Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

D-Link 4G LTE AX1500 Wi-Fi 6 Router vs TP-Link Archer A2 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz

32specifications compared
18differ
14identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

The D-Link 4G LTE AX1500 Wi-Fi 6 Router has 767 Mbit/s more WLAN data transfer rate (max) than the TP-Link Archer A2 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz (1500 Mbit/s vs 733 Mbit/s). The D-Link 4G LTE AX1500 Wi-Fi 6 Router has 771 Mbit/s more WLAN data transfer rate (second band) than the TP-Link Archer A2 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz (1204 Mbit/s vs 433 Mbit/s). The D-Link 4G LTE AX1500 Wi-Fi 6 Router has 1 more antennas quantity than the TP-Link Archer A2 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz (4 vs 3). Only the D-Link 4G LTE AX1500 Wi-Fi 6 Router has SIM card slot. Top Wi-Fi standard: Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) on the D-Link 4G LTE AX1500 Wi-Fi 6 Router, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) on the TP-Link Archer A2 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz.

SIM card slot
- 4G LTE AX1500 Wi-Fi 6 Router:Yes
- Archer A2 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:No
Top Wi-Fi standard
- 4G LTE AX1500 Wi-Fi 6 Router:Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
- Archer A2 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)
- 4G LTE AX1500 Wi-Fi 6 Router:1500 Mbit/s
- Archer A2 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:733 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (second band)
- 4G LTE AX1500 Wi-Fi 6 Router:1204 Mbit/s
- Archer A2 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:433 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN interface type
- 4G LTE AX1500 Wi-Fi 6 Router:Gigabit Ethernet
- Archer A2 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Fast Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data rates
- 4G LTE AX1500 Wi-Fi 6 Router:10,100,1000 Mbit/s
- Archer A2 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:10,100 Mbit/s
Antennas quantity
- 4G LTE AX1500 Wi-Fi 6 Router:4
- Archer A2 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:3
Power source type
- 4G LTE AX1500 Wi-Fi 6 Router:DC
- Archer A2 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:AC, DC

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Comparison of G416C, A2
59 specifications	A D-Link 4G LTE AX1500 Wi-Fi 6 Router Model G416C View product	B TP-Link Archer A2 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz Model A2 View product
WAN connection1 differ
DSL WANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
SIM card slotDiffers	Yes	No
3G/4G USB modem compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Wireless LAN features4 differ
Top Wi-Fi standardDiffers	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Differs	1500 Mbit/s	733 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
WLAN data transfer rate (second band)Differs	1204 Mbit/s	433 Mbit/s
Network2 differ
Ethernet LAN interface typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Fast Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	10,100 Mbit/s
Dynamic DNS (DDNS)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of guest networks (2.4 GHz)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of guest networks (5 GHz)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Maximum Tx power (2.4 GHz)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 dBmW
Maximum Tx power (5 GHz)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	23 dBmW
Receiver sensitivityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5GHz: 11a 54M: -76dBm; 11ac VHT20 MCS8: -71dBm; 11ac VHT40 MCS9: -66dBm; 11ac VHT80 MCS9: -62dBm 2.4GHz: 11g 54M: -76dBm11n; HT20 MCS7: -73dBm; 11n HT40 MCS7: -71dBm
Cabling technologyKnown for one	10/100/1000Base-T(X)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
DC-in jackKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management featuresidentical
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Web-based managementKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	WPA-PSK, WPA-PSK2, WPA3-PSK	WEP, WPA, WPA-Enterprise, WPA2, WPA2-Enterprise
Firewall securityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SPI Firewall, Access Control, IP & MAC Binding Application Layer Gateway
NAT functionalityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Virtual Server Port Forwarding Auto-Discovery DMZ UPnP
Protocolsidentical
DHCP serverKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	White	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wall mountableKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsKnown for one	LTE, Power, Status	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LAN (RJ-45)
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	FCC, CE, RoHS
Antenna1 differ
Antennas quantityDiffers	4	3
Antenna gain level (max)Known for one	5 dBi	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power3 differ
Power source typeDiffers	DC	AC, DC
Output voltageDiffers	12 V	9 V
Output currentDiffers	1 A	0.6 A
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	10 - 95%	10 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	-10 - 40 °C	0 - 40 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	0 - 95%	5 - 90%
Weight & dimensions3 differ
DepthDiffers	134.6 mm	144 mm
HeightDiffers	38.2 mm	35 mm
WidthDiffers	215 mm	230 mm
WeightKnown for one	460 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mobile networkidentical
Mobile network generationKnown for one	4G	Unknown — not stated by the source
3G standardsKnown for one	WCDMA	Unknown — not stated by the source
4G standardKnown for one	LTE	Unknown — not stated by the source
4G data rate (max)Known for one	300 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
SIM card typeKnown for one	NanoSIM	Unknown — not stated by the source

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