Product comparison · 2 photo printers

Canon SELPHY QX20 photo printer Dye-sublimation vs Epson EcoTank L18050 photo printer Inkjet

14specifications compared
9differ
5identical
30known for one product only

Key differences

The Canon SELPHY QX20 photo printer Dye-sublimation has 43 W more power consumption (printing) than the Epson EcoTank L18050 photo printer Inkjet (62 W vs 19 W). The Epson EcoTank L18050 photo printer Inkjet has 420.8 mm more width than the Canon SELPHY QX20 photo printer Dye-sublimation (523 mm vs 102.2 mm). The Epson EcoTank L18050 photo printer Inkjet 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 L18050 photo printer Inkjet. Maximum resolution: 287 x 287 DPI on the Canon SELPHY QX20 photo printer Dye-sublimation, 5760 x 1440 DPI on the Epson EcoTank L18050 photo printer Inkjet.

Print technology
- SELPHY QX20 photo printer Dye-sublimation:Dye-sublimation
- EcoTank L18050 photo printer Inkjet:Inkjet
Maximum resolution
- SELPHY QX20 photo printer Dye-sublimation:287 x 287 DPI
- EcoTank L18050 photo printer Inkjet:5760 x 1440 DPI
Power source
- SELPHY QX20 photo printer Dye-sublimation:Battery
- EcoTank L18050 photo printer Inkjet:AC
Power consumption (printing)
- SELPHY QX20 photo printer Dye-sublimation:62 W
- EcoTank L18050 photo printer Inkjet:19 W
Width
- SELPHY QX20 photo printer Dye-sublimation:102.2 mm
- EcoTank L18050 photo printer Inkjet:523 mm
Depth
- SELPHY QX20 photo printer Dye-sublimation:145.8 mm
- EcoTank L18050 photo printer Inkjet:369 mm
Height
- SELPHY QX20 photo printer Dye-sublimation:32.9 mm
- EcoTank L18050 photo printer Inkjet:150 mm
Weight
- SELPHY QX20 photo printer Dye-sublimation:455 g
- EcoTank L18050 photo printer Inkjet:8 kg

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Comparison of QX20, L18050
44 specifications	A Canon SELPHY QX20 photo printer Dye-sublimation Model QX20 View product	B Epson EcoTank L18050 photo printer Inkjet Model L18050 View product
Printing2 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Dye-sublimation	Inkjet
Borderless printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Maximum resolutionDiffers	287 x 287 DPI	5760 x 1440 DPI
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
PictBridgeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
Networkidentical
Wi-Fi	Yes	Yes
Ethernet LAN	No	No
BluetoothKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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

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