Huawei B612 VS Huawei B310

Since 4G LTE networks are more and more popular, people usually need one or more home WiFi router for the terminals at home to access the internet. Huawei had provided many wireless router models for home usage and many of the Huawei Home WiFi routers are very well-known by the users. The Huawei B310 router is one of them. A few months ago, Huawei presented a new 4G home WiFi router named Huawei B612. For those people who are looking for a home WiFi router, they may want to know what the difference is between the Huawei B612 and Huawei B310, and which one is better to buy. You may check below the images of the two routers and specs comparisons, in the summary, we will list the key difference between them for the reference.

 

Huawei B612 VS Huawei B310 Specifications

 

Model	Huawei B612	Huawei B310
Product type	Huawei WiFi Router with Ethernet port	LTE WiFi Router
Category	LTE Cat.6	LTE Cat.4
Chipset	HiSilicon LTE Cat6 Chipset	Hisilicon Balong
LTE Data rates	DL 300Mbps/UL 50Mbps	DL 150Mbps/UL 50Mbps
Supported 4G LTE frequency bands	Huawei B612s-25d:  B1/B3/B7/B8/B20/B38/B40/B41/B42/B43 Huawei B612s-51d: B2/B4/B5/B7/B41	* Huawei B310s-927:  B1/B3/B8/B40 * Huawei B310As-852: B3/B7/B8/B38/B39/B40/B41 * Huawei B310s-22: B1/B3/B7/B8/B20 * Huawei B310s-518: B1/B2/B4/B5/B7/B28
WLAN	802.11 b/g/n/ac, single-band 2.4GHz	802.11b/g/n, single-band 2.4GHz
Max supported users	32 users	32 users
MIMO	4 x 4 MIMO	n/a
Antenna	Two, SMA-female jacks	Two, SMA-female jacks
Buy Antenna	Huawei B612 external antenna	Huawei B310 external antenna
App management	Huawei Hilink APP	Huawei Hilink APP
SIM Size	Micro SIM	Standard SIM
Battery	NO	No
Dimensions	240 × 155 × 78 mm	181.0mm x 126.0mm x 70.0mm
Interfaces	* 3 x LAN port(RJ45) * 1 x LAN/WAN port (RJ45) * 1 x telephone port(RJ11) * Two external LTE antenna ports (SMA-female) * One micro-SIM card slot * 1 x USB 2.0 port	* 1 x power adapter port * 3 x LAN port(RJ45)(Depends) * 1 x LAN/WAN port (RJ45) * 1 x telephone port(RJ11)(depends) * Two external LTE antenna ports (SMA-J1.5) * One SIM card slot * 1 x USB 2.0 port(depends)
Datasheet	Huawei B612 Datasheet(PDF)	Huawei B310 Datasheet(PDF)
User Manual	Huawei B612 User Manual(PDF)	Huawei B310 Manual(PDF)
Other features	Firewall, CS Voice, VoIP, VoLTE, IPv6/IPv4 dual stack, NAT, DHCP, VPN, DMZ, UPnP, ALG,	Voice, DHCP, NAT, ARP, ICMP, DNS Relay, IPv6/IPv4 dual stack, VPN passthrough, Firewall, URL filter, LAN IP filter, DMZ, UPnP, ALG, Port forwarding
Firmware download	Huawei B612 firmware	Huawei B310 firmware
Driver	Huawei B612 driver	Huawei B310 driver
Reviews	Huawei B612 Review	Huawei B310 Review
Price/USD	199.00USD	139.00USD

Summary 

 From the specs table, we could see the Huawei B612 is more advanced than Huawei B310 router. The main difference between the Huawei B612 and B310 focus on below:  

 

1. Speeds

Huawei B612 could support peak download speed up to 300Mbps and upload speed to 50Mbps based on LTE Cat6 while Huawei B310 supports peak download speed up to 150Mbps and upload speed to 50Mbps based on LTE Cat4.  

 

2. Variant models

Huawei B612 Router has two variant models while Huawei B310 has more up to 4 variant models. They support different LTE frequency bands, users to check which frequency bands are available for their network providers and then select the right model to use.  

 

3. Wireless technology

Huawei B612 and B310 both support single mode 2.4GHz for WiFi, but Huawei B612 support 4 x 4 MIMO technology, which would improve the data transfer speeds.  

 

4. Interfaces

Huawei B612 has the standard configuration for Huawei 4G routers, including 3 WAN ports, one WAN/LAN port, one telephone port, two connectors for external antennas, and one USB 2.0 port. However, in the Huawei B310 variant models, some of the interfaces may be missing on specific models. If you would buy Huawei B310, you may confirm how many WAN or LAN ports are available, whether there is telephone port in case you want to use some functions but no interface to support.  

 

5. Price

As the newer model and better technology, Huawei B612 price is higher than Huawei B310 price, but if you don’t have much requirements for the router, Huawei B310 is a budget router for home use.     Now you could make a decision of which router to buy between the Huawei B612 and B310 router.