CATEGORY : Robot Vacuum Cleaners

iRobot Romba 985 VS. Neato Botvac D79

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Winner:

iRobot Romba 985

Reasons to buy iRobot Romba 985:

  • button icon Auto adjust cleaning head for multiple floors and carpets
  • button icon Maximizes its cleaning power – up to 10 times air power
  • button icon Can be connected to wifi and Amazon Alexa
  • button icon Patented dirt detect technology
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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
WINNER :

iRobot Romba 985

  • SUCTION POWER
  • DEEP CLEANS THICK CARPETS
  • BOOSTS SUCTION POWER
  • HEPA FILTER
  • CONCENTRATED CLEANING
USABILITY
WINNER :

iRobot Romba 985

  • HASSLE FREE OPERATION
  • REMOTE CONTROL WITH MOBILE APP
  • WIFI CONNECTED
  • WORKS WITH ALEXA
DESIGN
WINNER :

iRobot Romba 985

  • BATTERY CAPACITY
  • FULL BIN INDICATOR
CONCLUSION
DRAW :
Comparison Winner
iRobot Romba 985

Reasons why we like it:

  • SUCTION POWER
  • DEEP CLEANS THICK CARPETS
  • BOOSTS SUCTION POWER
  • HEPA FILTER
  • CONCENTRATED CLEANING
  • HASSLE FREE OPERATION
  • REMOTE CONTROL WITH MOBILE APP
  • WIFI CONNECTED
  • WORKS WITH ALEXA
  • BATTERY CAPACITY
  • FULL BIN INDICATOR
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COMPARISON – iRobot Romba 985 VS. Neato Botvac D79

PERFORMANCE

CLEANS UNDER FURNITURE

iRobot Romba 985
Neato Botvac D79
Yes

Romba 985 is only 3.6 inches in height. Can clean under furniture that is above 3.6 inches but fail to clean under furniture below 3.6 inches tall.

Yes

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

COVERAGE

iRobot Romba 985
Neato Botvac D79
Yes

N/A

Yes

3000 square feet of floor space per cleaning cycle

SUCTION POWER

iRobot Romba 985
Neato Botvac D79
Yes

N/A

No

IDEAL FOR HOMES WITH PETS

iRobot Romba 985
Neato Botvac D79
Yes

Built with a power-lifting suction that removes all dog and cat hairs from the hard floor, carpets and air through providing 10 times more of air power.

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 985
Neato Botvac D79
Yes

Features an edge sweeping brush – provides a 27 degree angle to sweep all debris away 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 985
Neato Botvac D79
Yes

120 minutes of run time – adequate time to fully clean a small to large house.

Yes

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

CHARGE TIME

iRobot Romba 985
Neato Botvac D79
Yes

N/A

Yes

120 minutes

MULTI-FLOOR CLEANING

iRobot Romba 985
Neato Botvac D79
Yes

Romba 985 can clean hard floors and carpets – features an auto adjust cleaning head that adjusts its height to maintain close contact with the multiple floor surfaces. It will directly clean all types of hard floors and low pile and medium pile carpets.

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 985
Neato Botvac D79
Yes

It automatically increases cleaning power when it reaches carpets using power boost and Aeroforce cleaning system

No

FOR LARGE ROOMS

iRobot Romba 985
Neato Botvac D79
Yes

Can clean large rooms but will sometimes require a recharge before completion

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 985
Neato Botvac D79
Yes

Yes, will automatically dock and charge once battery is low or running low.

Yes

It automatically docks back to the charging station after 60 minutes

RESUMES AFTER AUTO RECHARGING

iRobot Romba 985
Neato Botvac D79
Yes

After full charge, Romba 985 will resume cleaning from where it stopped. It maintains track of its location. You don’t have to be around to restart it after charge.

Yes

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

MULTI-ROOM NAVIGATION

iRobot Romba 985
Neato Botvac D79
Yes

Features Smart Mapping along with vSLAM technology – allows the vacuum cleaner to effortlessly navigate the home while maintain track of places it has been and places it hasn’t yet cleaned. Can move from room to room on a single floor.

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 985
Neato Botvac D79
Yes

Yes, through the cliff detect and objects detect sensors. Guides the robot away from or around objects and stairs.

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 985
Neato Botvac D79
Yes

N/A

Yes

64 db – not noisy

BOOSTS SUCTION POWER

iRobot Romba 985
Neato Botvac D79
Yes

When on performance mode or climbing a carpet, the robot uses an advanced Gen 3 motor. Provides the robot with up to 10 times more air power

No

HEPA FILTER

iRobot Romba 985
Neato Botvac D79
Yes

High efficiency filter that is built with a unique material that captures up to 99% of mites, dust and allergens as tiny as 10 microns. Appropriate for people with asthma.

No

MAPS & PLANS ROUTE

iRobot Romba 985
Neato Botvac D79
Yes

Maintains memory of where it has cleaned and where it hasn’t yet cleaned using the Smart Mapping and VSLAM technology while navigating the home.

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 985
Neato Botvac D79
No

No

CONCENTRATED CLEANING

iRobot Romba 985
Neato Botvac D79
Yes

Romba 985 uses patented dirt detects system to remove dirt in areas with high concentration. Its sensors will distinguish concentrated dirt areas and command the robot to thoroughly clean.

No

EMPTIES ON ITS OWN

iRobot Romba 985
Neato Botvac D79
No

No

iRobot Romba 985

USABILITY

HASSLE FREE OPERATION

iRobot Romba 985
Neato Botvac D79
Yes

Download the iRobot Home App and clean or schedule without any hassle from anywhere and at any given time.

No

REMOTE CONTROL WITH MOBILE APP

iRobot Romba 985
Neato Botvac D79
Yes

Make use of the iRobot Home App to customize your cleaning to preferred schedule and also view the status of your home cleaning tasks.

No

WIFI CONNECTED

iRobot Romba 985
Neato Botvac D79
Yes

Allows wifi connectivity to communicate to Amazon Alexa

No

CAN BE SCHEDULED

iRobot Romba 985
Neato Botvac D79
Yes

Features a preset cleaning schedule of up o 7 times in a week. Your home will stay clean even when you are away.

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 985
Neato Botvac D79
Yes

Voice command the robot to start, stop, customize cleaning and schedule using Amazon Alexa.

No

ZONE CLEANING

iRobot Romba 985
Neato Botvac D79
No

No

iRobot Romba 985

DESIGN

LARGE DEBRIS BIN

iRobot Romba 985
Neato Botvac D79
No

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 985
Neato Botvac D79
Yes

Height of 3.6 inches low profile design – will easily manoeuvre to clean below sofas, beds, toe kicks and other hard to reach places.

Yes

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

BOUNDARY STRIPS INCLUDED

iRobot Romba 985
Neato Botvac D79
No

No

BATTERY CAPACITY

iRobot Romba 985
Neato Botvac D79
Yes

N/A

No

DUST BIN CAPACITY

iRobot Romba 985
Neato Botvac D79
Yes

N/A

Yes

700 ml – Quite large

FULL BIN INDICATOR

iRobot Romba 985
Neato Botvac D79
Yes

N/A

No

VIRTUAL WALL INCLUDED

iRobot Romba 985
Neato Botvac D79
Yes

N/A

Yes

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

PRODUCT DIMENSIONS

iRobot Romba 985
Neato Botvac D79
Yes

20.5 x 16.3 x 5.3 inches

Yes

12.7 x 13.2 x 3.9 in

WEIGHT

iRobot Romba 985
Neato Botvac D79
Yes

13.2 pounds

Yes

9 lbs

iRobot Romba 985

CONCLUSION

PROS

iRobot Romba 985
Neato Botvac D79
Yes

• Auto adjust cleaning head for multiple floors and carpets • Maximizes its cleaning power – up to 10 times air power • Can be connected to wifi and Amazon Alexa • Patented dirt detect technology

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 985
Neato Botvac D79
Yes

• Bin doesn’t automatically empty when full

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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