Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

D-Link S12 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz vs FRITZ! AVM Box 5690 AON

20specifications compared
12differ
8identical
34known for one product only

Key differences

The FRITZ! AVM Box 5690 AON has 5,248 Mbit/s more WLAN data transfer rate (max) than the D-Link S12 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz (6448 Mbit/s vs 1200 Mbit/s). The FRITZ! AVM Box 5690 AON has 86.5 mm more depth than the D-Link S12 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz (191 mm vs 104.5 mm). The FRITZ! AVM Box 5690 AON has 32.2 mm more height than the D-Link S12 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz (63 mm vs 30.8 mm). Only the FRITZ! AVM Box 5690 AON has DSL WAN. Only the FRITZ! AVM Box 5690 AON has USB port.

DSL WAN
- S12 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:No
- AVM Box 5690 AON:Yes
Top Wi-Fi standard
- S12 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
- AVM Box 5690 AON:Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)
- S12 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:1200 Mbit/s
- AVM Box 5690 AON:6448 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN interface type
- S12 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Gigabit Ethernet
- AVM Box 5690 AON:2.5 Gigabit Ethernet
USB port
- S12 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:No
- AVM Box 5690 AON:Yes
Product type
- S12 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Tabletop router
- AVM Box 5690 AON:Desktop/pole router
Power source type
- S12 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:DC
- AVM Box 5690 AON:AC
Depth
- S12 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:104.5 mm
- AVM Box 5690 AON:191 mm

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Comparison of S12, AVM Box 5690 AON
54 specifications	A D-Link S12 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz Model S12 View product	B FRITZ! AVM Box 5690 AON View product
WAN connection1 differ
DSL WANDiffers	No	Yes
WAN connection typeKnown for one	RJ-45	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wireless LAN features3 differ
Wi-Fi bandDiffers	Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)	Tri-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz / 6 GHz)
Top Wi-Fi standardDiffers	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)	Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Differs	1200 Mbit/s	6448 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)	Unknown — not stated by the source
WLAN data transfer rate (first band)Known for one	300 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
WLAN data transfer rate (second band)Known for one	867 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Ethernet LAN interface typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	2.5 Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	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 standardsKnown for one	IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.11k, IEEE 802.11v, IEEE 802.11h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Media serverKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
VPN PassthroughKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB portDiffers	No	Yes
Management featuresidentical
Web-based managementKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reset buttonKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
WPS push buttonKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Security algorithmsKnown for one	WPA-Personal, WPA2-Personal, WPA3-Personal, WPS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Guest accessKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
FilteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
IP address filteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DMZ supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Product typeDiffers	Tabletop router	Desktop/pole router
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Power, Status, WLAN, WPS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick start guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	CE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antennaidentical
Antennas quantityKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power source typeDiffers	DC	AC
Output voltageKnown for one	12/1A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	10 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 40 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-20 - 65 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Mobile operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
DepthDiffers	104.5 mm	191 mm
HeightDiffers	30.8 mm	63 mm
WeightDiffers	254.9 g	316 g
WidthDiffers	187.4 mm	254 mm
Mobile networkidentical
Mobile network generationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not supported
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	306 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	251 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	72 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.04 kg

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.

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