Product comparison · 2 photo printers

Canon PIXMA IX6840 photo printer Inkjet vs HP Sprocket Studio Plus

23specifications compared
18differ
5identical
26known for one product only

Key differences

The Canon PIXMA IX6840 photo printer Inkjet has 4 more print cartridges than the HP Sprocket Studio Plus (5 vs 1). The Canon PIXMA IX6840 photo printer Inkjet has 4.6 W more power consumption (printing) than the HP Sprocket Studio Plus (24 W vs 19.4 W). The Canon PIXMA IX6840 photo printer Inkjet has 0.6 W more power consumption (standby) than the HP Sprocket Studio Plus (2.4 W vs 1.8 W). Only the Canon PIXMA IX6840 photo printer Inkjet has USB port. Only the Canon PIXMA IX6840 photo printer Inkjet has Ethernet LAN.

Print technology
- PIXMA IX6840 photo printer Inkjet:Inkjet
- Sprocket Studio Plus:Dye-sublimation
Maximum resolution
- PIXMA IX6840 photo printer Inkjet:9600 x 2400 DPI
- Sprocket Studio Plus:300 x 300 DPI
Product colour
- PIXMA IX6840 photo printer Inkjet:Black
- Sprocket Studio Plus:White
Number of print cartridges
- PIXMA IX6840 photo printer Inkjet:5
- Sprocket Studio Plus:1
Printing colours
- PIXMA IX6840 photo printer Inkjet:Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
- Sprocket Studio Plus:Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Maximum print size
- PIXMA IX6840 photo printer Inkjet:13" x 19" (33x48 cm)
- Sprocket Studio Plus:4" x 6" (10x15 cm)
USB port
- PIXMA IX6840 photo printer Inkjet:Yes
- Sprocket Studio Plus:No
Ethernet LAN
- PIXMA IX6840 photo printer Inkjet:Yes
- Sprocket Studio Plus:No

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Comparison of IX6840, Sprocket Studio Plus
49 specifications	A Canon PIXMA IX6840 photo printer Inkjet Model IX6840 View product	B HP Sprocket Studio Plus View product
Printing2 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Inkjet	Dye-sublimation
Borderless printing	Yes	Yes
Maximum resolutionDiffers	9600 x 2400 DPI	300 x 300 DPI
Print speed (10x15 cm)Known for one	36 s	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	5	1
Printing coloursDiffers	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow	Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Built-in displayKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input & output capacityidentical
Maximum input capacityKnown for one	150 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Total input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	18 sheets
Paper handling1 differ
Maximum print sizeDiffers	13" x 19" (33x48 cm)	4" x 6" (10x15 cm)
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
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB portDiffers	Yes	No
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
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 source	AC	AC
Power consumption (printing)Differs	24 W	19.4 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	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, 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 - 35 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	15 - 30%	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	584 mm	210 mm
DepthDiffers	310 mm	135 mm
HeightDiffers	159 mm	90.5 mm
WeightDiffers	8.1 kg	1.15 kg
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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