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Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

FRITZ!Box 6850 4G vs TP-Link Archer GE230

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  • 17specifications compared
  • 12differ
  • 5identical
  • 54known for one product only

Key differences

The TP-Link Archer GE230 has 2,304 Mbit/s more WLAN data transfer rate (max) than the FRITZ!Box 6850 4G (3570 Mbit/s vs 1266 Mbit/s). The TP-Link Archer GE230 has 288 Mbit/s more WLAN data transfer rate (first band) than the FRITZ!Box 6850 4G (688 Mbit/s vs 400 Mbit/s). The TP-Link Archer GE230 has 2,016 Mbit/s more WLAN data transfer rate (second band) than the FRITZ!Box 6850 4G (2882 Mbit/s vs 866 Mbit/s). Top Wi-Fi standard: Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) on the FRITZ!Box 6850 4G, Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) on the TP-Link Archer GE230. Wi-Fi standards: Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) on the FRITZ!Box 6850 4G, Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) on the TP-Link Archer GE230.

  • Top Wi-Fi standard
    • Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
    • Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
  • WLAN data transfer rate (max)
    • 1266 Mbit/s
    • 3570 Mbit/s
  • Wi-Fi standards
    • Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
    • Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
  • WLAN data transfer rate (first band)
    • 400 Mbit/s
    • 688 Mbit/s
  • WLAN data transfer rate (second band)
    • 866 Mbit/s
    • 2882 Mbit/s
  • Ethernet LAN interface type
    • Gigabit Ethernet
    • 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • 1
    • 5
  • Antenna design
    • Internal & external
    • External

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FRITZ!

FRITZ!Box 6850 4GView product
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TP-Link

Archer GE230View product
WAN connectionidentical
3G/4G USB modem compatibilityKnown for oneYes
DSL WANKnown for oneNo
WAN connection typeKnown for oneRJ-45
Wireless LAN features5 differ
Top Wi-Fi standardDiffersWi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Differs1266 Mbit/s3570 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standardsDiffersWi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
WLAN data transfer rate (first band)Differs400 Mbit/s688 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (second band)Differs866 Mbit/s2882 Mbit/s
Network1 differ
Ethernet LAN interface typeDiffersGigabit Ethernet2.5 Gigabit Ethernet
Networking standardsKnown for oneIEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n
Media serverKnown for oneYes
VPN PassthroughKnown for oneYes
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one1000,2500 Mbit/s
Port forwardingKnown for oneYes
Port triggeringKnown for oneYes
Dynamic DNS (DDNS)Known for oneYes
PPPoE/PPTP/L2TP pass-throughKnown for oneYes
Mobile networkidentical
Mobile network generationKnown for one4G
3G standardsKnown for oneUMTS, HSPA+
4G standardKnown for oneLTE
4G data rate (max)Known for one300 Mbit/s
SIM card typeKnown for oneMiniSIM
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers15
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one1
Management featuresidentical
Web-based managementKnown for oneYes
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for oneYes
MIMOKnown for oneYes
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for oneYes
Reset buttonKnown for oneYes
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffersWPA3, WPA2WPA, WPA-Enterprise, WPA2, WPA2-Enterprise, WPA3
FirewallKnown for oneYes
Guest accessKnown for oneYes
Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)Known for oneYes
Parental controlKnown for oneYes
IGMP snoopingKnown for oneYes
DMZ supportKnown for oneYes
Network address translation (NAT)Known for oneYes
Designidentical
Product typeKnown for oneTabletop router
Product colourKnown for oneWhite
LED indicatorsKnown for oneWLAN, Power, WPS
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for oneYes
Antenna includedKnown for oneYes
Quick installation guideKnown for oneYes
Antenna1 differ
Antenna designDiffersInternal & externalExternal
Antennas quantityKnown for one4
Featuresidentical
Languages supportKnown for oneGerman
Firmware upgradeableKnown for oneYes
Poweridentical
Power source typeKnown for oneAC
AC input voltageKnown for one220 V
Weight & dimensions3 differ
DepthDiffers150 mm153.1 mm
HeightDiffers37 mm58.6 mm
WeightKnown for one518 g
WidthDiffers208 mm266.8 mm
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one192 mm
Package depthKnown for one268 mm
Package heightKnown for one70 mm
Package weightKnown for one800 g
Package typeKnown for oneBox
Number of products includedKnown for one1 pc(s)
Logistics dataidentical
Country of originKnown for onePoland
Warranty periodKnown for one5 year(s)
Protocolsidentical
DHCP serverKnown for oneYes
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known for oneYes
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for oneCE, FCC, RoHS
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one10 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one0 - 40 °C

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