More and more Huawei 4G mobile WiFi routers are available in the market as time goes, they may have the similar names which make them very hard to identify, no mention that what the difference between the 4G LTE WiFi routers.
Huawei E5787 and Huawei E5878 are the typical mobile WiFi hotspot router with the similar name.
If you are unfamiliar with Huawei wireless router 4G, you may not know what’s the difference between the Huawei E5878 and E5787 and it’s of course very hard to buy one from the two Huawei mobile WiFi.
It looks very similar to an iPhone with very cool design.
As an LTE pocket WiFi hotspot, it has only a small LED screen, not touchable, to show the internet connection status.
Then let’s have a review of the Huawei E5787 specs and Huawei E5878 specs:ModelHuawei E5878s-32Huawei E5787Product typeLTE Mobile HotspotLTE Mobile HotspotCategoryLTE Cat.4LTE Cat.6Chipset HiSilicon LTE Cat4 Chipset HiSilicon LTE Cat6 Chipset (Cortex A9 Processor)Data ratesDL 150Mbps/UL 50MbpsDL 300Mbps/UL 50MbpsSupported 4G LTE frequency bands* Huawei E5878s-32: Band 1/3/5/7/8/20* Huawei E5787s-33a: Band 1/3/5/7/8/20* Huawei E5787Ph-67a: Band 1/3/5/7/8/28WLAN802.11 b/g/n, single-band 2.4GHz802.11a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band 2.4GHz & 5GHzMax support users10 users10 usersMIMO2 X 2 MIMO2 X 2 MIMOConnector for external antennaNo connectorTwo, TS-9 jacksBuy AntennaN/AHuawei E5787 external AntennaApp managementHuawei Hilink APPHuawei Hilink APPSIM typeStandard SIMMicro SIMBattery1900mAhRemovable, 3000mAhDimensions109.5 x 58 x 7.5 mm109.00 x 58.00 x 7.50mmEthernet PortNoNoDatasheet downloadHuawei E5878 DatasheetHuawei E5787 DatasheetUser ManualHuawei E5878 ManualHuawei E5787 ManualOther features 2 band CAFirmware downloadHuawei E5878 FirmwareHuawei E5787 FirmwareDriversHuawei E5878 driversHuawei E5787 driversReviewsHuawei E5878 ReviewHuawei E5787 ReviewPrice159.00USD269.00USD     SummaryFrom the specs table, we can see that Huawei E5787 4G+ mobile WiFi is more advanced supporting LTE Cat.6 which could achieve download speed up to 300Mbps and upload speed to 50Mpbs.