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Google Wifi vs Netgear Nighthawk R7300

    4.18 in
    2.71 in
    Google Wifi Router
    Google Wifi
      12.05 in
      8.0 in
      Netgear Nighthawk R7300 Router
      Netgear Nighthawk R7300
      Available colors
      Editiorial reviews
      13
      4.2 out of 5
      8 user ratings
      5 stars
      		37 %
      4 stars
      		50 %
      3 stars
      		12 %
      2 stars
      		0 %
      1 stars
      		0 %
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      4
      4 editorial reviews
      SmallNetBuilder provides networking and IT news, reviews, help and information for professional and prosumer home, SOHO and small business users.Read more
      We check out the Best Buy exclusive NETGEAR Nighthawk R7300 AC1900 DST router to see how it performs and if you should buy it or not.Read more
      Excellent throughput and range at the 5GHz band, lots of features (including full VPN)?plus a cool name?all make the Nighthawk one of the best routers we've seen from Netgear in a while, despite a few annoyances.Read more
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      User rating
      59
      3.9 out of 5
      59 user ratings
      5 stars
      		30 %
      4 stars
      		37 %
      3 stars
      		22 %
      2 stars
      		8 %
      1 stars
      		1 %
      40
      4.3 out of 5
      40 user ratings
      5 stars
      		45 %
      4 stars
      		42 %
      3 stars
      		12 %
      2 stars
      		0 %
      1 stars
      		0 %

      Full Comparison

      Units:

      Connectivity

      Google WifiGoogle Wifi
      Netgear Nighthawk R7300Netgear Nighthawk R7300
      Connectivity technology
      • Wireless
      • Wired
      • Wireless
      • Wired
      Number of LAN ports14
      Number of WAN ports11
      USBnoyes

      Design

      Google WifiGoogle Wifi
      Netgear Nighthawk R7300Netgear Nighthawk R7300
      Colour of productWhiteBlack

      Dimensions

      Google WifiGoogle Wifi
      Netgear Nighthawk R7300Netgear Nighthawk R7300
      Width4.18 in12.05 in
      Height2.71 in8.0 in
      Depth4.18 in10.3 in
      Weight0.75 lb1.98 lb

      Communication

      Google WifiGoogle Wifi
      Netgear Nighthawk R7300Netgear Nighthawk R7300
      Frequency band
      • 2.4 GHz
      • 5 GHz
      • 2.4 GHz
      • 5 GHz
      Wireless standards
      • IEEE 802.11a
      • IEEE 802.11ac
      • IEEE 802.11b
      • IEEE 802.11g
      • IEEE 802.3ab
      • IEEE 802.11n
      • IEEE 802.11a
      • IEEE 802.11b
      • IEEE 802.11g
      • IEEE 802.11n
      • IEEE 802.11ac
      Mobile 4G (LTE)noyes
      Wireless networkyesyes
      2.4GHz wireless networkyesyes
      5GHz wireless networkyesyes
      Detachable antennanoyes
      Wireless security
      • WPA
      • WPA2-PSK
      • WPA2
      • WPA-PSK
      • WPA2-PSK

      Memory

      Google WifiGoogle Wifi
      Netgear Nighthawk R7300Netgear Nighthawk R7300
      Included flash memory4096.0 MB128.0 MB
      Included RAM512.0 MB256.0 MB

      Security

      Google WifiGoogle Wifi
      Netgear Nighthawk R7300Netgear Nighthawk R7300
      Encryption AlgorithmWPA2-PSK
      • WPA-PSK
      • WPA2-PSK

      Pros & Cons

      Pros
          Cons

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