Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

HP OfficeJet 3831 All-in-One Printer vs HP OfficeJet Pro 6975 Thermal inkjet A4

69specifications compared
45differ
24identical
48known for one product only

Key differences

Duplex printing mode
- OfficeJet 3831 All-in-One Printer:Manual
- OfficeJet Pro 6975 Thermal inkjet A4:Auto
Maximum resolution
- OfficeJet 3831 All-in-One Printer:1200 x 1200 DPI
- OfficeJet Pro 6975 Thermal inkjet A4:600 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- OfficeJet 3831 All-in-One Printer:8 ppm
- OfficeJet Pro 6975 Thermal inkjet A4:20 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- OfficeJet 3831 All-in-One Printer:6 ppm
- OfficeJet Pro 6975 Thermal inkjet A4:11 ppm
Maximum copy resolution
- OfficeJet 3831 All-in-One Printer:600 x 300 DPI
- OfficeJet Pro 6975 Thermal inkjet A4:600 x 600 DPI
Maximum scan area
- OfficeJet 3831 All-in-One Printer:216 x 279 mm
- OfficeJet Pro 6975 Thermal inkjet A4:216 x 356 mm
Image formats supported
- OfficeJet 3831 All-in-One Printer:BMP, GIF, JPG, PNG, TIF
- OfficeJet Pro 6975 Thermal inkjet A4:BMP, JPG, PNG, TIF
Document formats supported
- OfficeJet 3831 All-in-One Printer:PDF
- OfficeJet Pro 6975 Thermal inkjet A4:PDF, RTF, TXT

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Comparison of 3831, 6975
117 specifications	A HP OfficeJet 3831 All-in-One Printer Model 3831 View product	B HP OfficeJet Pro 6975 Thermal inkjet A4 Model 6975 View product
Printing4 differ
Print technology	Thermal inkjet	Thermal inkjet
Printing	Colour printing	Colour printing
Duplex printing	Yes	Yes
Duplex printing modeDiffers	Manual	Auto
Maximum resolutionDiffers	1200 x 1200 DPI	600 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	8 ppm	20 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	6 ppm	11 ppm
Print speed (black, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	30 ppm
Print speed (colour, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	26 ppm
Duplex print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) monoKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9 ipm
Duplex print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6 ipm
Time to first page (black, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15 s
Print margins (top, bottom, right, left)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.9 mm
Print resolution colourKnown for one	4800 x 1200 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copying1 differ
Copying	Colour copying	Colour copying
Maximum copy resolutionDiffers	600 x 300 DPI	600 x 600 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	13 cpm
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7 cpm
Copy speed (black, draft, A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	30 cpm
Copy speed (colour, draft, A4)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24 cpm
Maximum number of copiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	99 copies
Copier resizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	25 - 400%
Scanning3 differ
Scanning	Colour scanning	Colour scanning
Duplex scanningKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Optical scanning resolution	1200 x 1200 DPI	1200 x 1200 DPI
Maximum scan areaDiffers	216 x 279 mm	216 x 356 mm
Scanner type	Flatbed & ADF scanner	Flatbed & ADF scanner
Scan technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CIS
Scan to	PC	PC
Scan speed (black)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 ppm
Scan speed (colour)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.5 ppm
Duplex scan speed (colour)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 ppm
Duplex scan speed (black)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 ppm
Image formats supportedDiffers	BMP, GIF, JPG, PNG, TIF	BMP, JPG, PNG, TIF
Document formats supportedDiffers	PDF	PDF, RTF, TXT
Input colour depth	24 bit	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
Fax1 differ
Faxing	Colour faxing	Colour faxing
Fax resolution (black)	300 x 300 DPI	300 x 300 DPI
Fax transmission speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 sec/page
Modem speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	33.6 Kbit/s
Fax memoryDiffers	50 pages	100 pages
Speed diallingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Fax speed dialing (max numbers)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	99
Fax forwardingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Distinctive ringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Fax broadcastingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 locations
Fax delayed sendingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features5 differ
Maximum duty cycleDiffers	1000 pages per month	20000 pages per month
Digital senderDiffers	No	Yes
Number of print cartridgesDiffers	2	4
Printing coloursKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Page description languagesDiffers	PCL 3, URF	PCL 3
All-In-One-multitaskingDiffers	No	Yes
HP segmentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Small medium business
Input & output capacity2 differ
Total number of input traysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Total input capacityDiffers	60 sheets	225 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers	25 sheets	60 sheets
Paper input typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Paper tray
Auto document feeder (ADF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	35 sheets
Maximum number of input traysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Paper handling3 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Envelopes, Photo paper, Plain paper	Glossy paper, Matte paper, Photo paper, Plain paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Differs	A4, A6	A4, A5, A6
JIS B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	B5
Envelopes sizesDiffers	DL	C5, C6, DL
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	B5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfacesDiffers	USB, Wireless LAN	Ethernet, RJ-11, USB 2.0, Wireless LAN
Direct printing	Yes	Yes
USB port	Yes	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
RJ-11 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network2 differ
Wi-Fi	Yes	Yes
Ethernet LANDiffers	No	Yes
Wi-Fi standards	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Mobile printing technologiesDiffers	Apple AirPrint, HP ePrint	Apple AirPrint, HP ePrint, Mopria Print Service
Performance2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	512 MB	1024 MB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1024 MB
Card reader integrated	No	No
Built-in processor	Yes	Yes
Processor frequencyDiffers	180 MHz	500 MHz
Internal storage capacityKnown for one	0.128 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design3 differ
Product colour	Black	Black
Market positioningDiffers	Home & office	Business
Built-in display	Yes	Yes
Display diagonalDiffers	5.59 cm (2.2")	6.73 cm (2.65")
Touchscreen	Yes	Yes
Control type	Touch	Touch
Colour displayDiffers	No	Yes
DisplayKnown for one	LCD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power3 differ
Power consumption (average operating)Differs	10 W	27 W
Power consumption (sleep)Differs	1.17 W	1.21 W
Power consumption (off)Differs	0.1 W	0.29 W
AC input frequency	50 - 60 Hz	50 - 60 Hz
AC input voltage	100 - 240 V	100 - 240 V
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	2.83 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Brand-specific featuresidentical
HP ePrintKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
System requirements2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 St	Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks	Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Operational conditions4 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 90%	20 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	-40 - 60 °C	5 - 40 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	20 - 80%	20 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 40 °C	-40 - 60 °C
Sustainability1 differ
Sustainability certificatesDiffers	ENERGY STAR	EPEAT Bronze, ENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	450 mm	463.7 mm
DepthDiffers	364 mm	390 mm
HeightDiffers	224.4 mm	228.7 mm
WeightDiffers	5.61 kg	8.1 kg
Packaging data4 differ
Package widthDiffers	450 mm	508 mm
Package depthDiffers	572.9 mm	282 mm
Package heightDiffers	270.7 mm	464 mm
Package weightDiffers	7.19 kg	10 kg
Other featuresidentical
PictBridgeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source

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