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Canon MAXIFY GX3050 vs HP Smart Tank 7305

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CanonMAXIFY GX3050HPSmart Tank 7305
Overview
ReleasedNovember 2022September 2021
Printing
TypeInk tankInk tank
ColourYesYes
Speed, black18 pages a minute15 pages a minute
Speed, colour13 pages a minute9 pages a minute
Resolution600 × 1200 dpi4800 × 1200 dpi
Prints both sidesYesYes
Printing detailOne print head; refillable ink tanks; automatic 2-sided printing on A4 and Letter plain paper from the rear tray and cassetteAutomatic two-sided printing; borderless up to A4; draft speeds up to 23 ppm black, 22 ppm colour; print language HP PCL 3 GUI; 800 MHz processor, 256 MB memory
First page out8 seconds black, 9 seconds colour (from ready)As fast as 14 sec black, 16 sec colour (A4, ready)
Resolution detail–Up to 1200 x 1200 rendered dpi black; up to 4800 x 1200 optimised dpi colour (1200 input dpi)
Ink or tonerFour-colour pigment ink; GI-56 bottles (black, cyan, magenta, yellow); MC-G03 maintenance cartridge, user replaceableRefillable tanks filled from HP 32XL black (135 ml) and HP 31 cyan, magenta and yellow (70 ml) bottles; replaceable black and tri-colour printheads
Page yieldBottles print 6,000 pages black and 14,000 colour (9,000 and 21,000 in economy mode)HP 32XL black bottle: ~6,000 pages; HP 31 colour bottles: ~8,000 pages each; bottles in the box (UK): ~15,200 pages black, ~9,600 pages colour in draft mode
Duty cycleUp to 33,000 pagesUp to 5,000 pages a month (A4); 400 to 800 pages recommended
Scanning and copying
DoesPrint, Scan and CopyPrint, Scan and Copy
Document feederNoYes
ScannerFlatbed CIS colour scanner, A4/Letter; 1,200 × 2,400 dpi opticalFlatbed (up to 216 x 297 mm) and 35-sheet automatic document feeder (up to 216 x 356 mm); up to 1200 dpi optical; up to 8 ipm black, 3.5 ipm colour (A4, 200 ppi); JPG, PDF, PNG, TIFF
CopyingFirst colour copy in 17 seconds; 11.1 ipm colour; 2-sided, 2-on-1 and 4-on-1, frame erase and ID copyUp to 13 cpm black, 6 cpm colour (ISO, A4); up to 99 copies; 25 to 400%; ID copy
Paper
Largest paperA4A4
Paper tray250 sheets250 sheets
Paper sizesRear tray A4, A5, A6, B5, Letter, Legal, 10 × 15 cm, 13 × 18 cm, 18 × 25 cm, 20 × 25 cm, 127 × 127 mm, envelopes (DL, COM10) and custom sizes 89–216 mm wide by 127–1,200 mm long; cassette A4, A5, B5, LetterA4, A5, A6, B5 (JIS), envelopes (DL, C5, C6), cards; custom 88.9 x 127 to 215.9 x 355.6 mm
Paper typesPlain paper 64–105 g/m²; Canon photo papers up to about 265 g/m² from the rear tray; paperboard 0.1–0.7 mm from the rear flat trayPlain, photo, matte and glossy brochure papers, envelopes, labels, cards; plain paper 60 to 105 g/m², photo paper up to 250 g/m²
Output tray–100 sheets
Connections
Connects byWi-Fi, Wi-Fi Direct and USBWi-Fi, Ethernet, USB and Wi-Fi Direct
Connection detailHi-Speed USB; Wi-Fi 5 (802.11a/b/g/n/ac) on 2.4 and 5 GHz; Wireless DirectHi-Speed USB 2.0; Gigabit Ethernet; dual-band Wi-Fi (2.4 and 5 GHz); Wi-Fi Direct
Printing from phonesApple AirPrint, Mopria, Canon Print Service plug-in (Android), PIXMA Cloud Link; Amazon AlexaHP app, Apple AirPrint, Mopria, HP Print Service Plugin (Android), Wi-Fi Direct
AppCanon PRINT Inkjet/SELPHY, Easy-PhotoPrint EditorHP app
Control panel3.4 cm monochrome LCD2-line LCD (70 x 12 mm) with guided buttons
Design
Weight8.3 kg7.7 kg
Power useAbout 18 W copying, 1.4 W standby (all ports connected), 0.1 W off; TEC 0.19 kWh1.10 W sleep, 0.1 W off; TEC 0.20 kWh a week
NoiseAbout 49 dB(A)6.5 B(A) sound power, 59.4 dB(A) sound pressure (printing at 10 ppm)
Size399 × 417 × 216 mm (W × D × H) with trays closed427.5 x 364 x 240.3 mm (W x D x H); up to 453.55 x 440.73 x 249.63 mm with trays extended
In the box–Printer, 2 HP 32XL black bottles, HP 31 cyan, magenta and yellow bottles, black and tri-colour printheads, setup guide, reference guide, power cord

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