WiFi 7 routers (including WiFi 7 routers without 6GHz band support)

[joesph]

xiaomi has a new wifi7 router, 5 antennas

 

[xiaofan]

This one will be interesting, as it may use MediaTek Filogic 860 or 880.
https://www.acwifi.net/27430.html

Ruijie BE72 Pro is indeed using Filogic 860 and not the flagship Filogic 880.

The Chinese reviewer says the CPU performance of Filogic 860's CPU MT7988D is not as good as Filogic 830's CPU MT7986.

HW Spec:
MT7988D 三核A73主频1.8G
内存1024M 闪存256M
无线基带 MT7992A
2.4G射频芯片MT7975N
5G射频芯片MT7977BN
2.5G交换芯片 RTL8372N
电源管理芯片 MT6682AN

Initial review:


Interestingly that SSH can be opened already.

 

[xiaofan]

xiaomi has a new wifi7 router, 5 antennas

Yes, this Xiaomi BE5000 is a good upgrade to Xiaomi BE3600 as it at least has 512MB RAM.

News: looks like a good buy at RMB 329 launch price with RMB 50 discount = RMB 279. Retail price may go back to RMB 329 later.
https://www.mi.com/xiaomi-routers/be-5000/specs

 

[hwzlite]

Yes, this Xiaomi BE5000 is a good upgrade to Xiaomi BE3600 as it at least has 512MB RAM.

News: looks like a good buy at RMB 329 launch price with RMB 50 discount = RMB 279. Retail price may go back to RMB 329 later.
https://www.mi.com/xiaomi-routers/be-5000/specs

Seem to based on MT7991AV / MT7976CN WLAN, but with weaker Mediatek's Airoha AN7563PT 2x @1.0GHz (6nm) CPU.

Source: 首发拆机：小米WiFi 7路由器BE5000，体验到底如何？能否和6500 Pro掰手腕？

 

[MrAwesomeX]

Xiaomi now super lazy they keep reusing ax3600 model design to save cost lol .

Think time for moi to move on to other china brands .

 

[xiaofan]

Indeed.

I will wait for the review from 知电 to see how they rank the new Ruijie BE 72 Pro. As of now, they list ZTE BE7200 Pro+ as #1 in the new WiFi 7 ranking. Xiaomi BE10000 is #2. Xiaomi BE6500 Pro is #4. and Xiaomi BE7000 is #5.

I am just using ZTE BE7200 Pro+ as a WiFi 6 wireless router since I do not have WiFi 7 capable clients now.

So how is it compare to my trusted Asus RT-AX86U?

Wireless client for testing: Acer Windows 11 laptop 2021 model with Intel AX201 WiFi 6 adapter.
Near range ZTE has better signal (-47dBm vs -51dBm) but OOkla SpeedTest results are actually pretty much the same.

Asus

PS C:\work\speedtest\ookla-speedtest-1.2.0-win64> .\speedtest.exe -s 13623

   Speedtest by Ookla

      Server: Singtel - Singapore (id: 13623)
         ISP: Singtel Fibre
Idle Latency:     3.43 ms   (jitter: 0.38ms, low: 2.95ms, high: 3.85ms)
    Download:   674.73 Mbps (data used: 481.6 MB)
                  8.37 ms   (jitter: 1.64ms, low: 5.05ms, high: 13.52ms)
      Upload:   570.04 Mbps (data used: 661.1 MB)
                 11.02 ms   (jitter: 3.50ms, low: 3.40ms, high: 30.54ms)
 Packet Loss:     0.0%
  Result URL: https://www.speedtest.net/result/c/d665d114-63fb-4385-a8dc-fe3d5bc9db35

ZTE:

PS C:\work\speedtest\ookla-speedtest-1.2.0-win64> .\speedtest.exe -s 13623

   Speedtest by Ookla

      Server: Singtel - Singapore (id: 13623)
         ISP: Singtel Fibre
Idle Latency:     4.30 ms   (jitter: 1.57ms, low: 3.31ms, high: 6.48ms)
    Download:   656.67 Mbps (data used: 557.3 MB)
                  8.34 ms   (jitter: 2.40ms, low: 4.32ms, high: 15.41ms)
      Upload:   555.76 Mbps (data used: 931.4 MB)
                 29.32 ms   (jitter: 13.36ms, low: 2.87ms, high: 177.05ms)
 Packet Loss:     0.0%
  Result URL: https://www.speedtest.net/result/c/7e0e17a7-339f-4c00-8fb7-62d4c587e404

Two walls after (one solid wall, and one not that solid), both will have -74dBm weak signal. Asus actually performs a bit better in terms of upload.

Asus:

PS C:\work\speedtest\ookla-speedtest-1.2.0-win64> .\speedtest.exe -s 13623

   Speedtest by Ookla

      Server: Singtel - Singapore (id: 13623)
         ISP: Singtel Fibre
Idle Latency:     3.59 ms   (jitter: 0.14ms, low: 3.41ms, high: 3.71ms)
    Download:   163.93 Mbps (data used: 191.1 MB)
                 21.88 ms   (jitter: 10.63ms, low: 3.31ms, high: 55.64ms)
      Upload:    99.90 Mbps (data used: 162.5 MB)
                214.04 ms   (jitter: 65.42ms, low: 10.26ms, high: 477.59ms)
 Packet Loss:     0.0%
  Result URL: https://www.speedtest.net/result/c/d9690f37-00b3-444d-b54f-54bc1e22c489

ZTE:

PS C:\work\speedtest\ookla-speedtest-1.2.0-win64> .\speedtest.exe -s 13623

   Speedtest by Ookla

      Server: Singtel - Singapore (id: 13623)
         ISP: Singtel Fibre
Idle Latency:     4.81 ms   (jitter: 3.46ms, low: 3.44ms, high: 9.03ms)
    Download:   171.00 Mbps (data used: 301.3 MB)
                 24.42 ms   (jitter: 13.61ms, low: 3.94ms, high: 129.74ms)
      Upload:    53.26 Mbps (data used: 80.4 MB)
                380.22 ms   (jitter: 83.85ms, low: 16.17ms, high: 1240.19ms)
 Packet Loss:     0.0%
  Result URL: https://www.speedtest.net/result/c/3028daa4-86fa-4917-84b3-7e32443a78fd

 

[xiaofan]

Xiaomi now super lazy they keep reusing ax3600 model design to save cost lol .

Think time for moi to move on to other china brands .

Haha, I do not like the design of Xiaomi AX3600/AX6000/BE7000. But there are different designs from Xiaomi you can consider.

Xiaomi AX3600/AX6000/BE7000 --same outlook,quite ugly IMHO...
Xiaomi AX9000/BE10000 -- big form factor --> I am actually fine with this type of form factor
XIaomi AX3000/BE6500 Pro -- internal antenna --> some people may like the form factor
Xiaomi AX3000T/Xiaomi BE3600 -- low cost design --> acceptable form factor to me.

Back in 2020, I chose to buy Huawei AX3 Pro instead of Xiaomi AX3600. Of course you can say Xiaomi AX3600 has better performance and better life span due to 3rd party FW support (official OpenWRT or OpenWRT fork).

Recently I chose to buy ZTE BE7200 Pro+ instead of Xiaomi BE7000. Again, Xiaomi BE7000 may have better hope of getting 3rd party FW support in the future.

Personally I still like the form factor of my Asus RT-AX86U (vertical form factor).

But for people who really like nice form factor, maybe AC+AP solution from China is not bad. Of course you can look at more expensive In-Wall AP solution from Ubiquiti Unifi and TP-Link Omada.
https://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/threads/ac-ap-home-solution-from-china.7012259/

 

[hkchew03]

Asus China got a new BE3600 and BE6500 router, very affordable pricing, but of cos without 6Ghz. Seems like a direct upgrade from the current TX6000 and TUF AX3000/4200.
I think BE6500 comes with 1GB RAM and quad 1.5Ghz Quadcomm CPU and full 2.5G port! BE3600 broadcom 2.0Ghz CPU, single 2.5G LAN and same 1GB RAM.

 

[xiaofan]

Asus China got a new BE3600 and BE6500 router, very affordable pricing, but of cos without 6Ghz. Seems like a direct upgrade from the current TX6000 and TUF AX3000/4200.
I think BE6500 comes with 1GB RAM and quad 1.5Ghz Quadcomm CPU and full 2.5G port! BE3600 broadcom 2.0Ghz CPU, single 2.5G LAN and same 1GB RAM.

Simple review

 

[xiaofan]

TP-LINK BE7200 7DR7260, five 2.5G ports, launch pre-order price is RMB599. This could be a good alternative to ZTE BE7200 Pro+. Need to wait for the reviews.

News:
https://www.acwifi.net/27585.html

 

[vblues]

TP-LINK BE7200 7DR7260, five 2.5G ports, launch pre-order price is RMB599. This could be a good alternative to ZTE BE7200 Pro+. Need to wait for the reviews.

News:
https://www.acwifi.net/27585.html

Wah lao. Just when I got the ZTE.

 

[xiaofan]

Wah lao. Just when I got the ZTE.

Notice that I use "could" as I have not seen the test results of the TP-Link.

The ZTE BE7200 Pro+ is ranked No 1 by 知电小春哥 for WiFi 7 routers in China. Let's wait for more reviews from 知电 to see if the rank changes later.

I also got the ZTE BE7200 Pro+ as I did not like the form factor of Xiaomi BE7000.

How do you like the ZTE BE7200 Pro+? In my testing, it matches the good WiFi performance of my Asus RT-AX86U. Its firmware features are not too bad but of course not as good as the Asus. I am using it as an wireless AP after OpenWRT virtual router running on an Intel N100 mini PC.

 

[vblues]

Notice that I use "could" as I have not seen the test results of the TP-Link.

The ZTE BE7200 Pro+ is ranked No 1 by 知电小春哥 for WiFi 7 routers in China. Let's wait for more reviews from 知电 to see if the rank changes later.

I also got the ZTE BE7200 Pro+ as I did not like the form factor of Xiaomi BE7000.

How do you like the ZTE BE7200 Pro+? In my testing, it matches the good WiFi performance of my Asus RT-AX86U. Its firmware features are not too bad but of course not as good as the Asus. I am using it as an wireless AP after OpenWRT virtual router running on an Intel N100 mini PC.

I was using Honor Router 3 just before this which I got for S$60+ some years ago. Didn't really feel much difference now that I've switched to ZTE.

 

[xiaofan]

I was using Honor Router 3 just before this which I got for S$60+ some years ago. Didn't really feel much difference now that I've switched to ZTE.

Honor Router 3 is quite like the Huawei AX3 non-pro version.

I have both Huawei AX3 Pro China version bought in 2020 and AX3 Quad-core global version bought in 2021.

I feel the coverage of ZTE BE7200 Pro+ has much better coverage than the two Huawei routers.

 

[xiaofan]

TP-LINK BE7200 7DR7260, five 2.5G ports, launch pre-order price is RMB599. This could be a good alternative to ZTE BE7200 Pro+. Need to wait for the reviews.
News:
https://www.acwifi.net/27585.html

TP-Link China has the 7DR7230 (BE7200 rated) as well which is very much the same as 7DR7260, but without any 2.5G ports, at RMB499.

I will say it is better to buy the 7DR7260 because of the 2.5G ports.

 

[Lexng88]

To BE810V brothers who using it. My S24 ultra whenever come back to my house. The BE810V will auto disconnect and restart itself. Sometime I cannot even connect to my wifi and I need to power off and power on. Then wifi then can be connected.

 

[MrAwesomeX]

Notice that I use "could" as I have not seen the test results of the TP-Link.

The ZTE BE7200 Pro+ is ranked No 1 by 知电小春哥 for WiFi 7 routers in China. Let's wait for more reviews from 知电 to see if the rank changes later.

I also got the ZTE BE7200 Pro+ as I did not like the form factor of Xiaomi BE7000.

How do you like the ZTE BE7200 Pro+? In my testing, it matches the good WiFi performance of my Asus RT-AX86U. Its firmware features are not too bad but of course not as good as the Asus. I am using it as an wireless AP after OpenWRT virtual router running on an Intel N100 mini PC.

Forget about xiaomi ba . Their routers getting expensive.

Specs wise I think zts be7200 is best at this price.

Problem probably is software support ba .

I waiting for tp link be7200 to compete for best price performance.

Asus tuf be6500 is still my best upgrade option for upcoming 10.10 or 11.11 .
Their software support feature is the best especially for gamers .

 

[xiaofan]

Forget about xiaomi ba . Their routers getting expensive.

Specs wise I think zts be7200 is best at this price.

Problem probably is software support ba .

I waiting for tp link be7200 to compete for best price performance.

Asus tuf be6500 is still my best upgrade option for upcoming 10.10 or 11.11 .
Their software support feature is the best especially for gamers .

For sure I will not call Xiaomi router expensive. Basically you will not go wrong if you choose any of the Xiaomi WiFi 7 router. For a given budget, their product is very competitive and often has a bit better workmanship and HW spec. It is just that other China vendors also catching up with price/performance ratio.

Yes, I will wait for better reviews of Asus TUF Pro WiFi 7 BE6500 to see if it lives up to the expectations and see if it can really beat Asus TX-AX6000 (China version of TUF-AX6000). Asus RT-BE88U is actually very competitive as well because of the wired ports (dual 10G + quad 2.5G + quad 1G). Ruijie BE72 Pro is another interesting to watch. For sure Asus router will win in terms of firmware features. But many users may not care too much about the firmware features and will be okay with TP-Link, Xiaomi, ZTE and Ruijie.

Reference: list of China WiFi 7 router
https://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/threads/wifi-7-routers.6905228/#post-147664804

Xiaomi
Xiaomi BE3600 (2.5G port): RMB 249 -- not recommended as main router since it has only 256MBRAM, okay as an AP
Xiaomi BE5000 (2.5G port): RMB 329 (just announced)
Xiaomi 6500 Pro (quad 2.5G ports, good for 2.5G plans): RMB699
Xiaomi 7000 (quad 2.5G ports, good match for 2.5G plans): RMB799
Xiaomi 10000 triband (dual 10G ports, maybe good for 10G plans): RMB1499

Asus
https://www.asus.com.cn/store/gallery-476.html
ROG ROG八爪鱼7电竞路由器, triband, dual 10G ports, quad 2.5G ports, RMB 4999
RT-BE88U, BE 7200, dual 10G ports, quad 2.5G ports, RMB 1999
TUF GAMING小旋风Pro WiFi7 BE6500电竞路由器, quad 2.5G ports, RMB 799 launch price, usual price RMB 899
TUF GAMING小旋风WiFi7 BE3600电竞路由器, single 2.5G WAN/LAN port, RMB 499 launch price (usual price RMB 549)

 

[xiaofan]

Ruijie BE72 Pro vs Xiaomi BE7000. The reviewer may not use the Xiaomi BE7000 correctly as he is using triband mode of Xiaomi BE7000 (not recommended). It may also be related to the current firmware of Xiaomi BE7000 not mature enough. 知电小春哥 also puts Xiaomi BE7000 to be below Xiaomi BE6500 Pro in terms of ranking as of now. I tend to believe Xiaomi BE7000 will improve the ranking in the future.

But from the review, we can see Ruijie BE72 Pro is pretty good.

 

[xiaofan]

There is a report that Asus TUF Pro WiFi 7 routers -- BE3600 and BE6500 may have some issues with wireless HW offloading support -- high CPU usages, much higher compared to Asus TX-AX6000 WiFi 6 router (Filogic 830).

Need to wait for more reviews and see if it is a FW issue or HW issue.

Reference:
https://www.acwifi.net/27580.html