Tuft and Needle Mint vs Novosbed

Which Mattress Is Better?

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Tuft and Needle Mint
Novosbed

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Novosbed
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Our Verdict

Tuft and Needle Mint

Novosbed

The Tuft and Needle Mint is a better mattress than the Novosbed for most people. Both mattresses offer enough support for back and stomach sleepers, but the Tuft and Needle's pressure relief means that it also works well for side sleepers, making it more versatile for partnered and combination sleepers, too. The Tuft and Needle offers better responsiveness and motion dissipation as well, so it's easier to move around, and you feel less movement across the mattress. It's more cooling, too, making it the better choice for hot sleepers.

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Variants

  • Mint (Queen)
  • Novosbed (Queen (Firm))

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Main Differences for
Side Sleeping

Threshold 

0.10

Side Sleeping 
 

7.9
4.9
No major differences between these mattresses for side sleeping. See full list of tests below.

Full Comparison

Design

Style 
 

Style Picture 
 

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Mattress Type 
 

Foam
Foam

Bed-In-A-Box 
 

Yes
Yes

Quilted Top Layer 
 

No
No

Grab Handles 
 

No
No

Thickness  

30.1 cm (11.9")
29.3 cm (11.5")
Performance

Firmness 
 

Head/Feet Firmness  

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Tuft and Needle Mint Head/Feet Firmness
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Novosbed Head/Feet Firmness

Lumbar Firmness  

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Tuft and Needle Mint Lumbar Firmness
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Novosbed Lumbar Firmness

Firmness Video  

Normalized Stiffness @ Head/Feet 
 

44 Pa/mm
102 Pa/mm

Normalized Stiffness @ Lumbar 
 

46 Pa/mm
101 Pa/mm

Firmness Level 
 

Medium (46 Pa/mm)
Firm (101 Pa/mm)

Body Conformity 
 

8.4
4.1

Shoulder Indentation vs. Body Weight  

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Tuft and Needle Mint Shoulder Indentation vs. Body Weight
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Novosbed Shoulder Indentation vs. Body Weight

Indent @ 50 kg (110 lb) 
 

60 mm (2.4")
23 mm (0.9")

Indent @ 80 kg (176 lb) 
 

84 mm (3.3")
34 mm (1.3")

Indent @ 110 kg (242 lb) 
 

99 mm (3.9")
51 mm (2.0")

Support 
 

7.6
7.7

Pelvis Indentation vs. Body Weight  

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Tuft and Needle Mint Pelvis Indentation vs. Body Weight
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Novosbed Pelvis Indentation vs. Body Weight

Indent Difference @ 50 kg (110 lb) 
 

14 mm (0.6")
7 mm (0.3")

Indent Difference @ 80 kg (176 lb) 
 

18 mm (0.7")
12 mm (0.5")

Indent Difference @ 110 kg (242 lb) 
 

16 mm (0.6")
21 mm (0.8")

Bounciness 
 

6.9
5.3

Bounciness Video  

Maximum Rebound Height 
 

12.0 cm (4.7")
6.0 cm (2.4")

Comfort Layers Envelopment 
 

5.9
6.7

Sinking & Contouring Picture 
 

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Novosbed Sinking & Contouring Picture

Sinking Depth 
 

5.6 cm (2.2")
3.3 cm (1.3")

Diameter Of Distortion 
 

34.9 cm (13.7")
21.6 cm (8.5")

Responsiveness 
 

9.1
8.1

Responsiveness Video  

Response Time 
 

0.5 s
0.9 s

Motion Isolation 
 

9.0
7.8

Motion Isolation Video  

Head/Feet Motion Isolation  

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Tuft and Needle Mint Head/Feet Motion Isolation
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Novosbed Head/Feet Motion Isolation

Lumbar Motion Isolation  

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Tuft and Needle Mint Lumbar Motion Isolation
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Novosbed Lumbar Motion Isolation

Peak Acceleration @ Head/Feet 
 

0.49 g
0.56 g

Dissipation Time @ Head/Feet 
 

0.32 s
0.30 s

Peak Acceleration @ Lumbar 
 

2.42 g
5.69 g

Dissipation Time @ Lumbar 
 

0.23 s
0.27 s

Edge Support 
 

8.4
8.8

Naturalistic Loading Pad Video  

Naturalistic Loading Pad  

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Tuft and Needle Mint Naturalistic Loading Pad
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Novosbed Naturalistic Loading Pad

Small Platen  

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Tuft and Needle Mint Small Platen
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Novosbed Small Platen

Naturalistic Loading Pad Indentation 
 

133 mm
119 mm

Small Platen Indentation @ 0 mm From Edge 
 

169 mm
125 mm

Small Platen Indentation @ 150 mm From Edge 
 

152 mm
106 mm

Increased Indentation @ Mattress Edge 
 

17 mm
20 mm

Cooling 
 

8.4
7.8

Cooling Graph  

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Tuft and Needle Mint Cooling Graph
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Novosbed Cooling Graph

Energy Transferred Over 1st Hour 
 

74 kJ
68 kJ

Energy Transferred Over 8 Hours 
 

174 kJ
154 kJ
Components

Cover 
 

Cover Picture 
 

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Sleeping Surface Material 
 

Polyester, Elastane
Polyester, Tencel, Rayon, Silica, Modacrylic, Lycra

Removable 
 

No
Yes

Machine Washable 
 

No
Yes

Edge Construction 
 

Edge Support Picture 
 

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Edge Component 
 

None
None

Foam Layer Material 
 

Foam Layer Material Picture 
 

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Quilted Top Fill  

N/A
N/A

Upper Comfort Foam @ Head/Feet  

Polyfoam
Memory Foam

Upper Comfort Foam @ Lumbar  

Polyfoam
Memory Foam

Lower Comfort Foam @ Head/Feet  

Memory Foam
Memory Foam

Lower Comfort Foam @ Lumbar  

Memory Foam
Memory Foam

Transition Foam  

Polyfoam
Memory Foam

Support Foam  

Polyfoam
Polyfoam

Foam Layer Mass Density 
 

6.3
6.2

Quilted Top Fill  

N/A
N/A

Quilted Top Fill Foam Density vs. Reference 
 

N/A
N/A

Upper Comfort Foam @ Head/Feet  

56 kg/m³ (3.5 lb/cu.ft.)
70 kg/m³ (4.3 lb/cu.ft.)

Upper Comfort Foam @ Head/Feet Density vs. Reference 
 

0.9
1.1

Upper Comfort Foam @ Lumbar  

56 kg/m³ (3.5 lb/cu.ft.)
70 kg/m³ (4.3 lb/cu.ft.)

Upper Comfort Foam @ Lumbar Density vs. Reference 
 

0.9
1.1

Lower Comfort Foam @ Head/Feet  

43 kg/m³ (2.7 lb/cu.ft.)
40 kg/m³ (2.5 lb/cu.ft.)

Lower Comfort Foam @ Head/Feet Density vs. Reference 
 

0.7
0.6

Lower Comfort Foam @ Lumbar  

43 kg/m³ (2.7 lb/cu.ft.)
40 kg/m³ (2.5 lb/cu.ft.)

Lower Comfort Foam @ Lumbar Density vs. Reference 
 

0.7
0.6

Transition Foam  

42 kg/m³ (2.6 lb/cu.ft.)
42 kg/m³ (2.6 lb/cu.ft.)

Transition Foam Density vs. Reference 
 

0.6
0.7

Support Foam  

30 kg/m³ (1.9 lb/cu.ft.)
28 kg/m³ (1.7 lb/cu.ft.)

Support Foam Density vs Reference 
 

1.0
0.9

Foam Layer Thickness 
 

Foam Layer Thickness Picture 
 

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Tuft and Needle Mint Foam Layer Thickness Picture
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Novosbed Foam Layer Thickness Picture

Quilted Top 
 

N/A
N/A

Upper Comfort Foam @ Head/Feet  

5.0 cm (2.0")
2.2 cm (0.9")

Upper Comfort Foam @ Lumbar  

5.0 cm (2.0")
2.2 cm (0.9")

Lower Comfort Foam @ Head/Feet  

2.8 cm (1.1")
2.2 cm (0.9")

Lower Comfort Foam @ Lumbar  

2.8 cm (1.1")
2.2 cm (0.9")

Transition Foam  

5.0 cm (2.0")
5.2 cm (2.0")

Support Foam  

17.1 cm (6.7")
17.8 cm (7.0")

Spring Layer Dimensions 
 

Spring Layer Height Picture 
 

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Spring Layer Density 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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Tuft and Needle Mint Comfort Layer IPD
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Novosbed Comfort Layer IPD

Transition & Support Layer IPD  

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Tuft and Needle Mint Transition & Support Layer IPD
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Novosbed Transition & Support Layer IPD

Quilted Top Fill 25% IPD 
 

N/A
N/A

Upper Comfort Foam @ Head/Feet 25% IPD 
 

1.0 kPa
2.2 kPa

Upper Comfort Foam @ Lumbar 25% IPD 
 

1.0 kPa
2.2 kPa

Lower Comfort Foam @ Head/Feet 25% IPD 
 

1.5 kPa
3.4 kPa

Lower Comfort Foam @ Lumbar 25% IPD 
 

1.5 kPa
3.4 kPa

Transition Foam 25% IPD 
 

1.5 kPa
3.5 kPa

Support Foam 25% IPD 
 

4.8 kPa
4.4 kPa

Spring Layer Firmness 
 

Comfort Layer Firmness  

Tuft and Needle Mint Comfort Layer Firmness
Novosbed Comfort Layer Firmness

Support Layer Firmness  

Tuft and Needle Mint Support Layer Firmness
Novosbed Support Layer Firmness

Spring Layer Firmness  

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  

Quilted Top Fill  

N/A
N/A

Upper Comfort Foam @ Head/Feet  

25%
9%

Upper Comfort Foam @ Lumbar  

25%
9%

Lower Comfort Foam @ Head/Feet  

7%
22%

Lower Comfort Foam @ Lumbar  

7%
22%

Transition Foam  

20%
21%

Support Foam  

44%
44%

Spring Layer Bounciness 
 

Comfort Spring Layer Bounciness Video  

Support Spring Layer Bounciness Video  

Comfort Spring Layer Maximum Rebound Height 
 

N/A
N/A

Support Spring Layer Maximum Rebound Height 
 

N/A
N/A

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