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Leesa Legend Hybrid vs Tuft & Needle Essential Original

Easily compare the Tuft & Needle Essential Original vs Leesa Legend Hybrid Mattresses side-by-side.

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Essential Mattress Info

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

Trial Period
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Trial Period (nights)
100100
Warranty Length (years)
1010

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

Targeted, edge-to-edge support for all sleeping styles and body types. It's slightly softer than Leesa's other mattresses but will appeal to most sleepers. Still backed by Leesa's 100-night trial.

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

The Leesa Legend is a 6 Layer Construction:

  • 1" Comfort foam
  • 1" Pressure-relieving memory foam layer
  • 1.5" Micro-pocket spring layer
  • 1" Transition core support foam layer
  • 6" 15 gauge pocket spring system with perimeter edge support
  • 1" Core support foam base
  • Natural, knitted cover with the iconic four-stripe design.

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

Breathable, responsive foam in the top Comfort layer will perfectly hug your body and is designed to work with the Quick Response memory foam layer and Relief layer to keep your spine aligned all night, so you wake up refreshed and pain-free.

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

Get support like you've never experienced with the Relief layer. Its micro-pocket spring and exclusive foam combination give your hips and shoulders the extra support they need, while the Quick Response layer, with 1,000+ pocket springs, provides motion isolation and unparalleled support and stability.

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

Breathable poly-blend cover
Hole-punched comfort layer for airflow
Pocket spring coils for less heat retention
Merino wool for moisture-wicking heat dissipation.

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

The Legend offers our most advanced support, with an added layer of micro-pocket springs. This extra layer of micro-pocket springs provides unparalleled support for your hips and shoulders for an elevated, one-of-a-kind sleeping experience. Plus you'll still get the responsive comfort layer and contouring memory foam available in the Original and Hybrid models, as well as the reactive pocket spring base in the Hybrid.

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

The cover is hypoallergenic and made from a combination of organic cotton and merino wool. And, with recycled polyester yarn, made from water bottles, it's a cover that's soft, beautiful and great for the planet, too. (28% Polyester / 28% Recycled PES / 19% Organic Cotton / 12% Merino Wool / 12% Rayon / 1% Spandex). Approximately 44 (Twin) to 73 (Cal King) plastic bottles are used to make the Recycled PES.

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
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Twin Weight (lb)
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Twin XL
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Twin XL Dimensions
80 x 39 x 12 "80 x 39 x 10 "
Twin XL Weight (lb)
8152
Full
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Full Dimensions
75 x 53 x 12 "75 x 54 x 10 "
Full Weight (lb)
10363
Queen
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Queen Dimensions
80 x 60 x 12 "80 x 60 x 10 "
Queen Weight (lb)
11972
King
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King Dimensions
80 x 76 x 12 "80 x 76 x 10 "
King Weight (lb)
14994
Cal King
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Cal King Dimensions
84 x 72 x 12 "84 x 72 x 10 "
Cal King Weight (lb)
14994

Certifications & Sustainability

Certifications
CertiPur-US®
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GREENGUARD Gold
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GREENGUARD Gold
Other Certification Info

Intertek Certified

Delivery

Delivery Cost
FREEFREE
Delivery Info

Free UPS shipping on all orders.

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
Latest Promotions
Memorial Day Sale ! 25% Off Mattresses + 2 FREE Pillows ($180 Value).
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New Price | Save $100 Plus, you can bundle & save by adding any mattress, Mattress Protector, Down Alternative Pillow Set, and any sheet set to your cart and using code MATTRESS15 to save 15%
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