Product comparison · 2 photo printers

Epson EcoTank L8050 photo printer Dye Ink vs HP Sprocket Plus

15specifications compared
14differ
1identical
41known for one product only

Key differences

The Epson EcoTank L8050 photo printer Dye Ink has 90 sheets more total input capacity than the HP Sprocket Plus (100 sheets vs 10 sheets). The Epson EcoTank L8050 photo printer Dye Ink has 1.4 W more power consumption (printing) than the HP Sprocket Plus (19 W vs 17.6 W). The Epson EcoTank L8050 photo printer Dye Ink has 3.65 W more power consumption (standby) than the HP Sprocket Plus (4.4 W vs 0.75 W). Only the Epson EcoTank L8050 photo printer Dye Ink has Wi-Fi. Only the HP Sprocket Plus has Bluetooth.

Print technology
- EcoTank L8050 photo printer Dye Ink:Dye Ink
- Sprocket Plus:ZINK (Zero ink)
Maximum resolution
- EcoTank L8050 photo printer Dye Ink:5760 x 1440 DPI
- Sprocket Plus:313 x 400 DPI
Product colour
- EcoTank L8050 photo printer Dye Ink:Black
- Sprocket Plus:White
Total input capacity
- EcoTank L8050 photo printer Dye Ink:100 sheets
- Sprocket Plus:10 sheets
Maximum print size
- EcoTank L8050 photo printer Dye Ink:8" x 12" (20x30 cm)
- Sprocket Plus:2.3" x 3.4" (5.8x8.6 cm)
Wi-Fi
- EcoTank L8050 photo printer Dye Ink:Yes
- Sprocket Plus:No
Bluetooth
- EcoTank L8050 photo printer Dye Ink:No
- Sprocket Plus:Yes
Power source
- EcoTank L8050 photo printer Dye Ink:AC
- Sprocket Plus:Battery

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Comparison of L8050, Sprocket Plus
56 specifications	A Epson EcoTank L8050 photo printer Dye Ink Model L8050 View product	B HP Sprocket Plus View product
Printing2 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Dye Ink	ZINK (Zero ink)
Borderless printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Maximum resolutionDiffers	5760 x 1440 DPI	313 x 400 DPI
Duplex printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Duplex printing modeKnown for one	Manual	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (10x15 cm)Known for one	12 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print speed (colour, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	22 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Market positioning	Home & office	Home & office
Product colourDiffers	Black	White
Built-in displayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Printing coloursKnown for one	Black, Cyan, Light Cyan, Light magenta, Magenta, Yellow	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input & output capacity1 differ
Total input capacityDiffers	100 sheets	10 sheets
Maximum input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 sheets
Paper handling1 differ
Maximum print sizeDiffers	8" x 12" (20x30 cm)	2.3" x 3.4" (5.8x8.6 cm)
Paper tray media typesKnown for one	Envelopes, Letterhead	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeKnown for one	A4	Unknown — not stated by the source
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)Known for one	A9, A0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Direct printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
PictBridgeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
USB portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network2 differ
Wi-FiDiffers	Yes	No
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
BluetoothDiffers	No	Yes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512 MB
Card reader integratedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Compatible memory cardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	MicroSD (TransFlash)
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one	37 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound pressure level (duplex printing)Known for one	37 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sound power level (printing)Known for one	37 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Batteryidentical
Battery technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion)
Battery capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	900 mAh
Power3 differ
Power sourceDiffers	AC	Battery
Power consumption (printing)Differs	19 W	17.6 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	4.4 W	0.75 W
Battery voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.4 V
Power consumption (off)Known for one	0.2 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (sleep)Known for one	0.6 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input voltageKnown for one	100 - 240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Brand-specific featuresidentical
HP Auto-On/Auto-OffKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
System requirementsidentical
Other operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Android, iOS
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1	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 10.15.3 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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-30 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 70%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 90%
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	403 mm	142 mm
DepthDiffers	369 mm	86 mm
HeightDiffers	149 mm	18 mm
WeightDiffers	6 kg	204 g
Packaging dataidentical
Quick start guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Warranty cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Battery level indicatorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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