HeyGears
HeyGears G1X
$2,999–$3,299
Full model page → HeyGears G1X vs Morpho F1080 / i3200
CUPP verdict
Same head, same ambition, different maturity: HeyGears has demonstrated the capability, Morpho is still calling it a roadmap item.
Morpho
Morpho F1080 / i3200
$1,599–$2,799
Full model page → Choose HeyGears G1X if
you want the machine that has actually shown working full-color 3D output, not just a spec claiming the head supports it.
Choose Morpho F1080 / i3200 if
you’re comfortable waiting for an unlaunched machine with the most elaborate vision hardware in this comparison set, in exchange for a lower price.
Where they differ
| Dimension | HeyGears G1X | Morpho F1080 / i3200 |
|---|---|---|
| Full-color 3D maturity | Demonstrated, real: CMYK+2White+Support+Transparent, described in working detail | Listed as "partial" — "no freestanding full-color 3D print has been shown... treat as a roadmap claim, not a confirmed feature" |
| Shipping/funding status | Kickstarter live, passed $7M in 22 hours | Pre-Kickstarter — campaign wasn’t live as of the source data |
| Printhead | Epson i3200, 8-channel, 1440x2400 DPI | Same Epson i3200 family, 2400 DPI, 3.8pL variable droplet |
| Vision/alignment hardware | Fixed line-scan camera for position/shape/edge detection | Dual 8MP stereo-vision + IR structured light + 5MP macro ReliefScan — substantially more elaborate |
| Price | $3,299 (Full-3D Pack) | $2,799 — $500 cheaper |
These two get compared constantly in community roundups because they're chasing the exact same capability on the exact same printhead family — the Epson i3200 — which makes the comparison unusually direct for this category.
The gap between them isn't hardware ambition, which is similar on paper. It's demonstrated maturity. HeyGears' Full-3D Pack is described in CUPP's data as actually working: a CMYK-plus-two-white-plus-transparent-plus-water-soluble-support system, real enough that reviewers have covered it as a hands-on capability, not a promise. Morpho's Pro model, running a comparable i3200 head, is explicitly flagged as unconfirmed for the same capability — "no freestanding full-color 3D print has been shown, no price or build volume published for this mode" — and CUPP's own analysis calls it a roadmap claim rather than a confirmed feature.
Morpho's advantage is everything adjacent to the printhead. Its vision system — dual 8MP stereo-vision, IR structured light, a 5MP ReliefScan macro mode, and a collision-avoidance laser — is meaningfully more elaborate than the G1X's fixed line-scan camera, and one independent hands-on account from the MRRF maker festival did praise the texture quality and alignment speed on a live demo unit. Price also favors Morpho by $500.
But Morpho hasn't launched its Kickstarter yet, where HeyGears' campaign has already passed $7 million in its first 22 hours — a real gap in how far along each company actually is toward shipping anything.
If full-color 3D output has to be a real, working capability rather than a specification the head theoretically supports, the G1X is the only one of these two that's demonstrated it. Morpho is worth watching for its vision-system ambition, but as of this comparison it hasn't shown the one feature this pairing is actually about.