Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

TP-Link Archer AC1600 vs TP-Link Archer C3150

43specifications compared
15differ
28identical
36known for one product only

Key differences

SIM card slot
- Archer AC1600:Yes
- Archer C3150:No
WLAN data transfer rate (max)
- Archer AC1600:1600 Mbit/s
- Archer C3150:2167 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (first band)
- Archer AC1600:1300 Mbit/s
- Archer C3150:1000 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (second band)
- Archer AC1600:300 Mbit/s
- Archer C3150:2167 Mbit/s
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- Archer AC1600:2
- Archer C3150:1
Product type
- Archer AC1600:Tabletop router
- Archer C3150:Portable router
Product colour
- Archer AC1600:Black, Silver
- Archer C3150:Black
Antennas quantity
- Archer AC1600:3
- Archer C3150:4

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Comparison of Archer AC1600, Archer C3150
79 specifications	A TP-Link Archer AC1600 View product	B TP-Link Archer C3150 View product
WAN connection1 differ
Ethernet WAN	Yes	Yes
DSL WAN	Yes	Yes
SIM card slotDiffers	Yes	No
3G/4G USB modem compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wireless LAN features4 differ
Wi-Fi bandDiffers	Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)	Tri-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz / 5 GHz)
Top Wi-Fi standard	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Differs	1600 Mbit/s	2167 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standards	802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 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)
WLAN data transfer rate (first band)Differs	1300 Mbit/s	1000 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (second band)Differs	300 Mbit/s	2167 Mbit/s
ModulationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1024-QAM
Network1 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet LAN interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data rates	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n
Port forwardingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
VPN tunnels quantity	10	10
VPN supportKnown for one	PPTP, L2TP, IPSec Passthrough	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mobile networkidentical
Mobile network generationKnown for one	4G	Unknown — not stated by the source
3GKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
4GKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DSL featuresidentical
ADSLKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ADSL2Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ADSL2+Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
VDSLKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	4	4
USB port	Yes	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
RJ-11 ports quantityKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory card slot(s)Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
DC-in jack	Yes	Yes
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Management featuresidentical
Web-based management	Yes	Yes
Quality of Service (QoS) support	Yes	Yes
Reset button	Yes	Yes
WPS push button	Yes	Yes
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2	64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, IPSEC, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2
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 support	Yes	Yes
Network address translation (NAT)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
NAT functionalityKnown for one	NAT firewall	Unknown — not stated by the source
Protocolsidentical
DHCP client	Yes	Yes
DHCP server	Yes	Yes
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)	Yes	Yes
VoIP protocolsKnown for one	SIP (RFC3261) ITU-T G.711MuLaw / G.711ALaw / G.726_32 / G.729a / b / G.722	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	IPv4, IPv6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design2 differ
Product typeDiffers	Tabletop router	Portable router
Product colourDiffers	Black, Silver	Black
Indication lightKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
On/off switch	Yes	Yes
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter included	Yes	Yes
Quick start guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antenna1 differ
Antenna design	External	External
Antenna gain level (max)Known for one	23 dBi	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antennas quantityDiffers	3	4
Detachable antenna(s)	Yes	Yes
Featuresidentical
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Built-in processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1400 MHz
Power1 differ
Power source typeDiffers	AC, PoE	AC
Output voltageKnown for one	12 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Output currentKnown for one	2.5 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power over Ethernet (PoE)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	10 - 90%	10 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 40 °C	0 - 40 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)	5 - 90%	5 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 70 °C	-40 - 70 °C
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
DepthDiffers	163.8 mm	197.8 mm
HeightDiffers	38.5 mm	37.3 mm
WidthDiffers	215.8 mm	263.8 mm
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, FCC, RoHS
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	85176990

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