Product comparison · 2 photo printers

Canon QX20 BK vs Epson EcoTank L18050

17specifications compared
10differ
7identical
35known for one product only

Key differences

The Canon QX20 BK has 43 W more power consumption (printing) than the Epson EcoTank L18050 (62 W vs 19 W). The Epson EcoTank L18050 has 420.8 mm more width than the Canon QX20 BK (523 mm vs 102.2 mm). The Epson EcoTank L18050 has 223.2 mm more depth than the Canon QX20 BK (369 mm vs 145.8 mm). Only the Canon QX20 BK has Bluetooth. Print technology: Dye-sublimation on the Canon QX20 BK, Dye Ink on the Epson EcoTank L18050.

Print technology
- QX20 BK:Dye-sublimation
- EcoTank L18050:Dye Ink
Maximum resolution
- QX20 BK:287 x 287 DPI
- EcoTank L18050:5760 x 1440 DPI
Bluetooth
- QX20 BK:Yes
- EcoTank L18050:No
Power source
- QX20 BK:Battery
- EcoTank L18050:AC
Power consumption (printing)
- QX20 BK:62 W
- EcoTank L18050:19 W
Width
- QX20 BK:102.2 mm
- EcoTank L18050:523 mm
Depth
- QX20 BK:145.8 mm
- EcoTank L18050:369 mm
Height
- QX20 BK:32.9 mm
- EcoTank L18050:150 mm

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Comparison of QX20 BK, EcoTank L18050
52 specifications	A Canon QX20 BK View product	B Epson EcoTank L18050 View product
Printing2 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Dye-sublimation	Dye Ink
Borderless printing	Yes	Yes
Duplex printing modeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Manual
Maximum resolutionDiffers	287 x 287 DPI	5760 x 1440 DPI
Print speed (10x15 cm)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	13 s
Print speed (colour, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	22 ppm
Features1 differ
Market positioning	Home & office	Home & office
Product colour	Black	Black
Printing coloursDiffers	Cyan, Magenta, Yellow	Black, Cyan, Light Cyan, Light magenta, Magenta, Yellow
Control typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Buttons
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Colour depthKnown for one	24 bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Greyscale levelsKnown for one	256	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input & output capacityidentical
Total output capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 sheets
Paper handlingidentical
Paper tray media typesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Envelopes, Photo paper, Plain paper
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	A3
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	A3, A3+, A4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	B4, B5, B6
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Legal, Letter
Envelopes sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10, C6, DL
Printing sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 x 15,13 x 18 cm
Borderless printing media sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10x15
Maximum print sizeKnown for one	2.8" x 3.3" (7.2x8.5cm)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Photo stickersKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
PictBridge	No	No
USB port	Yes	Yes
Direct printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB connectorKnown for one	USB Type-C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Wi-Fi	Yes	Yes
Ethernet LAN	No	No
BluetoothDiffers	Yes	No
Mobile printing technologiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Epson Connect
Power2 differ
Power sourceDiffers	Battery	AC
Power consumption (printing)Differs	62 W	19 W
Power consumption (off)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.2 W
Power consumption (sleep)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.6 W
AC input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 - 240 V
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	3 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 10, Windows 10 x64, Windows 11, Windows 7, Windows 7 x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 x64, Windows 8.1, Windows 8.1 x64, Windows Vista, Windows Vista x64, Windows XP, Windows XP Professional x64
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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 10.15.3 Catalina, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks, Mac OS X 11.0 Big Sur, Mac OS X 12.0 Monterey, Mac OS X 13.0 Ventura
Other operating systems supportedKnown for one	Android, iOS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	102.2 mm	523 mm
DepthDiffers	145.8 mm	369 mm
HeightDiffers	32.9 mm	150 mm
WeightDiffers	455 g	8 kg
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 40 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	20 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	120 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	157 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	84 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	650 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package volumeKnown for one	1582.56 cm³	Unknown — not stated by the source

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