Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

ASUS RT-AC53 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz vs FRITZ!Box 7560

26specifications compared
16differ
10identical
38known for one product only

Key differences

DSL WAN
- RT-AC53 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:No
- FRITZ!Box 7560:Yes
WLAN data transfer rate (max)
- RT-AC53 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:433 Mbit/s
- FRITZ!Box 7560:866 Mbit/s
3G
- RT-AC53 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:No
- FRITZ!Box 7560:Yes
4G
- RT-AC53 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:No
- FRITZ!Box 7560:Yes
USB port
- RT-AC53 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:No
- FRITZ!Box 7560:Yes
Product colour
- RT-AC53 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Black
- FRITZ!Box 7560:Red
LED indicators
- RT-AC53 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:LAN, Power, WAN, WLAN
- FRITZ!Box 7560:ADSL, Power, WLAN
Cables included
- RT-AC53 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:LAN (RJ-45)
- FRITZ!Box 7560:DSL, LAN (RJ-45)

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Comparison of RT-AC53, FRITZ!Box 7560
64 specifications	A ASUS RT-AC53 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz Model RT-AC53 View product	B FRITZ! FRITZ!Box 7560 View product
WAN connection1 differ
Ethernet WANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DSL WANDiffers	No	Yes
SIM card slotKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
3G/4G USB modem compatibilityKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wireless LAN features2 differ
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Differs	433 Mbit/s	866 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
WLAN data transfer rate (first band)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (second band)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	150 Mbit/s
Network1 differ
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cabling technologyKnown for one	10/100/1000Base-T(X)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n	IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11n
VPN supportKnown for one	IPSec, PPTP, L2TP, PPTP Server	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mobile network2 differ
3GDiffers	No	Yes
4GDiffers	No	Yes
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB portDiffers	No	Yes
Memory card slot(s)Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
RJ-11 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
DC-in jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Management featuresidentical
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reset buttonKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Web-based managementKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, 802.1x RADIUS, WPA-EAP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-EAP, WPA2-PSK, WPS	WPA2
Guest accessKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Port-based Network Access Control (PNAC)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
FilteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
URL filteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design2 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Red
LED indicatorsDiffers	LAN, Power, WAN, WLAN	ADSL, Power, WLAN
Packaging content1 differ
Cables includedDiffers	LAN (RJ-45)	DSL, LAN (RJ-45)
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antenna1 differ
Antenna designDiffers	External	Internal
Antennas quantityKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Internal memoryKnown for one	64 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Flash memoryKnown for one	8 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Built-in processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Intel insideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Firmware upgradeableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power1 differ
Power source typeDiffers	AC, DC	AC
AC input voltageKnown for one	110 - 240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Output voltageKnown for one	12 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Output currentKnown for one	1 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 W
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Pro	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Mac OS X 10.1 Puma, Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
DepthDiffers	190 mm	159 mm
HeightDiffers	35 mm	47 mm
WeightKnown for one	285 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
WidthDiffers	320 mm	226 mm
DSL featuresidentical
ADSLKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
VDSLKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Protocolsidentical
DHCP clientKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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