TP-Link M7450 VS M7650 LTE MiFi
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?
TP-link M7650 VS M7450 Appearance and Interfaces
The TP-link M7650 and M7450 are very similar in appearance. On the front, there is a small 1.4inch display. The power button and home button are located at the two sides of the screen. Similarly, they are both with TP-link new logo. There is no connector for the external antenna, which is not good for users, however, the similar Huawei Mobile WiFi and Netgear Mobile WiFi hotspots have the two connectors for external antennas as standard configuration.
The back cover of
TP-link M7450 and M7650 could be opened for inserting the SIM card and the Micro SD card. They have almost the same features on battery. If you don’t see the model number in the label, you can hardly identify the device is M7450 or M7650.
TP-link M7450 VS M7650 Specs and Features
From the appearance, we can see the TP-link M7650 and M7450 are very similar in appearance. Usually, the advanced M7650 is upgraded from the M7450, so it follows the design of M7450 and just upgraded the inner part. Then let’s have the comparison of TP-link M7650 specs and M7450 specs for more details:
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 |
Summary
From the specs table, we can see the TP-link M7650 has the almost the same appearance features, the only difference between the two 4G WiFi routers is the supported LTE download speed due to different Qualcomm chipset. TP-link 4G LTE Advanced Mobile WiFi M7650 supports maximum download speed up to 600Mbps on LTE Category 11 while TP-Link M7450 supports only half of the download speed to 300Mbps. Other technical features of TP-link M7650 and M7450 are totally same. If you want to buy a mobile WiFi hotspot from the two, M7650 may be better but the
TP-Link M7650 price is high. M7450 seems to be good at price and the speed is enough for the daily use.