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Comparison

Saatva Classic vs Tuft & Needle Essential Original

Easily compare the Tuft & Needle Essential Original vs Saatva Classic Mattresses side-by-side.

Saatva Classic mattress on Mattress Zone USA
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Essential Mattress Info

Brand
SaatvaTuft & Needle (USA)
About
Mattress Type
Hybrid (coils and foam)All Foam
Prices
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Trial & Warranty

Trial Period
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Trial Period (nights)
365100
Warranty Length (years)
LIFETIME10

Firmness Options

One Firmness Fits All?
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Adjustable Firmness
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Half-Half Firmness
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Selectable Firmness
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Flippable / Reversible Firmness
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Firmness Info
Saatva Plush Soft is a 3 on the firmness scale, the Saatva Luxury Firm is a 5-7 and the Saatva Firm is an 8.
We make one model of mattress that is designed to be universally comfortable and medium firm, in order to benefit all different types of sleepers regardless of factors such as age, height, weight, or the way you sleep. We like to describe it as firm enough to be supportive, yet soft enough to be comfortable!
We've designed our foam to work with those who like soft mattresses as well as those who like firm, so we encourage everyone to give us a try regardless of your usual preference. If you're not 100% satisfied, you can return it for a full refund.

Mattress Construction

Materials Overview
Saatva mattresses are built with a distinctive high quality feature known as 'coil on coil' construction.
  • Organic Cotton Cover & Euro Pillow Top
  • High quality Memory Foam
    Individually wrapped coils, foam encased, creating a Dual Perimeter Edge Support System
  • Tempered steel support lower coil base (the only difference between the 11.5" and 14.5" is the height of these coils, they have an identical coil count, you won't feel any difference).
Two-layer blended foam designed by and proprietary to Tuft & Needle:
  • The comfort foam layer is 3" of a very high-density foam that we created to achieve our universally comfortable, cool and responsive properties. The density is about 2.8 lbs/cubic ft.
  • The support foam layer is 7" of a high-density poly-foam. The density is about 1.8 lbs/cubic ft.
Comfort Info
The euro pillow top offers more cushioning materials than what is found in most regular pillow tops. These materials are then inserted underneath the outer covering for a neater look.
Our foam works in three ways to draw heat from your body and disperse it out of the mattress.
Heat Wicking
Heat is drawn into the mattress where gel and graphite work together to disperse heat outward and away from your body.
Breathable
With the help of our fabric, air flows through the foam cells to boost the speed of heat transfer through the mattress.
No More Quicksand
Our support layer helps hold you closer to the surface to avoid the oven effect caused by sinking in too deeply.
Support Info
Lumbar support enhancement made of high quality memory foam layer, providing additional pressure relief while helping reduce stress and tension from the lower back.
Designed to be one type of comfort, we are continuously tweaking the mattress to be universally comfortable for everyone. Our foam supports the natural posture of your spine, relieves back, shoulder, and neck pain and naturally breathes so you don't sleep hot.
Comfort Specs
Our top coil unit features a luxurious individually wrapped coil system that contours and responds perfectly to your body, eliminating most motion transfer. Each individually wrapped coil is separate to ensure that the rest of the bed will not be disturbed by the movement of surrounding coils.
Tuft & Needle Adaptive® Foam
We've engineered a new foam based purely on customer feedback, unparalleled in comfort and support. It's not memory foam or latex. It's Tuft & Needle Adaptive® Foam.
Support Specs
Individually wrapped coils in the top portion of the mattress are the most advanced coil system in the luxury mattress market. These coils respond and contour to every body shape.
All Saatva's luxury mattresses are built with a tempered steel support lower coil base. This creates a long lasting, sustainable mattress with increased durability and is the best design to prevent sagging.
Supportive Base Layer
Our custom Tuft & Needle Adaptive® Foam is paired with a high-quality support layer that forms the perfect foundation for our mattress.
Our foam is ideal for sleepers of any size or weight - and this is what makes it unique. The more pressure you put on it, the more it reacts to support you.
Fabric Specs
Our Guardin® botanical antimicrobial fabric treatment inhibits bacteria to prolong the life of the organic cotton fabric.
Our plush Tuft & Needle Original Mattress cover is made with a blend of micro polyamide and polyester. It has a lofty, soft feel which is very pleasant to the touch. Micro Polyamide is commonly used in clothing for men, women, and children as an alternative to cotton that dries 6-8 times faster, helping you sleep cooler, longer. With durability in mind, we've designed a fabric that will last. Our mattress cover fabric is pilling-and tearing-resistant. We ask that customers do not remove our cover at any time, as the cover is not designed to be removed for any reason. The zipper on the bottom of the mattress is for assembly only.
Add antimicrobial protection by HeiQ for an additional $50.
Manufactured in
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Suitability

Side Sleepers
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Back Sleepers
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Size & Weight

Twin
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Twin Dimensions
75 x 38 x 11.5 "75 x 39 x 10 "
Twin Weight (lb)
50
Twin XL
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Twin XL Dimensions
80 x 38 x 11.5 "80 x 39 x 10 "
Twin XL Weight (lb)
52
Full
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Full Dimensions
75 x 54 x 11.5 "75 x 54 x 10 "
Full Weight (lb)
63
Queen
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Queen Dimensions
80 x 60 x 11.5 "80 x 60 x 10 "
Queen Weight (lb)
72
King
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King Dimensions
80 x 76 x 11.5 "80 x 76 x 10 "
King Weight (lb)
94
Cal King
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Cal King Dimensions
84 x 72 x 11.5 "84 x 72 x 10 "
Cal King Weight (lb)
94

Certifications & Sustainability

Certifications
CertiPur-US®
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GREENGUARD Gold
✕GREENGUARD Gold
Other Certification Info
Intertek Certified

Delivery

Delivery Cost
FREEFREE
Delivery Info
Free white glove delivery + Free mattress removal
Ships Free in a Small Box. Shipping times may vary, but most customers in the lower 48 states can expect their new mattress to arrive in 2 to 5 business days from the day they order.
Prices
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