Huawei E5788 is new LTE Advanced Pro mobile hotspot and was available on the market for few months. Upgrading from the predecessor Huawei E5787 LTE Cat.6 mobile hotspot, Huawei E5788 has many new features to highlight. However, some people do not know the new Huawei hotspot 4G or do not know what has been improved in the new hotspot. Someone may ask what the difference is between Huawei E5788 and E5787 . Today, we will have a review of the difference between the new Huawei 4G hotspots(https://www.4gltemall.com/4g-wireless-router/huawei-4g-lte-wifi-router.html).
Huawei E5788 VS E5787 Appearance and Interfaces
If you had used the Huawei E5787 Mobile WiFi hotspot, you may know the touchscreen, which is the first 4G Mobile hotspot with a 2.4-inch touchscreen. As a high-level LTE hotspot, Huawei E5788 followed this feature but unlike the Huawei E5787, the touchscreen is on the left half of the front body. The touchscreen of Huawei E5787 is in the middle of the front body. They both have standard Micro USB 3.0 interface. The Huawei E5787 has two TS-9 connectors(https://www.4gltemall.com/4g-lte-mimo-antenna.html) for external antenna, however, the Huawei E5788 does not have a connector for external antenna, which is widely criticized. The two connectors of Huawei E5787 are covered by a small cap, and it’s at the side of the USB port. At the side of Huawei E5788 USB port, it’s the SIM card slot. The two mobile hotspots both use Micro SIM card size. They both have the power button on the top edge of the side of the body.
The one point of the difference between Huawei E5787 and E5788 is that the back cover of the SIM card to the slot. And the Huawei E5787 could be removed for exchange. However, the back cover and battery of Huawei E5788 are non-removable. The non-removed battery feature is very similar to Huawei E5786.
Huawei E5787 VS E5788 Specifications and variant models
Like Huawei E5786(https://www.4gltemall.com/huawei-e5786-4g-lte-cat6-mobile-wifi.html), the Huawei E5787 has a few variant models for different LTE frequency bands from many network providers worldwide. As we know, Huawei E5787 has three variant models: Huawei E5787s-33a , Huawei E5787Ph-67a , and Huawei E5787Ph-92a . Huawei E5788 has only one variant model now and the specific model is E5788u-96a . E5788 Hotspot in near future. From the apperance, we can see some difference, but the key difference is on the Huawei E5787 specs and E5788 specs. In the table below, we list the full specs and features for your reference:
Huawei E5788 VS E5787 – Huawei 4G Hotspot Comparison
Model: Huawei E5788u-96a
Product type: LTE Mobile Hotspot
Category: LTE Cat.16
Chipset: Qualcomm MDM9250
Data rates: DL 1Gbps / UL 100Mbps
Supported 4G LTE frequency bands
* FDD-LTE: Band 1/2/3/4/5/7/8/19/20/28
* TDD-LTE: Band 38/40/41/42
WLAN: 802.11a / b / g / n / ac, dual-band 2.4GHz & 5GHz
Max support users: 32 users
MIMO: 4 X 4 MIMO
Connector for external antenna: No connector
Buy Antenna: N / A
App management: Huawei Hilink APP
SIM type: Micro SIM
Battery: Non-removable, 3000mAh
Dimensions: 129 x 65 x 13.5mm
Ethernet Port: No
Datasheet download: Huawei E5788 Datasheet
User Manual: Huawei E5788 Manual
Other features: 4CC CA
Firmware download: Huawei E5788 Firmware
Drivers: Huawei E5788 Driver
Reviews: Huawei E5788 Review(https://www.4gltemall.com/blog/huawei-e5788u-96a-gigabit-lte-mobile-hotspot-unboxing/)
Price: 499.00USD
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Model: Huawei E5787
Product type: LTE Mobile Hotspot
Category: LTE Cat.6
Chipset: HiSilicon LTE Cat6 Chipset (Cortex A9 Processor)
Data rates: DL 300Mbps / UL 50Mbps
Supported 4G LTE frequency bands
* Huawei E5787s-33a: Band 1/3/5/7/8/20
* Huawei E5787Ph-67a: Band 1/3/5/7/8/28
WLAN: 802.11a / b / g / n / ac, dual-band 2.4GHz & 5GHz
Max support users: 10 users
MIMO: 2 X 2 MIMO
Connector for external antenna: Two, TS-9 jacks
Buy Antenna: Huawei E5787 external Antenna(http://www.4gltemall.com/4g-antenna-two-ts-9-connector.html)
App management: Huawei Hilink APP
SIM type: Micro SIM
Battery: Removable, 3000mAh
Dimensions: 109.00 x 58.00 x 7.50mm
Ethernet Port: No
Datasheet download: Huawei E5787 Datasheet
User Manual: Huawei E5787 Manual
Other features: 2 band CA
Firmware download: Huawei E5787 Firmware
Drivers: Huawei E5787 drivers
Reviews: Huawei E5787 Review(https://www.4gltemall.com/blog/huawei-e5787-4g-lte-mobile-hotspot-review/)
Price: 269.00USD
Summary
From the specs table, we can see the Huawei E5788 is much more advanced than E5787. It can achieve download speed up to 1Gbps, which is almost three times than that of E5787. The advanced LTE features make the E5788 more expensive than Huawei Router E5787(https://www.4gltemall.com/huawei-e5787-lte-cat6-mobile-wifi-hotspot.html). However, the missing of an external antenna connector in Huawei E5788 is not good for many users if you are located in areas of weak signal. The Huawei E5787 antenna and the removable feature is good to mention.
Huawei E5788 LTE Router(https://www.4gltemall.com/huawei-e5788-gigabit-lte-cat-16-mobile-hotspot.html) could support maximum up to 32 users while Huawei E5787 only supports to 10 WiFi-enabled devices. Huawei E5788 would meet your requirement. The Huawei E5788 is powerful in functions; however, the Huawei E5788 price is in high level now. Huawei E5787 price is much lower than E5788, and for most users, it can fully meet the requirements for daily internet access.
Sourcing from https://www.4gltemall.com/blog/huawei-e5788-vs-huawei-e5787/
Huawei is the world's top network equipment device supplier, and had provides a series of mobile WiFi hotspot for 3G & 4G networks, such as the Huawei E587, E5756, E5151, E5330 for 3G and Huawei E5577, E5573, Huawei E5776, Huawei E5786, Huawei E5787, Huawei E5788, Huawei E5885 for 4G. They are very popular worldwide based on good performance and realiable functions.
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