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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
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
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
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
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
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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