What is the difference between the WLAN and WIFI?

[iloz]

WLAN vs.WIFI

I have bought a Blu Studio Energy Android phone KitKat 4.4 OS.I was looking for WIFI setting and there is only WLAN.Is there a difference? Why would WLAN instead WIFI installed on this phone?

 

[Rukbat]

Re: WLAN vs.WIFI

WLAN is "wireless local area network", which is what WiFi is. Tomayto, tomahto, it's still the same red fruit, just a different way of saying it.

 

[iloz]

Re: WLAN vs.WIFI

Great,thanks.I did not realize that they were the same.