You don't have to worry about wires, either, as the best iPhone printers will connect wirelessly to your device. So whether you've got the latest iPhone 14 Pro or one of the older iPhone generations, we've got you covered. It’s easy to get intensely serious about photographic kit and technique but, sometimes, photography should just be fun," says our own Matthew Richards. "There’s certainly a lot to be had with the Instax Mini LiPlay. It continues the decades-old tradition of truly instant photography, where you can take and share pictures anywhere and everywhere, capturing and preserving treasured memories on the fly." La aplicación gratuita Polaroid Mint (disponible para iOS y Android) te permite seleccionar filtros, bordes y aplicar otras opciones de edición a las fotos (como añadir pegatinas) para dar rienda suelta a tu creatividad However, if you’re looking for accessories for this printer specifically, you won’t find a lot – maybe a couple of sleeves and that’s it. The simplest way of connecting your iPhone to this printer is via NFC (near-field communication). That might sound technical, but in practice, it means you just have to lie your iPhone on top of the printer and the free iOS app will launch automatically.

Without a doubt, the Canon SELPHY Square QX10 has the best print quality of all the portable photo printers on this list. Cost Per Print Ranking It’s no surprise that one of the best portable photo printers comes from the company that popularized the instant camera. Finally there are Zink printers that use zero-ink paper, embedded with color crystals, that offers the cheapest printing option –with often middling quality that's neither as good as a dye sub print, nor as intentionally lo-fi as an Instax print. Do portable printers need ink? Autonomía suficiente para 50 impresiones. La Polaroid Mint se carga mediante un cable micro-USB (incluido con ella)The smartphone app connects to the printer via Bluetooth or NFC, which should be a fairly simple process, but the KODAK app adds an extra step to connect it after initial pairing. As a result, my phone found the device but wouldn’t connect and I ended up Googling why not, which led me to a video on where to find the in-app toggle switch – upper right corner of the gallery, btw. La más increíble impresora móvil -sin cables- para obtener copias en papel al instante de las fotos capturadas con tu smartphone. Compatible con iOS y Android This depends on the printer. The Instax Link series uses actual instant film (the same as you put in Instax film cameras) to produce an authentic instant print. This is a definite stylistic choice, giving you a low-detail, low-fidelity, analog quality that can't be achieved on traditional printers, but comes at a cost –as instant film is pretty pricey.

Thermal printing technology — as seen on this Fujifilm Instax Mini Link 2 — yields some of the most high-quality, durable prints possible with an instant camera. The camera is also one of the fastest, printing photos in seconds. We also like the Fujifilm app, which features an easy-to-use interface and makes connecting to the printer a breeze using Bluetooth.

Of course, in practice, we all know that these things don't always work perfectly, for all manner of reasons. So it's great that this printer also has three other ways to connect to your iPhone, via Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Direct, or Bluetooth. With this range of options, you're sure to get it working with the minimum of fuss. The Mini LiPlay prints photos in 12 seconds, and you can print 100 photos on a single charge. Note that they're the same tiny size (1.8 x 2.4in) as the Fujifilm Instax Mini Link, number 5 on our list. We also publish tips and tutorials about photography, helping everyone become a better photographer. Bluetooth also makes this printer incredibly easy to setup. The process is arguably easier than plugging in a cable. Once you run through the setup wizard, you’ll have prints streaming out in under one minute. Assuming you want to edit your prints, it might take a couple moments longer than that.

Because the CP1300 prints in four passes, it took around 42 seconds to fully print a photo. App Features If you want something easy to use, the Kodak Mini 2 is a good choice. Its accompanying iOS app makes it super simple to print out pictures from your iPhone, plus it's compatible with all iPhones running iOS 8.0 and above. iPhone printers connect up to your phone wirelessly and allow you to print either photos you've just taken or otherwise stored on your phone. These printers are portable and run on batteries, so you don't require a charger to use them.After the initial box opening, which was good because I liked the design and feel of the KODAK STEP, setting up the app was my first real introduction to it. And it was the precursor to an overall disappointing experience.

There’s no charging the Kiipix Portable Mini Printer, nor any need to plug it in. Simply load it with Instax Mini film, place your phone face down on the scanner (with the brightness cranked all the way up – trust us), use the reflective mirror to ensure it’s properly aligned, and then you can manually crank out the prints yourself.

Even the best iPhone printers generally need to be charged. But with the Kiipix Portable Mini Printer, you don't have to. You just have to crank it manually to get prints out, so no batteries or electricity are needed. We’ve tested some of the best-selling portable photo printers on the market and compared them below, so you can decide if it’s time to bring home a younger sibling for your professional home printer. It takes about 19 seconds to complete a print. I have to mention that a little bit of sound came from the printer while it was in operation (though maybe it was just my unit). App Features The Kiipix Portable Mini Printer folds up easily, making it lovely and portable. And if you're the sort of person who often forgets to charge your devices, this is one iPhone printer that won't give you that worry. How do iPhone printers work? Think about why you want to print pictures on the move. Do you want the absolute best image quality? Choose a dye-sublimation printer. Do you want the cheapest prints, regardless of quality? Go for a Zink printer. Do you want the coolest prints? You'll probably want an Instax-based printer.