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Peplink Balance 20 vs Peplink MAX BR1 Mini Core Cat 4

	Peplink Balance 20 BPL-021	Peplink MAX BR1 Mini Core Cat 4 MAX-BR1-MINI-LTE-US-T-M-PRM
	Out of Stock	In Stock
Rating
Manufacturer	Peplink	Peplink ↓
Price	Contact Us For Pricing	$299.00
Popularity	Extremely popular	Extremely popular
Connectivity↑
No. of Cellular Connectors	0	2
No. of WiFi Connectors	0	0
No. of GPS Connectors	0	0
Cellular Connector		SMA Female
Modem↑
4G/LTE Support	No	Yes
5G Support	No	No
C-Band Support	No	No
FirstNet Support	No	Yes
APAC Support	No	No
mmWave Support	No	No
Networking↑
No. of LAN Ports	4	2
No. of WAN Ports	2	1
No. of Fiber (SFP) Ports	0	0
No. of Serial Ports	0	0
Ports Configurable as LAN/WAN	No	Yes
USB Port	WAN
Cellular↑
No. of Embedded Modems	0	1
SIM Card Size		4FF
eSIM Support	No	Yes
Antennas Included	No	Yes
Modem Expansion Slot	No	No
Modem Replaceable	No	No
Antenna Frequency		4G/LTE Band 71 (600Mhz) 4G/LTE Band 12/13/17/29 (700mhz) 4G/LTE Band 14 (FirstNet) 4G/LTE Band 5/26 (850MHz) 4G/LTE Band 2/25 (1900MHz) 4G/LTE Band 4/66 (1700/2100MHz)
Certified Carrier		AT&T T-Mobile UScellular Verizon FirstNet
Features↑
FIPS Certified	No	No
Cloud Management Included	Yes	Yes
Bluetooth	No	No
Bonding Support	Yes	Yes
IP Passthrough	No	Yes
Size↑
Length (in)	5.24	5
Width (in)	10.2	4.2
Height (in)	1.38	1.4
Misc.↑
WAN Throughput Speed	150 Mbps	300 Mbps
Weight (lb)	2.2	0.95
Minimum Temperature (F)		-40
Maximum Temperature (F)		149
Material		Metal
Power Input	100-240 VAC	100V - 240V AC or 10V - 30V DC
Country of Origin	Taiwan	Taiwan
Additional Info↑
Service Items	View Available Service Items	View Available Service Items
Compatible Antennas		Show Compatible Antennas
PDFs		peplink max br1 mini core hw3 datasheet(12057).pdf peplink max br1 mini hw3 datasheet(11490).pdf Pepwave MAX BR1 Mini M2M User Manual (12994).pdf
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5Gstore Summary	The Balance 20 is a well regarded choice that 5Gstore sells. 95.73% of the customers that purchase keep this router. Based on customer traffic, the Balance 20 extremely popular. There are 17 reviews for this product. The Balance 20 has 0 internal modems. The Balance 20 has less internal modems than the MAX BR1 Mini Core Cat 4 so this may not be a fair comparison.	The MAX BR1 Mini Core Cat 4 is a popular router that 5Gstore sells. 99.68% of the customers that purchase keep this router. Based on customer traffic, the MAX BR1 Mini Core Cat 4 extremely popular. There are 138 reviews for this product. The MAX BR1 Mini Core Cat 4 has 1 internal modem. The MAX BR1 Mini Core Cat 4 has more internal modems than the Balance 20 so this may not be a fair comparison.

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