Product comparison

Name	hEX	hAP ac²
10/100/1000 Ethernet ports	5	5
802.11a	N/A	Yes
802.11b	N/A	Yes
802.11g	N/A	Yes
802.11n	N/A	Yes
Antenna gain	N/A	2.5
Antenna gain dBi for Wireless 2	N/A	2.5
Architecture	MMIPS	ARM 32bit
Beeper	Yes	N/A
CPU	MT7621A	IPQ-4018
CPU Threads count	4	4
CPU core count	2	4
CPU nominal frequency	880 MHz	488-896 (auto) MHz
Can be used indoors	Yes	Yes
Certification	CE, EAC, ROHS	CE, FCC, IC, EAC, ROHS
Cooling type	Passive	Passive
DC jack input Voltage	8-30 V	12-30 V
Dimensions	113x89x28mm	34 x 119 x 98mm
IP	IP20	IP20
MTBF	Approximately 100'000 hours at 25C	Approximately 100'000 hours at 25C
Max USB current (A)	1	1
Max power consumption	10 W	21 W
Max power consumption without attachments	5 W	16 W
Memory Cards	1	N/A
Memory card type	microSD	N/A
Mode button	Yes	Yes
Number of DC inputs	2	2
Number of USB ports	1	1
Operating System	RouterOS	RouterOS
PCB temperature monitor	Yes	N/A
PoE in	Passive PoE	Passive PoE
PoE in input Voltage	8-30 V	18-28 V
RouterOS license	4	4
Size of RAM	256 MB	128 MB
Storage size	16 MB	16 MB
Storage type	FLASH	FLASH
Switch chip model	MT7621A	IPQ-4018
TX power	N/A	2.4 GHz TX RX 1MBit/s 27 -100 11MBit/s 27 -94 6MBit/s 27 -96 54MBit/s 24 -78 MCS0 27 -96 MCS7 23 -73 5 GHz TX RX 6MBit/s 26 -96 54MBit/s 22 -80 MCS0 26 -96 MCS7 21 -75 MCS9 19 -70
Tested ambient temperature	-40°C to 60°C	-40°C to 50°C
USB Power Reset	Yes	Yes
USB slot type	USB type A	USB type A
Voltage Monitor	Yes	N/A
Wi-Fi generation	N/A	Wi-Fi 5
WiFi speed	N/A	AC1200
Wireless 1 Max data rate	N/A	300 Mbit/s
Wireless 1 Number of chains	N/A	2
Wireless 1 band	N/A	2.4 GHz
Wireless 1 generation	N/A	Wi-Fi 4
Wireless 2 Max data rate	N/A	867 Mbit/s
Wireless 2 Number of chains	N/A	2
Wireless 2 band	N/A	5 GHz
Wireless 2 generation	N/A	Wi-Fi 5
Wireless chip model	N/A	IPQ-4018
Wireless secondary chip model	N/A	IPQ-4018
Wireless secondary standards	N/A	802.11a/n/ac
Wireless standards	N/A	802.11b/g/n