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Instax Square 2 vs Instax Square SQ40
Quick take: The Instax Square 2 is the most affordable.
Where the Instax Square 2 wins
- Cheaper new: £94 vs £134
- Weight: 450g (without batteries)
14 specs side by side·1 genres scored·UK prices from Wex Photo Video, Clifton Cameras, MPB, eBay and Amazon UK
How to read this page. Highlighted cells win that row on the spec alone. Genre scores are the engine's base scores (enthusiast, photo and video); Camera Match re-weights them for your level and priorities. Price buttons are affiliate links; the price you pay is the same.
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Size comparedbody only, no lens · drawn to one scale
- Instax Square 2 139 × 119 × 71 mm · 450 g
- Instax Square SQ40 134 × 120 × 60 mm · 453 g
The Instax Square SQ40 is 5 mm narrower and 11 mm slimmer than the Instax Square 2.
Drawn to scale from the makers' dimensions (W × H × D). Front shown, depth on the slanted edge.
Full specificationsthe better value in each row is highlighted
| Specification | Instax Square 2Fujifilm · 2026 | Instax Square SQ40Fujifilm · 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | £94Best | £134 |
| Sensor | Instant film: instax SQUARE (62 × 62 mm image) | Instant film: instax SQUARE (62 × 62 mm image) |
| Film | Instax Square | Instax Square |
| Video | No video | No video |
| Autofocus | Zone focus: close-up 0.3–0.5 m, standard 0.5–3 m, landscape 3 m+ | Fixed focus with selfie mode (0.3–0.5 m) |
| Exposure | Fully automatic | Fully automatic |
| Battery Life | 4 × AA (about 30 packs) | 2 × CR2 (about 30 packs) |
| Weight | 450g (without batteries)Best | 453g (without batteries) |
| Dimensions | 139 × 119.5 × 71mm | 134.2 × 120.2 × 60.5mm |
| Weather Sealed | Not weather sealed | Not weather sealed |
| Viewfinder | Reverse-Galilean optical finder, 0.4× | Reverse-Galilean optical finder, 0.4× |
| Screen | No screen | No screen |
| Mount | Fixed lens | Fixed lens |
| Lens | 65.75 mm f/12.6 | 65.75 mm f/12.6 |
Wins the row — price, resolution, burst, battery, weight and sealing are compared; text specs aren't ranked.
How they score by genreengine base scores out of 10
Genre
Instax Square 2
Instax Square SQ40
Fun & simple
7.9/10
7.7/10
Scores come from the same engine as Camera Match: verified specifications weighted by what each genre needs, with documented adjustments. The product page and this table show the enthusiast base score. See how scores are calculated →
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