Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

HP ENVY 4520 Thermal inkjet A4 vs HP ENVY 4522 Inkjet A4

75specifications compared
6differ
69identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

Print technology
- ENVY 4520 Thermal inkjet A4:Thermal inkjet
- ENVY 4522 Inkjet A4:Inkjet
Optical scanning resolution
- ENVY 4520 Thermal inkjet A4:1200 x 1200 DPI
- ENVY 4522 Inkjet A4:1200 x 2400 DPI
Document formats supported
- ENVY 4520 Thermal inkjet A4:PDF
- ENVY 4522 Inkjet A4:RTF
Direct printing
- ENVY 4520 Thermal inkjet A4:Yes
- ENVY 4522 Inkjet A4:No

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Comparison of 4520, 4522
89 specifications	A HP ENVY 4520 Thermal inkjet A4 Model 4520 View product	B HP ENVY 4522 Inkjet A4 Model 4522 View product
Printing1 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Thermal inkjet	Inkjet
Printing	Colour printing	Colour printing
Duplex printing	Yes	Yes
Duplex printing modeKnown for one	Auto	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolution	4800 x 1200 DPI	4800 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)	9.5 ppm	9.5 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)	6.8 ppm	6.8 ppm
Print speed (black, draft quality, A4/US Letter)	20 ppm	20 ppm
Print speed (colour, draft quality, A4/US Letter)	16 ppm	16 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)	18 s	18 s
Time to first page (colour, normal)	20 s	20 s
Print margins (top, bottom, right, left)	3 mm	3 mm
Copyingidentical
Copying	Colour copying	Colour copying
Maximum copy resolution	600 x 300 DPI	600 x 300 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)	7.5 cpm	7.5 cpm
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)	4 cpm	4 cpm
Maximum number of copies	50 copies	50 copies
Copier resize	25 - 400%	25 - 400%
Scanning2 differ
Scanning	Colour scanning	Colour scanning
Optical scanning resolutionDiffers	1200 x 1200 DPI	1200 x 2400 DPI
Maximum scan area	216 x 297 mm	216 x 297 mm
Scanner type	Flatbed scanner	Flatbed scanner
Scan technology	CIS	CIS
Scan toKnown for one	E-mail, File	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scan speed (black)	8 ppm	8 ppm
Scan speed (colour)	4 ppm	4 ppm
Image formats supported	BMP, JPG, PNG, TIF	BMP, JPG, PNG, TIF
Document formats supportedDiffers	PDF	RTF
Input colour depth	24 bit	24 bit
Greyscale levels	256	256
TWAIN version	2.1	2.1
Faxidentical
Faxing	No	No
Featuresidentical
Maximum duty cycle	1000 pages per month	1000 pages per month
Recommended duty cycle	100 - 400 pages per month	100 - 400 pages per month
Digital sender	Yes	Yes
Number of print cartridges	2	2
Printing colours	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Page description languages	PCL 3	PCL 3
All-In-One-multitasking	No	No
Input & output capacityidentical
Total number of input trays	1	1
Total input capacity	100 sheets	100 sheets
Total output capacity	25 sheets	25 sheets
Paper input type	Paper tray	Paper tray
Maximum number of input trays	1	1
Maximum input capacity	100 sheets	100 sheets
Maximum output capacity	25 sheets	25 sheets
Paper handlingidentical
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Paper tray media types	Photo paper, Plain paper	Photo paper, Plain paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)	A4, A5, A6	A4, A5, A6
Envelopes sizesKnown for one	B5, C6, DL	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Standard interfaces	USB 2.0, Wireless LAN	USB 2.0, Wireless LAN
Direct printingDiffers	Yes	No
USB port	Yes	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Wi-Fi	Yes	Yes
Ethernet LAN	No	No
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	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
Performanceidentical
Internal memory	64 MB	64 MB
Maximum internal memory	64 MB	64 MB
Card reader integrated	No	No
Built-in processorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequency	360 MHz	360 MHz
Designidentical
Product colour	Black	Black
Market positioning	Home & office	Home & office
Built-in display	Yes	Yes
Display	LCD	LCD
Display diagonal	5.59 cm (2.2")	5.59 cm (2.2")
Colour displayKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power consumption (average operating)	15 W	15 W
Power consumption (printing)	15 W	15 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	3.05 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (sleep)	0.55 W	0.55 W
Power consumption (off)	0.13 W	0.13 W
AC input frequency	50 - 60 Hz	50 - 60 Hz
AC input voltage	100 - 240 V	100 - 240 V
Power consumption (ready)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.05 W
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	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	20 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-30 - 60 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificates	ENERGY STAR	ENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Width	445 mm	445 mm
Depth	367 mm	367 mm
Height	128 mm	128 mm
Weight	5.41 kg	5.41 kg
Other featuresidentical
PictBridgeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No

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