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iRobot Romba 985 VS. Xiaomi Mi Robot Vacuum Cleaner

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8.7
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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8.2
Runners Up:

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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summary Review:

PERFORMANCE
WINNER :

iRobot Romba 985

  • DEEP CLEANS THICK CARPETS
  • CONCENTRATED CLEANING
USABILITY
WINNER :

Xiaomi Mi Robot Vacuum Cleaner

  • ZONE CLEANING
DESIGN
WINNER :

iRobot Romba 985

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

Reasons why we like it:

  • DEEP CLEANS THICK CARPETS
  • CONCENTRATED CLEANING
  • FULL BIN INDICATOR
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COMPARISON – iRobot Romba 985 VS. Xiaomi Mi Robot Vacuum Cleaner

PERFORMANCE

CLEANS UNDER FURNITURE

iRobot Romba 985
Xiaomi Mi Robot Vacuum Cleaner
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 3.81 inches – very low profile. So it can clean under furniture.

COVERAGE

iRobot Romba 985
Xiaomi Mi Robot Vacuum Cleaner
Yes

N/A

Yes

2700 sq ft - Ideal for Medium to Large rooms.

SUCTION POWER

iRobot Romba 985
Xiaomi Mi Robot Vacuum Cleaner
Yes

N/A

Yes

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

IDEAL FOR HOMES WITH PETS

iRobot Romba 985
Xiaomi Mi Robot Vacuum Cleaner
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

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 985
Xiaomi Mi Robot Vacuum Cleaner
Yes

Features an edge sweeping brush – provides a 27 degree angle to sweep all debris away 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 985
Xiaomi Mi Robot Vacuum Cleaner
Yes

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

Yes

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

CHARGE TIME

iRobot Romba 985
Xiaomi Mi Robot Vacuum Cleaner
Yes

N/A

Yes

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

MULTI-FLOOR CLEANING

iRobot Romba 985
Xiaomi Mi Robot Vacuum Cleaner
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

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 985
Xiaomi Mi Robot Vacuum Cleaner
Yes

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

No

FOR LARGE ROOMS

iRobot Romba 985
Xiaomi Mi Robot Vacuum Cleaner
Yes

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

Yes

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

AUTO DOCKS AND RECHARGE

iRobot Romba 985
Xiaomi Mi Robot Vacuum Cleaner
Yes

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

Yes

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

RESUMES AFTER AUTO RECHARGING

iRobot Romba 985
Xiaomi Mi Robot Vacuum Cleaner
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

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

MULTI-ROOM NAVIGATION

iRobot Romba 985
Xiaomi Mi Robot Vacuum Cleaner
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

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 985
Xiaomi Mi Robot Vacuum Cleaner
Yes

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

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 985
Xiaomi Mi Robot Vacuum Cleaner
Yes

N/A

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 985
Xiaomi Mi Robot Vacuum Cleaner
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

Yes

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

HEPA FILTER

iRobot Romba 985
Xiaomi Mi Robot Vacuum Cleaner
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.

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 985
Xiaomi Mi Robot Vacuum Cleaner
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

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 985
Xiaomi Mi Robot Vacuum Cleaner
No

No

CONCENTRATED CLEANING

iRobot Romba 985
Xiaomi Mi Robot Vacuum Cleaner
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
Xiaomi Mi Robot Vacuum Cleaner
No

No

iRobot Romba 985

USABILITY

HASSLE FREE OPERATION

iRobot Romba 985
Xiaomi Mi Robot Vacuum Cleaner
Yes

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

Yes

Choose between voice control by Alexa or Smartphone App.

REMOTE CONTROL WITH MOBILE APP

iRobot Romba 985
Xiaomi Mi Robot Vacuum Cleaner
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.

Yes

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

WIFI CONNECTED

iRobot Romba 985
Xiaomi Mi Robot Vacuum Cleaner
Yes

Allows wifi connectivity to communicate to Amazon Alexa

Yes

It is Wifi Enabled

CAN BE SCHEDULED

iRobot Romba 985
Xiaomi Mi Robot Vacuum Cleaner
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

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

WORKS WITH ALEXA

iRobot Romba 985
Xiaomi Mi Robot Vacuum Cleaner
Yes

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

Yes

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

ZONE CLEANING

iRobot Romba 985
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 985
Xiaomi Mi Robot Vacuum Cleaner
No

No

LOW PROFILE DESIGN

iRobot Romba 985
Xiaomi Mi Robot Vacuum Cleaner
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

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

BOUNDARY STRIPS INCLUDED

iRobot Romba 985
Xiaomi Mi Robot Vacuum Cleaner
No

No

BATTERY CAPACITY

iRobot Romba 985
Xiaomi Mi Robot Vacuum Cleaner
Yes

N/A

Yes

5200mAh – Excellent battery

DUST BIN CAPACITY

iRobot Romba 985
Xiaomi Mi Robot Vacuum Cleaner
Yes

N/A

Yes

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

FULL BIN INDICATOR

iRobot Romba 985
Xiaomi Mi Robot Vacuum Cleaner
Yes

N/A

No

VIRTUAL WALL INCLUDED

iRobot Romba 985
Xiaomi Mi Robot Vacuum Cleaner
Yes

N/A

Yes

Has a virtual wall but you might need to buy it

PRODUCT DIMENSIONS

iRobot Romba 985
Xiaomi Mi Robot Vacuum Cleaner
Yes

20.5 x 16.3 x 5.3 inches

Yes

13.6 x 13.6 x 3.8 inches

WEIGHT

iRobot Romba 985
Xiaomi Mi Robot Vacuum Cleaner
Yes

13.2 pounds

Yes

8.4 pounds

iRobot Romba 985

CONCLUSION

PROS

iRobot Romba 985
Xiaomi Mi Robot Vacuum Cleaner
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

• 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 985
Xiaomi Mi Robot Vacuum Cleaner
Yes

• Bin doesn’t automatically empty when full

Yes

• Can't vacuum thick carpets

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