TP-Link RE305 AC1200 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.

14 differences
SpecificationTP-Link RE305 AC1200 Wi-Fi Range ExtenderTP-Link TL-WA855RE
Networking standardsDiffersIEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3uIEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n
Wi-Fi data rate (max)Differs867 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)
Power plug typeDiffersEU, UK, USUS
DepthDiffers78 mm40 mm
HeightDiffers77 mm77.3 mm
Transmitting power (CE)Differs17 dBm15 dBm
Data transfer rateDiffers867 Mbit/s300 Mbit/s
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 98SE, Windows NT, Windows XPWindows 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
Wi-Fi bandDiffersDual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)Single-band (2.4 GHz)
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
Package weightDiffers300 g190 g
Cabling technologySame10/100Base-T(X)10/100Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data ratesSame10,100 Mbit/s10,100 Mbit/s
Wi-FiSameYesYes
AC input voltageSame100-240V~50/60Hz100-240V~50/60Hz
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
WidthSame80 mm80 mm
Reset buttonSameYesYes
WPS push buttonSameYesYes
TypeSameRange Extender/Access PointRange Extender/Access Point
Antennas quantitySame22
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsSame11
Quick start guideSameYesYes
Harmonized System (HS) codeSame8517699085176990
Antenna typenot knownnot knownExternal
AC input frequencynot known60 Hznot known
Power consumption (max)not known7.3 Wnot known
Power consumption (typical)not knownnot known3.6 W
Linux operating systems supportednot knownYesnot known
Mac compatibilitynot knownYesnot known
Mac operating systems supportednot knownYesnot known
Housing materialnot knownnot knownPlastic
LED indicatorsnot knownYesnot known
Certificationnot knownnot knownCE, FCC
Country of originnot knownChinanot known
Cables includednot knownnot knownLAN (RJ-45)
Manualnot knownnot knownYes
Quantity per packnot known1 pc(s)not known
Package depthnot knownnot known101.5 mm
Package heightnot knownnot known89 mm
Package typenot knownBoxnot known
Package widthnot knownnot known156.5 mm