TP-Link RE190 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.

16 differences
SpecificationTP-Link RE190TP-Link TL-WA855RE
Antenna typeDiffersInternalExternal
Networking standardsDiffersIEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3acIEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n
Wi-Fi data rate (max)Differs433 Mbit/s300 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
AC input voltageDiffers100 - 240 V100-240V~50/60Hz
Data transfer rateDiffers433 Mbit/s300 Mbit/s
TypeDiffersNetwork repeaterRange Extender/Access Point
DepthDiffers65.8 mm40 mm
HeightDiffers38.8 mm77.3 mm
WidthDiffers110 mm80 mm
Transmitting power (CE)Differs20dBm(2.4GHz), 23dBm(5.15GHz~5.35GHz); 30dBm(5.47GHz~5.725GHz)15 dBm
Antennas quantityDiffers32
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 algorithmsDiffersWEP, WMM, WPA, WPA2-PSK64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK
Wi-Fi bandDiffersDual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)Single-band (2.4 GHz)
Compliance certificatesDiffersCE, RoHSRoHS
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
Reset buttonSameYesYes
WPS push buttonSameYesYes
Quick start guideSameYesYes
Package depthSame101.5 mm101.5 mm
Package heightSame89 mm89 mm
Package weightSame190 g190 g
Package widthSame156.5 mm156.5 mm
Harmonized System (HS) codeSame8517699085176990
Cabling technologynot knownnot known10/100Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data ratesnot knownnot known10,100 Mbit/s
AC input frequencynot known50/60 Hznot known
Power consumption (max)not known7 Wnot known
Power consumption (typical)not knownnot known3.6 W
Power plug typenot knownnot knownUS
Browser supportednot knownInternet Explorer 11, Firefox 12.0, Chrome 20.0, Safari 4.0not known
Linux operating systems supportednot knownYesnot known
Mac compatibilitynot knownYesnot known
Mac operating systems supportednot knownYesnot known
Housing materialnot knownnot knownPlastic
LED indicatorsnot knownYesnot known
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsnot knownnot known1
Certificationnot knownnot knownCE, FCC
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
Package typenot knownBoxnot known