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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. Printing
    1. Cost-Per-Print
    2. Printing Speed
    3. Color Accuracy
    4. Photo Printing Quality
    5. Printing Size
  6. Document
    1. Black & White Documents
    2. Color Documents
    3. Cost-Per-Print
    4. Printing Speed
    5. Document Printing Sizes
  7. Photo
    1. Color Gamut
    2. Color Accuracy
    3. Small Details
    4. Photo Printing Sizes
  8. Mobile App And Connectivity
    1. Connectivity
    2. Mobile App
    3. OS Compatibility
  9. Comments

Canon PIXMA iX6820 vs Canon PIXMA TR8620

Side-by-Side Comparison

Products

Canon PIXMA iX6820
Canon PIXMA TR8620

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Canon PIXMA iX6820 Picture
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Variants

  • Canon PIXMA iX6820 (Black)
  • PIXMA TR8620 (Black)

Our Verdict

Canon PIXMA iX6820

Canon PIXMA TR8620

The Canon PIXMA iX6820 and the Canon PIXMA TR8620 are both color inkjet printers, but the TR8620 is a better printer for families or students. The TR8620 has a flatbed scanner, an automatic document feeder, and it can fax. You can print via more ways than on the iX6820, and it produces somewhat better-looking photos and automatically prints double sided. On the other hand, the iX6820 has much better page yields and a much lower cost-per-print, it prints color documents and photos faster, and it warms up much quicker to print the first page.

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Main Differences for
Family

Threshold 

0.10

Family 

6.8
7.8

Scanner 
 

0.0
7.4

External Storage Support 
 

No
Yes

Cost-Per-Print 
 

8.9
8.1

Black Only Printing 
 

0.043 US$/print
0.070 US$/print

Connectivity 
 

5.5
9.0

Full Comparison

Design

Build Quality 
 

5.5
7.0

Build Quality Close Up  

Canon PIXMA iX6820 Build Quality Close Up
Canon PIXMA TR8620 Build Quality Close Up

Type  

Printer Only
All in One
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Dimensions 
 

ISO View Picture  

Canon PIXMA iX6820 ISO View Picture
Canon PIXMA TR8620 ISO View Picture

Height  

6.3" (16.0 cm)
7.4" (18.9 cm)

Width  

23.0" (58.4 cm)
17.3" (43.9 cm)

Depth  

12.0" (30.4 cm)
13.8" (35.1 cm)

In Use Picture  

Canon PIXMA TR8620 In Use Picture

Height When In Use 
 

11.2" (28.5 cm)

Width When In Use 
 

17.1" (43.5 cm)

Depth When In Use 
 

26.0" (66.0 cm)

Weight 
 

17.9 lbs (8.1 kg)
17.4 lbs (7.9 kg)
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Expected Maintenance 
 

7.0

Ink Related Maintenance 
 

Expected

Drum Unit 
 

No Drum Unit
No Drum Unit

Display Screen 
 

0.0
8.5

Display Screen Picture  

Canon PIXMA iX6820 Display Screen Picture
Canon PIXMA TR8620 Display Screen Picture

Display Screen  

No
Yes

Display Screen Size 
 

N/A
4.2" (10.8 cm)

Touchscreen  

No
Yes
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Cartridge 
 

7.3
6.5

Cartridge Picture In The Printer  

Canon PIXMA iX6820 Cartridge Picture In The Printer
Canon PIXMA TR8620 Cartridge Picture In The Printer

Technology  

Inkjet
Inkjet

SuperTank 
 

No
No

Photo Cartridge 
 

Yes
Yes

Color  

Yes
Yes

Number Of Color Cartridges 
 

4
4

Black Cartridge Model 
 

PGI-250
PGI-280

Tested Black Page Yield 
 

19.73 prints
12 prints

Estimated Black Page Yield 
 

374 prints
228 prints

Color Cartridge Model 
 

CLI-251 (BK/C/M/Y)
CLI-281

Tested Color Page Yield 
 

26.69 prints
15 prints

Estimated Color Page Yield 
 

611 prints
343 prints

Drum Unit 
 

No Drum Unit
No Drum Unit

Third Party Cartridge 
 

Yes
Purchased One Worked

Ink Type 
 

Dye And Pigment

High Yield Cartridge 
 

Yes
Yes
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Scanner Features 
 

0.0
7.4

Scanner Flatbed Picture  

Canon PIXMA iX6820 Scanner Flatbed Picture
Canon PIXMA TR8620 Scanner Flatbed Picture

Scanner 
 

No
ADF + Flatbed

Scan Flatbed 
 

No

ADF Capacity 
 

20 pages

Scan Sheetfed 
 

No

Scan Speed 
 

6 PPM

Automatic Document Feeder 
 

No

Duplex Scanning 
 

No
No

Scan Resolution 
 

N/A
1,200 DPI

Scan Color Depth 
 

N/A
24Bit

Max Flatbed Scan Size 
 

N/A
8.5" x 11"

Max ADF Scan Size 
 

8.5" x 14"

Flatbed Hinge Adjustability 
 

0.36" (9 mm)

Fax 
 

No
Yes

Copy 
 

No
Yes

OCR Included 
 

Built-in
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Scan Quality 
 

6.5

Scan Quality Photo  

Canon PIXMA TR8620 Scan Quality Photo

Max Scan Resolution 
 

N/A
1,200 DPI

Max Scan Color Depth 
 

N/A
24Bit
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In The Box  

In the Box Picture  

Canon PIXMA iX6820 In the Box Picture
Canon PIXMA TR8620 In the Box Picture
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Battery 
 

Advertised Battery Life 
 

N/A

Tested Charging Time 
 

N/A
Printing

Cost-Per-Print 
 

8.9
8.1

Printer Total Cost 
 

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Black Cartridge Price 
 

15.99 US$
15.99 US$

Color Cartridge Price 
 

51.96 US$
39.99 US$

Black Only Printing 
 

0.043 US$/print
0.070 US$/print

Color Printing 
 

0.085 US$/print
0.117 US$/print

Photo Printing 
 

0.216 US$/print
0.250 US$/print

Ink Subscription 
 

No
No
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Printing Speed 
 

5.9
6.5

Black Only Text Document 
 

8 PPM
9 PPM

Color Document 
 

8 PPM
4 PPM

Photo Printing Time 
 

47.0 s
57.8 s

First Page Out Time (Black Only) 
 

7.4 s
14.3 s

Duplex Printing 
 

Manual
Automatic

Input Tray Capacity 
 

150 pages
200 pages
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Color Accuracy 
 

6.8
7.5

Color dE Picture  

Canon PIXMA iX6820 Color dE Picture
Canon PIXMA TR8620 Color dE Picture

Average Color dE 
 

10.14
5.08
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Photo Printing Quality 
 

8.5

Side By Side Print/Photo  

Canon PIXMA iX6820 Side By Side Print/Photo

Borderless Printing 
 

Yes
Yes
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Printing Size 
 

Letter (8.5" x 11")  

Yes
Yes

Legal (8.5" x 14")  

Yes
Yes

Tabloid (11" x 17")  

Yes
No

A6 (105mm x 148mm)  

No
Yes

A5 (148mm x 210mm)  

Yes
Yes

A4 (210mm x 297mm)  

Yes
Yes

Photo (2" x 3")  

No

Photo (4" x 6")  

Yes
Yes

Photo (5" x 7")  

Yes
Yes
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Document

Black & White Documents 
 

8.0

B&W Document Picture  

Canon PIXMA TR8620 B&W Document Picture

Color Ink Needed For Black & White 
 

No

Color Documents 
 

9.0

Color Document Picture  

Canon PIXMA TR8620 Color Document Picture

Cost-Per-Print 
 

8.9
8.1

Printer Total Cost 
 

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Black Cartridge Price 
 

15.99 US$
15.99 US$

Color Cartridge Price 
 

51.96 US$
39.99 US$

Black-Only Printing Cost 
 

0.043 US$/print
0.070 US$/print

Color Printing Cost 
 

0.085 US$/print
0.117 US$/print

Photo Printing Cost 
 

0.216 US$/print
0.250 US$/print

Ink Subscription 
 

No
No
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Printing Speed 
 

5.9
6.5

Printing Speed Video  

Black Only Text Document 
 

8 PPM
9 PPM

Color Document 
 

8 PPM
4 PPM

Photo Printing Time 
 

47.0 s
57.8 s

Single Page Out Time (Black Only) 
 

7.4 s
14.3 s

Duplex Printing 
 

Manual
Automatic

Input Tray Capacity 
 

150 pages
200 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)  

No
Yes

A5 (148mm x 210mm)  

Yes
Yes

A4 (210mm x 297mm)  

Yes
Yes

Max Paper Weight 
 

670 g/m²
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Photo

Color Gamut 
 

7.0

Parrots Picture  

Canon PIXMA TR8620 Parrots Picture

Color Range Picture  

Canon PIXMA TR8620 Color Range Picture

Color Accuracy 
 

6.8
7.5

Friends Picture  

Canon PIXMA TR8620 Friends Picture

Color dE Picture  

Canon PIXMA iX6820 Color dE Picture
Canon PIXMA TR8620 Color dE Picture

Color dE Graph  

Canon PIXMA TR8620 Color dE Graph

Average Color dE 
 

10.14
5.08
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Small Details 
 

8.5

Small Details Photo  

Canon PIXMA TR8620 Small Details Photo

Max Print Resolution (DPI) 
 

4800 x 1200

Photo Printing Sizes 
 

9.5

Glossy Paper (4" x 6")  

Yes
Yes

Glossy Paper (5" x 7")  

Yes
Yes

Glossy Paper (8" x 10")  

Yes

Glossy Paper (8.5" x 11")  

Yes

Glossy Paper (13" x 19")  

No

Borderless Printing 
 

Yes
Yes
Mobile App And Connectivity

Connectivity 
 

5.5
9.0

Inputs Picture  

Canon PIXMA iX6820 Inputs Picture
Canon PIXMA TR8620 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 
 

No
Yes

External Storage Support 
 

No
Yes

Apple AirPrint 
 

Yes
Yes

Mopria Print Service 
 

No
Yes
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Mobile App 
 

9.5
8.9

App Printscreen  

Canon PIXMA iX6820 App Printscreen
Canon PIXMA TR8620 App Printscreen

Mobile App  

Yes
Yes

App Name  

Canon Print Inkjet/Selphy
Canon Print Inkjet/Selphy

iOS  

Yes
Yes

Android  

Yes
Yes

Photo (JPEG, PNG) 
 

Yes
Android and iOS

PDF 
 

Yes
Android and iOS

Microsoft Office Files 
 

Yes
Android and iOS

Text Files (TXT) 
 

No
No

Webpages (HTML) 
 

Yes
No
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OS Compatibility 
 

Windows  

Fully

macOS  

Fully

Chrome OS  

Fully
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