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Other names | Mi Router AX1800 | Mi R3P Pro | Wifi Mesh | Mi Router 4A Gigabit Edition | ||||||||||
Release date | February 2020 | June 2020 | June 2020 | May 2020 | September 2019 | June 2020 | 2017 | 2019 | august 2020 | December 2019 | 2018 | 2018 | 2016 | 2017 |
What is it | Router | Router | Router | Wireless Router | Router | Router | Router | Router plc | WiFi Router 6 | Router | Router | Router | Router | Router |
Dimensions | 410 x 177 x 134 mm | 286 x 186 x 186 mm | 247 x 141 x 180 mm | 222 x 97 x 97 mm | 213 x 120 mm | 247 x 180 x 141 mm | 208 x 145 x 66 mm | 182 x 120 x 80 mm | 248 x 186 x 186 mm | 188 x 100.5 x 175 mm | 240 x 160 x 30 mm | 195 x 131 x 235 mm | 195 x 107 x 25 mm | |
Body material | ABS | ABS | ABS | ABS | ABS | ABS | Aluminum alloy | ABS | ABS | ABS | ABS | ABS | ABS | |
Optimal operating temperature | 0 ℃ - 40 ℃ | 0 ℃ - 40 ℃ | 0 ℃ - 40 ℃ | 0 ℃ - 40 ℃ | 0 ℃ - 40 ℃ | 0 ℃ - 40 ℃ | 0 ℃ - 40 ℃ | 0 ℃ - 40 ℃ | 0 ℃ - 40 ℃ | 0 ℃ - 40 ℃ | 0 ℃ - 40 ℃ | 0 ℃ - 40 ℃ | 0 ℃ - 40 ℃ | |
General functions | Encryption WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK/WPA3-SAE, Wireless access control, SSID hiding, WiFi6 compatible, exclusive antenna for IoT. | Wireless security: WPA-PSK / WPA2-PSK encryption; Wireless Access Control; SSID Hiding; Wireless Intrusion Detection; Password Brute Force Crack Detection; Background Access Control Management; SSID Isolation Access | Encryption WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK/WPA3-SAE, Wireless Access Control, SSID Hiding, WiFi6 Compatible | Encryption WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK/WPA3-SAE, Wireless Access Control, SSID Hiding, WiFi6 Compatible | 1 Gigabit WAN port, 3 Gigabit LAN ports; Dual band; Integrated signal amplifier; 4x4 MIMO; | Wireless Security: Encryption WPA-PSK / WPA2-PSK; Wireless Access Control; SSID Hiding; Wireless Intrusion Detection; Password Brute Force Detection; Background Access Control Management; SSID Isolation Access | Assistant (SAMBA, DLNA, MyTV); DDNS; Port Forwarding; Timer Switch; Health Mode; One-Touch WiFi Acceleration; Fault Diagnostics; Microphone (WiFi); Mobile Phone Album Backup; Media Assistant | Dual-band; Four independent signal amplifiers with good signal and wall penetration; Strong CPU; Chimney cooling structure; IPv6 support; MU-MIMO handles all Internet-connected devices; Remote control; Xiaomi WiFi APP; Blind network port insertion | WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK/WPA3-SAE encryption, wireless access control, SSID masking, WiFi6 compatible, MU-MIMO. | Wireless Security: WPA-PSK / WPA2-PSK encryption; Wireless Access Control; SSID Hiding; Wireless Intrusion Detection; Password Brute Force Detection; Background Access Control Management; SSID Isolation Access | Four high-end antennas for strong signal and fast transmission; 64 MB capacity for up to 64 smart devices; Smart speed limit function for faster performance; Smart network surveillance function to ensure security; Smart management function to remote control; | Three-color LED indicator; WPA-PSK / WPA2-PSK encryption, wireless access control, SSID masquerading | WPA-PSK / WPA2-PSK encryption, wireless access control, SSID Masquerading | |
Connectivity | 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax (2.4GHz - 5GHz) | 802.11a/b/g/n/ac (2.4GHz - 5GHz) - 802.3/3u/3ab | 802.11a Isuzu/b/g/n/ac, Isuzu 802,3/3ab | 802.11a/b/g/n/ac (2.4GHz - 5GHz) - 802.3/3u/3ab | 802.11a/b/g/n/ac (5GHz); Canal DFS de 5 GHz | 802.11a/b/g/n/ac (5GHz); Quelle 2.4GHz,5GHz | 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax (2.4GHz - 5GHz) - 802.3/3u/3ab | 802.11a/b/g/n/ac (5GHz) | 802.11a/b/g/n/ac (5GHz) | 802.11a/b/g/n/ac (5GHz) | 802.11n (2.4GHz) | |||
Color | White | White | Black | Black | ||||||||||
RAM | 512MB | 256 MB | 256MB | 128MB | 512MB DDR3 | 256MB DDR3 | 512 MB | 64MB DDR2 | DDR2 | 128MB DDR2 | 64MB DDR2 | |||
CPU | Qualcomm IPQ8071A | Qualcomm QCA9563 | Qualcomm IPQ 6000 A53 | Qualcomm IPQ 6000AP | 880 MHz MT7621A | Qualcomm QCA9563 | Mediatek MT7621A | Qualcomm IPQ4019 | Qualcomm IPQ8071A | MT76228DA | MT76228DA | MediaTek MT7620 | MediaTek MT7628N | |
Port types | 1 10/100/1000M adaptive WAN port | 1 adaptive WAN port (Auto MDI/MDIX) | 1 10/100/1000M adaptive WAN port (Auto MDI/MDIX) | 1 10/100/1000M adaptive WAN port | 1x Gigabit WAN port, 3x Gigabit LAN ports | 1 adaptive WAN port (Auto MDI/MDIX) | 2x LAN ports; 1x WAN ports | 3x LAN ports | 1 adaptive 10/100/1000M WAN port (Auto MDI/MDIX) | 2x LAN ports; 1x WAN port | 2x LAN ports; 1x WAN port | 2x LAN ports; 1x WAN port | 2 x LAN port, 1 x RJ45 WAN port | |
Language | Simplified Chinese | Chinese, English | Chinese | Chinese | Simplified Chinese | Chinese/English | Chinese | Simplified chinese | Chinese | English | English | Multilanguage | Multilanguage | |
ROM | 256MB | 128 MB | 128 MB | 128MB | 128MB | 128 MB | 256MB | 128MB | 16MB | 16MB NorFlash | SLC Nand Flash 128MB | 16MB NorFlash | ||
Colours | White | Black | White | White | White | |||||||||
Conectivity | 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax (2.4GHz - 5GHz) - 802.3/3u/3ab | 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax (2.4GHz - 5GHz) | ||||||||||||
Weight | 600 g | 933 g | 932g | 360 g | 440 g | 220 g | 247 g | |||||||
Colors | Black | White | White | White |
Description
If you are reading this article, you are probably already determined to complement the humble router that your Internet company provided you when you signed the contract. However, it is also likely that you are not so clear if investing a certain amount of money will represent a significant improvement in your user experience. For that, from Xiaomipedia, we are going to clarify all the doubts you may have regarding the different routers of the Asian giant.
First of all, what is the router for? It seems like a pretty obvious answer question, but maybe you didn't know that you could share local content in streaming or use it as an automated backup system. It is not the goal of this article, so we are not going to delve into it further. Where we do have to invite you to reflect is when classifying yourself as a casual or extreme user. Maybe with the features that your standard router has, you will have enough. To answer this question, you will need to know how many devices are connecting to your router at the same time. If the number exceeds 4 or 5 devices, you may need a more vitaminized router to get all the performance out of your internet connection.
Suppose we are in this case, then: what differences are there between the different models available? The most important thing is the connectivity section. In this section, we can see the different routes that our devices can take to connect to the router, and they will always choose the one that is emptiest. As with the roads, there are roads that have a higher permitted speed than others, and that is where we have to look at the bands. We have to be sure that our router has the 2.4 and 5 GHz bands, as well as the WiFi 5 (802.11 ac) standards onwards. This standard allows the transfer with a speed of up to 1.3 Gbps if you have at least three antennas.
Something that is very easy to overlook is the router's CPU, which indicates the number of tasks that this device can carry out at the same time without affecting performance. In general, a Qualcomm processor provides better performance than a Mediatek, although a direct comparison would have to be made between the two processors that we are comparing to reach a conclusion. RAM is also important in this regard, from experience we will tell you that it is better to invest in a newer technology than in the amount of RAM itself. For Xiaomi routers, we have a wide memory catalog that ranges between 64 and 512 MB of RAM for the different product ranges.
The number of inputs is something capital since it limits the devices that we can have connected via LAN at the same time. In the Xiaomi range, we have several LAN ports and some WAN. The latter is the one that we connect to the telephone socket in the house, but it can be useful to have more than one if we require the use of servers. The LAN ports are for our computers or networks. The firmware is important to the extent that we will have to configure it, so we will always have to look for one that is multilanguage, or we will have a perfect excuse to learn Chinese...
General functions can be the differential section when deciding on one device or another. There are those that can hide the SSID, as well as the wireless access control (something that seems very important if you have to configure many devices). Some, in their security protocols, can detect if they are trying to hack the password and notify the user, something very useful to avoid that neighbor who does not have Internet but who spends the afternoons playing Fortnite... Some even allow you to make copies of security automatically.
Finally, we would like to draw attention to the PLC routers. They receive the name of the acronym in English of Power Line Communications and are perfect for large surfaces or homes with many rooms, where the walls make it difficult for the network to circulate. The trick is that it supplies the internet signal through the electrical installation of the home, so each plug to which we can connect one of the PLC adapters works as if it were a router.
Bottom line: there are dozens of features that make each router unique. To choose the ideal one we have to take into account the connectivity (bands and antennas), the software that allows us to configure it (where we include the firmware), the number of ports, and their type. Xiaomi offers a wide catalog as we see in the comparison table, where we have gathered all the available information so that you can easily compare and find your ideal device. These types of routers serve as a complement to those provided by companies, increasing their possibilities and increasing their power, but they do not replace this product in most cases.