| Seeing that most of the printers that are | | | | Both companies invested in keeping these |
| affordable with high quality are coming from | | | | gadgets compatible with other new gadgets. If |
| Canon and HP, it is not unusual for people to ask | | | | we take a look at cellular phones for example, |
| which one makes the better portable printer. | | | | most of them come with Bluetooth feature. |
| Comparisons cannot be avoided because people | | | | Battery Packs |
| want to make sure that they are making the | | | | Both printers have battery packs that allow them |
| better choice. After all, they want to get their | | | | to print pages even without power. The |
| money's worth. For purposes of comparison, we | | | | difference however is that with a full charge, HP |
| will take the latest HP portable printer and | | | | is able to produce 190 pages more than Canon. A |
| compare it with the latest Canon mobile printer, | | | | fully charged battery for HP can print up to a |
| the HP OfficeJet H470WBT and the Canon Pixma | | | | maximum of 480 pages. That is exactly the |
| iP100 respectively. | | | | quantity of one short ream of paper. |
| Printing Resolution | | | | Additional Features |
| In terms of printing resolution, the Canon mobile | | | | Both printers have additional features that are |
| printer may be leading against the HP portable | | | | almost similar. Both offer PC-less printing capability. |
| printer. This is because of their patented | | | | With just memory cards or PictBridge cameras, |
| technology which allows them to shoot droplets | | | | you can print pictures even if you don't have a |
| the size of 1picoliter. The Canon printer can print | | | | computer. Both also offer 4" x 6" borderless |
| up to a maximum of resolution of 9600 x 2400 | | | | photo printing and they finish it at almost the |
| dots per inch. The HP printer however can only | | | | same time which is around fifty seconds. |
| produce up to a quarter of Canon's maximum | | | | So far, both printers are competing neck and |
| resolution at 4800 x 2400 dpi. | | | | neck with each other. All of them offer the |
| Printing Speed | | | | additional features of wireless connectivity. It |
| HP leads in this aspect with the speed of 22 | | | | offers the same PC-less printing features by |
| pages per minute for monochrome printing. Canon | | | | directly printing documents coming from memory |
| follows closely with 20ppm. For colored printing, | | | | cards or PictBridge-enabled cameras. HP may lead |
| HP still leads at 18ppm with Canon following at | | | | in the printing speed but Canon leads in printing |
| 14ppm. This may not be noticeable differences if | | | | resolution and energy efficiency. This is the only |
| you are only printing a few pages. However, if | | | | deciding factor between the two. If you want |
| you're trying to finish up more than a hundred | | | | speed and heavy tasks, go for HP. If you want |
| pages, then a printing speed difference of 2ppm | | | | better resolution, go for Canon. |
| will be noticeable. | | | | While both printers are almost on par with each |
| Wireless Connectivity | | | | other, sometimes the deciding factor may not |
| Both printers offer wireless connectivity. By using | | | | come from what both can offer. Sometimes, the |
| the Bluetooth feature, it allows users to print | | | | cost of these printers will play a more major role |
| documents from other Bluetooth enabled devices. | | | | in the decision. |