GL.iNet GL-AR300M (Shadow) Mini VPN Travel Router, Wi-Fi Converter, OpenWrt Pre-Installed, Repeater Bridge Extender, 300Mbps High Performance, 128MB Nand Flash, 128MB RAM, OpenVPN, Programmable IoT Gateway
This is the upgraded model with the extra ram (128MB) and faster CPU than the mango version.
Plus this is black - much slicker looking!
[MINI TRAVEL WIRELESS ROUTER] Convert a public network(wired/wireless) to a private Wi-Fi for secure surfing networking. Tethering, 3G/4G USB Modem Compatible. Powered by any laptop USB, power banks or 5V DC adapters (sold separately). 39g (1.41 Oz) only and pocket friendly.
[OPEN SOURCE & PROGRAMMABLE] OpenWrt pre-installed, USB disk extendable.
[VPN CLIENT & SERVER] OpenVPN and WireGuard pre-installed, compatible with 30+ VPN service providers.
[LARGER STORAGE & EXTENSIBILITY] 128MB RAM, 16MB NOR Flash + 128M NAND Dual flash, dual Ethernet ports, UART and GPIOs available for hardware DIY.
[PACKAGE CONTENTS] GL-AR300M (Shadow) mini router (1-year Warranty), USB cable, User Manual.
AR300M(Shadow) vs MT300N-V2(Mango)
AR300M is based on an Atheros SOC while the MT300N-V2 is based on Mediatek SOC. This makes the AR slightly more flexible if you are wanting to muck around with say compiling your own firmwares and adding functionality. More "DIYer/industrial" focus.
AR also includes both NOR and NAND memory so theoretically you can have two different firmwares and/or a fall back firmware. Because of this on the AR300 you can run the current testing AdGuardhome firmware (in NAND) which you can't on the Mango.
It also has slightly faster VPN performance than the Mango.
MT300NV2
45/11 (Wireguard/OpenVPN based on Gl.iNet data)AR300M
50/15 (Wireguard/OpenVPN based on GL. INET data)
Physically exactly the same size and power requirements (5V/1A)
Great device. Use it as a cheap repeater in a single room without wifi. Also awesome when travelling in hotels/hotspots to give access to your devices and Chromecast.