Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

ASUS RT-AX88U wireless router Dual-band (2.4 GHz vs Buffalo WSR-2533DHP2-CB wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz

22specifications compared
16differ
6identical
31known for one product only

Key differences

3G/4G USB modem compatibility
- RT-AX88U wireless router Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Yes
- WSR-2533DHP2-CB wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:No
Top Wi-Fi standard
- RT-AX88U wireless router Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
- WSR-2533DHP2-CB wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)
- RT-AX88U wireless router Dual-band (2.4 GHz:4804 Mbit/s
- WSR-2533DHP2-CB wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:2533 Mbit/s
3G
- RT-AX88U wireless router Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Yes
- WSR-2533DHP2-CB wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:No
4G
- RT-AX88U wireless router Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Yes
- WSR-2533DHP2-CB wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:No
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- RT-AX88U wireless router Dual-band (2.4 GHz:8
- WSR-2533DHP2-CB wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:4
USB port
- RT-AX88U wireless router Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Yes
- WSR-2533DHP2-CB wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:No
Product type
- RT-AX88U wireless router Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Tabletop router
- WSR-2533DHP2-CB wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Portable router

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Comparison of RT-AX88U, WSR-2533DHP2-CB
53 specifications	A ASUS RT-AX88U wireless router Dual-band (2.4 GHz Model RT-AX88U View product	B Buffalo WSR-2533DHP2-CB wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz Model WSR-2533DHP2-CB View product
WAN connection1 differ
3G/4G USB modem compatibilityDiffers	Yes	No
DSL WANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
SIM card slotKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Wireless LAN features2 differ
Top Wi-Fi standardDiffers	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Differs	4804 Mbit/s	2533 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax), 802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Unknown — not stated by the source
WLAN data transfer rate (first band)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1733 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (second band)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800 Mbit/s
ModulationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CCK, DSSS, OFDM
Network1 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g
VPN supportKnown for one	IPSec Pass-Through, PPTP Pass-Through, L2TP Pass-Through, PPTP server, OpenVPN server, PPTP client, L2TP client, OpenVPN client	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Mobile network2 differ
3GDiffers	Yes	No
4GDiffers	Yes	No
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	8	4
USB portDiffers	Yes	No
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management featuresidentical
Reset buttonKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
WPS push buttonKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
MU-MIMO technologyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	WPA-Enterprise, WPA-PSK, WPA2-Enterprise, WPA2-PSK, WPS	WPA, WPA2, WPA2-PSK
Design1 differ
Product typeDiffers	Tabletop router	Portable router
LED indicatorsKnown for one	LAN, Power, Status, USB, WLAN, WPS	Unknown — not stated by the source
On/off switchKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antenna1 differ
Antenna designDiffers	External	Internal
Antennas quantityKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Built-in processorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyKnown for one	1800 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
AC input voltageDiffers	110 - 240 V	100 V
Output voltageKnown for one	19 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Output currentKnown for one	2.37 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	13.8 W
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	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
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
DepthDiffers	188 mm	160 mm
HeightDiffers	61 mm	160 mm
WeightDiffers	1 kg	382 g
WidthDiffers	299.7 mm	37.5 mm
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	385 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	250 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	126 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	2.59 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	85176990	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 85%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 40 °C

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