Main trade-off
De’Longhi Magnifica Evo with LatteCrema
Its simple controls do not provide separate named household profiles.
Head-to-head
De'Longhi Magnifica Evo vs Magnifica Plus: Plus remembers each drinker, the refill capacity is unchanged
The short answer
Choose the Magnifica Plus if several people want their own saved drinks or you use a wide café-style menu. Choose the Magnifica Evo if seven direct recipes cover your routine and you want simpler controls. Both have automatic milk, a 13-position grinder and a 1.8 L tank, so the Plus does not primarily buy more refill capacity.
Before you choose
The reasoning and the trade-offs
The wider menu does not need meaningfully more width
The Plus is only 0.05 inch wider using the published rounded widths. That is about 1.3 mm, too small to choose between them without considering working clearance.
What this is based on
9.5 - 9.45 = 0.05 inch. 0.05 × 25.4 = 1.27 mm. Manufacturer rounding makes this a nominal comparison.
Main trade-off
De’Longhi Magnifica Plus
Its iced recipes do not replace a low-temperature cold-brew program.
De’Longhi Magnifica Evo with LatteCrema
- Choose it for
- You make a few familiar drinks and prefer direct buttons
- Nobody needs a separate saved user profile
- Main trade-off
- Its simple controls do not provide separate named household profiles.
De’Longhi Magnifica Plus
- Choose it for
- Up to four people want their own drink settings
- You will use recipes beyond the Evo’s shorter menu
- Main trade-off
- Its iced recipes do not replace a low-temperature cold-brew program.
About this comparison
Compare Magnifica Evo ECAM29084SB and Plus ECAM32070SB for household profiles, drink choice, automatic milk and nearly identical counter width.
Winner by situation
Start with what you need it to do
I always make the same cappuccino
Evo’s short direct menu may be all you need.
- De’Longhi Magnifica Evo with LatteCrema
- Better fit
- De’Longhi Magnifica Plus
- Good
Four people want different coffee strengths and volumes
Plus separates settings into four profiles.
- De’Longhi Magnifica Evo with LatteCrema
- Depends
- De’Longhi Magnifica Plus
- Better fit
My counter space is tight
Their published widths are effectively alike for planning purposes.
- De’Longhi Magnifica Evo with LatteCrema
- Good
- De’Longhi Magnifica Plus
- Good
I want more water capacity than my current Evo
Plus does not enlarge the nominal 1.8 L tank.
- De’Longhi Magnifica Evo with LatteCrema
- Caution
- De’Longhi Magnifica Plus
- Caution
What matters in practice
The differences that matter
The wider menu does not need meaningfully more width
The Plus is only 0.05 inch wider using the published rounded widths. That is about 1.3 mm, too small to choose between them without considering working clearance.
How we reached this conclusion
9.5 - 9.45 = 0.05 inch. 0.05 × 25.4 = 1.27 mm. Manufacturer rounding makes this a nominal comparison.
Four people can keep separate recipes on Plus
A four-person household can assign one Plus profile to each person. The Evo’s drink settings remain shared, so users with different preferences must adjust the common recipe.
How we reached this conclusion
Four documented Plus profiles versus no separate Evo user profiles. This assumes one profile per person.
More recipes do not increase the water supply
The Plus adds eleven named recipes over Evo, but both tanks are 1.8 L and both grinders have 13 positions. The upgrade is selection and personalization.
How we reached this conclusion
18 - 7 = 11 additional recipe choices. 1.8 - 1.8 = 0 L reservoir difference and 13 - 13 = 0 listed grind-position difference.
Choice A
De’Longhi, ECAM29084SB
Magnifica Evo with LatteCrema
Seven direct recipes and an automatic milk carafe keep the morning routine short without a touchscreen menu.
- Best matched use
- Everyday cappuccinos without navigating profiles
Checked facts
- Seven direct beverage choices
- 13-setting conical burr grinder and automatic LatteCrema milk
- 1.8 L tank in a 9.45-inch-wide body
Choice B
De’Longhi, ECAM32070SB
Magnifica Plus
A wider drink menu and four profiles make this Magnifica easier to share when everyone orders something different.
- Best matched use
- A shared household that wants saved milk drinks
Checked facts
- 18 one-touch recipes and four user profiles
- 3.5-inch touch display and 13 grind settings
- 17.5-inch depth, 9.5-inch width and 14-inch height for the North American ECAM32070SB
Meaningful differences
What changes the fit
| What changes | De’Longhi Magnifica Evo with LatteCrema | De’Longhi Magnifica Plus | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recipes | Seven direct recipes | 18 recipes | Plus covers more named drinks without implying each is a different brewing technology. |
| User profiles | No separate user profiles | Four user profiles | Plus is easier to share without changing another person’s recipe. |
| Grind positions | 13 | 13 | The number of grinder settings is unchanged. |
| Water tank | 1.8 L | 1.8 L | Both start with the same nominal water capacity. |
| Advertised width | 9.45 inches | 9.5 inches | The width difference is only 0.05 inch. |
| Milk | Automatic LatteCrema carafe | Automatic LatteCrema carafe with selectable textures | Both remove manual steaming, while Plus offers a broader customization routine. |
What you give up
Every choice has a cost
If you choose De’Longhi Magnifica Evo with LatteCrema
- The over-ice option brews hot coffee for ice rather than low-temperature cold brew.
If you choose De’Longhi Magnifica Plus
- A milk carafe still needs rinsing and periodic dismantling.
What matters in practice
How to make the call
Choose Plus for separate people and recipes, not an assumed increase in grinder capability or reservoir size.
Profiles solve the shared-recipe problem
If one person likes a short strong drink and another a longer milder one, a shared preset becomes something to edit repeatedly. Four profiles make the Plus more useful in that household. If everyone drinks the same cappuccino, the Evo’s direct controls can be the more pleasant daily interface even though its menu is shorter.
Count useful drinks rather than the menu total
Eighteen recipes create more convenient starting points, but several are variations in coffee and milk proportions. Make a short list of the drinks your household actually orders. If the Evo already covers them, the Plus needs another reason, such as profiles, to justify its more involved interface.
Automatic milk does not remove milk care
Both models move milk through a carafe system. Refrigerating unused milk and cleaning the milk path remain part of ownership. The Plus offers more customization, not an exemption from that routine. For a mostly black-coffee household, the milk system on either may be more equipment than you need.
What this comparison cannot tell you
- Dimensions are manufacturer-rounded figures and not a close-fit installation guarantee. No taste winner is inferred from recipe or profile counts.
What the facts say
What the comparison shows
Useful conclusions from the current espresso machines comparison, followed by the checked facts used to reach them.
Compared set
Only 14 of 62 models checked match every need here: “I want my coffee brewed with one tap”, “Several people want saved drinks”, “I want automatic milk texture”, and “I want help learning, not guesswork”.
14 matching models from 62 checkedSee the checked facts and calculation notes
Match countThe count uses the current product-to-need assignments for “I want my coffee brewed with one tap”, “Several people want saved drinks”, “I want automatic milk texture”, and “I want help learning, not guesswork”. A need with no documented match does not count.
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De’Longhi Magnifica Evo with LatteCrema
You make a few familiar drinks and prefer direct buttons
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Up to four people want their own drink settings
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