Alcatel LinkHub HH70 VS HH40

Many people know Alcatel 4G WiFi Hotspot, but few Alcatel 4G wireless router with Ethernet ports are well-known. Now Alcatel presented a new LinkHub series of wireless router for home use. The Alcatel LinkHub HH70 and HH40 are the two models for the home station. If you want to know the difference between LinkHub HH40 and HH70, you can check the specification table below for the comparison of the two 4G wireless wifi routers.

Model	Alcatel LinkHub HH70	Alcatel LinkHub HH40
Product type	4G WiFi Router with Ethernet port	4G WiFi Router with Ethernet port
Category	LTE Cat.7	LTE Cat.4
Chipset	Qualcomm MDM9240-1	Qualcomm MDM9207
LTE Data rates	DL 300Mbps/UL 100Mbps	DL 150Mbps/UL 50Mbps
Supported 4G LTE frequency bands	Band 1/3/7/8/20/38/B40	- EU Version(Alcatel HH40V): Band 1/3/7/8/20 - APAC/MEA Version(Alcatel HH40CM): Band 1/3/5(26)/7/8/20/28/38/40/41
WLAN	802.11a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band 2.4GHz & 5GHz	802.11b/g/n, 2.4GHz
Max supported users	64 users	32 users
MIMO	2 x 2 MIMO	2 x 2 MIMO
Antenna	Two, SMA-female jacks	Two, SMA-female jacks
Buy Antenna	Alcatel LinkHub HH70 external antenna	Alcatel LinkHub HH40 external antenna
App management	Alcatel WiFi Link App	Alcatel WiFi Link App
SIM Size	Micro SIM	Micro SIM
Battery	NO	NO
Dimensions	146 x 146 x 32 mm	134 x 134 x 31.5mm
Interfaces	* 2x 1000Mbps RJ45 port (WAN/LAN) * 1x RJ11 telephone port * Two external LTE antenna ports (SMA) * One Micro-SIM card slot * 1 x USB 2.0 port	* 1 x LAN port(RJ45) * 1 x LAN/WAN port (RJ45) * Two external LTE antenna ports (SMA) * One micro-SIM card slot * 1 x Micro USB for power supply
Datasheet	LinkHub HH70 Datasheet(PDF)	LinkHub HH40 Datasheet(PDF)
User Manual	LinkHub HH70 User Manual(PDF)	LinkHub HH40 User Manual(PDF)
Other features
Firmware download	Linkhub HH70 firmware	Linkhub HH40 firmware
Driver	Linkhub HH70 driver	Linkhub HH40 driver
Reviews	LinkHub HH70 Review	LinkHub HH40 Review
Price/USD	279.00USD	169.00USD

Summary

From the specs table, we can see the main difference focus on below point:

Speed:

• Alcatel Linkhub HH70 supports LTE Cat7 and achieves download speed up to 300Mbps and upload speed to 100Mbps based on Qualcomm MDM9240-1
• Alcatel LinkHub HH40 supports LTE Cat4 and achieves download speed up to 150Mbps and upload speed to 50Mbps based on Qualcomm MDM9207

Variant models:

LinkHub HH70 has only one variant model now, but Alcatel Linkhub HH40 has two models for different markets: Alcatel HH40V for EU and Alcatel HH40CM for APAC/MEA areas.

Interfaces: Comparing with Linkhub HH40, Alcatel LinkHub HH70 has an extra USB 2.0 port for external disk connection and printer, but it doesn’t has the Micro USB port which is available in LinkHub HH40.

Dimensions: Alcatel LinkHub HH70 is a little bit larger than Linkhub HH40   The Alcatel Linkhub HH70 is advanced than HH40, so the Linkhub HH70 price is higher than HH40. If you would like to buy one home router from the two routers, we recommend the LinkHub HH70.