CATEGORY : Robot Vacuum Cleaners

Shark ION S87 VS. Roborock S5

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8.7
Winner:

Roborock S5

Reasons to buy Roborock S5:

  • button icon It sweeps and mops
  • button icon Multiple cleaning modes
  • button icon Great suction power - ideal for home with pets & carpets
  • button icon Long lasting 5,200 mAh battery provides you with 2.5 hours of cleaning time
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7.4
Runners Up:

Shark ION S87

Reasons to buy Shark ION S87 :

  • button icon Smart sensor navigation 2.0 Technology.
  • button icon Wi-Fi connectivity & Shark ion Robot App.
  • button icon Voice-control with Alexa or Google-assistant.
  • button icon Includes a powerful cordless handheld vacuum.
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summary Review:

PERFORMANCE
WINNER :

Roborock S5

  • DEEP CLEANS THICK CARPETS
  • FOR LARGE ROOMS
  • RESUMES AFTER AUTO RECHARGING
  • MULTI-ROOM NAVIGATION
  • MAPS & PLANS ROUTE
  • SWEEPS AND MOPS
USABILITY
DRAW :
DESIGN
WINNER :

Shark ION S87

  • LARGE DEBRIS BIN
  • BOUNDARY STRIPS INCLUDED
CONCLUSION
DRAW :
Comparison Winner
Roborock S5

Reasons why we like it:

  • DEEP CLEANS THICK CARPETS
  • FOR LARGE ROOMS
  • RESUMES AFTER AUTO RECHARGING
  • MULTI-ROOM NAVIGATION
  • MAPS & PLANS ROUTE
  • SWEEPS AND MOPS
  • ZONE CLEANING
  • VIRTUAL WALL INCLUDED
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COMPARISON – Shark ION S87 VS. Roborock S5

PERFORMANCE

CLEANS UNDER FURNITURE

Shark ION S87
Roborock S5
Yes

It features a low-profile design with height of only 3.4-inches which allows it to easily clean under furniture above that height.

Yes

Height is 9.6 cm. With this low profile design, it can clean under furniture, bed and sofas.

COVERAGE

Shark ION S87
Roborock S5
Yes

It can perfectly clean small-to-medium sized rooms of up-to 969-Sq.ft.

Yes

2691 ft2 - ideal for big house and multi-room

SUCTION POWER

Shark ION S87
Roborock S5
Yes

Features a powerful suction of up-to 1400-Pa which allows it to thoroughly clean different floor-types.

Yes

2000Pa Cyclone 3D Cleaning System delivers strong suction power combined with a multi-mode system. You can choose from the following cleaning modes: Carpet mode, Quiet, Mopping mode, Balanced, Turbo Mode and Max Mode. These modes will provide you with custom results.

IDEAL FOR HOMES WITH PETS

Shark ION S87
Roborock S5
Yes

The dual spinning side brushes and a self-cleaning Brushroll combine to thoroughly clean pet hair and dander from hard-floors and carpets.

Yes

Features tangle free brushes which are very effective at capturing and removing pet hair without clogging the motor. It also comes with a beak-like cleaning tool accessory which helps in removing more pet hair from carpets and floors.

CLEAN CORNERS AND ALONG WALLS

Shark ION S87
Roborock S5
Yes

The Dual spinning side brushes help to clean dirt along wall-edges and corners.

Yes

Features Self-adjustable Side Brushes that spin at 330 Rounds Per Minute when cleaning along wall edges and corners.

BATTERY LIFE

Shark ION S87
Roborock S5
Yes

Features a powerful Lithium-ION Battery that provides up to 1-hour of cleaning time on a single charge.

Yes

150 minutes. More than what Roomba can provide.

CHARGE TIME

Shark ION S87
Roborock S5
Yes

It will take about 180-minutes (3-hours) for the battery to get fully charged.

Yes

240 minutes

MULTI-FLOOR CLEANING

Shark ION S87
Roborock S5
Yes

Dual spinning side brushes and a self-cleaning Brushroll combine to clean different floor-types. It also uses a Smart-Sensor-Navigation system to seamlessly navigate over hard-floors & carpets.

Yes

With its advanced climbing ability - Roborock S5 can move from one level to another, climb over objects with a maximum height of 2 cm and also clean from hard floor to carpets

DEEP CLEANS THICK CARPETS

Shark ION S87
Roborock S5
No

Yes

Uses a Carpet Pressurization function to increase suction power when it meets a carpet. This will ensure your carpet is thoroughly cleaned from dust and pet hair. When it leaves the carpet and goes to a hard floor, the Carpet Pressurization mode will go off and the robot will go back to its normal suction power.

FOR LARGE ROOMS

Shark ION S87
Roborock S5
No

Yes

Due to its coverage of 2691 ft2 – Robotock C5 can be used in both large and medium sized rooms.

AUTO DOCKS AND RECHARGE

Shark ION S87
Roborock S5
Yes

It will automatically return to the charging-dock to recharge when the battery is low on power.

Yes

It will go back to the charging dock when the battery gets low.

RESUMES AFTER AUTO RECHARGING

Shark ION S87
Roborock S5
No

Yes

After recharging, Roborock C5 will auto resume with its cleaning tusk - making sure no place is left with dirt.

MULTI-ROOM NAVIGATION

Shark ION S87
Roborock S5
No

Yes

Can clean all rooms on a single floor. Use LDS Smart Navigation system to scan the room at 360 degrees, gather information for each room on a single floor, generate a cleaning map and start cleaning according to the map.

AVOIDS STAIRS AND OBJECTS

Shark ION S87
Roborock S5
Yes

It uses Smart Sensor Navigation 2.0 Technology with proximity-sensors to seamlessly navigate over hard-floors and carpets while avoiding obstacles and stair drop-offs.

Yes

The Anti-Collision sensors will always emit infrared-rays to detect obstacles and cliffs.

QUIET OPERATION

Shark ION S87
Roborock S5
Yes

This robotic-vacuum features a quiet-mode that allows it to operate whisper-silently when cleaning your house.

Yes

60 db - Operates quietly.

BOOSTS SUCTION POWER

Shark ION S87
Roborock S5
Yes

It provides 3x more suction power in Max-mode so as to ensure powerful hard-floor and carpet cleaning.

Yes

The Carpet Pressurization mode automatically identifies carpets, so it witches to maximum suction to thoroughly vacuum your carpet.

HEPA FILTER

Shark ION S87
Roborock S5
Yes

Includes a high-efficiency filtration system (HEPA-Filter) that is anti-allergen and removes up to 99.97% of airborne-allergens as small as 0.3-microns.

Yes

Features 2 Washable E11 High Efficiency filters that capture 99.2% of allergens, dust, pet dander, pollen, mold spores and small 0.3 microns. You can wash it once in a week to maintain good performance and this reduces on replacement frequency.

MAPS & PLANS ROUTE

Shark ION S87
Roborock S5
No

Yes

Uses its high-precision LDS laser range sensors to scan 5x360 degrees for distance information. After that It creates a layout the apartment, run routes and save maps for further usage.

SWEEPS AND MOPS

Shark ION S87
Roborock S5
No

Yes

Can sweep and mop hard floors

CONCENTRATED CLEANING

Shark ION S87
Roborock S5
Yes

Features a spot-clean-mode that allows for cleaning a particular area until it gets thoroughly clean. Likewise, you can also use the handheld-vacuum for spot/concentrated cleaning.

Yes

You can set it to vacuum and mop a specific area with high concentration of dirt.

EMPTIES ON ITS OWN

Shark ION S87
Roborock S5
No

No

Roborock S5

USABILITY

HASSLE FREE OPERATION

Shark ION S87
Roborock S5
Yes

This robotic-vacuum is Wi-Fi enabled and can be controlled remotely using your Smartphone or with voice-control via Amazon-Alexa & Google Assistant. It also has onboard controls for instant cleaning, docking and Max-mode.

Yes

It is very easy to control using Alexa and the Smartphone Application. The water tank can be easily plugged-in saving you from overturning the robot but at the same time avoid water leakages.

REMOTE CONTROL WITH MOBILE APP

Shark ION S87
Roborock S5
Yes

Can be remotely controlled on your Smartphone using the Shark-Ion-App for Android or Apple.

Yes

You can control it with a Smartphone application. Via you phone you will be able to view the cleaning map and set custom cleaning modes for each room on a single floor.

WIFI CONNECTED

Shark ION S87
Roborock S5
Yes

This device is Wi-Fi enabled for remote-control on your Smartphone via the Shark-Ion-App or voice-control via Amazon-Alexa & Google-Assistant

Yes

It is WifI Enables – that is how it communicates with Alexa

CAN BE SCHEDULED

Shark ION S87
Roborock S5
Yes

It can be remotely scheduled for automatic-cleaning using the Shark-Ion-App installed on your Android or Apple Smartphone.

No

WORKS WITH ALEXA

Shark ION S87
Roborock S5
Yes

It’s compatible with Amazon-Alexa and Google-assistant for voice-control.

Yes

Command the vacuum with voice. ASK Alexa to turn on Roborock S5

ZONE CLEANING

Shark ION S87
Roborock S5
No

Yes

Use the Zone Cleaning Function to command the robot to clean specific rooms. All you have to do is to drag and drop the cleaning frame on the map and the robot will clean rooms of your choice.

DESIGN

LARGE DEBRIS BIN

Shark ION S87
Roborock S5
Yes

It comes with an X-Large, 600-ml dust-Bin that facilitates for more cleaning with less dirt emptying.

No

LOW PROFILE DESIGN

Shark ION S87
Roborock S5
Yes

This device is only 3.4” high which gives it a low-profile design perfect for cleaning under furniture.

Yes

9.6 cm – can easily clean under low profile furniture

BOUNDARY STRIPS INCLUDED

Shark ION S87
Roborock S5
Yes

Comes with an 8-Foot Botboundary Strip that prevents it from going into areas you don’t want to clean.

No

BATTERY CAPACITY

Shark ION S87
Roborock S5
Yes

2600-mAh Lithium-ion battery.

Yes

5,200mAh Ultra-high battery capacity - This will provide you with 150 minutes. More than what Roomba can provide.

DUST BIN CAPACITY

Shark ION S87
Roborock S5
Yes

600-ml

Yes

500 ml

FULL BIN INDICATOR

Shark ION S87
Roborock S5
No

No

VIRTUAL WALL INCLUDED

Shark ION S87
Roborock S5
No

Yes

It has a Virtual Wall but this is bought separately.

PRODUCT DIMENSIONS

Shark ION S87
Roborock S5
Yes

12.8"L x 12.5"W x 3.4"H

Yes

13.8 x 13.7 x 3.8 inches

WEIGHT

Shark ION S87
Roborock S5
Yes

11.02-pounds

Yes

7 pounds

Shark ION S87

CONCLUSION

PROS

Shark ION S87
Roborock S5
Yes

• Wi-Fi Enabled. • Cordless handheld vacuum. • Low-profile design. • X-Large dust Bin. • Smart Sensor Navigation 2.0. • Proximity sensors. • 3x more suction in max mode. • Voice control via Amazon Alexa. • Self-cleaning brush roll. • Easy-Empty Dust Bin. • Dual side edge and corner brushes. • Powerful Lithium-Ion Battery.

Yes

• Affordable and very effective • Auto docks and resumes • Customizable performance using various cleaning modes • Great suction power • Good battery life of 150 minutes • Sweeps and mops • Boosts suction power when it meets a carpet

CONS

Shark ION S87
Roborock S5
Yes

• No zone-cleaning function. • No mapping & path-planning. • No Carpet Boost function. • No wet-mopping function. • Lacks a virtual wall feature.

Yes

• Does not have a full bin indicator • Small Dust Bin • Does not come with boundary strips

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