HP OfficeJet Pro 8135e: Specs, Features, Pros & Cons
This review measures the HP OfficeJet Pro 8135e against the full 24-spec sheet we track for printers, comparing it like for like with the 54 other models in our database. It earns a VS Score of 58 out of 100 — the weighted result of every verified specification measured against the class average.
On the spec sheet it is strongest in design and weakest in printing. Its clearest single advantage over the class average: a higher print speed (black) — 20 ppm vs 16.97 ppm (avg). None of our retail partners currently lists the HP OfficeJet Pro 8135e, so availability may be limited; a missing price never affects the VS Score.
Category strengths
Where the HP OfficeJet Pro 8135e beats the average
- Has automatic document feeder ?
- A higher print speed (black) ?20 ppm vs 16.97 ppm (avg)
- Has automatic duplex printing ?
- Has touchscreen display ?
- Has ethernet ?
- A higher input tray capacity ?225 sheets vs 182.87 sheets (avg)
- Has color printing ?
- Has all-in-one ?
- Has fax ?
- A higher print resolution ?4,800 dpi vs 4,048.82 dpi (avg)
Where the HP OfficeJet Pro 8135e trails the average
- A lower print speed (color) ?10 ppm vs 12.19 ppm (avg)
- No supertank / refillable ink ?
- No duplex scanning ?
- A lower output tray capacity ?60 sheets vs 67.4 sheets (avg)
Editor’s note
The HP OfficeJet Pro 8135e is the home-office all-rounder in HP's current inkjet line, sitting a step below the 9-series and covering the full brief: print, copy, scan and fax, with an automatic document feeder and auto duplex printing. HP rates it at 20 pages per minute in black and 10 in colour to ISO standards, with a first page out in about 15 seconds – quick enough that short documents do not feel like a wait. Print quality peaks at 4800 x 1200 optimised dpi on photo paper, and the 20,000-page monthly duty cycle is generous for a machine this size.
Paper handling is a single 225-sheet tray plus a 60-sheet output bin and a 35-sheet ADF that scans one side only – the step up to the 9135e buys you single-pass duplex scanning and a second tray, and that is really the whole gap between them. Connectivity is complete: dual-band Wi-Fi with HP's self-healing reconnect logic, Ethernet, USB, Wi-Fi Direct, AirPrint and Mopria, all managed from a 2.7-inch colour touchscreen.
The HP+ ecosystem is the part to go in clear-eyed about. The 'e' in the name means the printer wants an HP account and an internet connection at setup, in exchange for an extra year of warranty and three months of Instant Ink. Instant Ink's page-based pricing genuinely suits low-volume households, but the printer is also locked to genuine HP cartridges, so factor running costs honestly – a supertank machine beats it decisively on cost per page once volumes climb.
As a do-everything box for a busy household or a small home office that still faxes the occasional form, the 8135e hits the sensible middle: fast enough, complete connectivity, compact footprint at about 8 kilograms, and a street price that undercuts the 9-series by a useful margin.
Specifications
Quality bars are generated automatically against 54 other printers.
Printing
Laser prints crisp text fast; inkjet handles photos and colour better.
Prints in colour, not just black and white.
Black-and-white pages per minute; higher is faster.
Colour pages per minute; higher is faster.
A higher dot density produces sharper prints.
Prints both sides of the page without manual flipping.
Refillable ink tanks cut the cost per page dramatically.
The maximum recommended pages per month.
Scanning & copying
Scans and copies as well as prints.
Feeds multi-page documents through the scanner unattended.
How many pages the document feeder holds at once.
Scans both sides of a page automatically.
Sends and receives faxes.
Paper handling
A larger tray needs refilling less often.
How many printed pages the output tray holds.
The largest paper format supported (e.g. Letter, Legal, A3).
Connectivity
Print wirelessly over the home network.
Connect devices directly without a router.
A wired network port for reliable office use.
A direct USB connection to a computer.
Print from iPhone, iPad and Mac without extra drivers.
Print and manage the printer from a phone app.
Design
An onboard touchscreen makes standalone tasks easier.
A lighter printer is easier to place and move.
How the VS Score works — and what it can’t tell you
Every measurable spec is scored against the average of all the printers we track: matching the class average scores 50, clearly beating it climbs towards 100, and each spec counts according to an editorial weight that reflects real-world impact — a battery-capacity gap moves the score far more than a colour-options list. The quality bars on the spec cards above show where this model sits inside the full range for its class, and the overall VS Score rolls every weighted result into one number.
Unknown values are never estimated. A spec this product doesn’t report simply drops out of its scoring — it isn’t penalised with a guess — but a thinner spec sheet does mean a score built on fewer data points, which is why completeness is disclosed under About this data.
Most importantly: a spec-sheet lead is not the same as a better product. Megapixels, gigahertz and benchmark points describe capacity, not experience — image processing, software optimisation, thermals, haptics and ergonomics decide how a device actually feels, and no table captures reliability or long-term support quality. Treat the VS Score as a structured summary of what can be measured, not a substitute for your own priorities.
About this data
- Specifications are compiled from each manufacturer’s official spec sheet, cross-checked against trusted specification databases, and normalised into one schema so identical things are compared identically.
- Specifications last verified August 24, 2026.
- Data completeness: 24 of the 24 specs in this category are verified (100%). Anything we could not verify is shown as Unknown — never estimated — and is excluded from the score.
- Prices and availability come from live retailer feeds via our shopping partners and refresh throughout the day; a missing price means no partner currently lists the product, not that it is discontinued.
- Want the full picture? Our editorial guidelines explain how we research products, weight the scores and stay independent.
- Spotted an error in a spec? Tell us and we will correct the sheet.
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The bottom line
The HP OfficeJet Pro 8135e earns a VS Score of 58, comfortably above average among the 55 printers we compare here.
- Who it’s for
- Home offices that want the full print/copy/scan/fax kit with an ADF and complete connectivity at a mid-range price.
- Who should look elsewhere
- High-volume printers – HP+ cartridge lock-in makes cost per page climb fast beyond a few hundred pages a month.
- The trade-off that matters
- You accept HP account setup and genuine-cartridge lock-in in exchange for an extra warranty year and Instant Ink convenience.
- The main alternative
- HP OfficeJet Pro 9135e
The VS Score is generated automatically from the weighted specifications above, measured against all other printers in our database. Treat it as a shortlisting guide — not a substitute for your own priorities.
