Product comparison · 2 photo printers

Canon PIXMA G550 photo printer Inkjet vs HP Sprocket Studio Plus

23specifications compared
16differ
7identical
31known for one product only

Key differences

The Canon PIXMA G550 photo printer Inkjet has 5 more print cartridges than the HP Sprocket Studio Plus (6 vs 1). The HP Sprocket Studio Plus has 5.4 W more power consumption (printing) than the Canon PIXMA G550 photo printer Inkjet (19.4 W vs 14 W). The HP Sprocket Studio Plus has 0.6 W more power consumption (standby) than the Canon PIXMA G550 photo printer Inkjet (1.8 W vs 1.2 W). Only the Canon PIXMA G550 photo printer Inkjet has PictBridge. Only the Canon PIXMA G550 photo printer Inkjet has USB port.

Print technology
- PIXMA G550 photo printer Inkjet:Inkjet
- Sprocket Studio Plus:Dye-sublimation
Maximum resolution
- PIXMA G550 photo printer Inkjet:4800 x 1200 DPI
- Sprocket Studio Plus:300 x 300 DPI
Product colour
- PIXMA G550 photo printer Inkjet:Black
- Sprocket Studio Plus:White
Number of print cartridges
- PIXMA G550 photo printer Inkjet:6
- Sprocket Studio Plus:1
Maximum print size
- PIXMA G550 photo printer Inkjet:8" x 10" (20x25 cm)
- Sprocket Studio Plus:4" x 6" (10x15 cm)
PictBridge
- PIXMA G550 photo printer Inkjet:Yes
- Sprocket Studio Plus:No
USB port
- PIXMA G550 photo printer Inkjet:Yes
- Sprocket Studio Plus:No
Power consumption (printing)
- PIXMA G550 photo printer Inkjet:14 W
- Sprocket Studio Plus:19.4 W

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Comparison of G550, Sprocket Studio Plus
54 specifications	A Canon PIXMA G550 photo printer Inkjet Model G550 View product	B HP Sprocket Studio Plus View product
Printing2 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Inkjet	Dye-sublimation
Borderless printing	Yes	Yes
Duplex printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Duplex printing modeKnown for one	Manual	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionDiffers	4800 x 1200 DPI	300 x 300 DPI
Print speed (10x15 cm)Known for one	47 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (colour, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	3.9 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features3 differ
Market positioningKnown for one	Home & office	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colourDiffers	Black	White
Number of print cartridgesDiffers	6	1
Printing coloursDiffers	Black, Cyan, Grey, Magenta, Red, Yellow	Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Built-in displayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DisplayKnown for one	LCD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Control typeKnown for one	Buttons	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handling1 differ
Maximum print sizeDiffers	8" x 10" (20x25 cm)	4" x 6" (10x15 cm)
Paper tray media typesKnown for one	Glossy paper, High resolution paper, Iron-On Transfers, Matte paper, Photo paper, Plain paper, Rough paper, Semi-glossy paper	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeKnown for one	A4	Unknown — not stated by the source
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Known for one	A4, A5, A6	Unknown — not stated by the source
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	B5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Envelopes sizesKnown for one	C5, Com-10, DL, Monarch	Unknown — not stated by the source
Borderless printing media sizesKnown for one	8.9x8.9, 10x15, 13x18, 20x25	Unknown — not stated by the source
Photo paper sizes (imperial)Known for one	3.5x3.5,5x7,7x10,8x10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Direct printing	Yes	Yes
PictBridgeDiffers	Yes	No
USB portDiffers	Yes	No
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB connectorKnown for one	USB Type-B	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Wi-Fi	Yes	Yes
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
BluetoothKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Performanceidentical
Sound power level (printing)Known for one	50.5 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power3 differ
Power source	AC	AC
Power consumption (printing)Differs	14 W	19.4 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one	0.2 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Differs	1.2 W	1.8 W
AC input voltage	100 - 240 V	100 - 240 V
AC input frequencyDiffers	50 - 60 Hz	50/60 Hz
DC current (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5 A
DC voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24 V
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8.1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Mac OS X 10.13 High Sierra, Mac OS X 10.14 Mojave, Mac OS X 10.15 Catalina	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other operating systems supported	Android, iOS	Android, iOS
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)	5 - 35 °C	5 - 35 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	10 - 90%	10 - 85%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-20 - 60 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 95%
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	445 mm	210 mm
DepthDiffers	340 mm	135 mm
HeightDiffers	146 mm	90.5 mm
WeightDiffers	5.1 kg	1.15 kg
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	84433210	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input & output capacityidentical
Total input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	18 sheets
Other featuresidentical
Image formats supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	BMP, GIF, JPEG, PNG, TIFF
Printer managementKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HP sprocket app

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