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Nectar Premier vs Tuft and Needle Mint

Which Mattress Is Better?

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    Main Differences
    Design
      Style
    Performance
      FirmnessBody ConformitySupportBouncinessComfort Layers EnvelopmentResponsivenessMotion IsolationEdge SupportCooling
    Components
      CoverEdge ConstructionFoam Layer MaterialFoam Layer Mass DensityFoam Layer ThicknessSpring Layer DimensionsFoam Layer FirmnessSpring Layer FirmnessFoam Layer ResilienceSpring Layer Bounciness
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Nectar Premier
Tuft and Needle Mint 
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Mattress Type
Foam
Upper Comfort Foam @ LumbarMemory Foam
Firmness Level
Medium (45 Pa/mm)
Mattress Type
Locked
Upper Comfort Foam @ LumbarLocked
Firmness Level
Locked
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Our Verdict

Nectar Premier

Tuft and Needle Mint

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Main Differences for
Side Sleeping

Threshold 

0.10

Side Sleeping 
 

7.2
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Full Comparison

Design

Style 
 

Style Picture 
 

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Mattress Type 
 

Foam
Locked

Bed-In-A-Box 
 

Yes
Locked

Quilted Top Layer 
 

No
Locked

Grab Handles 
 

No
Locked

Thickness  

31.6 cm (12.4")
Lock cm (Lock")
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Performance

Firmness 
 

Head/Feet Firmness  

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Lumbar Firmness  

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Normalized Stiffness @ Head/Feet 
 

42 Pa/mm
Lock Pa/mm

Normalized Stiffness @ Lumbar 
 

45 Pa/mm
Lock Pa/mm

Firmness Level 
 

Medium (45 Pa/mm)
Locked
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Body Conformity 
 

7.1
N/A

Shoulder Indentation vs. Body Weight  

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Indent @ 50 kg (110 lb) 
 

38 mm (1.5")
Lock mm (Lock")

Indent @ 80 kg (172 lb) 
 

66 mm (2.6")
Lock mm (Lock")

Indent @ 110 kg (242 lb) 
 

89 mm (3.5")
Lock mm (Lock")
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Support 
 

6.9
N/A

Pelvis Indentation vs. Body Weight  

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Indent Difference @ 50 kg (110 lb) 
 

15 mm (0.6")
Lock mm (Lock")

Indent Difference @ 80 kg (172 lb) 
 

23 mm (0.9")
Lock mm (Lock")

Indent Difference @ 110 kg (242 lb) 
 

29 mm (1.1")
Lock mm (Lock")
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Bounciness 
 

7.2
N/A

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Maximum Rebound Height 
 

14.0 cm (5.5")
Lock cm (Lock")
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Comfort Layers Envelopment 
 

7.5
N/A

Sinking & Contouring Picture 
 

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Sinking Depth 
 

4.2 cm (1.7")
Lock cm (Lock")

Diameter Of Distortion 
 

24.5 cm (9.7")
Lock cm (Lock")
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Responsiveness 
 

8.9
N/A

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Response Time 
 

0.6 s
Lock s
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Motion Isolation 
 

8.8
N/A

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Head/Feet Motion Isolation  

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Peak Acceleration @ Head/Feet 
 

0.93 g
Lock g

Dissipation Time @ Head/Feet 
 

0.34 s
Lock s

Peak Acceleration @ Lumbar 
 

2.33 g
Lock g

Dissipation Time @ Lumbar 
 

0.31 s
Lock s
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Edge Support 
 

6.2
N/A

Naturalistic Loading Pad Video  

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Small Platen  

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Naturalistic Loading Pad Indentation 
 

152 mm
Lock mm

Small Platen Indentation @ 0 mm From Edge 
 

188 mm
Lock mm

Small Platen Indentation @ 150 mm From Edge 
 

147 mm
Lock mm

Increased Indentation @ Mattress Edge 
 

40 mm
Lock mm
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Cooling 
 

8.0
N/A

Cooling Graph  

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Energy Transferred Over 1st Hour 
 

67 kJ
Lock kJ

Energy Transferred Over 8 Hours 
 

165 kJ
Lock kJ
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Components

Cover 
 

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Sleeping Surface Material 
 

Polyester, Polyethylene
Locked

Removable 
 

No
Locked

Machine Washable 
 

No
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Edge Construction 
 

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Edge Component 
 

None
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Foam Layer Material 
 

Foam Layer Material Picture 
 

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Quilted Top Fill  

N/A
N/A

Upper Comfort Foam @ Head/Feet  

Memory Foam
Locked

Upper Comfort Foam @ Lumbar  

Memory Foam
Locked

Lower Comfort Foam @ Head/Feet  

N/A
Locked

Lower Comfort Foam @ Lumbar  

N/A
Locked

Transition Foam  

Polyfoam
Locked

Support Foam  

Polyfoam
Locked
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Foam Layer Mass Density 
 

5.7
N/A

Quilted Top Fill  

N/A
N/A

Quilted Top Fill Foam Density vs. Reference 
 

N/A
N/A

Upper Comfort Foam @ Head/Feet  

39 kg/m³ (2.4 lb/cu.ft.)
Lock kg/m³ (Lock lb/cu.ft.)

Upper Comfort Foam @ Head/Feet Density vs. Reference 
 

0.6
Lock

Upper Comfort Foam @ Lumbar  

39 kg/m³ (2.4 lb/cu.ft.)
Lock kg/m³ (Lock lb/cu.ft.)

Upper Comfort Foam @ Lumbar Density vs. Reference 
 

0.6
Lock

Lower Comfort Foam @ Head/Feet  

N/A
Lock kg/m³ (Lock lb/cu.ft.)

Lower Comfort Foam @ Head/Feet Density vs. Reference 
 

N/A
Lock

Lower Comfort Foam @ Lumbar  

N/A
Lock kg/m³ (Lock lb/cu.ft.)

Lower Comfort Foam @ Lumbar Density vs. Reference 
 

N/A
Lock

Transition Foam  

23 kg/m³ (1.4 lb/cu.ft.)
Lock kg/m³ (Lock lb/cu.ft.)

Transition Foam Density vs. Reference 
 

0.6
Lock

Support Foam  

27 kg/m³ (1.7 lb/cu.ft.)
Lock kg/m³ (Lock lb/cu.ft.)

Support Foam Density vs Reference 
 

0.8
Lock
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Foam Layer Thickness 
 

Foam Layer Thickness Picture 
 

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Quilted Top 
 

N/A
N/A

Upper Comfort Foam @ Head/Feet  

5.0 cm (2.0")
Lock cm (Lock")

Upper Comfort Foam @ Lumbar  

5.0 cm (2.0")
Lock cm (Lock")

Lower Comfort Foam @ Head/Feet  

N/A
Lock cm (Lock")

Lower Comfort Foam @ Lumbar  

N/A
Lock cm (Lock")

Transition Foam  

7.5 cm (3.0")
Lock cm (Lock")

Support Foam  

19.5 cm (7.7")
Lock cm (Lock")
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Spring Layer Dimensions 
 

Spring Layer Height Picture 
 

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Comfort Layer Height 
 

N/A
N/A

Comfort Layer Coil Density 
 

N/A
N/A

Comfort Layer Coil Gauge 
 

N/A
N/A

Support Layer Height 
 

N/A
N/A

Support Layer Coil Density 
 

N/A
N/A

Support Layer Coil Gauge @ Head/Feet 
 

N/A
N/A

Support Layer Coil Gauge @ Lumbar 
 

N/A
N/A

Foam Layer Firmness 
 

Comfort Layer IPD  

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Transition & Support Layer IPD  

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Quilted Top Fill 25% IPD 
 

N/A
N/A

Upper Comfort Foam @ Head/Feet 25% IPD 
 

1.8 kPa
Lock kPa

Upper Comfort Foam @ Lumbar 25% IPD 
 

1.8 kPa
Lock kPa

Lower Comfort Foam @ Head/Feet 25% IPD 
 

N/A
Lock kPa

Lower Comfort Foam @ Lumbar 25% IPD 
 

N/A
Lock kPa

Transition Foam 25% IPD 
 

2.2 kPa
Lock kPa

Support Foam 25% IPD 
 

4.3 kPa
Lock kPa
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Spring Layer Firmness 
 

Comfort Layer Firmness  

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Support Layer Firmness  

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Normalized Comfort Layer Stiffness @ Head/Feet 
 

N/A
N/A

Normalized Comfort Layer Stiffness @ Lumbar 
 

N/A
N/A

Normalized Support Layer Stiffness @ Head/Feet 
 

N/A
N/A

Normalized Support Layer Stiffness @ Lumbar 
 

N/A
N/A

Foam Layer Resilience 
 

Foam Layer Resilience Video  

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Quilted Top Fill  

N/A
N/A

Upper Comfort Foam @ Head/Feet  

9%
Lock%

Upper Comfort Foam @ Lumbar  

9%
Lock%

Lower Comfort Foam @ Head/Feet  

N/A
Lock%

Lower Comfort Foam @ Lumbar  

N/A
Lock%

Transition Foam  

45%
Lock%

Support Foam  

44%
Lock%
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Spring Layer Bounciness 
 

Comfort Spring Layer Bounciness Video  

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Comfort Spring Layer Maximum Rebound Height 
 

N/A
N/A

Support Spring Layer Maximum Rebound Height 
 

N/A
N/A

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