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  1. Table of Contents
  2. Top
  3. Main Differences
  4. Design
    1. Build Quality
    2. Dimensions
    3. Expected Maintenance
    4. Display Screen
    5. Cartridge
    6. Scanner Features
    7. Scan Quality
    8. In The Box
    9. Battery
  5. Document
    1. Black & White Documents
    2. Color Documents
    3. Cost-Per-Print
    4. Printing Speed
    5. Document Printing Sizes
  6. Photo
    1. Color Gamut
    2. Color Accuracy
    3. Small Details
    4. Photo Printing Sizes
  7. Mobile App And Connectivity
    1. Connectivity
    2. Mobile App
    3. OS Compatibility
  8. Comments

Brother MFC-J6945DW vs Canon PIXMA G7020

Side-by-Side Comparison

Products

Brother MFC-J6945DW
Canon PIXMA G7020

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Brother MFC-J6945DW Picture
Canon PIXMA G7020 Picture
TypeAll in One
TechnologyInkjet
SuperTank
No
WirelessYes
ColorYes
TypeAll in One
TechnologyInkjet
SuperTank
Yes
WirelessYes
ColorYes
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Variants

  • MFC-J6945DW (White/Grey)
  • Canon PIXMA G7020

Review

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Brother MFC-J6945DW

Canon PIXMA G7020

The Brother MFC-J6945DW is better for small or home offices, while the Canon PIXMA G7020 uses a supertank and is better for casual photo printing. The Brother prints single pages much quicker, and it prints longer documents much faster, too. Also, it can print 11" x 17" sheets and scan them using both its flatbed scanner and duplex-scanning automatic document feeder and can print directly from USB flash drives. On the other hand, the Canon has much better page yields at a cheaper cost-per-print, and it prints photos more quickly.

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Main Differences for
Family

Threshold 

0.10

Family 

8.3
8.1

Scanner Features 
 

9.5
7.4

Expected Maintenance 
 

8.0
7.0

Color Gamut 
 

6.0
7.5

Full Comparison

Design

Build Quality 
 

8.5
8.0

Build Quality Close Up  

Brother MFC-J6945DW Build Quality Close Up
Canon PIXMA G7020 Build Quality Close Up

Type  

All in One
All in One
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Dimensions 
 

ISO View Picture  

Brother MFC-J6945DW ISO View Picture
Canon PIXMA G7020 ISO View Picture

Height  

14.9" (37.8 cm)
9.1" (23.1 cm)

Width  

22.6" (57.3 cm)
15.9" (40.4 cm)

Depth  

18.8" (47.7 cm)
14.5" (36.9 cm)

In Use Picture  

Brother MFC-J6945DW In Use Picture
Canon PIXMA G7020 In Use Picture

Height When In Use 
 

18.4" (46.8 cm)
11.2" (28.4 cm)

Width When In Use 
 

22.6" (57.3 cm)
15.9" (40.4 cm)

Depth When In Use 
 

32.8" (83.2 cm)
28.0" (71.0 cm)

Weight 
 

50.0 lbs (22.7 kg)
21.0 lbs (9.5 kg)

Expected Maintenance 
 

8.0
7.0

Ink Related Maintenance 
 

Expected
Expected

Drum Unit 
 

No Drum Unit
No Drum Unit
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Display Screen 
 

9.0
4.5

Display Screen Picture  

Brother MFC-J6945DW Display Screen Picture
Canon PIXMA G7020 Display Screen Picture

Display Screen  

Yes
Yes

Display Screen Size 
 

3.7" (9.3 cm)
1.8" (4.5 cm)

Touchscreen  

Yes
No
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Cartridge 
 

9.9
10

Cartridge Picture In The Printer  

Brother MFC-J6945DW Cartridge Picture In The Printer
Canon PIXMA G7020 Cartridge Picture In The Printer

Technology  

Inkjet
Inkjet

SuperTank 
 

No
Yes

Photo Cartridge 
 

No
No

Color  

Yes
Yes

Number Of Color Cartridges 
 

3
3

Black Cartridge Model 
 

LC3037BK
GI-20 PGBK

Tested Black Page Yield 
 

161 prints
285 prints

Estimated Black Page Yield 
 

3,059 prints
5,415 prints

Color Cartridge Model 
 

LC3037 C/M/Y
GI-20 CMY

Tested Color Page Yield 
 

80 prints
209 prints

Estimated Color Page Yield 
 

1,833 prints
4,790 prints

Third Party Cartridge 
 

No Cartridges
No Cartridges

Ink Type 
 

Dye And Pigment
Dye And Pigment

High Yield Cartridge 
 

Yes
No Cartridge
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Scanner Features 
 

9.5
7.4

Scanner Flatbed Picture  

Brother MFC-J6945DW Scanner Flatbed Picture
Canon PIXMA G7020 Scanner Flatbed Picture

Scanner 
 

ADF + Flatbed
ADF + Flatbed

ADF Capacity 
 

50 pages
30 pages

Scan Speed 
 

11 PPM
4 PPM

Duplex Scanning 
 

Automatic (Single-Pass)
No

Max Flatbed Scan Size 
 

11" x 17"
8.5" x 11"

Max ADF Scan Size 
 

11" x 17"
8.5" x 14"

Flatbed Hinge Adjustability 
 

1.20" (31 mm)
0.76" (19 mm)

Fax 
 

Yes
Yes

Copy 
 

Yes
Yes

OCR Included 
 

Built-in
Built-in
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Scan Quality 
 

5.5
6.5

Scan Quality Photo  

Brother MFC-J6945DW Scan Quality Photo
Canon PIXMA G7020 Scan Quality Photo

Max Scan Resolution 
 

1,200 DPI
1,200 DPI

Max Scan Color Depth 
 

24Bit
24Bit
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In The Box  

In the Box Picture  

Brother MFC-J6945DW In the Box Picture
Canon PIXMA G7020 In the Box Picture
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Battery 
 

Advertised Battery Life 
 

N/A
N/A

Tested Charging Time 
 

N/A
N/A
Document

Black & White Documents 
 

7.0
8.0

B&W Document Picture  

Brother MFC-J6945DW B&W Document Picture
Canon PIXMA G7020 B&W Document Picture

Color Ink Needed For Black & White 
 

Yes
Yes
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Color Documents 
 

7.5
7.5

Color Document Picture  

Brother MFC-J6945DW Color Document Picture
Canon PIXMA G7020 Color Document Picture
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Cost-Per-Print 
 

9.9
10

Printer Total Cost 
 

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Black Cartridge Price 
 

32.99 US$
17.99 US$

Color Cartridge Price 
 

64.49 US$
35.95 US$

Black-Only Printing Cost 
 

0.011 US$/print
0.003 US$/print

Color Printing Cost 
 

0.035 US$/print
0.008 US$/print

Photo Printing Cost 
 

0.090 US$/print
0.015 US$/print

Ink Subscription 
 

Optional
No
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Printing Speed 
 

7.9
6.0

Printing Speed Video  

Black Only Text Document 
 

13 PPM
8 PPM

Color Document 
 

11 PPM
3 PPM

Photo Printing Time 
 

68.0 s
54.4 s

Single Page Out Time (Black Only) 
 

8.0 s
18.8 s

Duplex Printing 
 

Automatic
Automatic

Input Tray Capacity 
 

600 pages
350 pages
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Document Printing Sizes 
 

Letter (8.5" x 11")  

Yes
Yes

Legal (8.5" x 14")  

Yes
Yes

Tabloid (11" x 17")  

Yes
No

A6 (105mm x 148mm)  

Yes
No

A5 (148mm x 210mm)  

Yes
Yes

A4 (210mm x 297mm)  

Yes
Yes

Max Paper Weight 
 

260 g/m²
300 g/m²
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Photo

Color Gamut 
 

6.0
7.5

Parrots Picture  

Brother MFC-J6945DW Parrots Picture
Canon PIXMA G7020 Parrots Picture

Color Range Picture  

Brother MFC-J6945DW Color Range Picture
Canon PIXMA G7020 Color Range Picture
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Color Accuracy 
 

6.3
6.0

Friends Picture  

Brother MFC-J6945DW Friends Picture
Canon PIXMA G7020 Friends Picture

Color dE Picture  

Brother MFC-J6945DW Color dE Picture
Canon PIXMA G7020 Color dE Picture

Color dE Graph  

Brother MFC-J6945DW Color dE Graph
Canon PIXMA G7020 Color dE Graph

Average Color dE 
 

7.60
8.25
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Small Details 
 

8.5
8.5

Small Details Photo  

Brother MFC-J6945DW Small Details Photo
Canon PIXMA G7020 Small Details Photo

Max Print Resolution (DPI) 
 

1200 x 4800
4800 x 1200
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Photo Printing Sizes 
 

9.5
9.5

Glossy Paper (4" x 6")  

Yes
Yes

Glossy Paper (5" x 7")  

Yes
Yes

Glossy Paper (8" x 10")  

Yes
Yes

Glossy Paper (8.5" x 11")  

Yes
Yes

Glossy Paper (13" x 19")  

No
No

Borderless Printing 
 

Yes
Yes
Mobile App And Connectivity

Connectivity 
 

9.0
8.0

Inputs Picture  

Brother MFC-J6945DW Inputs Picture
Canon PIXMA G7020 Inputs Picture

Ethernet 
 

Yes
Yes

USB Input To Computer 
 

Yes
Yes

Bluetooth 
 

No
No

Wireless  

Yes
Yes

Wi-Fi via Router 
 

Yes
Yes

Wi-Fi Direct 
 

Yes
Yes

External Storage Support 
 

Yes
No

Apple AirPrint 
 

Yes
Yes

Mopria Print Service 
 

Yes
Yes
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Mobile App 
 

10
8.9

App Printscreen  

Brother MFC-J6945DW App Printscreen
Canon PIXMA G7020 App Printscreen

Mobile App  

Yes
Yes

App Name  

Brother iPrint&Scan
Canon Print Inkjet/Selphy

iOS  

Yes
Yes

Android  

Yes
Yes

Photo (JPEG, PNG) 
 

Android and iOS
Android and iOS

PDF 
 

Android and iOS
Android and iOS

Microsoft Office Files 
 

Android and iOS
Android and iOS

Text Files (TXT) 
 

Android and iOS
No

Webpages (HTML) 
 

Android and iOS
No
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OS Compatibility 
 

Windows  

Fully
Fully

macOS  

Fully
Fully

Chrome OS  

Fully
Fully
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