Self-developed CPU And Dual-band WiFi Chip - HUAWEI Router WS5200 Quad-core Version Review

The HUAWEI Router WS5200 quad-core version was released in June 2019. It is equipped with Huawei's self-developed Lingxiao quad-core CPU and Lingxiao dual-band Wi-Fi chip. What about this router? Here is a simple unboxing review we did for your reference.

The front of the white box is printed with the front view of the Huawei Router WS5200 quad-core version, and the back is printed with the basic features of the HUAWEI Router WS5200. This router uses Ling Xiao quad-core CPU, the highest frequency can reach 1GHz, external 4 signal amplifiers, and support dual Gigabit. The router is also equipped with 4 gigabit network ports, which supports WAN / LAN blind insertion, and is equipped with 128M memory and 128M flash memory.2.4.GHz and 5GHz WiFi equipped with signal amplifier, also supports Huawei mobile phone mobile game acceleration. There are three items in the box, HUAWEI Router WS5200, power adapter and product manual.

The body of the HUAWEI Router WS5200 is made of white ABS material, and an H key is designed in the middle. This H key can be used for quick pairing of other Huawei routers and smart home devices, and it also has WPS button function. There are 4 antennas that can be folded at 90 degrees at the back of the router. The surface of the antenna is designed with stripes. With 4 antennas and 4 signal amplifiers, the official said that the Wi-Fi signal can cover about 120 square meters.

The back of the HUAWEI Router WS5200 quad-core version is designed with cooling holes on both sides and two non-slip pads at the bottom. From the side, the quad-core version still looks slim and the overall appearance continues the simple style of the HUAWEI Router WS5200 series, but its CPU performance, Wi-Fi coverage and usability have been further improved.

The below picture is a close-up of the back interface of the HUAWEI Router WS5200 quad-core version. The left is the power port, the middle is four Gigabit Ethernet ports that support WAN / LAN blind plug, and the right is the reset hole. The output specification of the HUAWEI Router WS5200 quad-core power adapter is 12V / 1A, with the Huawei logo printed on it, and it has passed 3C certification.

The actual test process
Test phone: Redmi note 7
Test environment: 100M broadband, in the office
Test software: Wi-Fi speed measurement.

Because the uplink speed may be limited and part of network speeds are occupied, the measured uplink speed is 13.3Mbps and the downlink speed is 91.2Mbps. This data shows that the connection speed and download speed are still very fast.

We also did a Wi-Fi throughput tests with iperf. Connected to the 5G frequency band and measured the speed about 250Mbps. If we use a UTP network cable to connect to the computer for testing, it is estimated that it will be faster than 250Mbps. The test screenshot is as follows.

In fact, this HUAWEI Router WS5200 quad-core version not only has excellent network speed performance, but also has strong anti-interference ability. The following is a signal comparison chart of Huawei Lingxiao CPU + Lingxiao dual-band Wi-Fi chip and other routers. It can be seen that under the same frequency interference, the signal strength of the 2.4GHz and 5GHz Wi-Fi is very good because of the Lingxiao chip.

In addition, we found that the Wi-Fi of HUAWEI Router WS5200 quad-core version has only one Wi-Fi name. This is because the true dual-frequency technology of Huawei routers can automatically switch between dual-frequency. The router combines the two frequency bands of 2.4GHz and 5GHz into one, and automatically switch to a better Wi-Fi frequency band according to analyzes the signal condition of the terminal device in real time. This completely solves the problem that we do not know which band of Wi-Fi to choose.

Summary
1. In terms of configuration, Huawei Lingxiao CPU + Lingxiao dual-band Wi-Fi chip, 128M memory + 128M flash memory, 4 gigabit network ports + 4 antennas.
2. The network speed can meet the needs of 100M, 200M and even Gigabit broadband. At the same time, it supports Huawei / Honor mobile phone EMUI 9.0 and above mobile game exclusive acceleration.
3. Official price is 249CNY only, which is extremely cost-effective in the same price Gigabit router.