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HP DeskJet 3632 Thermal inkjet A4 vs HP ENVY 4522 Inkjet A4

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  • 69specifications compared
  • 30differ
  • 39identical
  • 25known for one product only

Key differences

  • Print technology
    • DeskJet 3632 Thermal inkjet A4:Thermal inkjet
    • ENVY 4522 Inkjet A4:Inkjet
  • Duplex printing
    • DeskJet 3632 Thermal inkjet A4:No
    • ENVY 4522 Inkjet A4:Yes
  • Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • DeskJet 3632 Thermal inkjet A4:8.5 ppm
    • ENVY 4522 Inkjet A4:9.5 ppm
  • Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • DeskJet 3632 Thermal inkjet A4:6 ppm
    • ENVY 4522 Inkjet A4:6.8 ppm
  • Time to first page (black, normal)
    • DeskJet 3632 Thermal inkjet A4:14 s
    • ENVY 4522 Inkjet A4:18 s
  • Time to first page (colour, normal)
    • DeskJet 3632 Thermal inkjet A4:17 s
    • ENVY 4522 Inkjet A4:20 s
  • Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)
    • DeskJet 3632 Thermal inkjet A4:5 cpm
    • ENVY 4522 Inkjet A4:7.5 cpm
  • Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)
    • DeskJet 3632 Thermal inkjet A4:3.5 cpm
    • ENVY 4522 Inkjet A4:4 cpm

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94 specifications
Printing6 differ
Print technologyDiffersThermal inkjetInkjet
PrintingColour printingColour printing
Duplex printingDiffersNoYes
Duplex printing modeKnown for oneManualUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolution4800 x 1200 DPI4800 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs8.5 ppm9.5 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs6 ppm6.8 ppm
Print speed (black, draft quality, A4/US Letter)20 ppm20 ppm
Print speed (colour, draft quality, A4/US Letter)16 ppm16 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs14 s18 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Differs17 s20 s
Print margins (top, bottom, right, left)3 mm3 mm
Copying4 differ
CopyingColour copyingColour copying
Duplex copyingKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum copy resolution600 x 300 DPI600 x 300 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Differs5 cpm7.5 cpm
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Differs3.5 cpm4 cpm
Maximum number of copiesDiffers9 copies50 copies
Copier resizeDiffers25 - 200%25 - 400%
Scanning4 differ
ScanningColour scanningColour scanning
Duplex scanningKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers1200 x 1200 DPI1200 x 2400 DPI
Maximum scan area216 x 297 mm216 x 297 mm
Scanner typeFlatbed scannerFlatbed scanner
Scan technologyCISCIS
Image formats supportedDiffersBMP, GIF, JPG, PNG, TIFBMP, JPG, PNG, TIF
Document formats supportedDiffersPDFRTF
Input colour depth24 bit24 bit
Greyscale levels256256
TWAIN versionDiffers1.92.1
Scan speed (black)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8 ppm
Scan speed (colour)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4 ppm
Faxidentical
FaxingNoNo
Duplex faxingKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Features3 differ
Maximum duty cycle1000 pages per month1000 pages per month
Recommended duty cycleDiffers100 - 250 pages per month100 - 400 pages per month
Digital senderDiffersNoYes
Number of print cartridges22
Printing coloursBlack, Cyan, Magenta, YellowBlack, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Page description languagesDiffersPCL 3, URFPCL 3
All-In-One-multitaskingNoNo
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total number of input trays11
Total input capacityDiffers60 sheets100 sheets
Total output capacity25 sheets25 sheets
Paper input typePaper trayPaper tray
Maximum number of input trays11
Maximum input capacityDiffers60 sheets100 sheets
Maximum output capacity25 sheets25 sheets
Paper handling1 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeA4A4
Paper tray media typesDiffersEnvelopes, Photo paper, Plain paperPhoto paper, Plain paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)A4, A5, A6A4, A5, A6
Envelopes sizesKnown for oneDLUnknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesUSB 2.0, Wireless LANUSB 2.0, Wireless LAN
Direct printingDiffersYesNo
USB portYesYes
USB 2.0 ports quantity11
Network1 differ
Wi-FiYesYes
Ethernet LANNoNo
Wi-Fi standards802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Mobile printing technologiesDiffersApple AirPrint, HP ePrintApple AirPrint, HP ePrint, Mopria Print Service
Performanceidentical
Card reader integratedNoNo
Internal memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source64 MB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source64 MB
Processor frequencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source360 MHz
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffersWhiteBlack
Market positioningHome & officeHome & office
Built-in displayYesYes
DisplayLCDLCD
Colour displayKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Display diagonalKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5.59 cm (2.2")
Power3 differ
Power consumption (average operating)Differs10 W15 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one2.1 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (sleep)Differs0.88 W0.55 W
Power consumption (off)Differs0.07 W0.13 W
AC input frequency50 - 60 Hz50 - 60 Hz
AC input voltage100 - 240 V100 - 240 V
Power consumption (printing)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source15 W
Power consumption (ready)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3.05 W
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedMac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 MavericksMac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one20 - 80%Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one5 - 40 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 90%Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-40 - 60 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesENERGY STARENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers438 mm445 mm
DepthDiffers310 mm367 mm
HeightDiffers158 mm128 mm
WeightDiffers4.17 kg5.41 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one475 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one192 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one354 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one5.09 kgUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
PictBridgeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo

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