Banana Pi BPI-R3 Mini Router Board with Wi‑Fi 6
Open source mini router board with MediaTek MT7986A (Filogic 830), 2GB RAM, 8GB eMMC, and 2x 2.5GbE/5G capable. Dual-band Wi‑Fi 6 and expandability for NAS or smart home gateways. Customer insight notes mixed signals on features
Highlights
- dual-band wifi 6
- 2x 2.5gbE ports
- open source/OpenWRT compatible
Pros
- Wi‑Fi 6 dual-band support
- 2x 2.5GbE ethernet ports
- onboard 2GB RAM and 8GB eMMC
- open source OpenWRT compatibility
- flexible module support for 5G
Cons
- limited customer insight visibility
- requires multiple components for full NAS functionality
Best For
Features
- MediaTek MT7986A (Filogic 830) quad-core ARM Cortex-A53 up to 2GHz with 18,000 DMIPs, 2GB DDR4 RAM, 8GB eMMC
- 128MB SPI NAND flash onboard
- Supports 5G modules via MT7976C and Quectel RM500U-CN / RM520N-GL compatibility
- Dual-band Wi‑Fi 6 with 2x 2.5GbE Ethernet ports for high-speed networking
- Built-in Filogic 830 with Mediatek FastPath technology for hardware-accelerated Wi-Fi offload and low-latency multigigabit connectivity
