The biggest difference between 2.4GHz and 5GHz Wi-Fi is the data bandwidth --- 5GHz offers connection speeds up to about one gigabit, whereas 2.4GHz connections top out about 300 megabits. 2.4GHz Wi-Fi also works better through walls and over long distances than 5GHz. More @Wikipedia
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