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QIDI X-Smart 3 vs Sovol SV06

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QIDI X-Smart 3 vs Sovol SV06 — documented properties and sources
PropertyQIDI X-Smart 3COREXYSovol SV06BEDSLINGER
Identity
BrandQIDISovol
ClassCOREXYBEDSLINGER
Identity & Market
Manufacturer & exact marketed model name (verify the exact product identity first)QIDI X-Smart 3, listed in QIDI navigation as X-Smart3[1][2]Sovol SV06[3]
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)$399 on QIDI's official US page, which routes purchases to its AliExpress and Amazon stores; checked Aug 2026[2]Not documented
Variants & sibling models — and how to tell them apart (spec-contamination risk)Entry model of the 3-series. Unlike the X-Plus 3 and X-Max 3 it has no heated chamber, a 300 °C rather than 350 °C hotend, a brass rather than copper-alloy/hardened-steel nozzle head, and no Ethernet. It shares the Cortex-A53 board with them, so control-board specs must not be read as shared print specs[1][4][5]Base model of a four-way family: SV06 (220x220x250, Marlin-era silent board), SV06 Plus (300x300x340), SV06 ACE and SV06 Plus ACE (both Klipper, ceramic hotend, camera, 4.3-inch touchscreen). ACE specs must not be applied to the non-ACE machines[3][6][7]
Market position: superseded? successor announced?Not documentedNo longer listed on Sovol's own store: the current 3D-printer collection contains only SV08, SV08 Max, Zero, SV06 ACE and SV06 Plus ACE. 3DJake also shows it sold out and delisted. Superseded by the SV06 ACE[8][3]
Physical & Frame
Build volume X×Y×Z (mm) — advertised vs actually usable175 x 180 x 170 mm advertised[1][2]220 x 220 x 250 mm advertised[3]
Machine footprint (mm) & clearance needed (cable/spool overhang)370 x 362 x 397 mm[1]Not documented
Net weight (kg)10.5 kg[1]Not documented
Frame construction & materialQIDI publishes no frame-material breakdown for this model[1]Open i3-style frame, supplied as an assembly kit[3]
Enclosure: open / enclosed; panel material; door/lidNo heated chamber. 3DJake's table records "Heated chamber: No"; QIDI does not describe an enclosure for this model[1]Open frame, no enclosure[3]
Kinematics & Motion Hardware
Kinematics (bedslinger i3 / CoreXY / other)CoreXY[1][2]Cartesian i3 bedslinger[3]
Z-axis: leadscrew count & type, sync mechanism, anti-backlashNot documentedDual Z-axis motors[3]
Stepper drivers (exact model e.g. TMC2209; UART/SPI; sensorless homing?)Not documentedTMC2209 drivers on a 32-bit silent board (Sovol description, not verified against a board photo)[3]
Speed & Acceleration
Max print speed (claimed, mm/s)<=500 mm/s (manufacturer claim)[1][2]Not documented
Max acceleration (claimed, mm/s²)20,000 mm/s2 (manufacturer claim)[2]Not documented
Max volumetric flow claimed (mm³/s)30 mm3/s extruder flow (manufacturer claim)[1][2]Not documented
Extruder
Type (direct drive / bowden) & design nameDirect-drive extruder, single, 1.75 mm filament[1][2]All-metal direct-drive extruder with planetary gear reduction[3]
Hotend & Nozzle
Hotend design (proprietary/standard; quick-swap mechanism?)Brass nozzle head. 0.4 mm stock, 0.2/0.6/0.8 mm optional[1][2]All-metal hotend rated to 300 °C. MK8-style nozzle[3]
Max nozzle temp claimed AND firmware max temp limit (both values)<=300 °C claimed[1][2]300 °C claimed[3]
Stock nozzle material (brass / hardened steel / plated copper / composite tip)Brass[1]Not documented
Heated Bed & Surface
Max bed temp claimed AND firmware limit<=120 °C claimed[1][2]Not documented
Bed surface (material, texture, coating), single/double-sidedDouble-sided flexible magnetic RF plate[1]Flexible PEI build surface[3]
Leveling & Z-Offset
Auto bed leveling: probe technology (inductive / strain gauge / load cell / touch probe)16-point automatic bed levelling per QIDI's US page; probe technology not named[2]Automatic levelling over 25 points; probe technology not stated on the listing[3]
Mesh grid size (probe point count — firmware evidence)16 points (QIDI's US page). Not verified against firmware[2]25 points (manufacturer claim)[3]
Filament Handling & Detection
Filament runout sensor (type, location)Filament detection fitted; type and location not published[1]Not documented
Electronics & Power
Host computer (SoC, RAM, storage) if firmware runs on embedded LinuxCortex-A53 64-bit at 1.5 GHz, 1 GB DDR3, 8 GB eMMC[1]Not documented
Input voltage (110/220 V, switch or auto)100-240 VAC, 50/60 Hz[1]Not documented
Total rated power draw350 W rated[1]Not documented
Firmware & Openness
Firmware base & current version (Klipper fork / Marlin fork / proprietary)Klipper[2]Not documented
Connectivity, UI & Camera
Display: size, type, touch?4.3-inch touchscreen[2]Not documented
WiFi (band/standard), Ethernet, USB ports, SD/flash-driveWi-Fi and USB. No Ethernet listed for this model[1][2]USB connection; micro-SD card. No Wi-Fi[3]
Power-Loss & Interruption Recovery
Power-loss recovery: mechanism (how is state saved? capacitor / eeprom / file on shutdown?)Not documentedResume-after-power-loss supported; mechanism not published[3]
Materials Support
Officially supported filament listNot documented1.75 mm filament; Sovol does not publish a per-material list for this model beyond the 300 °C hotend rating[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

  1. QIDI Tech X-Smart 3 technical data table 3djake.com · 2026-08 · vendor
  2. QIDI X-Smart 3 official US page qidiusa.com · 2026-08 · vendor
  3. Sovol SV06 technical data table 3djake.com · 2026-08 · vendor
  4. QIDI Tech X-Plus 3 technical data table 3djake.com · 2026-08 · vendor
  5. QIDI Tech X-Max 3 technical data table 3djake.com · 2026-08 · vendor
  6. Sovol SV06 Plus technical data table 3djake.com · 2026-08 · vendor
  7. Sovol SV06 Plus ACE 3D Printer product page sovol3d.com · 2026-08 · vendor
  8. Sovol 3D-printer collection product feed (live prices and stock) sovol3d.com · 2026-08 · vendor
  9. QIDI Max4 product page (US store) us.qidi3d.com · 2026-08 · vendor