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⚖️ Head-to-Head · 2026Two De'Longhi bean-to-cup machines that brew the same way and cost about $350 apart. This page sets the two review records side by side on one rubric, so you can see exactly what the premium buys and decide whether you will use any of it. Both machines were evaluated on the same published rubric, from documented evidence, and this page is those two records side by side. We have not physically tested either.
Written and reviewed by the CoffeeLabAdvisor editorial team · Published 8 September 2026
What separates these two is not the coffee. Both machines use the same brewing hardware: a single thermoblock, 19 bar, a built-in steel burr grinder and De'Longhi's automatic LatteCrema milk system. What the De'Longhi Dinamica Plus adds is a colour touchscreen, phone control, a proper iced-coffee mode and a better plant-milk result. Whether that is worth $350 depends entirely on which of those four you would actually use.
Every row below is resolved from the two catalog records, not from a preference of ours; where the records tie, the row says so.
| If what matters most to you is… | Then | Because |
|---|---|---|
| Paying the least for one-touch bean-to-cup | De'Longhi Magnifica Evo | it is the lower catalog price of the two, and the brewing hardware is shared |
| Plant-based milk | De'Longhi Dinamica Plus | our plant-milk rating separates them, and this is the higher of the two |
| Real iced coffee rather than hot coffee over ice | De'Longhi Dinamica Plus | its record lists the TrueBrew Over Ice function; the De'Longhi Magnifica Evo record lists no equivalent |
| Controlling drinks from your phone | De'Longhi Dinamica Plus | its record lists the Coffee Link app over Bluetooth |
| A colour touchscreen instead of buttons | De'Longhi Dinamica Plus | its record lists a colour touchscreen and calls the interface intuitive |
| Simultaneous brewing and steaming | Either — the records tie | neither has it: both records list a single thermoblock, which is a documented limitation on the De'Longhi Dinamica Plus |
| Warranty length | Either — the records tie | both records list two years, so this is a tie |
| Counter weight | De'Longhi Dinamica Plus | the records list 9.5 kg against 10.0 kg, a difference you will notice only when moving it |
| Households needing more than three saved profiles | De'Longhi Magnifica Evo | the De'Longhi Dinamica Plus record lists only three user profiles as a documented limitation |
| The stronger record on our rubric | De'Longhi Dinamica Plus | the full evaluation for each is on its review page |
We publish a score only for award winners, on the award page that justifies it, so this comparison is decided on what the two machines do rather than on a number. In the words of the two review records: the De'Longhi Magnifica Evo is The best-value bean-to-cup machine: integrated grinder, automatic LatteCrema milk and one-touch drinks at roughly $750. Convenient and consistent, with plastic internals and less control than premium rivals. The De'Longhi Dinamica Plus is The strongest mid-tier bean-to-cup: touchscreen, app control, Over Ice and excellent automatic LatteCrema milk. Great foam and features for the price, with plastic build and a single thermoblock as the trade-offs.
| De'Longhi Magnifica Evo | De'Longhi Dinamica Plus | |
|---|---|---|
| Machine type | Bean-to-Cup | Bean-to-Cup |
| Model number | — | — |
| Heating system | Single Thermoblock | Single Thermoblock |
| Heat-up (manufacturer) | Not stated | Not stated |
| PID temperature control | Not listed | Not listed |
| Manufacturer pressure figure | 19 bar pump rating* | 19 bar pump rating* |
| Portafilter | internal mm | internal mm |
| Built-in grinder | Yes | Yes |
| Steam wand | Automatic | Automatic |
| Plant-milk rating (ours) | 3 / 5 | 4 / 5 |
| Water tank | 1.8 L | 1.8 L |
| Dimensions (W×D×H) | 26.0 x 36.0 x 43.0 cm | 36.1 x 24.1 x 44.2 cm |
| Weight | 10.0 kg | 9.5 kg |
| Warranty | 2 years | 2 years |
| Catalog price | $750 | $1,100 |
* Pressure figures are manufacturer-published pump ratings. A pump rating is the pump's maximum, not the pressure at the coffee during a shot, and we have not measured brew pressure on either machine, so the two numbers are shown because the manufacturers publish them, not as comparable measures of extraction. † Marked figures are not confirmed on a manufacturer source for the exact model number listed above; we have left our tracked value in place rather than substitute an unverified one. Catalog prices are our tracked figures; the live price at retail applies. Plant-milk ratings are our own documented 1–5 scoring, published on each review page.
Portafilter sizes for every machine we cover, with sources, are on our portafilter size chart; footprints are on the dimensions chart.
Both machines include their grinder — Built-in grinder: Yes and Yes — so there is no hidden second purchase on either side and the arithmetic is simply the two machine prices.
| Machine | What it is | Live price |
|---|---|---|
| De'Longhi Magnifica Evo | Complete setup, grinder built in | $737 |
| De'Longhi Dinamica Plus | Complete setup, grinder built in | $1,100 |
At live prices the De'Longhi Dinamica Plus costs about $363 more than the De'Longhi Magnifica Evo. Prices at retail move, and this figure moves with them; what does not move is what the premium buys, which the sections below take row by row from the two records.
Before the differences, the shared platform, because it is the part that makes the coffee. Both machines are bean-to-cup automatics with a built-in steel burr grinder, a single thermoblock heater, a 19-bar pump, a 1.8 L tank, De'Longhi's automatic LatteCrema milk system and a two-year warranty. Beans go in the top, a drink comes out at one touch, and neither offers a manual steam wand or the kind of hands-on control a semi-automatic gives you.
That matters for how you read the difference between them. It is not a difference in extraction: the same pump pushes water through the same kind of grind on both. It is a gap in interface, drink range and milk performance. If somebody tells you the De'Longhi Dinamica Plus makes better espresso, our records do not support that framing. They support a machine that is easier to drive and does more things, which is a different claim and, for many buyers, a more useful one.
Both machines carry the LatteCrema system, and both records praise it: the De'Longhi Dinamica Plus record calls the foam excellent and showy, and the De'Longhi Magnifica Evo record lists the automatic frother among its strengths while noting it is less versatile than a manual wand. Where they separate is plant milk. Our plant-milk rating puts the De'Longhi Dinamica Plus a point above the De'Longhi Magnifica Evo, and if oat or almond milk is what goes in the carafe every morning, that single point is the most consequential difference on this page. Dairy drinkers will find the two much closer.
Both share the same structural limit, and it is worth understanding before you buy either. A single thermoblock cannot brew and steam at the same time, so the machine heats for one job then the other. Our De'Longhi Dinamica Plus record lists this explicitly as a documented limitation. In practice it means a short wait between the coffee and the milk on both machines, and it is the main thing that separates this pair from the dual-thermoblock machines in our bean-to-cup reviews.
Three features account for most of the price gap. The colour touchscreen replaces the De'Longhi Magnifica Evo's control panel; our De'Longhi Dinamica Plus record calls the interface intuitive, and it is the difference between reading a row of icons and reading a menu. The Coffee Link app connects over Bluetooth for remote drink customisation, which is either a genuine convenience or a feature you will set up once and never open again, depending on the household. TrueBrew Over Ice is the one we would weigh most heavily: our record describes it as producing real iced coffee rather than hot coffee poured over ice, and if you drink iced coffee for half the year it is a function the De'Longhi Magnifica Evo simply does not have. Our iced coffee guide covers what the alternative looks like by hand.
Two cautions from the De'Longhi Dinamica Plus record, both honest limitations rather than faults. It saves only three user profiles, which is thin for a larger household. And its pot function brews too watery to be worth using, which our record says plainly.
Buy the De'Longhi Magnifica Evo if the appeal of bean-to-cup is one-touch coffee at the lowest price that still does it properly. It is the value pick in the category on our records, it shares the brewing hardware with its more expensive sibling, and the things it gives up are conveniences rather than capabilities.
Buy the De'Longhi Dinamica Plus if you drink plant milk, if iced coffee matters, or if the interface is something you will touch several times a day for years. Those three together justify the gap comfortably; any one of them alone is a closer call. If none of them applies, the De'Longhi Magnifica Evo is the better purchase and the difference is better spent on beans.
If the single-thermoblock wait is the thing that bothers you, neither of these is the answer, and the dual-thermoblock machines in our Best Bean-to-Cup award field are where to look next.
| De'Longhi Magnifica Evo | De'Longhi Dinamica Plus |
|---|---|
| Best price-to-features ratio in the bean-to-cup category | LatteCrema integrated milk system with excellent, showy foam |
| Built-in steel burr grinder with 13 settings | Colour touchscreen with an intuitive interface |
| Automatic milk frother with LatteCrema system | Coffee Link app (Bluetooth) for remote drink customisation |
| Easy-to-use control panel with drink customisation | TrueBrew Over Ice function for real iced coffee |
And where each loses — from the same review records:
| De'Longhi Magnifica Evo | De'Longhi Dinamica Plus |
|---|---|
| Plastic internal components compared to Jura | Only three user profiles — limited for larger households |
| Milk frother is convenient but less versatile than a manual wand | Single thermoblock — no simultaneous brew and steam |
| Larger footprint than expected | Plastic-heavy construction despite the premium feel |
| Occasional clumping in the grinder chute | Pot function brews too watery — best ignored |
Bean-to-Cup · internal mm portafilter · Built-in grinder · Automatic steam
The best-value bean-to-cup machine: integrated grinder, automatic LatteCrema milk and one-touch drinks at roughly $750. Convenient and consistent, with plastic internals and less control than premium rivals.
Check price on Amazon →
Bean-to-Cup · internal mm portafilter · Built-in grinder · Automatic steam
The strongest mid-tier bean-to-cup: touchscreen, app control, Over Ice and excellent automatic LatteCrema milk. Great foam and features for the price, with plastic build and a single thermoblock as the trade-offs.
Check price on Amazon →It depends on three things. Our records rate the De'Longhi Dinamica Plus a point higher for plant milk, give it the TrueBrew Over Ice function for real iced coffee, and add a colour touchscreen and Bluetooth app. If you use two or three of those, the premium is justified. If you drink hot dairy drinks and never touch an app, the De'Longhi Magnifica Evo brews with the same hardware for less.
They share the parts that decide it: a built-in steel burr grinder, a single thermoblock, a 19-bar pump and the automatic LatteCrema milk system. What separates them is interface, drink range and plant-milk performance rather than a different quality of extraction.
No. Both records list a single thermoblock, so the machine heats for brewing and then for steaming, with a short wait between. Our De'Longhi Dinamica Plus record names this as a documented limitation. Simultaneous brew and steam needs a dual-boiler or dual-thermoblock machine.
The De'Longhi Dinamica Plus. Our plant-milk rating places it a point above the De'Longhi Magnifica Evo, and both use the same LatteCrema automatic system. If oat or almond milk is the daily drink, that is the single most consequential difference between these two machines.
Three, which our review record lists as a limitation for larger households. If four or more people each want their own saved drinks, this pair is not the right shortlist.
No, and our record says so directly: it brews too watery and is best ignored. Judge the machine on its espresso, milk drinks and the Over Ice function instead.
Sources for this page: every score, spec, pro and con is rendered from the same two records that produce the De'Longhi Magnifica Evo review and the De'Longhi Dinamica Plus review; manufacturer figures carry the spec source recorded on each catalog entry. We have not physically tested either machine.