Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

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

20specifications compared
14differ
6identical
30known for one product only

Key differences

The FRITZ! Box 5690 XGS has 5,900 Mbit/s more WLAN data transfer rate (max) than the D-Link S12 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz (7100 Mbit/s vs 1200 Mbit/s). The FRITZ! Box 5690 XGS has 1 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the D-Link S12 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz (4 vs 3). The FRITZ! Box 5690 XGS 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). Only the FRITZ! Box 5690 XGS has DSL WAN. WAN connection type: RJ-45 on the D-Link S12 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz, GPON on the FRITZ! Box 5690 XGS.

DSL WAN
- S12 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:No
- Box 5690 XGS:Yes
WAN connection type
- S12 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:RJ-45
- Box 5690 XGS:GPON
Top Wi-Fi standard
- S12 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
- Box 5690 XGS:Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)
- S12 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:1200 Mbit/s
- Box 5690 XGS:7100 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN interface type
- S12 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Gigabit Ethernet
- Box 5690 XGS:10 Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data rates
- S12 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:1000 Mbit/s
- Box 5690 XGS:1000,10000 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- S12 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:3
- Box 5690 XGS:4
Product colour
- S12 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:White
- Box 5690 XGS:Red, White

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Comparison of S12, Box 5690 XGS
50 specifications	A D-Link S12 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz Model S12 View product	B FRITZ! Box 5690 XGS View product
WAN connection2 differ
DSL WANDiffers	No	Yes
SIM card slotKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
WAN connection typeDiffers	RJ-45	GPON
Wireless LAN features3 differ
Top Wi-Fi standardDiffers	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)	Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Differs	1200 Mbit/s	7100 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)	802.11a, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax), Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
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
Network2 differ
Ethernet LAN interface typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	10 Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	1000 Mbit/s	1000,10000 Mbit/s
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
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	3	4
USB portKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	WPA-Personal, WPA2-Personal, WPA3-Personal, WPS	WPA2, WPA3, WPS
FirewallKnown for one	Yes	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 colourDiffers	White	Red, White
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Power, Status, WLAN, WPS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Indication lightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LAN (RJ-45)
Certificatesidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	CE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antennaidentical
Antenna designKnown for one	External	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 & dimensions3 differ
DepthDiffers	104.5 mm	191 mm
HeightDiffers	30.8 mm	63 mm
WeightKnown for one	254.9 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
WidthDiffers	187.4 mm	254 mm
Mobile networkidentical
Mobile network generationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not supported

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