The HP ENVY Photo 7155 is a decent choice for families and printing photos. It has excellent color accuracy and photos look vibrant, but the single color cartridge runs out pretty quickly, so it can become quite expensive if you print a lot. It doesn't perform all that well when it comes to black only and color documents, as it yields very few pages and the printing speed is fairly slow. Also, the scanner lacks an automatic document feeder and doesn't support duplex scanning, which can be problematic for offices needing to process many pages or double-sided documents. On the bright side, it has great connectivity options, and there are high-yield cartridges available if you often print in large numbers.
Our Verdict
The HP ENVY Photo 7155 is a decent family printer. Color accuracy is excellent and photos look vibrant, though they have a warm color temperature, resulting in a slightly reddish tint. It does take quite a bit of time to print anything, though, and the printer has a bad page yield overall, so the cartridges need to be replaced often. The scanner has a flatbed, but its lid doesn't have any extendable hinges for thicker books or documents.
- Excellent color accuracy.
- Decent photo printing quality.
- Flatbed scanner with good resolution and color depth.
- Cartridges need to be replace quite often.
- Slow printing speed.
- Costly over time.
The HP ENVY Photo 7155 is a bad printer for home or small offices. It performs rather poorly for printing black or color documents, as it has a slow printing speed and low page yield, so the ink needs to be replaced regularly. The scanner doesn't have an automatic document feeder, and it can't perform duplex scanning, making it difficult and time-consuming to scan long double-sided documents.
- Great connectivity options.
- Slow printing speed.
- Extremely low black and color page yield.
- Passable build and design quality.
- Flatbed scanner without an automatic feeder or duplex scanning.
The HP ENVY Photo 7155 is only an okay choice for students. It doesn't have the fastest printing speed, and its page yield is bad for both black and color documents. This means you may have to replace the cartridges quite often if you print a lot, which can get expensive over time. On the plus side, it has a flatbed scanner with good resolution and color depth, and you can easily connect to the printer wirelessly.
- Great connectivity options.
- Flatbed scanner with good resolution and color depth.
- Cartridges need to be replace quite often.
- Slow printing speed.
- Costly over time.
The HP ENVY Photo 7155 is a poor printer for printing black and white documents. Its black page yield is very bad, so you may have to replace the cartridge quite often, resulting in a higher cost-per-print. Printing speed is also rather disappointing. On the plus side, there are high-yield cartridges available.
- Great connectivity options.
- Slow printing speed.
- Passable build and design quality.
- Extremely low black page yield.
THE HP ENVY Photo 7155 is a good choice for photo printing. It has excellent color accuracy and decent photo printing quality. Colors are vibrant and well-defined overall, though there's a slight reddish tone to them. Printing speed is also decent, with about one photo per minute, and the printer can print 4" x 6" and 5" x 7" photos.
- Excellent color accuracy.
- Decent photo printing quality.
- Decent photo printing speed.
- Cartridges need to be replace quite often.
- Costly over time.
Changelog
- Updated Mar 10, 2021: Updated review for accuracy and clarity.
- Updated Jun 08, 2020: Converted to Test Bench 0.8.1.
- Updated May 28, 2020: Review published.
- Updated May 21, 2020: Early access published.
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Differences Between Sizes And Variants
Although it isn't advertised as a variant, the HP ENVY Photo 7855 bears a lot of resemblance to the ENVY Photo 7155. The main difference is that the 7855 performs a bit better, it has more connectivity options, and the scanner has an automatic document feeder.
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THE HP ENVY Photo 7155 is a fairly standard all-in-one inkjet printer. It has excellent color accuracy and performs well-enough for printing casual photos, especially considering its price point. That said, other printers like the HP ENVY Photo 7855 produce better photos while also offering more features, like sheetfed scanners or more connection options. Also, it has a very bad black page yield compared to other printers we've tested, and it could end up being quite costly over time as you may have to replace the cartridges fairly often. For more options, see our recommendations for the best photo printers, the best home printers, and the best HP printers.
The HP ENVY Photo 7155 and the HP OfficeJet 5255 are two home printers that perform relatively similarly. The ENVY is slightly better for families since has better color accuracy and photo printing quality. Its cost-per-print is also a little bit lower. On the other hand, the OfficeJet has much better scanning features, providing a flatbed and a sheetfed scanner, which is great for people wanting to process many pages at once.
Overall, the Canon PIXMA TR8520 is much better than the HP ENVY Photo 7155. The Canon has a better display screen, an automatic document feeder with duplex scanning capability, and more connectivity options. It also has a higher page yield, lower cost-per-print, and better photo printing quality. However, the HP prints just a bit faster and has significantly better color accuracy.
The HP ENVY Photo 7155 and the HP LaserJet Pro M15w are two very different printers. If you are looking to print in color with a focus on photos, then the Envy is a better option. If, however, you want to print in black and white, with a low cost-per-print and a high black page yield, then the LaserJet is your best bet.
The HP ENVY Photo 7155 and the HP ENVY Photo 6255 are two very similar color printers. Both printers don't perform all that well when it comes to black-only documents. Their printing speeds are very slow, and neither yields a lot of pages. However, the 7155 has a slightly better color accuracy and photo printing quality. The biggest plus for the 7155, is that it supports external storage like an SD card or USB thumb drive.
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