Product comparison · 2 photo printers

Canon PIXMA IX6840 photo printer Inkjet vs Canon QX20 BK

22specifications compared
16differ
6identical
29known for one product only

Key differences

The Canon PIXMA IX6840 photo printer Inkjet has 2 more print cartridges than the Canon QX20 BK (5 vs 3). The Canon QX20 BK has 38 W more power consumption (printing) than the Canon PIXMA IX6840 photo printer Inkjet (62 W vs 24 W). The Canon QX20 BK has 0.6 W more power consumption (standby) than the Canon PIXMA IX6840 photo printer Inkjet (3 W vs 2.4 W). Only the Canon PIXMA IX6840 photo printer Inkjet has Ethernet LAN. Only the Canon QX20 BK has Bluetooth.

Print technology
- PIXMA IX6840 photo printer Inkjet:Inkjet
- QX20 BK:Dye-sublimation
Maximum resolution
- PIXMA IX6840 photo printer Inkjet:9600 x 2400 DPI
- QX20 BK:287 x 287 DPI
Number of print cartridges
- PIXMA IX6840 photo printer Inkjet:5
- QX20 BK:3
Printing colours
- PIXMA IX6840 photo printer Inkjet:Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
- QX20 BK:Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Maximum print size
- PIXMA IX6840 photo printer Inkjet:13" x 19" (33x48 cm)
- QX20 BK:2.8" x 3.3" (7.2x8.5cm)
Ethernet LAN
- PIXMA IX6840 photo printer Inkjet:Yes
- QX20 BK:No
Bluetooth
- PIXMA IX6840 photo printer Inkjet:No
- QX20 BK:Yes
Power source
- PIXMA IX6840 photo printer Inkjet:AC
- QX20 BK:Battery

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Comparison of IX6840, QX20 BK
51 specifications	A Canon PIXMA IX6840 photo printer Inkjet Model IX6840 View product	B Canon QX20 BK View product
Printing2 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Inkjet	Dye-sublimation
Borderless printing	Yes	Yes
Maximum resolutionDiffers	9600 x 2400 DPI	287 x 287 DPI
Print speed (10x15 cm)Known for one	36 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Market positioning	Home & office	Home & office
Product colour	Black	Black
Number of print cartridgesDiffers	5	3
Printing coloursDiffers	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow	Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Built-in displayKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Colour depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24 bit
Greyscale levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256
Input & output capacityidentical
Maximum input capacityKnown for one	150 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Paper handling1 differ
Maximum print sizeDiffers	13" x 19" (33x48 cm)	2.8" x 3.3" (7.2x8.5cm)
Paper tray media typesKnown for one	Envelopes, Glossy paper, High resolution paper, Matte paper, Photo paper, Plain paper, Semi-glossy paper	Unknown — not stated by the source
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Known for one	A3, A4, A5	Unknown — not stated by the source
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	B4, B5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Legal, Letter	Unknown — not stated by the source
Envelopes sizesKnown for one	Com-10, DL	Unknown — not stated by the source
Borderless printing media sizesKnown for one	10x15, 13x18, 20x25, 25x30, A3, A3+, A4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Photo stickersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB port	Yes	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Direct printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
PictBridgeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
USB connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB Type-C
Network2 differ
Wi-Fi	Yes	Yes
Ethernet LANDiffers	Yes	No
BluetoothDiffers	No	Yes
Performanceidentical
Card reader integratedKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one	44 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power3 differ
Power sourceDiffers	AC	Battery
Power consumption (printing)Differs	24 W	62 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one	0.3 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (sleep)Known for one	0.4 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Differs	2.4 W	3 W
AC input voltageKnown for one	100 - 240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Vista, Windows XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra, Mac OS X 10.13 High Sierra, Mac OS X 10.14 Mojave, Mac OS X 10.15 Catalina, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other operating systems supported	Android, iOS	Android, iOS
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	10 - 80 °C	5 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	15 - 30%	20 - 80%
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	584 mm	102.2 mm
DepthDiffers	310 mm	145.8 mm
HeightDiffers	159 mm	32.9 mm
WeightDiffers	8.1 kg	455 g
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	157 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	650 g
Package volumeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1582.56 cm³

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