There are obvious differences between IPQ5018 and IPQ6010 in terms of processor performance, system memory, storage capacity, radio frequency modules, supported hardware and open source projects. Here are their main differences:

IPQ6010 (take DR6018 as an example): Processor: Quad-core ARM 64-bit A53 @1.8GHz processor.

System Memory: 1GB DDRL3L system memory.

Storage: 32MB NOR flash, 256MB NAND flash.

DFS support: Supports dynamic frequency selection.

2.4GHz RF: 2x2 onboard 2.4GHz RF with physical data rates up to 573Mbps.

5GHz RF: 2x2 onboard 5GHz RF with physical data rates up to 1201Mbps.

Supported hardware: Quectel RM500Q-GL and QCN9074 WiFi 6E card.

Open source support: Supports Openwifi and QSDK.

IPQ5018(take DR5018 as an example)： Processor: Dual-core ARM 64-bit A53 @1.0GHz processor.

System Memory: 512MB DDRL3L system memory.

Storage: 4MB NOR flash, 128MB NAND flash.

2.4GHz RF: 2x2 onboard 2.4GHz RF with physical data rates up to 573Mbps.

Supported hardware: M.2 card slot supports QUECTEL RM 500Q-GL and QCN9074 WIFI 6E cards.

Open source support: Openwifi is supported.

Summarize: IPQ6010 is superior to IPQ5018 in terms of processor performance, system memory, and storage capacity. IPQ6010 supports higher speed 2.4GHz and 5GHz radio frequencies. IPQ6010 supports more hardware options, including Quectel RM500Q-GL and QCN9074 WiFi 6E cards. Both IPQ6010 and IPQ5018 support Openwifi, QSDK. Depending on the specific application needs and performance requirements, choosing the right chip is key. Wallys' products DR5018 and DR6018 are innovative industrial-grade routers based on Qualcomm chips IPQ5018 and IPQ6010. Now their products also support Openwrt on open source projects.