De'Longhi Eletta Explore ECAM45086S vs Jura E6 Automatic Coffee Machine
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The verdict
De'Longhi Eletta Explore ECAM45086S is narrowly ahead, 7.2 to Jura E6 Automatic Coffee Machine's 7.0. It leads on grinder & grind control and build quality & warranty.
Jura E6 Automatic Coffee Machine costs $100.95 less.
Who each one suits
De'Longhi Eletta Explore ECAM45086S
Hot and cold milk foam from one machine, with cold brew in minutes rather than hours
Scores higher on grinder & grind control, build quality & warranty, kitchen fit & noise.
Jura E6 Automatic Coffee Machine
The JURA that adds milk drinks, sitting between the black-coffee E4 and the E8
Scores higher on capacity & refills, ease of use, value for money.
How they score, criterion by criterion
Both are scored the same way against the rest of their category, from what their makers publish. The weight is how much each criterion moves the total. How the score works
| Criterion | Weight in category | De'Longhi Eletta Explore ECAM45086S | Jura E6 Automatic Coffee Machine |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drinks & Milk System | 16% | 8.2 | 8.2 |
| Grinder & Grind Control | 15% | 8.0 | 6.0 |
| Cleaning & Upkeep | 15% | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Capacity & Refills | 12% | 7.5 | 9.0 |
| Ease of Use | 12% | 7.5 | 8.0 |
| Value for Money | 12% | 5.2 | 5.3 |
| Build Quality & Warranty | 10% | 8.2 | 7.3 |
| Kitchen Fit & Noise | 8% | 10.0 | 8.6 |
What each one costs
| Price | $1,999.95 | $1,899.00 |
Where they differ
Every specification the two makers publish differently. Everything they match on is in the full table below.
| De'Longhi Eletta Explore ECAM45086S | Jura E6 Automatic Coffee Machine | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1,999.95 | $1,899.00 |
| Best for | Hot and cold milk foam from one machine, with cold brew in minutes rather than hours | The JURA that adds milk drinks, sitting between the black-coffee E4 and the E8 |
| App Connectivity | Yes, the De'Longhi Coffee Link app | Compatible with the J.O.E. app over Wi-Fi, but JURA's own shop states Wi-Fi Connect is not included with the E6 and sells it separately at $75 |
| Automatic milk frother | ✓ | ✓ |
| Bean hopper | 300, published as 10.58 oz | 280, published as 9.9 oz |
| Brew Temperature Settings | — | 3 |
| Brewing Unit Grams | — | 5 to 16, the range of the variable brewing unit |
| Built in Grinder | ✓ | ✓ |
| Pre-ground bypass | ✓ | — |
| Capsule Free | — | ✓ |
| Strength steps | — | 10 |
| Cold Brew | De'Longhi's own pages give two answers. Its product page says cold brew in under 3 minutes from its Cold Extraction Technology; its Eletta Explore collection page says under 5 minutes | — |
| Colour Options | Silver | Piano White, Piano Black and Dark Inox |
| Made in | — | Portugal |
| Cup clearance | 158, published as a maximum cup height of 6.24 in | 111, published as a height-adjustable spout from 65 to 111 mm |
| Custom Recipes | ✓ | — |
| Dimensions | 445 x 260 x 384, published as 17.50 x 10.25 x 15.13 in | 280 x 351 x 446, published as 11 x 13.8 x 17.6 in (W x H x D) |
| Display Type | — | 2.8 inch colour display with buttons |
| Extraction | — | Pulse Extraction Process, which JURA says forces water through the coffee at short, precisely measured intervals to extract a maximum of aroma |
| Grind steps | 13 | — |
| In Box Accessories | A travel mug, which De'Longhi says works with 15 hot and cold recipes brewed up to 16 oz | — |
| Milk System | Two LatteCrema systems. De'Longhi says LatteCrema Hot textures milk for latte and cappuccino, and LatteCrema Cool delivers velvety cold foam for iced drinks | Yes. JURA calls it the Easy Cappuccino function, with an interchangeable milk spout it lists as HP1 / CX3 |
| Model | ECAM45086S EX:4, the only Eletta Explore De'Longhi US sells | — |
| One-touch drinks | 50+ drinks · 6 shown De'Longhi markets 50+ hot and cold recipes and names six of them on the product page, so this is what it names rather than everything the machine can make. | Other 11 drinks · 9 shown JURA counts 11 settings. The other two are its own Caffe Barista and Lungo Barista, and a cappuccino with an extra shot is counted as a cappuccino here. |
| Pump pressure | 19 bar | — |
| Standby Power | — | 0 W |
| Used Capsule Bin Capacity | — | 16 servings in the coffee grounds container |
| User Profiles | 4 | — |
| Warranty | 2, or 3 with product registration. De'Longhi banners this as an industry leading 3 year warranty | 2, or up to 6,000 coffee brewings, whichever comes first |
| Water Filter | — | CLEARYL Smart+, with automatic filter detection. JURA states that CLEARYL removes the need for descaling |
| Water Tank | 1.8, published as 60.87 oz | 1.9, published as 64 oz |
| Weight | 12.2, published as 26.89 lb | 9.1, published as 20 lbs |
Pros and cons
From each full review, written from the same published facts as the scores above.
De'Longhi Eletta Explore ECAM45086S
- +Two milk systems, LatteCrema Hot and LatteCrema Cool, which nothing else here has.
- +Cold foam for iced drinks rather than hot foam poured over ice.
- +Cold coffee in minutes from De'Longhi's Cold Extraction Technology.
- +A 6.24 inch cup clearance and a travel mug that takes 15 of the recipes up to 16 oz.
- +Custom recipes and four user profiles through De'Longhi's Coffee Link app.
- −$1,999.95, the third dearest bean-to-cup on this site, after the JURA Z10 and E8.
- −De'Longhi's own pages say cold brew takes under 3 minutes and under 5 minutes.
- −It markets 50+ recipes and names 31 in its own comparison table.
- −No burr material is published, and nothing says whether the brew group comes out.
- −The warranty is two years, with a third only on registration.
Jura E6 Automatic Coffee Machine
- +Eleven drinks including cappuccino, espresso macchiato and a portion of milk foam.
- +Ten programmable coffee strength levels, where the E4 gives three.
- +A variable brewing unit that doses 5 to 16g, the same range as the dearer JURA machines.
- +CLEARYL Smart+ with automatic filter detection, which JURA says removes the need to descale.
- +Zero watt standby and a 16 serving grounds container.
- −Wi-Fi Connect is not included. The machine is app compatible and the dongle costs $75 extra.
- −JURA publishes no price on its own product page; its shop lists $1,899.
- −The warranty is two years or 6,000 brews, whichever comes first.
- −JURA does not publish the number of grind settings anywhere on the machine's page.
Every specification, side by side
| De'Longhi Eletta Explore ECAM45086S | Jura E6 Automatic Coffee Machine | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ||
| Price | $1,999.95 | $1,899.00 |
| Who it suits | ||
| Best for | Hot and cold milk foam from one machine, with cold brew in minutes rather than hours | The JURA that adds milk drinks, sitting between the black-coffee E4 and the E8 |
| Specifications | ||
| App Connectivity | Yes, the De'Longhi Coffee Link app | Compatible with the J.O.E. app over Wi-Fi, but JURA's own shop states Wi-Fi Connect is not included with the E6 and sells it separately at $75 |
| Automatic milk frother | ✓ | ✓ |
| Bean hopper | 300, published as 10.58 oz | 280, published as 9.9 oz |
| Brew Temperature Settings | — | 3 |
| Brewing Unit Grams | — | 5 to 16, the range of the variable brewing unit |
| Built in Grinder | ✓ | ✓ |
| Pre-ground bypass | ✓ | — |
| Capsule Free | — | ✓ |
| Strength steps | — | 10 |
| Cold Brew | De'Longhi's own pages give two answers. Its product page says cold brew in under 3 minutes from its Cold Extraction Technology; its Eletta Explore collection page says under 5 minutes | — |
| Colour Options | Silver | Piano White, Piano Black and Dark Inox |
| Made in | — | Portugal |
| Cup clearance | 158, published as a maximum cup height of 6.24 in | 111, published as a height-adjustable spout from 65 to 111 mm |
| Custom Recipes | ✓ | — |
| Dimensions | 445 x 260 x 384, published as 17.50 x 10.25 x 15.13 in | 280 x 351 x 446, published as 11 x 13.8 x 17.6 in (W x H x D) |
| Display Type | — | 2.8 inch colour display with buttons |
| Extraction | — | Pulse Extraction Process, which JURA says forces water through the coffee at short, precisely measured intervals to extract a maximum of aroma |
| Grind steps | 13 | — |
| In Box Accessories | A travel mug, which De'Longhi says works with 15 hot and cold recipes brewed up to 16 oz | — |
| Machine Type | Bean-to-cup superautomatic | Bean-to-cup superautomatic |
| Milk System | Two LatteCrema systems. De'Longhi says LatteCrema Hot textures milk for latte and cappuccino, and LatteCrema Cool delivers velvety cold foam for iced drinks | Yes. JURA calls it the Easy Cappuccino function, with an interchangeable milk spout it lists as HP1 / CX3 |
| Model | ECAM45086S EX:4, the only Eletta Explore De'Longhi US sells | — |
| One-touch drinks | 50+ drinks · 6 shown De'Longhi markets 50+ hot and cold recipes and names six of them on the product page, so this is what it names rather than everything the machine can make. | Other 11 drinks · 9 shown JURA counts 11 settings. The other two are its own Caffe Barista and Lungo Barista, and a cappuccino with an extra shot is counted as a cappuccino here. |
| Power | 1450 W | 1450 W |
| Pump pressure | 19 bar | — |
| Standby Power | — | 0 W |
| Used Capsule Bin Capacity | — | 16 servings in the coffee grounds container |
| User Profiles | 4 | — |
| Voltage | 120 V | 120 V |
| Warranty | 2, or 3 with product registration. De'Longhi banners this as an industry leading 3 year warranty | 2, or up to 6,000 coffee brewings, whichever comes first |
| Water Filter | — | CLEARYL Smart+, with automatic filter detection. JURA states that CLEARYL removes the need for descaling |
| Water Tank | 1.8, published as 60.87 oz | 1.9, published as 64 oz |
| Weight | 12.2, published as 26.89 lb | 9.1, published as 20 lbs |
De'Longhi Eletta Explore ECAM45086S vs Jura E6 Automatic Coffee Machine: common questions
Which is better, De'Longhi Eletta Explore ECAM45086S or Jura E6 Automatic Coffee Machine?
De'Longhi Eletta Explore ECAM45086S scores 7.2 against 7.0, both computed from published specifications rather than opinion. Jura E6 Automatic Coffee Machine is still ahead on capacity & refills.
Is De'Longhi Eletta Explore ECAM45086S or Jura E6 Automatic Coffee Machine cheaper?
De'Longhi Eletta Explore ECAM45086S starts at $1,999.95, and Jura E6 Automatic Coffee Machine at $1,899.00.
Who is De'Longhi Eletta Explore ECAM45086S for?
Hot and cold milk foam from one machine, with cold brew in minutes rather than hours
Who is Jura E6 Automatic Coffee Machine for?
The JURA that adds milk drinks, sitting between the black-coffee E4 and the E8
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