Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Canon imageCLASS Mf216n Laser A4 vs HP ENVY 7640 Thermal inkjet A4

53specifications compared
34differ
19identical
62known for one product only

Key differences

Print technology
- imageCLASS Mf216n Laser A4:Laser
- ENVY 7640 Thermal inkjet A4:Thermal inkjet
Printing
- imageCLASS Mf216n Laser A4:Mono printing
- ENVY 7640 Thermal inkjet A4:Colour printing
Duplex printing
- imageCLASS Mf216n Laser A4:No
- ENVY 7640 Thermal inkjet A4:Yes
Maximum resolution
- imageCLASS Mf216n Laser A4:1200 x 1200 DPI
- ENVY 7640 Thermal inkjet A4:4800 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- imageCLASS Mf216n Laser A4:23 ppm
- ENVY 7640 Thermal inkjet A4:14 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)
- imageCLASS Mf216n Laser A4:6 s
- ENVY 7640 Thermal inkjet A4:18 s
Copying
- imageCLASS Mf216n Laser A4:Mono copying
- ENVY 7640 Thermal inkjet A4:Colour copying
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)
- imageCLASS Mf216n Laser A4:23 cpm
- ENVY 7640 Thermal inkjet A4:11 cpm

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Comparison of Mf216n, 7640
115 specifications	A Canon imageCLASS Mf216n Laser A4 Model Mf216n View product	B HP ENVY 7640 Thermal inkjet A4 Model 7640 View product
Printing6 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Laser	Thermal inkjet
PrintingDiffers	Mono printing	Colour printing
Duplex printingDiffers	No	Yes
Maximum resolutionDiffers	1200 x 1200 DPI	4800 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	23 ppm	14 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs	6 s	18 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	22 s
Print resolution blackKnown for one	600 x 600 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print margins (top, bottom, right, left)Known for one	5 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copying3 differ
CopyingDiffers	Mono copying	Colour copying
Maximum copy resolution	600 x 600 DPI	600 x 600 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Differs	23 cpm	11 cpm
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 cpm
Maximum number of copiesDiffers	99 copies	50 copies
Copier resize	25 - 400%	25 - 400%
Duplex copyingKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first copy (black, normal)Known for one	9 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
N-in-1 copy function (N=)Known for one	2, 4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scanning2 differ
Scanning	Colour scanning	Colour scanning
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers	600 x 600 DPI	1200 x 1200 DPI
Maximum scan areaKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	216 x 297 mm
Scanner typeDiffers	ADF scanner	Flatbed scanner
Scan technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CIS
Image formats supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	BMP, GIF, JPG, PNG, TIF
Document formats supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PDF
Input colour depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24 bit
Greyscale levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256
TWAIN versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.9
Duplex scanningKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum scan resolutionKnown for one	9600 x 9600 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Output colour depthKnown for one	24 bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan driversKnown for one	TWAIN, WIA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax5 differ
FaxingDiffers	Mono faxing	Colour faxing
Fax resolution (black)Differs	200 x 100 DPI	300 x 311 DPI
Fax transmission speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 sec/page
Modem speed	33.6 Kbit/s	33.6 Kbit/s
Fax memoryDiffers	256 pages	100 pages
Auto-redialing	Yes	Yes
Fax speed dialing (max numbers)Differs	104	120
Fax forwarding	Yes	Yes
Auto reductionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Fax broadcastingDiffers	114 locations	20 locations
Duplex faxingKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Error Correction Mode (ECM)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax dual accessKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Maximum duty cycleDiffers	8000 pages per month	1000 pages per month
Recommended duty cycleKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 - 400 pages per month
Digital senderKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Printing coloursKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Page description languagesDiffers	UFRII-LT	PCL 3
All-In-One-multitaskingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Input & output capacity3 differ
Total number of input traysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Total input capacityDiffers	250 sheets	125 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers	100 sheets	25 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF)	Yes	Yes
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityDiffers	35 sheets	25 sheets
Maximum number of input traysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Paper handling3 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Envelopes, Heavy paper, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper, Transparencies	Card stock, Envelopes, Iron-On Transfers, Labels, Photo paper, Plain paper, Transparencies
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4, A5	A4, A5, A6
Envelopes sizesDiffers	C5, DL, Monarch	B5, C6, DL
Maximum print sizeKnown for one	216 x 356 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	B5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper tray media weightKnown for one	60 - 163 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for one	60 - 163 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	Ethernet, USB 2.0	Ethernet, NFC, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN
Direct printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB port	Yes	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Wi-FiDiffers	No	Yes
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Cabling technology	10/100Base-T(X)	10/100Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data rates	10,100 Mbit/s	10,100 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Near Field Communication (NFC)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	TCP/IP
Mobile printing technologiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HP ePrint
Performance2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	256 MB	128 MB
Card reader integratedDiffers	No	Yes
Compatible memory cardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SD
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	525 MHz
Designidentical
Product colour	Black	Black
Market positioning	Home & office	Home & office
Built-in display	Yes	Yes
Display diagonalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8.89 cm (3.5")
Touchscreen	Yes	Yes
Control type	Touch	Touch
DisplayKnown for one	LCD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Display number of linesKnown for one	6 lines	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power consumption (ready)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.04 W
Power consumption (sleep)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.55 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.25 W
AC input frequency	50 - 60 Hz	50 - 60 Hz
AC input voltageDiffers	220 - 240 V	100 - 240 V
Power consumption (average operating)Known for one	500 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	5.4 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks	Yes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	390 mm	454 mm
DepthDiffers	441 mm	410 mm
HeightDiffers	360 mm	193 mm
WeightDiffers	11.5 kg	7.67 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	497 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	247 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	491 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9.16 kg
Other featuresidentical
PictBridgeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Operational conditionsidentical
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	20 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	10 - 30 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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