Many people know TP-link is good at wireless router or WiFi router, but TP-link also provides 4G Router with SIM card slot, which may not as well-known as TP-link WiFi routers. In the few TP-link 4G Routers, the TP-Link Archer MR200 and TL-MR6400 are the most popular two routers. We will compare the TP-link MR200 and MR6400 today to find the difference between the two TP-link routers and which one is better to buy.
TP-link Archer MR200 VS TL-MR6400 Appearance
If you are familiar with TP-link 4G Router with SIM slot, you may know the TP-link 4G routers are very similar in the appearance. They are all in black color with two external antennas. The TP-link logo is on the top front with some indicators for connection status. There are some interfaces on the body side, including a power plug, a power on/off button, three LAN ports and one WAN/LAN port, one WPS reset button, one WPS on/off button, and of course, a SIM card slot.
On the back label, there is some information about the device including the model number, power, default access address, MAC, IMEI number, S/N, SSID and WiFi key/Pin. And there are also some logos for certificate such as RoHS, CE, EAC etc…
TP-Link MR6400 VS Archer MR200 Specs and Features
From the appearance, we can’t see the obvious difference between TP-link MR200 and MR6400. Then let’s have a check more details about the TP-link TL-MR6400 Specs and Archer MR200 specs:
| Model | TP-link Archer MR200 | TP-link TL-MR6400 |
| Product type | 4G Router with SIM card slot and Ethernet port | 4G Router with SIM card slot and Ethernet port |
| Category | LTE Cat.4 | LTE Cat.4 |
| Chipset | MediaTek MT7620A | Qualcomm Atheros QCA9531 |
| LTE Data rates | DL 150Mbps/UL 50Mbps | DL 150Mbps/UL 50Mbps |
| Supported 4G LTE frequency bands | * 4G: FDD-LTE B1/B3/B7/B8/B20 (2100/1800/2600/900/800MHz) TDD-LTE B38/B39/B40/B41 (2600/1900/2300/2500MHz) * 3G: DC-HSPA+/HSPA+/HSPA/UMTS B1/B8 (2100/900MHz) * 2G: EDGE/GPRS/GSM Quad Band (850/900/1800/1900MHz) |
* 4G: FDD-LTE B1/B3/B7/B8/B20 (2100/1800/2600/900/800MHz) TDD-LTE B38/B39/B40/B41 (2600/1900/2300/2500MHz) * 3G: DC-HSPA+/HSPA+/HSPA/UMTS B1/B8 (2100/900MHz) * 2G: EDGE/GPRS/GSM Quad Band (850/900/1800/1900MHz) |
| WLAN | * IEEE 802.11ac/n/a 5GHz, DL to 433Mbps * IEEE 802.11b/g/n 2.4GHz, DL to 300mbps |
* IEEE 802.11b/g/n 2.4GHz, DL to 300mbps |
| Max supported users | 64 users | 64 users |
| MIMO | n/a | n/a |
| Antenna | * 3 Internal Wi-Fi Antennas
* 2 Detachable External 4G LTE Antennas |
* 2 Internal Wi-Fi Antennas
* 2 Detachable External 4G LTE Antennas |
| Buy Antenna | TP-link MR200 external antenna | TP-link TL-MR6400 external antenna |
| App management | TP-Link Tether APP | TP-Link Tether APP |
| SIM Size | Standard SIM | Standard SIM |
| Battery | No | No |
| Dimensions | 202 x 141 x 33.6 mm | 202 x 141 x 33.6 mm |
| Interfaces | * 1 x power adapter port * 3 x LAN port(RJ45) * 3 x 10/100Mbps LAN Ports * 1 x 10/100Mbps LAN/WAN Port * 1 x SIM Card Slot |
* 1 x power adapter port * 3 x LAN port(RJ45) * 3 x 10/100Mbps LAN Ports * 1 x 10/100Mbps LAN/WAN Port * 1 x SIM Card Slot |
| Datasheet | TP-Link Archer MR200 Datasheet(PDF) | TP-Link TL-MR6400 Datasheet(PDF) |
| User Manual | TP-Link Archer MR200 Manual(PDF) | TP-Link TL-MR6400 Manual(PDF) |
| Other features | Traffic Control, Dynamic IP/Static IP/PPPoE/PPTP(Dual Access)/L2TP(Dual Access), Access Control, Local Management, Remote Management, DHCP, Port Forwarding, Dynamic DNS, VPN, Access Control, Firewall, Supports IPv4 and IPv6, IPSec VPN | Traffic Control, Dynamic IP/Static IP/PPPoE/PPTP(Dual Access)/L2TP(Dual Access), Access Control, Local Management, Remote Management, DHCP, Port Forwarding, Dynamic DNS, VPN, Access Control, Firewall, Supports IPv4 and IPv6, IPSec VPN |
| Firmware download | Archer MR200 Firmware | TP-link MR6400 Firmware |
| Driver | Archer MR200 driver | TP-link MR6400 driver |
| Reviews | TP-link Archer MR200 Review | TP-link TL-MR6400 Review |
| Price/USD | 329.00 | 289.00 |
Summary
From the specs table, we can see the TP-Link Archer MR200 WAN feature is more advanced than TP-link MR6400. Except that the difference chipset, the TP-link MR200 router has three WiFi antennas and supports dual-band WiFi 2.4GHz and 5GHz. The TP-link TL-MR6400 has two WiFi antennas and supports only single WiFi band 2.4GHz. This feature makes them perform differently for data transmission. So if you would like to buy a TP-link 4G SIM router from the two models, TP-Link Archer MR200 is better to buy.
Frankly speaking, both the TP-link Archer MR200 and TL-MR6400 router prices are expensive compared with 4G LTE Routers from other brands such as Huawei 4G Router, ZTE 4G LTE Router. If you can accept other brands, we would like to recommend Huawei E5186 modem and ZTE MF286 LTE Router rather than TP-link MR200 and MR6400. With the cheaper price and better technical specifications, you will benefit more from other brands’ routers.
