Huawei and TP-link are two important network equipment vendor for worldwide network carriers and end-users. They provided similar wireless products, so it's unavoidable they compete with each other, especially on specific Wireless devices. Since more and more demand on LTE Advanced mobile devices, Huawei and TP-link both presented their LTE advanced mobile WIFI hotspot for worldwide users.
Huawei had supplied Huawei E5786 to the market a couple of years ago, and last year, the upgraded model Huawei E5787 available. TP-link was always following Huawei steps and the similar model TP-link M7450 was just available around the end of 2017. If you are unfamiliar with Huawei and TP-link 4G LTE mobile WiFi, you may not know the difference between the TP-link M7450 and Huawei E5787 & E5786. We will compare the three mobile WiFi hotspots in this blog and see TP-link MiFi VS Huawei MiFi, and which one is better to buy.
TP-link M7450 VS Huawei E5787 and E5786 Appearance
We had compared the difference between Huawei E5787 and E5786 (if you want to know Huawei E5787 and E5787, check blog: Huawei E5787 VS Huawei E5786), and from the blog, you can get to know the appearance feature of Huawei E5787 and E5786. The TP-link M7450 is like Huawei E5786, on the front, there is a small display in the middle and at two sides of the screen, there is the Home button and power button. The back cover could be opened for exchange the battery or inserting the sim card, but the Huawei E5786 LTE battery is built-in and non-removable. The Huawei E5787 back cover could be opened and the battery is also removable. The E5787 has a touchscreen, but the other two both don’t have. There is only one USB port at the side of TP-link M7450 while the Huawei E5787 & E5786 both have two connectors for external antennas.
Huawei E5787 and E5786 VS TP-link M7450 Specifications
From the appearance, we can see the latest TP-link M7450 doesn’t have the connector for external antennas. Other features are very similar to Huawei E5786 except the battery. And Huawei E5787 touchscreen is also good to mention. Then let’s have a check the TP-link vs Huawei Pocket WiFi specifications with a comparison:
Model | TP-Link M7450 | Huawei E5787 | Huawei E5786 |
Product type | LTE Mobile Hotspot | LTE Mobile Hotspot | LTE Mobile Hotspot |
Category | LTE Cat.6 | LTE Cat.6 | LTE Cat.6 |
Chipset | Qualcomm | HiSilicon LTE Cat6 Chipset (Cortex A9 Processor) | HiSilicon LTE Cat6 Chipset |
Data rates | DL 300Mbps/UL 50Mbps | DL 300Mbps/UL 50Mbps | DL 300Mbps/UL 50Mbps |
Supported 4G LTE frequency bands | B1, B3, B7, B8, B20, B38, B40, B41 | * Huawei E5787s-33a: Band 1/3/5/7/8/20 * Huawei E5787Ph-67a: Band 1/3/5/7/8/28 | * Huawei E5786s-32a: Band 1/3/5/7/8/20/38 * Huawei E5786s-62a: Band 1/3/8/28 * Huawei E5786s-63a Band 1/3/7/8/28/40 |
WLAN | 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band 2.4GHz & 5GHz | 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band 2.4GHz & 5GHz | 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band 2.4GHz & 5GHz |
Max support users | 32 users | 10 users | 10 users |
MIMO | 2 x 2 MIMO | 2 X 2 MIMO | 2 X 2 MIMO |
Connector for external antenna | No | Two, TS-9 jacks | Two, TS-9 jacks |
Buy Antenna | No | Huawei E5787 external Antenna | Huawei E5786 external Antenna |
App management | tpMiFi APP | Huawei Hilink APP | Huawei Hilink APP |
SIM type | Micro SIM | Micro SIM | Micro SIM |
Battery | Removable, 3000 mAh | Removable, 3000mAh | 3000mAh |
Dimensions | 112.5 x 66.5 x 16mm | 109.00 x 58.00 x 7.50mm | 106 x 66 x 15.90mm |
Ethernet Port | No | No | No |
Datasheet download | TP-link M7450 Datasheet | Huawei E5787 Datasheet | Huawei E5786 Datasheet |
User Manual | TP-link M7450 User Manual | Huawei E5787 Manual | Huawei E5786 Manual |
Other features | 2 band CA | 2 band CA | 2 band CA |
Firmware download | TP-link M7450 Firmware | Huawei E5787 Firmware | Huawei E5786 Firmware |
Drivers | TP-link M7450 driver | Huawei E5787 drivers | Huawei E5786 drivers |
Reviews | TP-link M7450 review | Huawei E5787S Review | Huawei E5786 Review |
Price | 289.00USD | 269.00USD | 179.00USD |
Summary
From the specs table, we can see the TP-link VS Huawei routers are very similar technically. The three mobile WiFi hotspots all could support peak download speed up to 300Mbps and upload speed up to 50Mbps with LTE Category 6. TP-link M7450 is based on Qualcomm chipset while two Huawei mobile WiFi are using Huawei own Hisilicon chipset. The two Huawei mobile WiFi both have variant models but TP-link M7450 has only one variant model, but TP-link M7450 could support maximum users up to 32 devices while Huawei E5787 and E5786 support only 10 wireless users. However, TP-link M7450 mobile WiFi doesn’t have the connector for external antennas, which is disappointing because the antenna connectors are very common in current 4G mobile WiFi hotspots. They all could be managed by APP which could be installed in the smartphone. Users can manage the mobile WiFi router through mobile phones.
In the three mobile hotspots, the Huawei E5787 Specifications seems to be more user-friendly because it has a touchscreen where users could manage and do simple settings for the mobile router. The two connectors also provide the possibility for connecting external antennas when the device is working in rural area of weak signal. But if you want the TP-link and Huawei router to support more users, the TP-link M7450 seems to be better. Regarding the price, the latest TP-link M7450 price is not good as the old model Huawei E5786. And the newer model Huawei E5787 price is better than TP-link M7450. With more user-friendly feature, we recommend the Huawei E5787 4G mobile WiFi for you in good price and attractive features.
As one of the telecommunication equipment suppliers from China, TP-link is well-known for its 4G WiFi router for home. Even though TP-link also presented a series of mobile WiFi hotspot routers, they are not well-known as the competitor Huawei Mobile WiFi routers. TP-link M7450 is a new 4G LTE WiFi hotspot, and many people may don’t its specs and features. Today we will have a review of TP-link M7450 and see what we can benefit from it.
TP-link 4G mobile WiFi hotspot may not be as well-known as Huawei mobile WiFi hotspots worldwide, but as one of the important competitor in mobile WiFi routers, TP-link 4G mobile WiFi hotspots are popular in some countries or areas. As the latest 4G LTE advanced Mobile WiFi, TP-link M7650 would be on behalf of the high-end 4G pocket WiFi router for TP-link. And TP-link also presented a new LTE advanced mobile WiFi M7450 around the end of 2017. Someone may ask: what’s the difference between TP-Link M7650 and M7450? Which one is better to buy in the two TP-link Mobile WiFi router?
Model | TP-Link M7650 | TP-Link M7450 |
Product type | LTE Mobile Hotspot | LTE Mobile Hotspot |
Category | LTE Cat.11 | LTE Cat.6 |
Chipset | Qualcomm MDM9240 | Qualcomm |
Data rates | DL 600Mbps/UL 50Mbps | DL 300Mbps/UL 50Mbps |
Supported 4G LTE frequency bands |
B1, B3, B7, B8, B20, B38, B40, B41 | B1, B3, B7, B8, B20, B38, B40, B41 |
WLAN | 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band 2.4GHz & 5GHz | 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band 2.4GHz & 5GHz |
Max support users | 32 users | 32 users |
MIMO | 2 x 2 MIMO | 2 x 2 MIMO |
Connector for external antenna | No | No |
Buy Antenna | No | No |
App management | tpMiFi APP | tpMiFi APP |
SIM type | Micro SIM | Micro SIM |
Battery | Removable, 3000 mAh | Removable, 3000 mAh |
Dimensions | 112.5 x 66.5 x 16mm | 112.5 x 66.5 x 16mm |
Ethernet Port | No | No |
Datasheet download | TP-link M7650 Datasheet | TP-link M7450 Datasheet |
User Manual | TP-link M7650 User Manual | TP-link M7450 User Manual |
Other features | 3 band CA | 2 band CA |
Firmware download | TP-link M7650 Firmware | TP-link M7450 Firmware |
Drivers | TP-link M7650 driver | TP-link M7450 driver |
Reviews | TP-link M7650 review | TP-link M7450 review |
Price | 469.00USD | 289.00USD |
More and more LTE advanced Pro devices are available in the market because of the LTE-A pro devices are new, when the users try to buy LTE advanced Pro gadgets for personal use, they may feel confused because they may not be familiar with the specs of the LTE devices. Netgear Nighthawk M1 and Huawei B618 are the latest LTE Advanced Pro routers . Somebody may ask: what's the difference between Huawei B618 and Nighthawk M1 LTE router? Which one is better to buy? We will take a comparison between the two LTE-A pro routers to find the answers for potential users.
Model | Netgear Nighthawk M1 | Huawei B618 |
Product type | LTE Mobile WiFi Hotspot with Ethernet port | LTE WiFi Router with Ethernet Port |
Category | LTE Cat.16 | LTE Cat.9/ Cat.11 |
Chipset | Qualcomm MDM9x50 | HiSilicon Balong 750 |
Data rates | DL 1Gbps/UL 100Mbps | DL 600Mbps/UL 100Mbps |
Supported 4G LTE frequency bands | - Telstra Nighthawk M1: Band 1/3/7/8/28 - AT&T Nighthawk M1: Band 1/2/3/4/5/7/12/29/30/66 - Hong Kong Nighthawk M1: LTE Band 1/3/8/20/29/30/38/40/41 | Huawei B618s-22d: Band 1/3/7/8/20/38 Huawei B618s-65d: 1/3/5/7/8/28/40 |
WLAN | 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band 2.4GHz & 5GHz | 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band 2.4GHz & 5GHz |
Max supported users | 20 users | 64 users |
MIMO | 4 X 4 MIMO | 4 X 4 MIMO |
Connector for external antenna | Two, TS-9 jacks | Two, TS-9 jacks |
Buy Antenna | Netgear Nighthawk M1 Antenna | Huawei B618 Antenna |
App management | Netgear Aircard APP | Huawei Hilink APP |
SIM Size | Micro SIM | Micro SIM |
Battery | Removable, 5040 mAh | NO |
Dimensions | 105.5 x 105.5 x 20.35 mm | 95 × 95 × 208mm |
Interfaces | * On port for LAN port(RJ-45) * 1 x USB 2.0 port * 1 x USB 3.0 port | * 1 x LAN port(RJ45) * 1 x LAN/WAN port (RJ45) * 1 x telephone port(RJ11) * 1 x USB 2.0 port |
Datasheet | Netgear Nighthawk M1 Datasheet | Huawei B618 Datasheet |
User Manual | Netgear Nighthawk M1 Manual | Huawei B618 User Manual |
Other features | 4 band CA, JumpBoost | DHCP Server, DNS RELAY and NAT, VoLTE, IPv4 /IPv6 dual stack |
Firmware download | Nighthawk M1 Firmware | Huawei B618 firmware |
Driver | Nighthawk M1 Driver | Huawei B618 driver |
Reviews | Netgear Nighthawk M1 AT&T Review | Huawei B618s-22d Review |
Price/USD | 459.00USD | 449.00USD |
More and more network providers worldwide are upgrading their LTE or LTE advanced networks to LTE Advanced Pro. Comparing with LTE and LTE Advanced, the LTE Advanced Pro adopts more advanced LTE technologies such as 256QAM, carrier aggregation, massive MIMO etc…To fulfill the high speeds for LTE-A PRO, many network equipment vendors presented their LTE advanced Pro devices to the end-users. Netgear Aircard 810s was the world’s first LTE advanced Pro mobile WiFi hotspot, and the Chinese manufacturer TP-link also released its LTE-A Pro MiFi M7650. If you want to change your current mobile WiFi to one of the two LTE-A Pro mobile hotspots, you may ask: What’s the difference between Netgear AC810 and TP-Link M7650? Which one is better to buy? We will review the specs and features of the two LTE-A Hotspot 4G for a comparison to find the answers.
Model | Netgear Aircard 810s | TP-Link M7650 |
Product type | LTE Mobile Hotspot | LTE Mobile Hotspot |
Category | LTE Cat.11 | LTE Cat.11 |
Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon X12 | Qualcomm MDM9240 |
Data rates | DL 600Mbps/UL 100Mbps | DL 600Mbps/UL 50Mbps |
Supported 4G LTE frequency bands | B1, B3, B7, B8, B28 | B1, B3, B7, B8, B20, B38, B40, B41 |
WLAN | 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band 2.4GHz & 5GHz | 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band 2.4GHz & 5GHz |
Max support users | 15 users | 32 users |
MIMO | 2 x 2 MIMO | 2 x 2 MIMO |
Connector for external antenna | Two, TS-9 jacks | No |
Buy Antenna | Netgear Aircard 810s External Antenna | No |
App management | Netgear Aircard APP | tpMiFi APP |
SIM type | Micro SIM | Micro SIM |
Battery | Removable, 2930 mAh | Removable, 3000 mAh |
Dimensions | 112 x 68.6 x 15.45mm | 112.5 x 66.5 x 16mm |
Ethernet Port | No | No |
Datasheet download | Netgear AC810S Datasheet | TP-link M7650 Datasheet |
User Manual | Netgear AC810S Manual | TP-link M7650 User Manual |
Other features | 3 band CA | 3 band CA |
Firmware download | Aircard 810s Firmware | TP-link M7650 Firmware |
Drivers | Aircard 810s driver | TP-link M7650 driver |
Reviews | Netgear Aircard 810s review | TP-link M7650 review |
Price | 249.00USD | 469.00USD |