Product comparison · 2 fax machines

Brother FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver vs Philips Fax with telephone and copier LPF5125/PLB

15specifications compared
8differ
7identical
38known for one product only

Key differences

The Brother FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver has 9 sec/page more fax transmission speed than the Philips Fax with telephone and copier LPF5125/PLB (15 sec/page vs 6 sec/page). The Philips Fax with telephone and copier LPF5125/PLB has 20 sheets more auto document feeder (ADF) input capacity than the Brother FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver (30 sheets vs 10 sheets). The Philips Fax with telephone and copier LPF5125/PLB has 5.2 kg more weight than the Brother FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver (8 kg vs 2.8 kg). Print technology: Thermal on the Brother FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver, Laser on the Philips Fax with telephone and copier LPF5125/PLB. Product colour: Black, Silver on the Brother FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver, Grey, Silver on the Philips Fax with telephone and copier LPF5125/PLB.

Print technology
- FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver:Thermal
- Fax with telephone and copier LPF5125/PLB:Laser
Fax transmission speed
- FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver:15 sec/page
- Fax with telephone and copier LPF5125/PLB:6 sec/page
Product colour
- FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver:Black, Silver
- Fax with telephone and copier LPF5125/PLB:Grey, Silver
Maximum copy resolution
- FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver:203 x 392 DPI
- Fax with telephone and copier LPF5125/PLB:200 x 200 DPI
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacity
- FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver:10 sheets
- Fax with telephone and copier LPF5125/PLB:30 sheets
Weight
- FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver:2.8 kg
- Fax with telephone and copier LPF5125/PLB:8 kg
Power consumption (standby)
- FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver:5 W
- Fax with telephone and copier LPF5125/PLB:4 W
Package weight
- FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver:3.46 kg
- Fax with telephone and copier LPF5125/PLB:10 kg

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Comparison of FAX-236S, LPF5125/PLB
53 specifications	A Brother FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver Model FAX-236S View product	B Philips Fax with telephone and copier LPF5125/PLB Model LPF5125/PLB View product
Fax2 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Thermal	Laser
Modem speedKnown for one	9.6 Kbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax resolution modesKnown for one	Fine, Photo, Standard, Super fine	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax transmission speedDiffers	15 sec/page	6 sec/page
Fax coding methodsKnown for one	MH	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax compatibility	ITU-T G3	ITU-T G3
Fax delayed sending	Yes	Yes
Fax polling	Yes	Yes
Fax speed dialing (max numbers)Known for one	100	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto-redialingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Distinctive ringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
One-touch dialsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Tel/Fax switchKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Colour faxingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Fax resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	600 x 600 DPI
Error Correction Mode (ECM)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Group dialKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20
Features1 differ
Microphone muteKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colourDiffers	Black, Silver	Grey, Silver
CalendarKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Maximum duty cycleKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 pages per month
ResizingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Phone featuresidentical
Caller ID	Yes	Yes
Calling line identification presentation (CLIP)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
On-hook diallingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Phonebook capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	250 entries
Answering machineidentical
SpeakerphoneKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Answering machineKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Copying1 differ
Copy function	Yes	Yes
Maximum copy resolutionDiffers	203 x 392 DPI	200 x 200 DPI
Greyscale levels	64	64
Maximum number of copiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	99 copies
Paper handlingidentical
Maximum standard media size	A4	A4
Input & output capacity1 differ
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityDiffers	10 sheets	30 sheets
Standard input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	250 sheets
Displayidentical
DisplayKnown for one	LCD TFT	Unknown — not stated by the source
Display number of charactersKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Display number of linesKnown for one	16 lines	Unknown — not stated by the source
Handsetidentical
HandsetKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Handset typeKnown for one	Wired handset	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	299 x 240 x 137 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WidthKnown for one	350 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	337 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	201 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum roll lengthKnown for one	50 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightDiffers	2.8 kg	8 kg
Power1 differ
Power consumption (standby)Differs	5 W	4 W
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15 W
Power consumption (reception)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15 W
Power consumption (transmission)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15 W
Packaging data1 differ
Package weightDiffers	3.46 kg	10 kg
Other featuresidentical
Country of originKnown for one	Malaysia	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memoryidentical
Fax memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	200 pages

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