Need to decide between TP-Link Archer C6 & Tenda AC10

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I need to buy a dual band gigabit router under 3k and i have been researching for the same since past 2 days
All around the internet & even in this forum , Archer C6 seems to the one recommended most/defacto king . It seemed like a easy blind buy to me until one of my friend recommended Tenda AC10 as a better alternative , then i saw bunch of direct speedtest comparison between these 2 on YouTube & was quite shocked with the results . On paper both are having exactly same spec but actual tests told a very different story

1)Tenda AC10 vs Archer C6 v2

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Result - Archer C6 v2 is outperformed by Tenda AC10 by a very good margin . I didn't expected so much difference , archer seemed like a joke in front Tenda here

2) Tenda AC10 vs Archer C6 v2 vs Archer C6 v3 vs Few others

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Result - Here also Tenda AC10 outperformed both Archer C6 v2 & v3 by comfortable margins
( Archer C6 v3 has improved over v2 apparently still nowhere near Tenda AC10'S numbers )

Except just the one the speedtest comparison at first which was done like way too close to the router in which both routers perfomed equally good , Tenda AC10 performed way better be it 2.4ghz or 5 ghz band across all tests . There are bunch of other vidoes too on YouTube claiming Tenda AC10 having lot better coverage & speed than Archer C6 but lets leave them , the ones i gave are good enough tests to put forward my point . If the Tenda AC10 is so much better than Archer C6 , then why isn't it even half as much know or acclaimed like the Archer C6's are ? Why doesn't anyone talk about Tenda AC10 if they are really so good , something doesn't feel right to me . Possibly someone having used both these routers will be able to clear this up properly

What do all of you guys have to say about this ? Do all the tests in the video look reliable enough to base a purchase decision over it ? I am really stuck at this point . Its safe to say that way too many people use Archer C6 here it being so popular , don't you guys get speed drops like shown in the video ?

On another note , I am definitely open to suggestions for different options apart from these 2 within my budget
 
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They added WDS in the latest firmware update. You can read the changelogs here.
Rn i'm using it in AP mode but i can confirm its there.
Thanks! Can you post a screenshot of wds option page, will use it for future reference. By AP mode I assume you are using it as wired extender, right?
 
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By AP mode I assume you are using it as wired extender, right?
That's right. BTW here's the screenshot.
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Hello All,

I recently bought the TP-Link Archer C6 V3 link and configured it in router mode on the Airtel XStream Fiber connection (router mode). The connection works fine and I am getting the plan speed on wireless and/or ethernet. The issue I am facing is with the Wifi drain on the SMartphone. I had this similar issue on the Nokia ONT router that Airtel provides and after troubleshooting much had changed the Access point for Wifi to an old TP link on DD WRT. The battery drain disappeared then.

I bought this Archer C6 to have more functionality and coverage than the old TP Link, however i now have this battery drain again (4-5% in a day) as per the battery usage. Unfortunately the C6 V3 is not yet supported on DD, Open WRT or Tomato and hence I am unable to shift to a different firmware. Has anyone faced a similar issue and has a solution?

Thanks
 
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