TP-Link RE305 AC1200 Wi-Fi Range Extender vs TP-Link TL-WA850RE

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

11 differences
SpecificationTP-Link RE305 AC1200 Wi-Fi Range ExtenderTP-Link TL-WA850RE
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers10,100 Mbit/s10,300 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)
DepthDiffers78 mm65.8 mm
HeightDiffers77 mm110 mm
WidthDiffers80 mm75.2 mm
Data transfer rateDiffers867 Mbit/s300 Mbit/s
TypeDiffersRange Extender/Access PointRange Extender
Transmitting power (CE)Differs17 dBm20 dBm
Security algorithmsDiffers64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSKWEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK
Compliance certificatesDiffersCE, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), RoHSRoHS
Other connectionDiffersIEEE 802.11a/n/ac 5GHz, IEEE 802.11b/g/n 2.4GHzIEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11b
Wi-FiSameYesYes
AC input voltageSame100-240V~50/60Hz100-240V~50/60Hz
Power plug typeSameEU, UK, USEU, UK, US
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
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsSame11
Quick start guideSameYesYes
Harmonized System (HS) codeSame8517699085176990
Antenna typenot knownnot known2 internal
Cabling technologynot known10/100Base-T(X)not known
Networking standardsnot knownIEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3unot known
Wi-Fi data rate (max)not known867 Mbit/snot known
AC input frequencynot known60 Hznot known
Power consumption (max)not known7.3 Wnot known
Power consumption (typical)not knownnot known3 W
Linux operating systems supportednot knownYesnot known
Mac compatibilitynot knownYesnot known
Mac operating systems supportednot knownYesnot known
Reset buttonnot knownYesnot known
WPS push buttonnot knownYesnot known
Host interfacenot knownnot knownRJ-45
Antennas quantitynot known2not known
LED indicatorsnot knownYesnot known
Windows operating systems supportednot knownWindows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 98SE, Windows NT, Windows XPnot known
Wi-Fi bandnot knownDual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)not known
Country of originnot knownChinanot known
Sustainability compliancenot knownnot knownYes
Cables includednot knownnot knownLAN (RJ-45)
Quantity per packnot known1 pc(s)not known
Package typenot knownBoxnot known
Package weightnot known300 gnot known