Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

NETGEAR D1500 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black vs NETGEAR Nighthawk X6

26specifications compared
16differ
10identical
30known for one product only

Key differences

Wi-Fi band
- D1500 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:Single-band (2.4 GHz)
- Nighthawk X6:No
Top Wi-Fi standard
- D1500 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
- Nighthawk X6:Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)
- D1500 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:300 Mbit/s
- Nighthawk X6:1300 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN interface type
- D1500 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:Fast Ethernet
- Nighthawk X6:Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data rates
- D1500 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:10,100 Mbit/s
- Nighthawk X6:10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Cabling technology
- D1500 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:10/100Base-T(X)
- Nighthawk X6:10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- D1500 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:2
- Nighthawk X6:5
Security algorithms
- D1500 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:WPA, WPA2, WPA2-PSK
- Nighthawk X6:WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK

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Comparison of D1500, Nighthawk X6
56 specifications	A NETGEAR D1500 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black Model D1500 View product	B NETGEAR Nighthawk X6 View product
WAN connectionidentical
DSL WANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
SIM card slotKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
3G/4G USB modem compatibilityKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wireless LAN features4 differ
Wi-Fi bandDiffers	Single-band (2.4 GHz)	No
Top Wi-Fi standardDiffers	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Differs	300 Mbit/s	1300 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
ModulationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256-QAM
Network4 differ
Ethernet LAN interface typeDiffers	Fast Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	10,100 Mbit/s	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Cabling technologyDiffers	10/100Base-T(X)	10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u
Mobile networkidentical
3GKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
4GKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
DSL featuresidentical
ADSL2+Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	5
USB portKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
RJ-11 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory card slot(s)Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	WPA, WPA2, WPA2-PSK	WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK
FirewallKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network address translation (NAT)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Protocolsidentical
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	IPv6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Product typeKnown for one	Tabletop router	Unknown — not stated by the source
Housing materialKnown for one	Plastic	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wall mountableKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsKnown for one	DSL, LAN, Link, Power, WAN, WLAN	Unknown — not stated by the source
On/off switchKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging content1 differ
Cables includedDiffers	LAN (RJ-45), Phone (RJ-11)	LAN (RJ-45)
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Antennaidentical
Antenna designKnown for one	External	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antennas quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Detachable antenna(s)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power source typeKnown for one	AC	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8	Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimat
Weight & dimensions4 differ
DepthDiffers	100 mm	226.8 mm
HeightDiffers	28 mm	54.5 mm
WeightDiffers	141 g	1.1 kg
WidthDiffers	166 mm	295.5 mm
Packaging dataidentical
Package typeKnown for one	Box	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1000 MHz
Flash memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 MB
Other featuresidentical
Frequency rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4 - 5 GHz
USB ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
WLAN data transfer rates supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	600,1300 Mbit/s

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