Connect direct to wifi 5 Router or via wifi 6 Repeater

[Joe MC]

Hi Smart People,
Appologies if this has already been asked, but i did a quick search and nothing exact came up.
Feel free to point me in the right direction.

I have a TP-Link VR900 Modem Router which uses wifi 5.
Now i have connected a TP-Link RX605X repeater (using wifi) which uses wifi 6 and has most of the latest tech (2×2 MU-MIMO).
Different SSID's.

Let's just say i've got the repeater 2 metres away from the router with direct line of sight, so the signal is pretty good (not perfect i know).

Question: would it be better to connect all my wifi devices through the repeater because it has the latest tech (wifi 6 and MIMO)? Therefore the repeater is the only thing connected to the router.
Or should i continue to connect direct to the router and use the repeater to strengthen my wifi signal?

I know going through the repeater my latency will drop, but i'm only web browsing and streaming video.

I have a couple of wifi 6 devices (Samsung S10 phone), and i believe older wifi devices can still make use of the MIMO


Thanks for your advice.

Joe

 

[WJA96]

Give them the same SSID and password and the client devices will sort themselves out with regard to which they connect to. Just make sure they are on different channels to avoid interference.

 

[Orcvader]

As above, most devices will automatically roam to the stronger signal.

But to answer your question, it won't matter much as the router's wifi is still the bottleneck speed wise.