Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

NETGEAR D1500 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black vs NETGEAR R8000 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black

24specifications compared
15differ
9identical
32known 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)
- R8000 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:No
Top Wi-Fi standard
- D1500 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
- R8000 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)
- D1500 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:300 Mbit/s
- R8000 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:1300 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN interface type
- D1500 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:Fast Ethernet
- R8000 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data rates
- D1500 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:10,100 Mbit/s
- R8000 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Cabling technology
- D1500 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:10/100Base-T(X)
- R8000 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- D1500 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:2
- R8000 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:5
Security algorithms
- D1500 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:WPA, WPA2, WPA2-PSK
- R8000 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK

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Comparison of D1500, R8000
56 specifications	A NETGEAR D1500 wireless router Fast Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black Model D1500 View product	B NETGEAR R8000 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black Model R8000 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
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
Management featuresidentical
Web-based managementKnown for one	Yes	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)
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
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
USB versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
WLAN data transfer rates supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	600,1300 Mbit/s

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