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Netgear Nighthawk R7000 vs Netgear Nighthawk X4S R7800

11.22 in
1.97 in
Netgear Nighthawk R7000 Router
Netgear Nighthawk R7000
11.22 in
1.97 in
Netgear Nighthawk X4S R7800 Router
Netgear Nighthawk X4S R7800
Available colors
Editiorial 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 %
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15
3.7 out of 5
4 user ratings
5 stars
25 %
4 stars
50 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
25 %
1 stars
0 %
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User rating
86
3.5 out of 5
86 user ratings
5 stars
24 %
4 stars
27 %
3 stars
26 %
2 stars
10 %
1 stars
10 %
52
3.9 out of 5
52 user ratings
5 stars
34 %
4 stars
34 %
3 stars
15 %
2 stars
15 %
1 stars
0 %

Full Comparison

Connectivity

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Netgear Nighthawk X4S R7800Netgear Nighthawk X4S R7800
Connectivity technology
  • Wireless
  • Wired
  • Wireless
  • Wired
Communication modeFull-DuplexFull-Duplex
Number of LAN ports44
Number of WAN ports11
USByesyes
Total USB ports22
Number of USB 2.0 ports1No
Number of USB 3.0/3.1 ports12

Design

Netgear Nighthawk R7000Netgear Nighthawk R7000
Netgear Nighthawk X4S R7800Netgear Nighthawk X4S R7800
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Grey
Black
Active cooling (fan)nono

Dimensions

Netgear Nighthawk R7000Netgear Nighthawk R7000
Netgear Nighthawk X4S R7800Netgear Nighthawk X4S R7800
Width11.22 in11.22 in
Height1.97 in1.97 in
Depth7.24 in7.28 in
Weight1.65 lb1.85 lb
Number of units11
Rack-mount designnono

Features

Netgear Nighthawk R7000Netgear Nighthawk R7000
Netgear Nighthawk X4S R7800Netgear Nighthawk X4S R7800
Built-in DSL modemnono
File serverVia USBVia USB
Built-in printer serveryesyes
Designed for wall mountingyesyes

Communication

Netgear Nighthawk R7000Netgear Nighthawk R7000
Netgear Nighthawk X4S R7800Netgear Nighthawk X4S R7800
Frequency band
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
  • 2.4 GHz
  • 5 GHz
Management interfaceWeb/network
  • SNMP
  • Web/network
6to4yesyes
Communication protocol
  • IPv6
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Multicast
  • 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 802.3
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.3x
  • 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 802.11n
Jumbo frames supportyesyes
Mobile broadband supportnono
Throughput WAN-LAN931.4 Mbps765.0 Mbps
Wireless networkyesyes
2.4GHz wireless networkyesyes
2.4GHz data transfer rate600.0 Mbps800.0 Mbps
5GHz wireless networkyesyes
5GHz data transfer rate1300.0 Mbps1733.0 Mbps
External antennayesyes
Detachable antennayesyes
MIMOyesyes
Beamformingyesyes
MU-MIMOnoyes
Number of antennas34
Total wireless data transfer rate1900.0 Mbps2533.0 Mbps
Wireless security
  • TKIP
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2

Compatibility

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Netgear Nighthawk X4S R7800Netgear Nighthawk X4S R7800
DynDNSyesno
Support for alternative firmware
  • DD-Wrt
  • OpenWrt
  • DD-Wrt
  • OpenWrt
Target audience
  • Smaller offices
  • Home users
  • Smaller offices
  • Home users

Memory

Netgear Nighthawk R7000Netgear Nighthawk R7000
Netgear Nighthawk X4S R7800Netgear Nighthawk X4S R7800
Included flash memory128.0 MB128.0 MB
Maximum flash memory128.0 MB128.0 MB
Included RAM256.0 MB512.0 MB
Maximum RAM256.0 MB512.0 MB

Power

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Netgear Nighthawk X4S R7800Netgear Nighthawk X4S R7800
Power over Ethernet (PoE)nono

Security

Netgear Nighthawk R7000Netgear Nighthawk R7000
Netgear Nighthawk X4S R7800Netgear Nighthawk X4S R7800
DMZyesyes
VPN protocol
  • IPSec
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
VPN clientyesyes
Encryption Algorithm
  • WPA
  • WPA2
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2
  • WPA2-PSK

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