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iRobot Romba 860 VS. Xiaomi Mi Robot Vacuum Cleaner

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Winner:

Xiaomi Mi Robot Vacuum Cleaner

Reasons to buy Xiaomi Mi Robot Vacuum Cleaner:

  • button icon Very Powerful suction - the Turbo and Max Four Suction mode
  • button icon Can be controlled via Mi Smart Home App
  • button icon 96mm slim design allows the robot reach narrow spaces
  • button icon Good battery capacity - 5200mAH
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Runners Up:

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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summary Review:

PERFORMANCE
WINNER :

Xiaomi Mi Robot Vacuum Cleaner

  • FOR LARGE ROOMS
  • RESUMES AFTER AUTO RECHARGING
  • BOOSTS SUCTION POWER
  • MAPS & PLANS ROUTE
USABILITY
WINNER :

Xiaomi Mi Robot Vacuum Cleaner

  • REMOTE CONTROL WITH MOBILE APP
  • WIFI CONNECTED
  • WORKS WITH ALEXA
  • ZONE CLEANING
DESIGN
WINNER :

iRobot Romba 860

  • LARGE DEBRIS BIN
  • FULL BIN INDICATOR
CONCLUSION
DRAW :
Comparison Winner
Xiaomi Mi Robot Vacuum Cleaner

Reasons why we like it:

  • FOR LARGE ROOMS
  • RESUMES AFTER AUTO RECHARGING
  • BOOSTS SUCTION POWER
  • MAPS & PLANS ROUTE
  • REMOTE CONTROL WITH MOBILE APP
  • WIFI CONNECTED
  • WORKS WITH ALEXA
  • ZONE CLEANING
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COMPARISON – iRobot Romba 860 VS. Xiaomi Mi Robot Vacuum Cleaner

PERFORMANCE

CLEANS UNDER FURNITURE

iRobot Romba 860
Xiaomi Mi Robot Vacuum Cleaner
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 3.81 inches – very low profile. So it can clean under furniture.

COVERAGE

iRobot Romba 860
Xiaomi Mi Robot Vacuum Cleaner
Yes

1615 feet square – suitable for small and medium sized apartments

Yes

2700 sq ft - Ideal for Medium to Large rooms.

SUCTION POWER

iRobot Romba 860
Xiaomi Mi Robot Vacuum Cleaner
Yes

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

Yes

1,800 pa - Not the best suction according to the hype this robot gets.

IDEAL FOR HOMES WITH PETS

iRobot Romba 860
Xiaomi Mi Robot Vacuum Cleaner
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

With a Turbo and Max four suction mode, this unit can remove pet hair from both hard floors and carpet.

CLEAN CORNERS AND ALONG WALLS

iRobot Romba 860
Xiaomi Mi Robot Vacuum Cleaner
Yes

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

Yes

With its slim design of 96mm, this unit can reach all corners that are difficult to clean and also be in position to vacuum wall edges.

BATTERY LIFE

iRobot Romba 860
Xiaomi Mi Robot Vacuum Cleaner
Yes

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

Yes

150 minutes if runtime – excellent run time. Better than most robot vacuums.

CHARGE TIME

iRobot Romba 860
Xiaomi Mi Robot Vacuum Cleaner
Yes

120 minutes – short time of full recharge

Yes

3-4 hours of charging time. Takes quite long to charge fully.

MULTI-FLOOR CLEANING

iRobot Romba 860
Xiaomi Mi Robot Vacuum Cleaner
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

It can clean from a hard floor to a low pile carpet. But if the carpet has a high concentration of dust, you opt for the Turbo Max Suction – this will boost the power of robot.

DEEP CLEANS THICK CARPETS

iRobot Romba 860
Xiaomi Mi Robot Vacuum Cleaner
No

No

FOR LARGE ROOMS

iRobot Romba 860
Xiaomi Mi Robot Vacuum Cleaner
No

Yes

Yes, it has coverage of 250 square meters. So you can use in both medium – large rooms.

AUTO DOCKS AND RECHARGE

iRobot Romba 860
Xiaomi Mi Robot Vacuum Cleaner
Yes

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

Yes

Once the battery runs low, the device will auto dock its self to recharge.

RESUMES AFTER AUTO RECHARGING

iRobot Romba 860
Xiaomi Mi Robot Vacuum Cleaner
No

Yes

It resumes cleaning after re-charging. So it does not require your attention for it to complete the job.

MULTI-ROOM NAVIGATION

iRobot Romba 860
Xiaomi Mi Robot Vacuum Cleaner
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

It creates a real-time map for the entire floor - making it easy to the robot to move from room to room seemingly.

AVOIDS STAIRS AND OBJECTS

iRobot Romba 860
Xiaomi Mi Robot Vacuum Cleaner
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

The Smart and safe Laser Navigation technology detects cliffs and objects on the floor thus prevent the robot from bumping into furniture and other objects on the floor. When it gets close to cliffs, it changes direction.

QUIET OPERATION

iRobot Romba 860
Xiaomi Mi Robot Vacuum Cleaner
Yes

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

Yes

61-72 db - makes some little noise. It is not 99% quiet. But it is not the kind of noise that can distract you.

BOOSTS SUCTION POWER

iRobot Romba 860
Xiaomi Mi Robot Vacuum Cleaner
No

Yes

The Turbo Max Suction function boosts the robot’s suction power when the need arises.

HEPA FILTER

iRobot Romba 860
Xiaomi Mi Robot Vacuum Cleaner
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.

Yes

Features a HEPA FILTER which captures and eliminates dust particles and allergens in the air. So as it cleans your floor and carpet - it also removes dust particles and allergens from the air.

MAPS & PLANS ROUTE

iRobot Romba 860
Xiaomi Mi Robot Vacuum Cleaner
No

Yes

With its Real-time map generating technology, the robot will understand the entire floor to be cleaned, create precise path and follow that path.

SWEEPS AND MOPS

iRobot Romba 860
Xiaomi Mi Robot Vacuum Cleaner
No

No

CONCENTRATED CLEANING

iRobot Romba 860
Xiaomi Mi Robot Vacuum Cleaner
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
Xiaomi Mi Robot Vacuum Cleaner
No

No

Xiaomi Mi Robot Vacuum Cleaner

USABILITY

HASSLE FREE OPERATION

iRobot Romba 860
Xiaomi Mi Robot Vacuum Cleaner
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

Yes

Choose between voice control by Alexa or Smartphone App.

REMOTE CONTROL WITH MOBILE APP

iRobot Romba 860
Xiaomi Mi Robot Vacuum Cleaner
No

Yes

Can be controlled with a mobile App. Remotely create vacuuming schedule, change cleaning direction, select cleaning mode.

WIFI CONNECTED

iRobot Romba 860
Xiaomi Mi Robot Vacuum Cleaner
No

Yes

It is Wifi Enabled

CAN BE SCHEDULED

iRobot Romba 860
Xiaomi Mi Robot Vacuum Cleaner
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

Use the MI mobile App to create cleaning schedule for a full week.

WORKS WITH ALEXA

iRobot Romba 860
Xiaomi Mi Robot Vacuum Cleaner
No

Yes

It is compatible with Amazon Alexa - so you can control it voice command.

ZONE CLEANING

iRobot Romba 860
Xiaomi Mi Robot Vacuum Cleaner
No

Yes

Use the Xiomi Mobile App to draw or define a specific area were the robot should clean.

Xiaomi Mi Robot Vacuum Cleaner

DESIGN

LARGE DEBRIS BIN

iRobot Romba 860
Xiaomi Mi Robot Vacuum Cleaner
Yes

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

No

LOW PROFILE DESIGN

iRobot Romba 860
Xiaomi Mi Robot Vacuum Cleaner
Yes

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

Yes

3.8 inches tall. So it can get below furniture which is 4 inches tall off the ground.

BOUNDARY STRIPS INCLUDED

iRobot Romba 860
Xiaomi Mi Robot Vacuum Cleaner
No

No

BATTERY CAPACITY

iRobot Romba 860
Xiaomi Mi Robot Vacuum Cleaner
Yes

3000 mAh – delivers only 60 minutes of run time

Yes

5200mAh – Excellent battery

DUST BIN CAPACITY

iRobot Romba 860
Xiaomi Mi Robot Vacuum Cleaner
Yes

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

Yes

420 ml – quiet small. You will need to empty it many times.

FULL BIN INDICATOR

iRobot Romba 860
Xiaomi Mi Robot Vacuum Cleaner
Yes

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

No

VIRTUAL WALL INCLUDED

iRobot Romba 860
Xiaomi Mi Robot Vacuum Cleaner
Yes

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

Yes

Has a virtual wall but you might need to buy it

PRODUCT DIMENSIONS

iRobot Romba 860
Xiaomi Mi Robot Vacuum Cleaner
Yes

13.9 x 13.9 x 3.6 inches

Yes

13.6 x 13.6 x 3.8 inches

WEIGHT

iRobot Romba 860
Xiaomi Mi Robot Vacuum Cleaner
Yes

8 lbs

Yes

8.4 pounds

iRobot Romba 860

CONCLUSION

PROS

iRobot Romba 860
Xiaomi Mi Robot Vacuum Cleaner
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

• Affordable • Good run time • Low profile design • Compatible with Alexa • Performs ZONE cleaning • Wifi Enables • Can be controlled with a Smartphone App • Virtual wall keeps it away from specific areas • Plans and maps its routes • Strong suction power • HEPA Filtration is ideal for people with allergies

CONS

iRobot Romba 860
Xiaomi Mi Robot Vacuum Cleaner
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

• Can't vacuum thick carpets

Overall Winner

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