TP-Link TL-WA850RE 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.

10 differences
SpecificationTP-Link TL-WA850RETP-Link TL-WA855RE
Antenna typeDiffers2 internalExternal
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers10,300 Mbit/s10,100 Mbit/s
Power consumption (typical)Differs3 W3.6 W
Power plug typeDiffersEU, UK, USUS
DepthDiffers65.8 mm40 mm
HeightDiffers110 mm77.3 mm
WidthDiffers75.2 mm80 mm
Transmitting power (CE)Differs20 dBm15 dBm
TypeDiffersRange ExtenderRange Extender/Access Point
Security algorithmsDiffersWEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK
Wi-FiSameYesYes
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
AC input voltageSame100-240V~50/60Hz100-240V~50/60Hz
Data transfer rateSame300 Mbit/s300 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsSame11
Compliance certificatesSameRoHSRoHS
Other connectionSameIEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11bIEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11b
Cables includedSameLAN (RJ-45)LAN (RJ-45)
Quick start guideSameYesYes
Harmonized System (HS) codeSame8517699085176990
Cabling technologynot knownnot known10/100Base-T(X)
Networking standardsnot knownnot knownIEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n
Wi-Fi data rate (max)not knownnot known300 Mbit/s
Housing materialnot knownnot knownPlastic
Reset buttonnot knownnot knownYes
WPS push buttonnot knownnot knownYes
Host interfacenot knownRJ-45not known
Antennas quantitynot knownnot known2
Windows operating systems supportednot knownnot knownWindows 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
Wi-Fi bandnot knownnot knownSingle-band (2.4 GHz)
Certificationnot knownnot knownCE, FCC
Sustainability compliancenot knownYesnot known
Manualnot knownnot knownYes
Package depthnot knownnot known101.5 mm
Package heightnot knownnot known89 mm
Package weightnot knownnot known190 g
Package widthnot knownnot known156.5 mm