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Google Wifi vs Netgear Nighthawk R7000

4.18 in
2.71 in
Google Wifi Router
Google Wifi
11.22 in
1.97 in
Netgear Nighthawk R7000 Router
Netgear Nighthawk R7000
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 %
Read editorial reviews
10
4.0 out of 5
7 user ratings
5 stars
28 %
4 stars
71 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
Read editorial reviews
User rating
58
3.9 out of 5
58 user ratings
5 stars
31 %
4 stars
37 %
3 stars
22 %
2 stars
6 %
1 stars
1 %
86
3.5 out of 5
86 user ratings
5 stars
24 %
4 stars
27 %
3 stars
26 %
2 stars
10 %
1 stars
10 %

Full Comparison

Connectivity

Google WifiGoogle Wifi
Netgear Nighthawk R7000Netgear Nighthawk R7000
Connectivity technology
  • Wireless
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
Communication mode
  • Full-Duplex
  • Half-Duplex
Full-Duplex
Number of LAN ports14
Number of WAN ports11
USBnoyes

Design

Google WifiGoogle Wifi
Netgear Nighthawk R7000Netgear Nighthawk R7000
Colour of productWhite
  • Black
  • Grey
Active cooling (fan)nono

Dimensions

Google WifiGoogle Wifi
Netgear Nighthawk R7000Netgear Nighthawk R7000
Width4.18 in11.22 in
Height2.71 in1.97 in
Depth4.18 in7.24 in
Weight0.75 lb1.65 lb
Number of units31
Rack-mount designnono

Features

Google WifiGoogle Wifi
Netgear Nighthawk R7000Netgear Nighthawk R7000
Built-in DSL modemnono
File serverNoVia USB
Designed for wall mountingnoyes
Mobile app for controlling featuresyesyes

Communication

Google WifiGoogle Wifi
Netgear Nighthawk R7000Netgear Nighthawk R7000
Frequency band
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
Communication protocol
Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
Data link layer
  • Ethernet
  • Fast Ethernet
  • Gigabit Ethernet
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • Ethernet
  • Fast Ethernet
  • Gigabit Ethernet
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
Wireless standards
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.3
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.3x
  • IEEE 802.11n
Jumbo frames supportnoyes
Mobile broadband supportnono
Wireless networkyesyes
2.4GHz wireless networkyesyes
5GHz wireless networkyesyes
External antennanoyes
Detachable antennanoyes
MIMOyesyes
Beamformingyesyes
MU-MIMOnono
Total wireless data transfer rate550.0 Mbps1900.0 Mbps
Wireless security
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • TKIP
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS

Compatibility

Google WifiGoogle Wifi
Netgear Nighthawk R7000Netgear Nighthawk R7000
DynDNSnoyes
Target audienceHome users
  • Smaller offices
  • Home users

Memory

Google WifiGoogle Wifi
Netgear Nighthawk R7000Netgear Nighthawk R7000
Included flash memory4096.0 MB128.0 MB
Maximum flash memory4096.0 MB128.0 MB
Included RAM512.0 MB256.0 MB
Maximum RAM512.0 MB256.0 MB

Power

Google WifiGoogle Wifi
Netgear Nighthawk R7000Netgear Nighthawk R7000
Power over Ethernet (PoE)nono

Security

Google WifiGoogle Wifi
Netgear Nighthawk R7000Netgear Nighthawk R7000
DMZnoyes
VPN clientnoyes
Encryption AlgorithmWPA2-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA2-PSK

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