AC Router also known as 5ghz routers are the dual band routers with both 5ghz and 2.4ghz radio inbuilt. For speed of more than 100mbps speed on dual band 5ghz router it must be equipped with gigabit wan port with 1gbps Lan port speed. Without gigabit wan port even on 5ghz dual band router one can get max speed of 90-95mbps only even if the actual internet plan speed is more than 100mbps.
So better get a 5ghz dual band router which atleast has a gigabit Wan port.
Best Dual Band wifi Routers with 5ghz Long Range Suited for Indian House and Brick Home.
Lets continue to our list of best 5ghz dual band routers with long range suitable for Indian houses.
| TP-Link Archer C6 Gigabit Router 4 Gigabit LAN ports 1Gigabit WAN port AC1200 – 300mbps(2.4ghz) 867(5ghz) Mu-MIMO 2X2 / Dual core processor Can be extended via onemesh range extender |  |
| MERCUSYS MR50G AC1900 Gigabit Router Dual Band 1900Mbps Wi-Fi Speed AC1900 – 600mbps(2.4ghz) 1300(5ghz) Mu-MIMO 3X3 with beamforming 3gigabits Lan port + 1 Wan gigabit port 6× high-gain antennas with 5dbi power |  |
| Tenda AC10 1200mbps Dualband gigabit Router 3 Gigabit LAN ports 1Gigabit WAN port AC1200 – 300mbps(2.4ghz) 867(5ghz) Mu-MIMO 2X2 |  |
| TP-LINK Archer C64 Dual Band Router AC1200 Wifi Speeds 4gigabit lan ports 1gigabit wan port Mu-Mimo 2X 2 Parental Control App Control |  |
| D-link R15 AX1500 Wifi-6 Router Only AX Router in current budget Wi-Fi 6 AX 1500 Mbps 3 Gigabit LAN ports 1Gigabit WAN port OFDMA/ BSS support Control via app/web |  |
| Mercusys AC12G AC1200 Gigabit Router 3 Gigabit LAN ports 1Gigabit WAN port AC1200 – 300mbps(2.4ghz) 867(5ghz) Mu-MIMO 2X2 |  |
| Mercusys AC12G AC1200 Gigabit Router 3 Gigabit LAN ports 1Gigabit WAN port AC1200 – 300mbps(2.4ghz) 867(5ghz) Mu-MIMO 2X2 |  |
| Netgear R6220 USB 2.0 Port Gigabit Router 4 Gigabit LAN ports 1Gigabit WAN port AC1200 – 300mbps(2.4ghz) 867(5ghz) 1 USB 2.0 Port for file/printer sharing DLNA server support |  |
- Mercusys MR50G AC1900 Long Range 5ghz Router. more details
- Tp-Link Archer C6 AC1300. more details
- Tenda AC10 MIMO AC1200 router with Long range. more details
- Mi 4A Gigabit AC1200 5ghz router. more details
- HUAWEI AX3 AX3000 wifi-6 gigabit router. more details
- Asus RT-AC59U AC1500 5ghz gigabit router. more details
For big brick houses greater than 3000sqft check out best mesh routers. For 2000-3000sq ft if router can be placed at centralized place only then all the end of house can get healthy wifi range with single router. If router is placed in one end of house or its a long rectangular row house …. better switch to dual or triple mesh router.
Mercusys MR50G Router is a dual band router with very high coverage. It has 6 high gain beam antennas for best coverage in both 2.4ghz and 5ghz. Its 3X3 Mu-MIMO with beamforming for best coverage in every part of the house. Mercusys Router signals can easily cross 3-4 brick walls even on 5ghz band. Mercusys is a sub brand of Tp-Link so all Mercusys router are serviced by Tp-Link itself and this router has 3 year warranty. Mercusys MR50G long range router has 2 LAN port and 1 WAN port. All the port are gigabit on this long range router. So speed of upto 1gbps can easily be supported. In real life scenarios one can easily achieve 700-800mbps speed with Mercusys router if the client is also of AC1900 or more.
TP-Link Archer C6 Router is the most selling gigabit router in India. It is due to this achievement that Tp-Link has brought the version 3 of this router in 2021. Version 3 of this router has updated dual coore processor instead of single of version 1. Ram and Rom too are updated though not much. Tp-link Archer C6 is the most stable router currently under 3000 range. It is open wrt compatible for extra feature needed by geeks.
Tenda AC10 Gigabit Router is a best under ₹3000 product from Tenda Technology. Again with AC1200 wifi speeds and 3 LAN gigabit port & 1 WAN gigabit port. Tenda AC10 offers extensive wifi range on both 5ghz and 2.4ghz range of routers. One can easily use this router for 100-400mbps plans. This router is quite robust for 10-20 connected devices. Tenda keeps on pushing newer firmware updates on this router till date. One can configure this AC10 router via Tenda app to easy configuration and one click install.
Mi 4A Gigabit Gigabit 5ghz Router is a dual core 4 thread processor router. Mi 4A router has 3 gigabit LAN ports and 1 gigabit Wan port. Wifi speed of 867mbps on 5ghz and 300mbps on 2.4ghz is supported. It has one of the slimmest design out of routers in the list. One can schedule it to off & on at certain times to avoid continuous wifi radiation. Can be easily configured by MI wifi app. Addon features like parental control, wifi optimisation and protection is available with this router.
HUAWEI AX3 AX3000 Router is a Wifi-6 router with top speed of 3000mbps or 3gigabits. Though maximum real life speed attainable is 1gbps only as it has 4 gigabit ports only. However the 3000mbps help in achieving max speed even on wifi. Also this router has mesh capabilities too so if you buy two of these AX3 routers then this router’s 3000mbps speed helps in achieving full speed even on second mesh node too on a wireless backhaul. This router supports fast roaming on mesh. Parental control and protection can also be activated via Huawei app on ios/play store.
Asus RT-AC59U AC1500 5ghz Router is a version 2 product from Asus Technologies. It has one of the best parental control via Asus app on ios/play store. s router supports 867mbps on 5ghz band and 600mbps on 2.4ghz band with 5 gigabit ports. It supports Ai-mesh technology of Asus so again can be used for a mesh router formation too. Best part is it has usb 2.0 port for all the media, nas, printer functions you want to work on.
Soon many better wifi routers like advanced best wifi 6 routers gonna launch in India. So stay tuned.