Compare Mobile Printing: What are the Differences Between the HP ePrint Mobile App, HP ePrint Home and Biz, HP ePrint, and Apple's AirPrint?

If you have an ePrint-enabled printer, you might be asking which mobile printing solution is right for you: HP ePrint mobile app, HP ePrint Home & Biz, HP ePrint, or Apple's AirPrint? The following reference guide explains the differences between the three printing solutions.

HP mobile printing solutions

	HP ePrint mobile	HP ePrint Home & Biz		HP ePrint		AirPrint
Overview	Print wirelessly to any HP web-enabled product that is on the same local Wi-Fi network as your Apple iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch.	Print to any supported HP products in a local Wi-Fi network. Free downloadable software. See ePrint Home & Biz FAQs for more details.		Print to any HP ePrint-enabled printer from anywhere in the world. No special app or software required. Go to HP ePrintCenter for more details.		Print to any HP ePrint-enabled printer on your local 802.11 wireless network using Apple's new iOS 4.2 or higher. No special app or download required. (Some printers might require a firmware update.) See How to use Apple's Airprint for more details.
Which mobile devices can I use?	Print from an iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch (iOS 4.2 and later).	Print from Android mobile devices, or print and scan from Nokia Symbian mobile devices.		Print from any email-capable device.		Scan and print from an iPad, iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, or iPod touch (3rd generation and later).
How do I print?	Select Print from within the application on your iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch and send to any HP web-enabled printer on the same local Wi-Fi as your Apple mobile device.	Install HP ePrint Home & Biz , open the application, and then print to any supported printer in Wi-Fi range.		Attach photos or documents to an email message and send them to the HP ePrint-enabled printer's email address.		Select Print from within the AirPrint-enabled application on your Apple mobile device and send to any HP ePrint-enabled printer in Wi-Fi range.
What kinds of files can I print?	Photos, PDFs, and text (TXT) files, including those received as Mail attachments.	Photos, PDFs, text files, Microsoft Office files*, and web pages*.		Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, HTML, PDF, email, and photos.		Web pages, email, and photos.
Which printers are compatible?	Any HP web-enabled printer on your local Wi-Fi network.	Any supported HP printer on your local wireless network. See a list of HP products that support HP ePrint Home & Biz .		Any HP ePrint-enabled printer.		Any HP ePrint-enabled printer. (Some printers might require a firmware update.)

*Users must register with the HP ePrint service to print Microsoft Office files and web pages. See steps to register at HP ePrintCenter . Web page printing is not currently supported for Android.