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QIDI X-Plus 3 vs Sovol SV08

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QIDI X-Plus 3 vs Sovol SV08 — documented properties and sources
Property	QIDI X-Plus 3COREXY	Sovol SV08COREXY
Identity
Brand	QIDI	Sovol
Class	COREXY	COREXY
Identity & Market
Manufacturer & exact marketed model name (verify the exact product identity first)	QIDI X-Plus 3, listed in QIDI navigation as X-Plus3[1][2]	Sovol SV08 3D Printer[3][4]
Release date (announcement and actual shipping)	Not published by QIDI on the pages checked (Aug 2026)[1][2]	Not documented
Street price (USD; dated snapshot per entry)	$699 on QIDI's official US page, which routes purchases to its AliExpress and Amazon stores; checked Aug 2026. 3DJake lists the model as sold out[2][1]	$549.00 on sovol3d.com against a $599.00 compare-at price, in stock, checked Aug 2026 (Canada warehouse quoted as shipping end of September)[3][4]
Variants & sibling models — and how to tell them apart (spec-contamination risk)	Two headline-speed figures circulate for this model: QIDI's own US page says 600 mm/s and 35 mm3/s, 3DJake's spec table says <=500 mm/s and 30 mm3/s. This is exactly the kind of sibling contamination the 3-series suffers (X-Max 3 is 600 mm/s / 35 mm3/s). Siblings: X-Max 3 (325x325x315, 900 W) and X-Smart 3 (175x180x170, no chamber heat, 300 °C)[1][2][5][6]	Sibling SV08 Max is a much larger 500x500x500 machine at $1,099 with a 50 mm3/s flow rate, TMC5160 XY drivers and CAN bus; the SV08 is 30 mm3/s with TMC2209s. Do not carry SV08 Max figures onto the SV08. An eddy-current scanning kit and a 5-inch touchscreen are sold as separate upgrades[4][7][8][3]
Physical & Frame
Build volume X×Y×Z (mm) — advertised vs actually usable	280 x 280 x 270 mm advertised[1][2]	350 x 350 x 345 mm advertised[3][8]
Machine footprint (mm) & clearance needed (cable/spool overhang)	511 x 527 x 529 mm[1]	550 x 537 x 575 mm. Sovol's page says this includes screen and filament holder; 3DJake says it excludes the spool holder[3][8]
Net weight (kg)	24.3 kg net[1]	21.5 kg gross (3DJake). Sovol does not publish a net weight[8]
Frame construction & material	All-metal frame per QIDI's US page; no further breakdown published[2]	Aluminium-extrusion CoreXY frame; Sovol states the design is inspired by the Voron 2.4 and that software, firmware and hardware are open source with design files on GitHub, with $2 per unit donated to the Voron project[3]
Enclosure: open / enclosed; panel material; door/lid	Fully enclosed with a heated chamber[1][2]	Open frame as shipped; Sovol sells an enclosure kit separately (an enclosure-kit package is listed for the SV08 Max)[3][7]
Passive chamber temperature reached (if enclosed; measured values preferred)	65 °C, independent chamber heating (manufacturer claim)[1][2]	Not documented
Kinematics & Motion Hardware
Kinematics (bedslinger i3 / CoreXY / other)	CoreXY[1]	CoreXY[3]
X-axis guide type (rods / linear rails / V-wheels; size)	Linear optical axis of high-strength steel[1]	Not documented
Z-axis: leadscrew count & type, sync mechanism, anti-backlash	Double Z axis[1]	Not documented
Stepper drivers (exact model e.g. TMC2209; UART/SPI; sensorless homing?)	Not documented	TMC2209[3]
Speed & Acceleration
Max print speed (claimed, mm/s)	Conflicting manufacturer claims: QIDI's US page says 600 mm/s, 3DJake's spec table says <=500 mm/s. The lower, more conservative figure is used as the sortable value[1][2]	700 mm/s maximum (manufacturer claim)[3][8]
Max acceleration (claimed, mm/s²)	20,000 mm/s2 (manufacturer claim)[2]	40,000 mm/s2 maximum (manufacturer claim)[3][8]
Max volumetric flow claimed (mm³/s)	Conflicting: 30 mm3/s (3DJake) vs 35 mm3/s (QIDI US page). Lower figure used[1][2]	<=30 mm3/s (manufacturer claim)[3][8]
Extruder
Type (direct drive / bowden) & design name	High-flow direct-drive extruder, 1.75 mm filament[1][2]	Planetary-gear direct-drive extruder[3][8]
Hotend & Nozzle
Hotend design (proprietary/standard; quick-swap mechanism?)	Ceramic heating core. Copper-alloy nozzle head for normal materials, hardened-steel nozzle head for abrasives. 0.4 mm stock, 0.2/0.6/0.8 mm optional[1]	Not documented
Max nozzle temp claimed AND firmware max temp limit (both values)	<=350 °C claimed[1][2]	<=300 °C claimed[3][8]
Stock nozzle size & sizes included in box	Not documented	0.4 mm included; 0.2, 0.6 and 0.8 mm optional[3]
Heated Bed & Surface
Max bed temp claimed AND firmware limit	<=120 °C claimed[1][2]	<=100 °C claimed[3][8]
Bed surface (material, texture, coating), single/double-sided	Double-sided flexible magnetic RF plate[1]	Powder-coated PEI steel plate[3][8]
Leveling & Z-Offset
Auto bed leveling: probe technology (inductive / strain gauge / load cell / touch probe)	Automatic bed levelling; probe technology not named[2]	Inductive sensor plus a pressure (load) sensor. An eddy-current scanning kit is sold as an upgrade[3][8][4]
Filament Handling & Detection
Filament runout sensor (type, location)	Filament detection fitted; type and location not published[1]	Filament sensor fitted, with filament-runout resume; type and location not published[3][8]
Electronics & Power
Host computer (SoC, RAM, storage) if firmware runs on embedded Linux	Cortex-A53 64-bit at 1.5 GHz, 1 GB DDR3, 8 GB eMMC[1][2]	Allwinner H616 quad-core Cortex-A53, 1 GB RAM (512 MB + 512 MB), 8 GB eMMC[3][8]
PSU (brand, wattage, rail voltage)	Not documented	Conflicting: Sovol's spec table says 150 W / 24 V, while 3DJake's table gives a rated power of 1000 W at both 110 V and 220 V. The two are only reconcilable if the bed is mains-heated separately from the 24 V logic supply, which Sovol does not state[3][8]
Input voltage (110/220 V, switch or auto)	100-240 VAC, 50/60 Hz[1]	Not documented
Total rated power draw	800 W rated[1]	Not documented
Firmware & Openness
Firmware base & current version (Klipper fork / Marlin fork / proprietary)	Klipper[2]	Klipper. Sovol publishes the design files on GitHub and describes software, firmware and hardware as fully open source[3][8]
Connectivity, UI & Camera
Display: size, type, touch?	5-inch touchscreen, 800 x 480[1]	Not documented
WiFi (band/standard), Ethernet, USB ports, SD/flash-drive	Wi-Fi (150M 2.4G), Ethernet, USB flash drive[1]	Ethernet and Wi-Fi 2.4 GHz, WPA2 only (WPA3 explicitly not supported)[3][8]
Camera: built-in / optional? Resolution & framerate (verify — marketing often omits real fps)	Not documented	Camera listed as fitted by Sovol; 3DJake lists a camera as an accessory. Resolution not published[3][8]
Materials Support
Officially supported filament list	Not documented	PLA, PETG, TPU, PETG-CF, ABS and others[3]
Reliability, Support & Ecosystem
Warranty length & support reputation (evidence, not vibes)	1-year coverage (QIDI standard store terms)[9]	Not documented

Manufacturer claims, independent measurements, packages and test conditions retain their source wording. FDM linear speed and resin vertical speed use different units and are not directly comparable. Unknown values are marked “Not documented”. Prices and source dates remain historical snapshots; check the linked guide for product details. Differences highlight text, not a universal winner.

Sources for this comparison

QIDI Tech X-Plus 3 technical data table 3djake.com · 2026-08 · vendor
QIDI X-Plus 3 official US page qidiusa.com · 2026-08 · vendor
Sovol SV08 3D Printer product page sovol3d.com · 2026-08 · vendor
Sovol 3D-printer collection product feed (live prices and stock) sovol3d.com · 2026-08 · vendor
QIDI Tech X-Max 3 technical data table 3djake.com · 2026-08 · vendor
QIDI Tech X-Smart 3 technical data table 3djake.com · 2026-08 · vendor
Sovol SV08 Max 3D Printer product page sovol3d.com · 2026-08 · vendor
Sovol SV08 technical data table 3djake.com · 2026-08 · vendor
QIDI Max4 product page (US store) us.qidi3d.com · 2026-08 · vendor