal	No	No
Product colourDiffers	Red, White	Red, Translucent
AntennaKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB, WLAN
Poweridentical
Output voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 V
USB poweredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Win	Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows
Minimum processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Pentium 500MHz
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	22 mm	25 mm
Depth	11 mm	11 mm
HeightDiffers	62 mm	72 mm
WeightDiffers	10 g	11 g
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	130 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	36 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	135 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	80 g

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