CATEGORY : Robot Vacuum Cleaners

iRobot Romba 860 VS. Neato Botvac D79

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Winner:

iRobot Romba 860

Reasons to buy iRobot Romba 860:

  • button icon Anti allergen filtration system – removes up to 99% of particles
  • button icon Ideal for homes with pets
  • button icon Full dust bin alerts
  • button icon automatic docking and recharge function
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Runners Up:

Neato Botvac D79

Reasons to buy Neato Botvac D79 :

  • button icon Cleans under low profile furniture
  • button icon Cleans better on wall edges and corners due to its design
  • button icon Can be scheduled for a specific period of time
  • button icon Has a bigger dustbin of 700ml
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summary Review:

PERFORMANCE
DRAW :
USABILITY
WINNER :

iRobot Romba 860

  • HASSLE FREE OPERATION
DESIGN
WINNER :

iRobot Romba 860

  • BATTERY CAPACITY
  • FULL BIN INDICATOR
CONCLUSION
DRAW :
Comparison Winner
iRobot Romba 860

Reasons why we like it:

  • SUCTION POWER
  • HEPA FILTER
  • CONCENTRATED CLEANING
  • HASSLE FREE OPERATION
  • BATTERY CAPACITY
  • FULL BIN INDICATOR
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COMPARISON – iRobot Romba 860 VS. Neato Botvac D79

PERFORMANCE

CLEANS UNDER FURNITURE

iRobot Romba 860
Neato Botvac D79
Yes

3.60 inches or 9.14 cm in height – can only clean under furniture that is above 3.60 inches or 9.14 cm

Yes

Its height is 0.75 in or 19 mm - so it can clean under furniture.

COVERAGE

iRobot Romba 860
Neato Botvac D79
Yes

1615 feet square – suitable for small and medium sized apartments

Yes

3000 square feet of floor space per cleaning cycle

SUCTION POWER

iRobot Romba 860
Neato Botvac D79
Yes

1000 Pa suction power – not the best but enough to eliminate pet hairs, furs and other debris from the air and floor.

No

IDEAL FOR HOMES WITH PETS

iRobot Romba 860
Neato Botvac D79
Yes

Tangle free brushes and up to 5 times more air power which is enough to pull all the pet hairs from open and hard to reach spaces.

Yes

This is a high performance robot vacuum with a good suction power - It is ideal for homes with pets.

CLEAN CORNERS AND ALONG WALLS

iRobot Romba 860
Neato Botvac D79
Yes

Side brush that extends its cleaning to remove residues from corners and along walls

Yes

It has a D-shape design & CornerClever technology which enables the robot to perform maximum hair pickup on wall edges and in corners

BATTERY LIFE

iRobot Romba 860
Neato Botvac D79
Yes

60 minutes – very short run time. Suitable for small rooms

Yes

60 minutes – very low runtime compared to other top of the range robotic vacuum cleaners.

CHARGE TIME

iRobot Romba 860
Neato Botvac D79
Yes

120 minutes – short time of full recharge

Yes

120 minutes

MULTI-FLOOR CLEANING

iRobot Romba 860
Neato Botvac D79
Yes

Delivers great multi floor cleaning on marble tile, hardwood, ceramic tile, vynil, linoleum, laminate as well as low and medium pile carpets and rugs

Yes

Able to clean various floors and low profile carpets. Floors it can clean include; wood, ceramic tile, linoleum, laminate, vynil

DEEP CLEANS THICK CARPETS

iRobot Romba 860
Neato Botvac D79
No

No

FOR LARGE ROOMS

iRobot Romba 860
Neato Botvac D79
No

Yes

Since it covers 3000 Sq.ft per cleaning cycle, it can be used to vacuum large rooms within the range. However, if the room is above 3000 Sq.ft, the robot will auto dock, recharge and resume with its cleaning cycle.

AUTO DOCKS AND RECHARGE

iRobot Romba 860
Neato Botvac D79
Yes

Once battery is low or running low, Romba 860 automatically docks and heads to the home station to recharge

Yes

It automatically docks back to the charging station after 60 minutes

RESUMES AFTER AUTO RECHARGING

iRobot Romba 860
Neato Botvac D79
No

Yes

After 120 minutes of recharge time, Neato D80 will auto resume and start from where it stop.

MULTI-ROOM NAVIGATION

iRobot Romba 860
Neato Botvac D79
Yes

Romba 860 uses iAdapt Navigation technology to move from room to room on a single floor. Has full suite sensors that will navigate through your home and adapt to any surface change.

Yes

With its smart mapping and navigation system, Neato will scan and map room to room and create a cleaning plan.

AVOIDS STAIRS AND OBJECTS

iRobot Romba 860
Neato Botvac D79
Yes

Features a full suite sensors that avoids stairs or fall offs and any objects. Will detect the objects and clean around it or detect the stairs and turn away

Yes

Can easily manoeuvre around obstacles and detect stairs using its smart sensor technology. But you can also use boundary markers to keep the robot away from dangerous places.

QUIET OPERATION

iRobot Romba 860
Neato Botvac D79
Yes

60 db – won’t inconvenience your quiet time as it cleans

Yes

64 db – not noisy

BOOSTS SUCTION POWER

iRobot Romba 860
Neato Botvac D79
No

No

HEPA FILTER

iRobot Romba 860
Neato Botvac D79
Yes

Anti-allergen high efficiency filter – gets rid of up to 99% of particles with an amount of 0.3 µm from your living space.

No

MAPS & PLANS ROUTE

iRobot Romba 860
Neato Botvac D79
No

Yes

It uses laser smart mapping and navigation system to scan and map the entire room - thus identify obstacles and cliffs for easy cleaning.

SWEEPS AND MOPS

iRobot Romba 860
Neato Botvac D79
No

No

CONCENTRATED CLEANING

iRobot Romba 860
Neato Botvac D79
Yes

Spot cleaning mode – detects areas with a high concentration of dirt and then spend more time cleaning it.

No

EMPTIES ON ITS OWN

iRobot Romba 860
Neato Botvac D79
No

No

USABILITY

HASSLE FREE OPERATION

iRobot Romba 860
Neato Botvac D79
Yes

Hassle free cleaning through IR remote control system – lets you schedule cleanings. Romba 860 also comes with a single click clean option on the control panel

No

REMOTE CONTROL WITH MOBILE APP

iRobot Romba 860
Neato Botvac D79
No

No

WIFI CONNECTED

iRobot Romba 860
Neato Botvac D79
No

No

CAN BE SCHEDULED

iRobot Romba 860
Neato Botvac D79
Yes

7 times per week scheduling – robot will clean at preset convenient time so you don’t always have to monitor or be around to set cleaning.

Yes

Yes, you can create cleaning schedules for a week and the robot will follow that schedule even when you’re not at home. You don’t have to worry about battery life – this Robot can auto dock, recharge and resume without your help.

WORKS WITH ALEXA

iRobot Romba 860
Neato Botvac D79
No

No

ZONE CLEANING

iRobot Romba 860
Neato Botvac D79
No

No

iRobot Romba 860

DESIGN

LARGE DEBRIS BIN

iRobot Romba 860
Neato Botvac D79
Yes

650 ml large debris bin – makes sure to empty when the robot indicates full bin capacity

Yes

700 ml – quite big. It can accommodate large debris. But empty it once it gets full to maintain good performance of the robot.

LOW PROFILE DESIGN

iRobot Romba 860
Neato Botvac D79
Yes

Low profile design with a height of 3.60 inches. Suitable for cleaning under beds, sofas and table above its overall height.

Yes

3.9 inches tall – low profile design to fit under furniture, sofas and beds.

BOUNDARY STRIPS INCLUDED

iRobot Romba 860
Neato Botvac D79
No

No

BATTERY CAPACITY

iRobot Romba 860
Neato Botvac D79
Yes

3000 mAh – delivers only 60 minutes of run time

No

DUST BIN CAPACITY

iRobot Romba 860
Neato Botvac D79
Yes

650 ml dust bin capacity – can clean longer without requiring you to empty it

Yes

700 ml – Quite large

FULL BIN INDICATOR

iRobot Romba 860
Neato Botvac D79
Yes

Full bin indicator – notifies you to empty when the dust bin is full

No

VIRTUAL WALL INCLUDED

iRobot Romba 860
Neato Botvac D79
Yes

Yes, prevents Romba 860 from cleaning rooms or areas that you wouldn’t want it to enter.

Yes

Comes with a Virtual wall which prevents the robot from going into restricted areas.

PRODUCT DIMENSIONS

iRobot Romba 860
Neato Botvac D79
Yes

13.9 x 13.9 x 3.6 inches

Yes

12.7 x 13.2 x 3.9 in

WEIGHT

iRobot Romba 860
Neato Botvac D79
Yes

8 lbs

Yes

9 lbs

iRobot Romba 860

CONCLUSION

PROS

iRobot Romba 860
Neato Botvac D79
Yes

• Anti allergen filtration system – removes up to 99% of particles • Powerful motor with 1000Pa suction power – provides 5 times stronger power • Has a virtual wall function – restricts robot from some areas • Requires very little maintenance • Ideal for homes with pets • 3 stage cleaning system –provides 50% more of cleaning performance • iAdapt navigation sensors – prevents knocking objects and fall offs • full dust bin alerts • automatic docking and recharge function

Yes

• Has a virtual wall which prevents it from reaching certain areas • Has a D-shaped design which enables it to clean wall edges and corners better than the other robots • Can be scheduled • Has a big dust bin • Maps and plans its route • Auto docks when battery runs low • Auto resumes after recharging

CONS

iRobot Romba 860
Neato Botvac D79
Yes

• no remote control with smart phone • doesn’t not map floors or plan paths • Amazon alexa not support – cannot use voice command on robot • Built without a mopping function • Short battery life – only 60 minutes • Suitable for only small coverage

Yes

• Does not perform ZONED cleaning • Low run time • No Smartphone app • No Wifi Support • Does not support Amazon Alexa • No HEPA filter • Does Not Wet Mop • Does not perform concentrated cleaning

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