Product comparison · 2 photo printers

Canon SELPHY QX20 photo printer Dye-sublimation vs Epson EcoTank L8050

15specifications compared
10differ
5identical
28known for one product only

Key differences

The Canon SELPHY QX20 photo printer Dye-sublimation has 45 W more power consumption (printing) than the Epson EcoTank L8050 (62 W vs 17 W). The Epson EcoTank L8050 has 300.8 mm more width than the Canon SELPHY QX20 photo printer Dye-sublimation (403 mm vs 102.2 mm). The Epson EcoTank L8050 has 223.2 mm more depth than the Canon SELPHY QX20 photo printer Dye-sublimation (369 mm vs 145.8 mm). Print technology: Dye-sublimation on the Canon SELPHY QX20 photo printer Dye-sublimation, Inkjet on the Epson EcoTank L8050. Maximum resolution: 287 x 287 DPI on the Canon SELPHY QX20 photo printer Dye-sublimation, 5760 x 1440 DPI on the Epson EcoTank L8050.

Print technology
- SELPHY QX20 photo printer Dye-sublimation:Dye-sublimation
- EcoTank L8050:Inkjet
Maximum resolution
- SELPHY QX20 photo printer Dye-sublimation:287 x 287 DPI
- EcoTank L8050:5760 x 1440 DPI
Maximum print size
- SELPHY QX20 photo printer Dye-sublimation:2.8" x 3.3" (7.2x8.5cm)
- EcoTank L8050:8" x 12" (20x30 cm)
Power source
- SELPHY QX20 photo printer Dye-sublimation:Battery
- EcoTank L8050:AC
Power consumption (printing)
- SELPHY QX20 photo printer Dye-sublimation:62 W
- EcoTank L8050:17 W
Width
- SELPHY QX20 photo printer Dye-sublimation:102.2 mm
- EcoTank L8050:403 mm
Depth
- SELPHY QX20 photo printer Dye-sublimation:145.8 mm
- EcoTank L8050:369 mm
Height
- SELPHY QX20 photo printer Dye-sublimation:32.9 mm
- EcoTank L8050:149 mm

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Comparison of QX20, EcoTank L8050
43 specifications	A Canon SELPHY QX20 photo printer Dye-sublimation Model QX20 View product	B Epson EcoTank L8050 View product
Printing2 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Dye-sublimation	Inkjet
Duplex printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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 (colour, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	22 ppm
Features1 differ
Printing coloursDiffers	Cyan, Magenta, Yellow	Black, Cyan, Light Cyan, Light magenta, Magenta, Yellow
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 input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 sheets
Paper handling1 differ
Maximum print sizeDiffers	2.8" x 3.3" (7.2x8.5cm)	8" x 12" (20x30 cm)
Paper tray media typesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Envelopes, Photo paper
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	A4
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	A4, A5, A6
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Folio, Index card, Oficio
Printing sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 x 15,13 x 18 cm
Photo paper sizes (imperial)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.5x5,4x6,5x7,8x10
Photo stickersKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Direct printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB connectorKnown for one	USB Type-C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
BluetoothKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Mobile printing technologiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Epson Email Print
Power2 differ
Power sourceDiffers	Battery	AC
Power consumption (printing)Differs	62 W	17 W
AC input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 - 240 V
AC input frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50/60 Hz
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 11, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1
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	403 mm
DepthDiffers	145.8 mm	369 mm
HeightDiffers	32.9 mm	149 mm
WeightDiffers	455 g	6 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

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