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Brother PJ863 300 x 300 DPI Wired & Wireless Direct thermal Mobile printer vs Brother RJ-2031 POS printer

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  • 18specifications compared
  • 11differ
  • 7identical
  • 21known for one product only

Key differences

The Brother PJ863 300 x 300 DPI Wired & Wireless Direct thermal Mobile printer has 224 MB more internal memory than the Brother RJ-2031 POS printer (256 MB vs 32 MB). The Brother PJ863 300 x 300 DPI Wired & Wireless Direct thermal Mobile printer has 155.7 mm more width than the Brother RJ-2031 POS printer (255 mm vs 99.3 mm). The Brother RJ-2031 POS printer has 67.8 mm more depth than the Brother PJ863 300 x 300 DPI Wired & Wireless Direct thermal Mobile printer (122.8 mm vs 55 mm). Only the Brother RJ-2031 POS printer has built-in display. Print technology: Direct thermal on the Brother PJ863 300 x 300 DPI Wired & Wireless Direct thermal Mobile printer, Thermal on the Brother RJ-2031 POS printer.

  • Print technology
    • PJ863 300 x 300 DPI Wired & Wireless Direct thermal Mobile printer:Direct thermal
    • RJ-2031 POS printer:Thermal
  • Maximum resolution
    • PJ863 300 x 300 DPI Wired & Wireless Direct thermal Mobile printer:300 x 300 DPI
    • RJ-2031 POS printer:203 x 203 DPI
  • Internal memory
    • PJ863 300 x 300 DPI Wired & Wireless Direct thermal Mobile printer:256 MB
    • RJ-2031 POS printer:32 MB
  • Built-in display
    • PJ863 300 x 300 DPI Wired & Wireless Direct thermal Mobile printer:No
    • RJ-2031 POS printer:Yes
  • Power source type
    • PJ863 300 x 300 DPI Wired & Wireless Direct thermal Mobile printer:USB
    • RJ-2031 POS printer:Battery
  • Windows operating systems supported
    • PJ863 300 x 300 DPI Wired & Wireless Direct thermal Mobile printer:Yes
    • RJ-2031 POS printer:Windows 10, Windows 11
  • Width
    • PJ863 300 x 300 DPI Wired & Wireless Direct thermal Mobile printer:255 mm
    • RJ-2031 POS printer:99.3 mm
  • Depth
    • PJ863 300 x 300 DPI Wired & Wireless Direct thermal Mobile printer:55 mm
    • RJ-2031 POS printer:122.8 mm

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Comparison of PJ863, RJ-2031
39 specifications
Printing2 differ
Print technologyDiffersDirect thermalThermal
TypeMobile printerMobile printer
Maximum resolutionDiffers300 x 300 DPI203 x 203 DPI
Print speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source152 mm/sec
Print speed (receipt)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source152 mm/sec
Printing charactersKnown for one2D barcode, Barcode, TextUnknown — not stated by the source
Paper handlingidentical
Maximum media lengthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source100 cm
Maximum printing widthKnown for one20.3 cmUnknown — not stated by the source
Printing media thicknessKnown for one160 µmUnknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Connectivity technologyWired & WirelessWired & Wireless
USB portYesYes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
BluetoothYesYes
USB connectorKnown for oneUSB Type-CUnknown — not stated by the source
Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Bluetooth versionKnown for one5.2Unknown — not stated by the source
Bluetooth profilesKnown for oneGATT, HCRP, OPP, SSPUnknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Wi-FiKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Features2 differ
Built-in barcodesDiffersCode 128 (A/B/C), Code 39, Code 93, Data Matrix, EAN128, EAN13, EAN8, GS1 COMPOSITE, GS1 DataBar, ITF, Industrial 2/5, MaxiCode, Micro QR Code, MicroPDF417, PDF417, POSTNET, QR Code, Standard 2/5, UPC-A, UPC-EMSI, UPC-A, UPC-E, Datamatrix, MaxiCode, PDF417, QR Code, Code 128 (A/B/C), Code 39, EAN13, CODABAR (NW-7), ITF-25, EAN8, GS1-128, AZTECCODE
Page description languagesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceCPCL-native, ZPL II, ESC P
Internal memoryDiffers256 MB32 MB
SafetyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIP54
Flash memoryKnown for one64 MBUnknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Product colourBlackBlack
Built-in displayDiffersNoYes
DisplayKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceLCD
Power1 differ
Power source typeDiffersUSBBattery
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersYesWindows 10, Windows 11
Mobile operating systems supportedAndroidAndroid
Linux operating systems supportedYesYes
Mac compatibilityKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers255 mm99.3 mm
DepthDiffers55 mm122.8 mm
HeightDiffers30 mm57 mm
WeightDiffers480 g445 g
Packaging dataidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSDK
Batteryidentical
Battery technologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceLithium-Ion (Li-Ion)

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