Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

Zyxel Armor G1 vs Zyxel Armor G5

Key differences

Top Wi-Fi standard
- Armor G1:Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
- Armor G5:Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)
- Armor G1:2533 Mbit/s
- Armor G5:6000 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (first band)
- Armor G1:800 Mbit/s
- Armor G5:1200 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (second band)
- Armor G1:1733 Mbit/s
- Armor G5:4800 Mbit/s
Processor frequency
- Armor G1:1000 MHz
- Armor G5:2.2 MHz
Internal memory
- Armor G1:512 MB
- Armor G5:1000 MB
Flash memory
- Armor G1:256 MB
- Armor G5:4000 MB
Output voltage
- Armor G1:12 V
- Armor G5:19 V

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Comparison of Armor G1, Armor G5
74 specifications	A Zyxel Armor G1 View product	B Zyxel Armor G5 View product
Wireless LAN features5 differ
Top Wi-Fi standardDiffers	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Differs	2533 Mbit/s	6000 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
WLAN data transfer rate (first band)Differs	800 Mbit/s	1200 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (second band)Differs	1733 Mbit/s	4800 Mbit/s
Network2 differ
Ethernet LAN interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	10,100,1000,2500 Mbit/s	10,100,1000,2500,10000 Mbit/s
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11ax, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n
Management featuresidentical
MU-MIMO technologyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features3 differ
Processor frequencyDiffers	1000 MHz	2.2 MHz
Processor coresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Internal memoryDiffers	512 MB	1000 MB
Flash memoryDiffers	256 MB	4000 MB
Power2 differ
Output voltageDiffers	12 V	19 V
Output currentDiffers	3 A	2.1 A
Packaging data3 differ
Package widthDiffers	382 mm	375 mm
Package depthDiffers	232 mm	235 mm
Package heightDiffers	76 mm	75 mm
Other featuresidentical
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6000 Mbit/s

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