TP-Link 300Mbps Wi-Fi Range Extender vs TP-Link RE305 AC1200 Wi-Fi Range Extender

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

14 differences
SpecificationTP-Link 300Mbps Wi-Fi Range ExtenderTP-Link RE305 AC1200 Wi-Fi Range Extender
Networking standardsDiffersIEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11nIEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u
Wi-Fi data rate (max)Differs300 Mbit/s867 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
AC input frequencyDiffers50 - 60 Hz60 Hz
AC input voltageDiffers100 - 240 V100-240V~50/60Hz
DepthDiffers75.2 mm78 mm
HeightDiffers110 mm77 mm
WidthDiffers65.8 mm80 mm
Data transfer rateDiffers300 Mbit/s867 Mbit/s
TypeDiffersNetwork repeaterRange Extender/Access Point
Transmitting power (CE)Differs15 dBm17 dBm
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersYesWindows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 98SE, Windows NT, Windows XP
Wi-Fi bandDiffersSingle-band (2.4 GHz)Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)
Package weightDiffers180 g300 g
Cabling technologySame10/100Base-T(X)10/100Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data ratesSame10,100 Mbit/s10,100 Mbit/s
Wi-FiSameYesYes
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Same10 - 90%10 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)Same0 - 40 °C0 - 40 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Same5 - 90%5 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)Same-40 - 70 °C-40 - 70 °C
Linux operating systems supportedSameYesYes
Mac operating systems supportedSameYesYes
WPS push buttonSameYesYes
Antennas quantitySame22
LED indicatorsSameYesYes
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsSame11
Security algorithmsSame64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK
Quantity per packSame1 pc(s)1 pc(s)
Harmonized System (HS) codeSame8517699085176990
Antenna typenot knownInternalnot known
Power consumption (max)not knownnot known7.3 W
Power consumption (typical)not known3.3 Wnot known
Power plug typenot knownnot knownEU, UK, US
Mac compatibilitynot knownnot knownYes
Reset buttonnot knownnot knownYes
Certificationnot knownCE, RoHSnot known
Compliance certificatesnot knownnot knownCE, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), RoHS
Country of originnot knownnot knownChina
Other connectionnot knownnot knownIEEE 802.11a/n/ac 5GHz, IEEE 802.11b/g/n 2.4GHz
Quick start guidenot knownnot knownYes
Package depthnot known101.5 mmnot known
Package heightnot known89 mmnot known
Package typenot knownnot knownBox
Package widthnot known156.5 mmnot known