Espresso machines · 7 differences · 13 published for only one

Unica vs Mini Cellini

Bezzera and La Pavoni, side by side at one scale on a 60 cm counter.

60 cm Bezzera Unica espresso machine
Unica 250 × 425 × 375 mm Mini Cellini 240 × 420 × 370 mm

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Specification

FieldUnicaMini Cellini
Width 250mm 240mm
Depth 425mm 420mm
Height 375mm 370mm
Weight 18.5kg 18kg
Boiler system Single Single
Boilers 1 1
Boiler volume 0.5L 0.8L
Boiler material not published Stainless
PID temperature control Yes not published
Pump Vibratory Vibratory
Brew pressure not published 15bar
Group not published E61
Groups 1 1
Portafilter not published 58mm
Water source Reservoir Reservoir
Reservoir 3L 2.9L
Plumbing not published None
Steam wand not published Commercial
Hot-water tap not published Yes
Milk system Manual wand Manual wand
Voltage 120V 230V
Power not published 1,400W
Phase not published Single
Type Semi-automatic Semi-automatic
Display not published Analogue gauge
Built-in grinder not published No
Colours not published Polished Steel

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.