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Leesa vs Tuft&Needle In Depth Comparison

From our experts

• Construction
• Durability
• Cooling
• Warrenty
• Back pain
• Sleep Type
• Dimension
• Conclusion

Construction

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Original Leesa Mattress

The Leesa original mattress is an all-foam mattress that features a three-layer construction.

Details

Four Stripe Design Cover

The cover of this mattress is a gray twill fabric featuring the trademark four stripe design of the Leesa brand.

This cover is mild and gentle on the body even as it’s super breathable to allow rapid air flow. This keeps you cool all night.

Breathable Foam Top Layer

On the top layer beneath the covering is a 2″ breathable foam. This foam is native to the Leesa brand. It’s cooling effect is top-notch and it’s response is super. You can have that unique softness, coolness and bouncy feel all night with this layer in the mix.

Memory Foam Contouring Layer

The next layer features a 2″ memory foam designed for maximum contouring so you can enjoy the feeling of being hugged in a soft sheet. Beyond the hugs and contouring, this layer helps to relieve pressure from your back and shoulders.

Exclusive Support Base

Serving as the base of this mattress is a 6″ core support foam that makes the mattress durable and provides optimal support for everyone that sleeps on it.

Leesa Hybrid Mattress

The Hybrid Leesa Mattress features a five-layer construction and is a blend of foam and coils.

Details

Premium Breathable Cover

Covering the top layer of this mattress is a soft white cover bearing the iconic four stripes of the Leesa brand. It’s super cool and comfortable, thanks to it’s breathable nature.

Hole-Punch Premium Cooling Top Layer

On the first layer of this mattress is a 1.5″ hole-punched foam which is also known as a cooling foam for the coolness it offers.

Memory Foam Layer

On the second layer is a 1.5″ memory foam that provides the contouring effect of this mattress. This layer hugs the sleeper perfectly and eases pressure in areas to prone to pressure build-up.

Core Support Layer

This foam was positioned here to serve as a supporting layer for the  coils of the mattress. It’s just an inch in height.

Pocketed Coils for Reinforced Support

This layer makes all the difference. It’s a 6″ foam made of over a 1000 pocketed coils for swift response to body movements.

It also comes with perimeter edge support so you can sit comfortably at the edge of the mattress without sliding off.

Core Support Foam

At the base of this mattress is an inch of a core support foam enforcing rigidity at the base and durabilty.

Leesa Legend Mattress

This mattress is the flagship product of the Leesa brand and it’s most luxurious mattress. It comes in 6 layers all engineered to provide the best deluxe sleeping experience for any sleeper.

It’s a hybrid foam and features a unique combination of coils which you’ll find in the details of this construction section. The materials used in making this mattress was gotten from natural sources and recycled materials.

Details

Premium Cooling Cover

This has got to be the most luxurious cover out there. This cover is a blend of 28% recycled PES bottles, 28% polyester, 19% organic cotton, Merino wool and Rayon 12% each and 1% spandex.

The excellent combination makes this cover super breathable, bacteria-free, extremely soft and cool at all times. This beautiful cover is graced with the signature four stripe design of the Leesa brand.

 

Hole-punched Comfort Foam

On the first layer is an inch of hole-punched foam unique to the legend mattress. This layer fits into the universally accepted firmness – the medium firm. This makes it great for every kind of sleeper.

Memory Foam Layer

The second layer is an inch of memory foam engineered to ease pressure off the body in the certain critical points. This memory foam is also responsible for contouring the body.

Pocketed Micro-spring Layer

As Leesa’s most luxurious mattress, the hybrid pattern here is a rare one. First it comes with this layer of 1.5″ of pocketed micro-springs. The next will be revealed after the transition layer below.

Transition Support Foam

Beneath these first set of coils is an inch transition foam which also doubles as a support layer for the coils above it.

Pocketed Spring Layer

Now to the main hybrid. This layer features a 6″ of 15 guage individually pocketed coils for optimal support, cooling and comfort. In synergy with the micro coils above it, they work together to make this mattress a therapeutic one ( offering back and shoulders optimal support).

It also comes with perimeter edge support so you don’t fall off the edges.

Core Support Foam

At the base of this unique mattress is an inch of a core support foam. This layer provides structural integrity and durability for the mattress.

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Original T&N Mattress

The construction of this mattress is quite simple and minimalist in design but sturdy in quality. This mattress is 10″ in height and features the proprietary T&N Adaptive® foam.

Construction Details

This mattress is finely designed in four unique layers which include:

• Soft breathable top layer cover infused with the combination of graphite and gel for optimal moisture-wicking.
• Two uniquely calibrated layers designed for all-round comfort
• 3″ layer of T&N patented Adaptive® foam

Mint Mattress

T&N improved on this mattress with enhanced features and gave  competitors a run for their money. The mint mattress is 12 inches in height with reinforced edge support and features a 5-layer construction with 3 dedicated layers for maximum support.

Construction Details

• Super-deluxe gray colored cover infused with 30% extra graphite for moisture-wicking action and a cooler sleep.
• Three dedicated layers to cradle your body like never before. Among the three layers, two serve as transition layers with embedded gel beads for better snuggling.
• 5″ of improved T&N Adaptive® foam exclusively designed to provide efficient pressure relief.

The Hybrid

The hybrid is obviously a flagship product of T&N. 12 inches in height and constructed in 6 layers, this mattress combines the incredible quality of the T&N Adaptive® foam alongside coils to give every sleeper the most comfortable sleep earned by purchase.

Construction Details

• Cozy breathable gray cover, packed with gel beads and graphite to wick moisture faster and keep the ambience cool.
• Two layers of tempered springs to enforce edge support and bouncy feeling for easy movement when getting off the bed.
• T&N Adaptive® foam for superior pressure relief and individually pocketed nanocoils for rapid response and motion isolation.

 

Durability

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All three mattresses are built with the best quality of materials. They all have resilient cores that enforce durability as well as effective supporting layers.

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For a brand that’s steaming things up in the competition, durability is one aspect they dare not falter in. T&N produce durable mattresses that seeks to outlast sleepers. The coils on the hybrid enforces durability and you can reflect on the good old days were spring bed lived longer humans.

Cooling and Comfort

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Original Leesa Mattress

With a breathable cover allowing for free air flow, this cover is super cool. A memory foam in the mix provides supreme comfort in body contouring and pressure relief.

To further make this mattress cooler, a top layer of breathable cooling foam is active in providing all the coolness needed for a sleeper to have sweet night rest.

Leesa Hybrid Mattress

Same coolness and comfort is obtainable from the hybrid. A breathable exclusive cover keeps heat away by allowing all the air it can to go in.

And then a top layer of cooling foam complements this effort while a layer of memory foam provide a bouncy feeling and body contouring effect for sublime comfort.

Leesa Legend Mattress

With the best made cover out of the Leesa mattress series, you can expect nothing short of premium comfort and coolness. A blend of natural and recycled materials gives you the best covering ever. And to augment this effort is a hole-punched foam underneath which is soft and gentle on the body. Lastly, a memory foam is in the mix to hug the sleeper and ease pressure.

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Original T&N Mattress

The original T&N mattress is super soft and comfortable for every sleeper.

The addition of cooling gel that keeps heat at bay and the moisture-wicking properties of graphite in the T&N Adaptive® foam, keeps this mattress cool at all times. To further ensure that the sleeper gets all the coolness available, T&N uses an open-cell Adaptive ® foam which is breathable as well.

The Mint

The mint is a streamlined mattress featuring sheer luxury and prime comfort. Two layers of patented T&N Adaptive® foam are reserved for comfort, and with a cool knit plush cover, the night is never too hot for a good sleep.

The top layer of this mattress is an open-cell T&N Adaptive® foam bearing graphite to wick moisture away and keep things cooler.

The Hybrid

Graphite and gel beads work together to trap heat and wick moisture away making this mattress cool. To further make things more comfortable, the breathable open-cell foam and springs that are airy adds to  heighten coolness and maximum comfort.

Back Pain Support

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Original Leesa Mattress

The memory foam layer of this mattress is designed to contour the body like clothing as well as relieve pressure off the back and shoulders. It balances the spine in the process and cures back pain.

Leesa Hybrid Mattress

On the Hybrid mattress, there’s also a layer of memory foam active in contouring the body and providing support for the back and spine through pressure relief.

Leesa Legend Mattress

Same memory foam works here for pressure relief and body contouring. The inclusion of an advanced system of pocketed coils also help to relieve pressure off the body entirely. Pocketed coils promote spine alignment and are therapeutic for back pains.

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The Original TN Mattress

The proprietary T&N Adaptive® foam provides pressure relief for the back, shoulders and neck. This foam is present on all T&N mattresses.

This foam is also soft and contours the body thoroughly to relief pressure in pressure points like the shoulders, back and neck.

The Mint

The presence of the proprietary T&N Adaptive® foam at the top layer  with it’s soft and plushy feel, ensures your body is well contoured and pressure is relieved from the back as well as other pressure points.

The Hybrid

For the hybrid, the presence of coils also assist in pressure relief at areas prone to pressure.

This is in addition to the proprietary T&N Adaptive® foam which is soft and cuddles the body to relieve pressure from the back and other spots in the body likely to build up pressure.

Trial and Warrenty

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The Leesa mattress brand offers a 100-night trial for the purchase of any of its mattresses. After 100 nights and you are not satisfied with the quality or you couldn’t just adapt, whatever tangible reason you have for not accepting it will have you recieve a full refund of your money when you return your product.

All mattresses come with a limited 10-year warranty. During this warranty window, you get a replacement for any damages on your mattress or structural defect noticed. Terms and conditions apply however.

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All T&N mattresses come with a 100-night risk-free trial. 100 long nights to try any of the mattresses you purchased and see if it meets your desired sleeping needs. If the experience proved otherwise, you are free to return the mattress and get a complete refund of your money. Returns are free and easy.

For warranty, every mattress comes with a 10-year limited warranty. Within this period, you are entitled to a replacement if any of the mattresses fail in structure or the foam sags.

Terms and conditions come with this warranty, it’s ideal to check them out and be guided.

Sleeping Type

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All three mattresses come with the same level of firmness – the universally accepted medium-firm position on the firmness scale. This makes the mattresses suitable for every kind of sleeper (Back, stomach or side sleepers).

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T&N didn’t specify the firmness levels of their mattresses. However, they did indicate that the Original Mattress is universally accepted and great for all sleepers. This implies that it’s on the medium-firm range of the firmness scale.

We are presuming all mattresses from T&N were made with every sleeping type in mind. This is almost a rule of thumb in the industry.

Trial and Warranty

All T&N mattresses come with a 100-night risk free trial. 100 long nights to try any of the mattresses you purchased and see if it meets your desired sleeping needs. If the experience proved otherwise, you are free to return the mattress and get a complete refund of your money. Returns are free and easy.

For warranty, every mattress come with a 10-year limited warranty. Within these period, you are entitled to a replacement if any of the mattresses fail in structure or the foam sags.

Terms and conditions come with this warranty, it’s ideal to check them out and be guided.

Dimensions

Conclusion

Tuft & Needle came into the industry in 2012 and heightened the competition. It came with an all-foam mattress and a hybrid.

Tuft and Needle also came with its patented T&N Adaptive® Foam that offers prime comfort and back support for those in need.

Leesa on the other hand is a leading brand in the industry with three mattresses and presents them in the variety of hybrids and all-foams.

Both mattresses rely on the support of coils to strengthen durability alongside a rigid base support layer.

While T&N’s Adaptive® is present for comfort and support, Leesa turns out to be a superior brand in comfort. Its hole punched comfort foam complements a breathable fresh cover above it for maximum coolness in bed while being hugged by a memory foam beneath for enhanced comfort.