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Brother PJ863 300 x 300 DPI Wired & Wireless Direct thermal Mobile printer vs Brother RJ-2131 POS printer

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  • 19specifications compared
  • 13differ
  • 6identical
  • 21known for one product only

Key differences

The Brother PJ863 300 x 300 DPI Wired & Wireless Direct thermal Mobile printer has 14.8 cm more maximum printing width than the Brother RJ-2131 POS printer (20.3 cm vs 5.5 cm). The Brother PJ863 300 x 300 DPI Wired & Wireless Direct thermal Mobile printer has 224 MB more internal memory than the Brother RJ-2131 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-2131 POS printer (255 mm vs 99.3 mm). Only the Brother RJ-2131 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-2131 POS printer.

  • Print technology
    • PJ863 300 x 300 DPI Wired & Wireless Direct thermal Mobile printer:Direct thermal
    • RJ-2131 POS printer:Thermal
  • Maximum resolution
    • PJ863 300 x 300 DPI Wired & Wireless Direct thermal Mobile printer:300 x 300 DPI
    • RJ-2131 POS printer:203 x 203 DPI
  • Maximum printing width
    • PJ863 300 x 300 DPI Wired & Wireless Direct thermal Mobile printer:20.3 cm
    • RJ-2131 POS printer:5.5 cm
  • Internal memory
    • PJ863 300 x 300 DPI Wired & Wireless Direct thermal Mobile printer:256 MB
    • RJ-2131 POS printer:32 MB
  • Built-in display
    • PJ863 300 x 300 DPI Wired & Wireless Direct thermal Mobile printer:No
    • RJ-2131 POS printer:Yes
  • Power source type
    • PJ863 300 x 300 DPI Wired & Wireless Direct thermal Mobile printer:USB
    • RJ-2131 POS printer:Battery
  • Windows operating systems supported
    • PJ863 300 x 300 DPI Wired & Wireless Direct thermal Mobile printer:Yes
    • RJ-2131 POS printer:Windows 10, Windows 11
  • Mobile operating systems supported
    • PJ863 300 x 300 DPI Wired & Wireless Direct thermal Mobile printer:Android
    • RJ-2131 POS printer:Android, iOS

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Comparison of PJ863, RJ-2131
40 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 handling1 differ
Maximum media lengthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source100 cm
Maximum printing widthDiffers20.3 cm5.5 cm
Supported paper widthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source58 mm
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-EUPC-A, UPC-E, MSI, Datamatrix, MaxiCode, PDF417, Code 39, Code 128 (A/B/C), EAN13, EAN8, GS1-128, ITF-25, CODABAR (NW-7), AZTECCODE
Page description languagesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceESC/P-P, Raster_P, ZPL II
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 requirements2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersYesWindows 10, Windows 11
Mobile operating systems supportedDiffersAndroidAndroid, iOS
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 mm151.7 mm
HeightDiffers30 mm73 mm
WeightDiffers480 g545 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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