Dual-WAN and multi-WAN flexibility is excellent, with wired, repeater and tethered sources available for redundancy or load balancing. This is especially valuable for remote workers.
Pros: Wi-Fi speed, close-range speed
Cons: mesh performance, seamless handoff
The cradle can combine fixed broadband and cellular as primary and backup internet paths, making the M7 more useful at a desk.
Pros: Wi-Fi standard support, web interface setup
Cons: 160 MHz support, long-range speed
The router cannot use its internet inputs in parallel, and one review specifically notes that this also prevents using both as a conventional fallback pair.
Pros: long-range speed, whole-home coverage
Cons: XGS-PON support, Matter support