Mercusys MR70X vs TP-Link Archer AX12

The two products' specifications row by row. Rows where they differ are marked; a missing value is unknown, never equal.

6 differences
SpecificationMercusys MR70XTP-Link Archer AX12
Ethernet LAN interface typeDiffers1GGigabit
Top Wi-Fi standardDiffersWiFi 6Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Differs1800 Mbit/s1.5 Gbps
Antenna designDiffers2× 5G External Antennas 2× 2.4G External AntennasExternal
Product typeDiffersRouterTabletop router
Power source typeDiffersAC12 V ⎓ 1 A
Ethernet LANSameYesYes
Ethernet WANSameYesYes
Wi-Fi bandSameDual-Banddual-band
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsSame33
Transmission encryptionSameYesYes
Dynamic DNS (DDNS)not knownnot knownYes
Networking standardsnot knownnot knownIEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11ax, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n
Port forwardingnot knownnot knownYes
Port triggeringnot knownnot knownYes
Wi-Fi standardsnot knownnot known802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
3G/4G USB modem compatibilitynot knownnot knownNo
DSL WANnot knownnot knownNo
SIM card slotnot knownnot knownNo
WAN connection typenot knownnot knownDynamic IP, Static IP, PPPoE/PPTP(Dual Access), L2TP(Dual Access)
Operating relative humidity (H-H)not knownnot known10 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)not knownnot known0 - 40 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)not knownnot known5 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)not knownnot known-40 - 60 °C
DMZ supportnot knownnot knownYes
Firewallnot knownnot knownYes
Security algorithmsnot knownnot knownWPA-Enterprise, WPA-PSK, WPA2-Enterprise, WPA2-PSK, WPA3
URL filteringnot knownnot knownYes
WLAN data transfer rate (first band)not knownnot known300 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (second band)not knownnot known1201 Mbit/s
Depthnot knownnot known117 mm
Heightnot knownnot known32 mm
Widthnot knownnot known215 mm
Antennas quantitynot knownnot known4
Quality of Service (QoS) supportnot knownnot knownYes
Reset buttonnot knownnot knownYes
USB portnot knownnot knownNo
LED indicatorsnot known1× SYSnot known
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)not knownnot knownYes
Compliance certificatesnot knownnot knownCE, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), RoHS
Number of products includednot knownnot known1 pc(s)
Quick installation guidenot knownnot knownYes