Epson EcoTank ET-4850 vs Epson EcoTank ET-4950

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EcoTank ET-4850 compared with EcoTank ET-4950

	EpsonEcoTank ET-4850	EpsonEcoTank ET-4950
Overview
Released
Released	October 2021	September 2025
Printing
Type
Type	Ink tank	Ink tank
Colour
Colour	Yes	Yes
Speed, black
Speed, black	15.5 pages a minute	18 pages a minute (better)
Speed, colour
Speed, colour	8.5 pages a minute	9 pages a minute (better)
Resolution
Resolution	4800 × 1200 dpi	4800 × 1200 dpi
Prints both sides
Prints both sides	Yes	Yes
Printing detail
Printing detail	PrecisionCore print head, 400 black nozzles and 128 per colour; automatic 2-sided printing on A4 plain paper at 6.5 pages a minute black and 4.5 colour (ISO/IEC 24734); borderless printing; up to 33 pages a minute black and 20 colour in draft on 75 g/m² paper	PrecisionCore print head, 400 black nozzles and 128 per colour; 3.3 pl minimum droplet; automatic 2-sided printing on A4 plain paper at 7 pages a minute black and 5 colour (ISO/IEC 24734); borderless printing; up to 35 pages a minute black and 23 colour in draft on 75 g/m² paper
First page out
First page out	9 seconds black, 15 seconds colour	8.5 seconds black, 13.5 seconds colour
Ink or toner
Ink or toner	Pigment black and dye cyan, magenta and yellow in refillable tanks; 102 EcoTank ink bottles, 127 ml black and 70 ml colour	Pigment black and dye cyan, magenta and yellow in refillable tanks; 127 ml black and 70 ml colour bottles
Page yield
Page yield	Ink in the box prints 14,000 pages black and 5,200 colour; a set of 102 bottles prints 7,500 pages black and 6,000 colour	Ink in the box (a full set plus an extra black) prints 15,100 pages black and 5,500 colour
Duty cycle
Duty cycle	Warranty 12 months or 50,000 pages	Built for up to 100,000 pages over its life; warranty 12 months or 100,000 pages
Scanning and copying
Does
Does	Print, Scan, Copy and Fax	Print, Scan, Copy and Fax
Document feeder
Document feeder	Yes	Yes
Scanner
Scanner	Contact image sensor (CIS) with flatbed and 30-page document feeder; 1,200 × 2,400 dpi optical; feeder 5 ipm black or colour; flatbed A4 in 12 seconds black and 27 seconds colour; saves BMP, JPEG, PICT, TIFF, multi-TIFF, PDF and PNG	Contact image sensor (CIS) with flatbed and 30-page document feeder; 2-sided scanning from the feeder; 1,200 × 2,400 dpi optical; feeder 5 ipm 1-sided and 3.5 ipm 2-sided, black or colour; flatbed A4 in 9 seconds black and 21 seconds colour; saves BMP, JPEG, PICT, TIFF, multi-TIFF, PDF and PNG
Copying
Copying	–	2-sided copying from the document feeder (A4 plain paper)
Fax
Fax	Fax at up to 33.6 kbps (about 3 seconds a page); 60 speed dials; 100-page memory; PC fax, broadcast, polling reception	Black-and-white and colour fax at up to 33.6 kbps (about 3 seconds a page); 100 speed dials; 100-page memory; PC fax, broadcast, fax preview, polling reception
Paper
Largest paper
Largest paper	A4	A4
Paper tray
Paper tray	250 sheets	250 sheets
Paper sizes
Paper sizes	A4, A5, A6, B5, B6, 9 × 13 cm, 10 × 15 cm, 13 × 18 cm, 13 × 20 cm, 20 × 25 cm, envelopes (No. 10, DL, C6)	A4, A5, A6, B5, B6, Letter, 10 × 15 cm, 13 × 18 cm, envelopes (No. 10, DL, C6)
Paper types
Paper types	64–300 g/m² (300 g/m² with Epson Ultra Glossy Photo Paper)	64–300 g/m² (300 g/m² with Epson Ultra Glossy Photo Paper)
Output tray
Output tray	30 sheets	30 sheets; opens automatically when a job starts
Connections
Connects by
Connects by	Wi-Fi, Ethernet, Wi-Fi Direct and USB	Wi-Fi, Ethernet, Wi-Fi Direct and USB
Connection detail
Connection detail	USB; Ethernet; Wi-Fi; Wi-Fi Direct	USB; Ethernet; Wi-Fi 5 (802.11a/b/g/n/ac) on 2.4 and 5 GHz; Wi-Fi Direct; WPA3
Printing from phones
Printing from phones	Apple AirPrint, Mopria Print Service, Mopria Scan, Epson Connect (Email Print, Remote Print Driver, Scan-to-Cloud)	Apple AirPrint, Mopria Print Service, Mopria Scan, Epson Connect (Email Print, Remote Print Driver, Scan-to-Cloud)
App
App	Epson Smart Panel	Epson Smart Panel
Control panel
Control panel	6.1 cm colour touchscreen	6.1 cm colour touchscreen
Design
Weight
Weight	6.7 kg	7.3 kg
Power use
Power use	12 W copying (ISO/IEC 24712), 5.4 W ready, 1 W sleep, 0.2 W off; TEC 0.16 kWh a week	15 W copying (ISO/IEC 24712), 7.4 W ready, 0.7 W sleep, 0.1 W off; TEC 0.1 kWh a week
Size
Size	375 × 347 × 231 mm (W × D × H)	375 × 347 × 240 mm (W × D × H)
In the box
In the box	–	Printer, one set of ink bottles (127 ml black; 70 ml cyan, magenta and yellow) plus an extra black, power cable, quick setup guide, warranty document