Comparison of Asus RT-AC88U and Asus RT-AC58U
We are comparing the Asus RT-AC88U and Asus RT-AC58U. It's important to look at key things like what the model is, who made it, how it connects, and how well it works. This will help you decide which router is right for you.
Let's compare the Asus RT-AC88U and Asus RT-AC58U to see which one is better!
 Asus RT-AC88U (RT-AC88U) |
 Asus RT-AC58U (RT-AC58U) |
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| Launch | ||
| 2015 | 2016 | |
| Body | ||
| Dimensions | ||
| 300 x 188 x 60 mm | 207 x 148.8 x 35.5 mm | |
| Weight | ||
| 950 g | 395 g | |
| System | ||
| Chipset | ||
| Broadcom BCM4709C0 @ 1.4 GHz | Qualcomm IPQ4018 @ 717 MHz | |
| RAM | ||
| 512 MB | 128 MB | |
| Flash | ||
| 128 MB | 128 MB | |
| OS | ||
| Asus | Asus | |
| Alternative OS | ||
| Power supply | ||
| 19 V / 3.42 A | 12 V / 1.5 A | |
| Network | ||
| Protocols | ||
| IPv4 IPv6 |
IPv4 IPv6 |
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| LAN ports | ||
| 8 x 10/100/1000 Mbps | 4 x 10/100/1000 Mbps | |
| WAN ports | ||
| 1 x 10/100/1000 Mbps | 1 x 10/100/1000 Mbps | |
| Mobile network | ||
| yes, with USB dongle | yes, with USB dongle | |
| VPN support | ||
| PPTP L2TP OpenVPN |
PPTP L2TP OpenVPN |
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| Wireless | ||
| Antennas | ||
| 4 x 3 dBi RP-SMA |
4 x 5 dBi fixed |
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| 2.4 GHz | ||
| yes | yes | |
| 5 GHz | ||
| yes | yes | |
| 6 GHz | ||
| 60 GHz | ||
| no | no | |
| Standards | ||
| IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac | IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac | |
| Class | ||
| AC3100 | AC1300 | |
| Speed | ||
| 1000 + 2167 Mbps | 400 + 867 Mbps | |
| Transmit power | ||
| 23 dBm | 25 dBm | |
| Security | ||
| WEP WPA WPA2 WPS |
WEP WPA WPA2 WPS |
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| Guest network | ||
| yes | yes | |
| Connectivity | ||
| USB ports | ||
| 1 x USB 2.0 1 x USB 3.0 |
1 x USB 3.0 | |
| Print server | ||
| yes | yes | |
| File server | ||
| yes | yes | |
| Features | ||
| Specials | ||
| Administration | ||
| Default IP | ||
| 192.168.1.1 | 192.168.1.1 | |
| Default username | ||
| admin | admin | |
| Default password | ||
| admin | admin | |
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