Espresso machines · 8 differences · 7 published for only one
AB200 1 Group vs Athena Leva 2 Group
Astoria and Victoria Arduino, side by side at one scale on a 60 cm counter.
Images: Astoria (CMA), Victoria Arduino, the manufacturers' product photographs, scaled by each published height. About our images
Specification
| Field | AB200 1 Group | Athena Leva 2 Group |
|---|---|---|
| Width | 468mm | 640mm |
| Depth | 633mm | 710mm |
| Height | 490mm | 550mm |
| Weight | 40kg | 70kg |
| Boiler volume | 5L | 15.2L |
| Pressure profiling | not published | Preinfusion |
| Pre-infusion | not published | Yes |
| Group | not published | Lever |
| Groups | 1 | 2 |
| Steam wand | Commercial | Commercial |
| Hot-water tap | Yes | not published |
| Milk system | Manual wand | Manual wand |
| Voltage | 220 / 240V | not published |
| Power | 3,200W | 3,000W |
| Heating element | 3.2kW | 3kW |
| Shot timer | Yes | not published |
| Built-in grinder | No | No |
| Colours | Deep black, Cool grey, White | not published |
A lit cell is the better value only where nobody would argue (more capacity, less retention, a lower list price, a feature present) and only when both makers publish the figure. "Not published" is never counted as a loss.