Product comparison · 2 fax machines

Brother FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver vs Philips PPF631E/ATB fax machine Inkjet 9.6 Kbit/s

15specifications compared
10differ
5identical
42known for one product only

Key differences

The Brother FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver has 50 more fax speed dialing (max numbers) than the Philips PPF631E/ATB fax machine Inkjet 9.6 Kbit/s (100 vs 50). The Brother FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver has 48 more greyscale levels than the Philips PPF631E/ATB fax machine Inkjet 9.6 Kbit/s (64 vs 16). The Philips PPF631E/ATB fax machine Inkjet 9.6 Kbit/s has 27 mm more width than the Brother FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver (377 mm vs 350 mm). Print technology: Thermal on the Brother FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver, Inkjet on the Philips PPF631E/ATB fax machine Inkjet 9.6 Kbit/s. Product colour: Black, Silver on the Brother FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver, Black on the Philips PPF631E/ATB fax machine Inkjet 9.6 Kbit/s.

Print technology
- FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver:Thermal
- PPF631E/ATB fax machine Inkjet 9.6 Kbit/s:Inkjet
Fax speed dialing (max numbers)
- FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver:100
- PPF631E/ATB fax machine Inkjet 9.6 Kbit/s:50
Product colour
- FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver:Black, Silver
- PPF631E/ATB fax machine Inkjet 9.6 Kbit/s:Black
Greyscale levels
- FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver:64
- PPF631E/ATB fax machine Inkjet 9.6 Kbit/s:16
Width
- FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver:350 mm
- PPF631E/ATB fax machine Inkjet 9.6 Kbit/s:377 mm
Depth
- FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver:337 mm
- PPF631E/ATB fax machine Inkjet 9.6 Kbit/s:247 mm
Height
- FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver:201 mm
- PPF631E/ATB fax machine Inkjet 9.6 Kbit/s:200 mm
Weight
- FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver:2.8 kg
- PPF631E/ATB fax machine Inkjet 9.6 Kbit/s:3 kg

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Comparison of FAX-236S, PPF631E/ATB
57 specifications	A Brother FAX-236S fax machine Thermal 9.6 Kbit/s A4 Black, Silver Model FAX-236S View product	B Philips PPF631E/ATB fax machine Inkjet 9.6 Kbit/s Model PPF631E/ATB View product
Fax2 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Thermal	Inkjet
Fax resolution modesKnown for one	Fine, Photo, Standard, Super fine	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax transmission speedKnown for one	15 sec/page	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax coding methodsKnown for one	MH	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax compatibilityKnown for one	ITU-T G3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax delayed sendingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax pollingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax speed dialing (max numbers)Differs	100	50
Auto-redialingKnown 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	8 x 7.7 DPI
Features1 differ
Microphone muteKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colourDiffers	Black, Silver	Black
ResizingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Timer modesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Send later
Phone featuresidentical
Calling line identification presentation (CLIP)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of melodiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10
On-hook diallingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Redial list capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10
Answering machineidentical
SpeakerphoneKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Answering machineKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Copying1 differ
Maximum copy resolutionKnown for one	203 x 392 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Greyscale levelsDiffers	64	16
Multi-copy functionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Maximum number of copiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15 copies
Input & output capacityidentical
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityKnown for one	10 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Standard input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 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 & dimensions4 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	299 x 240 x 137 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WidthDiffers	350 mm	377 mm
DepthDiffers	337 mm	247 mm
HeightDiffers	201 mm	200 mm
Maximum roll lengthKnown for one	50 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightDiffers	2.8 kg	3 kg
Weight (without accessories)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 kg
Power1 differ
Power consumption (standby)Differs	5 W	1.4 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 (telephone conversation)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 W
Power consumption (transmission)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15 W
Packaging data1 differ
Package weightDiffers	3.46 kg	2.3 kg
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	313 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	197 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	129 mm
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	15 pages

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