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What is the difference between the App Router and the Pages Router?

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Next.js's two routing systems and why the App Router is the modern default.

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Same data fetch, both routers
// Pages Router — pages/posts.tsx
export async function getServerSideProps() {
  const posts = await getPosts();
  return { props: { posts } };
}
export default function Posts({ posts }) { /* ... */ }

// App Router — app/posts/page.tsx
export default async function Posts() {
  const posts = await getPosts();   // fetch inline in a Server Component
  return /* ... */;
}
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