Product comparison · 2 photo printers

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

14specifications compared
11differ
3identical
29known 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 L8050 photo printer Dye Ink (62 W vs 19 W). The Epson EcoTank L8050 photo printer Dye Ink has 1.4 W more power consumption (standby) than the Canon SELPHY QX20 photo printer Dye-sublimation (4.4 W vs 3 W). The Epson EcoTank L8050 photo printer Dye Ink has 300.8 mm more width than the Canon SELPHY QX20 photo printer Dye-sublimation (403 mm vs 102.2 mm). Print technology: Dye-sublimation on the Canon SELPHY QX20 photo printer Dye-sublimation, Dye Ink on the Epson EcoTank L8050 photo printer Dye Ink. Maximum resolution: 287 x 287 DPI on the Canon SELPHY QX20 photo printer Dye-sublimation, 5760 x 1440 DPI on the Epson EcoTank L8050 photo printer Dye Ink.

Print technology
- SELPHY QX20 photo printer Dye-sublimation:Dye-sublimation
- EcoTank L8050 photo printer Dye Ink:Dye Ink
Maximum resolution
- SELPHY QX20 photo printer Dye-sublimation:287 x 287 DPI
- EcoTank L8050 photo printer Dye Ink:5760 x 1440 DPI
Maximum print size
- SELPHY QX20 photo printer Dye-sublimation:2.8" x 3.3" (7.2x8.5cm)
- EcoTank L8050 photo printer Dye Ink:8" x 12" (20x30 cm)
Power source
- SELPHY QX20 photo printer Dye-sublimation:Battery
- EcoTank L8050 photo printer Dye Ink:AC
Power consumption (printing)
- SELPHY QX20 photo printer Dye-sublimation:62 W
- EcoTank L8050 photo printer Dye Ink:19 W
Power consumption (standby)
- SELPHY QX20 photo printer Dye-sublimation:3 W
- EcoTank L8050 photo printer Dye Ink:4.4 W
Width
- SELPHY QX20 photo printer Dye-sublimation:102.2 mm
- EcoTank L8050 photo printer Dye Ink:403 mm
Depth
- SELPHY QX20 photo printer Dye-sublimation:145.8 mm
- EcoTank L8050 photo printer Dye Ink:369 mm

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Comparison of QX20, L8050
43 specifications	A Canon SELPHY QX20 photo printer Dye-sublimation Model QX20 View product	B Epson EcoTank L8050 photo printer Dye Ink Model L8050 View product
Printing2 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Dye-sublimation	Dye Ink
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 (10x15 cm)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 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
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, Letterhead
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	A9, A0
Photo stickersKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Wi-Fi	Yes	Yes
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)
Ethernet LANKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	37 dB
Sound pressure level (duplex printing)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	37 dB
Sound power level (printing)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	37 dB
Power3 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
Power consumption (standby)Differs	3 W	4.4 W
AC input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 - 240 V
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
Ports & interfacesidentical
Direct printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB connectorKnown for one	USB Type-C	Unknown — not stated by the source
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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