What's a good router that supports both 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz at the same time?

Hardware MikroTik hardware general
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I need a router that supports both 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz at the same time.

I’ll create a wireless network using 2.4 GHz, and a separate, unrelated network using the 5 GHz.
I know some routers support both 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz, but not at the same time. How can I tell when a router does both, instead of just one, or the other? Is it called dual-band when it supports both at the same time? Or is being able to support either 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz, but not at the same time still called dual-band?

The RB4011iGS+5HacQ2HnD-IN for example says it supports both 2.4, and 5 GHz frequencies, and it says it is dual-band, but I’m not sure if that means it has 2 wireless interfaces - one for 2.4 and one for 5 GHz, or a single, wireless interface where you pick the frequency you want.

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All current dual-band Mikrotik routers from this section are dual-concurrent, meaning that they can work in 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz simultaneously:
https://mikrotik.com/products/group/wireless-for-home-and-office

And as an example of AP that can work either in 2.4Ghz or 5Ghz, but not at the same time:
https://mikrotik.com/product/RBMetalG-52SHPacn

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It sounds like what I’m looking for is the Dual-concurrent label.

Thanks

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Well, there are some examples (most likely the more newer ones) that don’t have this said explicitly, and yet they are still dual-concurrent.
To be sure, you can check the block diagram of the device, and for dual-concurrent you will clearly see two different wireless interfaces.
And for non-concurrent - only one.

And once again, if browsing this section, you are safe: all dual-band here are dual-concurrent.
https://mikrotik.com/products/group/wireless-for-home-and-office

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Block Diagrams! Perfect!
Exactly what I was looking for. After you mentioned it, a quick search shows that every mikrotik’s device page comes has a block diagram for it.
I had no idea.

Thanks!