Espresso machines · 6 differences · 14 published for only one

Unica vs Pop Up

Bezzera and Quick Mill, side by side at one scale on a 60 cm counter.

60 cm Bezzera Unica espresso machine Quick Mill Pop Up espresso machine
Unica 250 × 425 × 375 mm Pop Up 255 × 333 × 382 mm

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Specification

FieldUnicaPop Up
Width 250mm 255mm
Depth 425mm 333mm
Height 375mm 382mm
Weight 18.5kg 16kg
Boiler system Single Single
Boilers 1 1
Boiler volume 0.5L 0.45L
Boiler material not published Brass
PID temperature control Yes Yes
Pump Vibratory Vibratory
Pressure profiling not published Flow control
Pre-infusion not published Yes
Group not published Ring
Groups 1 1
Water source Reservoir Reservoir
Reservoir 3L 1.8L
Plumbing not published None
Steam wand not published Cool-touch
Hot-water tap not published No
Milk system Manual wand Manual wand
Voltage 120V 120V
Power not published 1,260W
Phase not published Single
Type Semi-automatic Semi-automatic
Display not published LCD
Shot timer not published Yes
Built-in grinder not published No
Colours not published Stainless steel, Matte black (wood steam knob and portafilter)
Made in not published Italy

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.