Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

HP DeskJet 3638 All-in-One Printer vs HP ENVY 5548 All-in-One Printer

54specifications compared
22differ
32identical
40known for one product only

Key differences

Duplex printing
- DeskJet 3638 All-in-One Printer:No
- ENVY 5548 All-in-One Printer:Yes
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- DeskJet 3638 All-in-One Printer:8.5 ppm
- ENVY 5548 All-in-One Printer:12 ppm
Print speed (colour, draft quality, A4/US Letter)
- DeskJet 3638 All-in-One Printer:16 ppm
- ENVY 5548 All-in-One Printer:8 ppm
Maximum copy resolution
- DeskJet 3638 All-in-One Printer:600 x 300 DPI
- ENVY 5548 All-in-One Printer:600 x 600 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)
- DeskJet 3638 All-in-One Printer:5 cpm
- ENVY 5548 All-in-One Printer:21 cpm
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)
- DeskJet 3638 All-in-One Printer:3.5 cpm
- ENVY 5548 All-in-One Printer:19 cpm
Maximum number of copies
- DeskJet 3638 All-in-One Printer:9 copies
- ENVY 5548 All-in-One Printer:50 copies
Image formats supported
- DeskJet 3638 All-in-One Printer:BMP, JPEG, PNG, TIFF
- ENVY 5548 All-in-One Printer:BMP, JPG, GIF, TIF, PNG

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Comparison of 3638, ENVY 5548 All-in-One Printer
94 specifications	A HP DeskJet 3638 All-in-One Printer Model 3638 View product	B HP ENVY 5548 All-in-One Printer View product
Printing3 differ
Print technology	Thermal inkjet	Thermal inkjet
Printing	Colour printing	Colour printing
Duplex printingDiffers	No	Yes
Duplex printing modeKnown for one	Manual	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolution	4800 x 1200 DPI	4800 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	8.5 ppm	12 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	6 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (black, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	20 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (colour, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	16 ppm	8 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one	14 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one	17 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print margins (top, bottom, right, left)Known for one	3 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copying4 differ
Copying	Colour copying	Colour copying
Duplex copyingKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum copy resolutionDiffers	600 x 300 DPI	600 x 600 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Differs	5 cpm	21 cpm
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Differs	3.5 cpm	19 cpm
Maximum number of copiesDiffers	9 copies	50 copies
Copier resizeKnown for one	25 - 200%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scanning1 differ
Scanning	Colour scanning	Colour scanning
Duplex scanningKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical scanning resolution	1200 x 1200 DPI	1200 x 1200 DPI
Maximum scan area	216 x 297 mm	216 x 297 mm
Scanner type	Flatbed scanner	Flatbed scanner
Scan technologyKnown for one	CIS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Image formats supportedDiffers	BMP, JPEG, PNG, TIFF	BMP, JPG, GIF, TIF, PNG
Document formats supported	PDF	PDF
Input colour depthKnown for one	24 bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Greyscale levelsKnown for one	256	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan toKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	E-mail, File
Faxidentical
Faxing	No	No
Duplex faxingKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Maximum duty cycle	1000 pages per month	1000 pages per month
Recommended duty cycleKnown for one	100 - 250 pages per month	Unknown — not stated by the source
Digital sender	No	No
Number of print cartridges	2	2
Printing coloursDiffers	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow	Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Page description languagesKnown for one	PCL 3	Unknown — not stated by the source
All-In-One-multitasking	Yes	Yes
Input & output capacity1 differ
Total number of input traysKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Total input capacityDiffers	60 sheets	125 sheets
Total output capacity	25 sheets	25 sheets
Paper input type	Paper tray	Paper tray
Maximum number of input traysKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum output capacityKnown for one	25 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handling1 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Card stock, Envelopes, Labels, Photo paper, Plain paper	Card stock, Envelopes, Labels, Photo paper, Plain paper, Transparencies
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)	A4, A5, A6	A4, A5, A6
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Executive, Legal, Letter, Statement	Unknown — not stated by the source
JIS B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	B5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Envelopes sizesKnown for one	6 3/4, 10, C5, C6, DL, Monarch	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	USB 2.0, Wireless LAN	USB 2.0
Direct printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB port	Yes	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
Networkidentical
Wi-Fi	Yes	Yes
Ethernet LAN	No	No
Wi-Fi standards	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Mobile printing technologies	Apple AirPrint, HP ePrint, Mopria Print Service	Apple AirPrint, HP ePrint, Mopria Print Service
BluetoothKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Performance1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	64 MB	128 MB
Card reader integrated	No	No
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	525 MHz
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Blue, White	Black
Market positioning	Home & office	Home & office
Built-in display	Yes	Yes
Display	LCD	LCD
Display diagonalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.59 cm (2.2")
TouchscreenKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Control typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Touch
Power3 differ
Power consumption (average operating)Differs	10 W	13.95 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	2.1 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (sleep)Differs	0.88 W	0.93 W
Power consumption (off)Differs	0.07 W	0.2 W
AC input frequency	50 - 60 Hz	50 - 60 Hz
AC input voltage	100 - 240 V	100 - 240 V
Power consumption (printing)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	13.95 W
Power consumption (ready)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.6 W
System requirements2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Vista	Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks	Mac 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 one	20 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 40 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 60 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificates	ENERGY STAR	ENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions3 differ
Width	454 mm	454 mm
DepthDiffers	310 mm	410 mm
HeightDiffers	157.5 mm	156 mm
WeightDiffers	4.2 kg	6.82 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	205 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	491 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8.21 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC

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