TP-Link 300Mbps Wi-Fi Range Extender vs TP-Link TL-WA855RE

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

11 differences
SpecificationTP-Link 300Mbps Wi-Fi Range ExtenderTP-Link TL-WA855RE
Antenna typeDiffersInternalExternal
AC input voltageDiffers100 - 240 V100-240V~50/60Hz
Power consumption (typical)Differs3.3 W3.6 W
DepthDiffers75.2 mm40 mm
HeightDiffers110 mm77.3 mm
WidthDiffers65.8 mm80 mm
TypeDiffersNetwork repeaterRange Extender/Access Point
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersYesWindows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Windows 8 Pro, Windows 8 Pro x64, Windows 8 x64, Windows 8.1, Windows 8.1 Enterprise, Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64, Windows 8.1 Pro, Windows 8.1 Pro x64, Windows 8.1 x64, Windows 98SE, Windows NT, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Enterprise x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Home Premium x64, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows Vista Ultimate x64, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Home x64, Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Professional x64
Security algorithmsDiffers64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK
CertificationDiffersCE, RoHSCE, FCC
Package weightDiffers180 g190 g
Cabling technologySame10/100Base-T(X)10/100Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data ratesSame10,100 Mbit/s10,100 Mbit/s
Networking standardsSameIEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11nIEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n
Wi-FiSameYesYes
Wi-Fi data rate (max)Same300 Mbit/s300 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standardsSame802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
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
Transmitting power (CE)Same15 dBm15 dBm
WPS push buttonSameYesYes
Data transfer rateSame300 Mbit/s300 Mbit/s
Antennas quantitySame22
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsSame11
Wi-Fi bandSameSingle-band (2.4 GHz)Single-band (2.4 GHz)
Package depthSame101.5 mm101.5 mm
Package heightSame89 mm89 mm
Package widthSame156.5 mm156.5 mm
Harmonized System (HS) codeSame8517699085176990
AC input frequencynot known50 - 60 Hznot known
Power plug typenot knownnot knownUS
Housing materialnot knownnot knownPlastic
Reset buttonnot knownnot knownYes
Linux operating systems supportednot knownYesnot known
Mac operating systems supportednot knownYesnot known
LED indicatorsnot knownYesnot known
Compliance certificatesnot knownnot knownRoHS
Other connectionnot knownnot knownIEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11b
Cables includednot knownnot knownLAN (RJ-45)
Manualnot knownnot knownYes
Quantity per packnot known1 pc(s)not known
Quick start guidenot knownnot knownYes