What we most photograph memorable moments with is usually what we carry with us, It’s our mobile.
That’s why I thought I’d show you some smartphone printers. So that you truly immortalize them, not for as long as your device lives.
In this digital age in which we accumulate images on our hard drives, we make the serious mistake of letting our photographs live only through social networks, an ephemeral life. When precisely the value of photography is to make an instant last forever.
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ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF SMARTPHONE PRINTERS
Let’s first talk about the pros and cons of these portable printers.
The advantages are their size and weight, as they are really small and light. In addition, they do not require ink refills. They are very easy to use and the adhesive paper that some of them offer is a plus.
On the other hand, the quality is not that wonderful and they are small-sized photos (except with the Instanx Link Wide). They are pocket printers and you have to count on it. With some, the colors are a bit dull, something you can fix by turning up the saturation before printing. From HP they also have some recommendations to improve the print quality with the HP sprocket.
Keep in mind that they are more designed for souvenir photographs that you want at the moment, for a travel book that you are doing on the go, at a party or family gathering so that everyone can take their memory, a family diary, etc. .
Let’s now see our recommended models of mobile printers.
HP SPROCKET
It is a very small and light pocket printer with a nice design. These are its characteristics:
- inkless printing
- Weight: 173g
- Dimensions: 8 x 11.76 x 2.5cm
- Maximum speed in monochrome and color printing: 1 sheet per minute
- Printing Technology: Zink Technology
- Operating temperature: 5 – 40 °C
- Up to 35 prints on a single charge.
- Works via Bluetooth
- Application: HP sprocket with which you can print and personalize your photos ( Android/ iOS)
- Paper used: HP ZINK 5 x 7.6 cm, adhesive paper, glossy and waterproof and torn.
- Price: €99.99
In this video you can see how it works:
CANON ZOEMINI PV-123
This other smartphone printer is very similar to the previous one:
- inkless printing
- Weight: 159g
- Dimensions: 11.8 x 8.2 x 1.9cm
- Colors: white, black and pink
- Mosaic function to turn several small photos into an attractive poster/puzzle
- borderless printing
- Operating temperature: 5 – 40 °C
- Battery life: 20 sheets approx.
- Battery charging time: 1.5 hours approx.
- Works via Bluetooth
- Application: Canon Mini Print ( Android/ iOS)
- Colors: Black, white, pink
- Paper used: Canon Zoemini ZINK 5 x 7.6 cm, adhesive paper, glossy and waterproof and torn.
- Price from: N/A
In this video you can see how it works:
INSTAX LINK WIDE
Here are its main features:
- Dimensions: 12.7 × 13.5 × 3.4cm
- Weight: 349g
- Size: 10.8 x 8.6 mm (photo) / 9.9 x 6.2 cm (image)
- Resolution: 12.5 dots/mm (318 dpi, 80 𝝁m )
- Battery life: 100 photos approx.
- Charging time: 120 minutes
- Charging time approximately 90 minutes (according to the manufacturer, it takes me much less)
- Use QR codes to add sounds, messages or web addresses (URLs)
- App: Link Wide (Available for iOS and android).
- Printing paper: Fujifilm Instax Wide. This pack of 2×10 sheets costs €19.21 €.
- Price: €99.99
this video you can see how it works:
KODAK SMILE
These are the features of the Kodak Smile Portable Printer:
- Zink technology printing
- Weight: 450g
- Dimensions: 11.7 x 8.1 x 2.3cm
- Bluetooth
- Up to 40 prints per charge
- Charging time: 2 hours
- Application: Smile ( Android/ iOS). edit and print
- Printing paper: Kodak Zink Photographic Paper 5x 7.6 cm which costs €29.99 € .
- Price: €99.99
In this video you can see how it works:
POLAROID HI-PRINT
This mobile printer is very pocketable and quite cheap:
- Zink technology printing
- Weight: 255g
- Dimensions: 2.7×15×8cm (approx.)
- Bluetooth
- Up to 20 prints per charge
- Charging time: < 1 hour
- Operating temperature: 0°–40°C
- Application: Polaroid Hi Print ( Android/ iOS). edit and print
- Printing paper: Polaroid Hi Print 5×7.6 cm with adhesive backing that costs around €15 for a pack of 2 cartridges of 10 (20 sheets).
- Price: €84.99
In this video you can see how it works:
SUMMARIZING
Smartphone printers are portable, their function is not to print photos of the best quality or in large sizes, but to immortalize moments at the same moment, on a trip, a celebration, when you get home after a day worth remembering, to create a travel, or family, or life diary…
It’s turning your smartphone into an instant camera so that a photo you really want to save doesn’t get drowned in a sea of images inside your phone.
Depending on the model you choose, you can print larger sizes, better quality or have a smaller and lighter printer, depending on your needs and preferences.
I hope I have helped you with this article, if it has, please do not forget to share it on your favorite social network or among your contacts so that we can help other people so that their beautiful moments last forever.
