Reasons to buy iRobot Romba 985:
Reasons to buy Xiaomi Mi Robot Vacuum Cleaner :
PERFORMANCE |
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iRobot Romba 985
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USABILITY |
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Xiaomi Mi Robot Vacuum Cleaner
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DESIGN |
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iRobot Romba 985
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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.
Its height is 3.81 inches – very low profile. So it can clean under furniture.
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2700 sq ft - Ideal for Medium to Large rooms.
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1,800 pa - Not the best suction according to the hype this robot gets.
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.
With a Turbo and Max four suction mode, this unit can remove pet hair from both hard floors and carpet.
Features an edge sweeping brush – provides a 27 degree angle to sweep all debris away from corners and along walls.
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.
120 minutes of run time – adequate time to fully clean a small to large house.
150 minutes if runtime – excellent run time. Better than most robot vacuums.
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3-4 hours of charging time. Takes quite long to charge fully.
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.
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.
It automatically increases cleaning power when it reaches carpets using power boost and Aeroforce cleaning system
Can clean large rooms but will sometimes require a recharge before completion
Yes, it has coverage of 250 square meters. So you can use in both medium – large rooms.
Yes, will automatically dock and charge once battery is low or running low.
Once the battery runs low, the device will auto dock its self to recharge.
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.
It resumes cleaning after re-charging. So it does not require your attention for it to complete the job.
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.
It creates a real-time map for the entire floor - making it easy to the robot to move from room to room seemingly.
Yes, through the cliff detect and objects detect sensors. Guides the robot away from or around objects and stairs.
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.
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61-72 db - makes some little noise. It is not 99% quiet. But it is not the kind of noise that can distract you.
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
The Turbo Max Suction function boosts the robot’s suction power when the need arises.
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.
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.
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.
With its Real-time map generating technology, the robot will understand the entire floor to be cleaned, create precise path and follow that path.
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.
Download the iRobot Home App and clean or schedule without any hassle from anywhere and at any given time.
Choose between voice control by Alexa or Smartphone App.
Make use of the iRobot Home App to customize your cleaning to preferred schedule and also view the status of your home cleaning tasks.
Can be controlled with a mobile App. Remotely create vacuuming schedule, change cleaning direction, select cleaning mode.
Allows wifi connectivity to communicate to Amazon Alexa
It is Wifi Enabled
Features a preset cleaning schedule of up o 7 times in a week. Your home will stay clean even when you are away.
Use the MI mobile App to create cleaning schedule for a full week.
Voice command the robot to start, stop, customize cleaning and schedule using Amazon Alexa.
It is compatible with Amazon Alexa - so you can control it voice command.
Use the Xiomi Mobile App to draw or define a specific area were the robot should clean.
Height of 3.6 inches low profile design – will easily manoeuvre to clean below sofas, beds, toe kicks and other hard to reach places.
3.8 inches tall. So it can get below furniture which is 4 inches tall off the ground.
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5200mAh – Excellent battery
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420 ml – quiet small. You will need to empty it many times.
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Has a virtual wall but you might need to buy it
20.5 x 16.3 x 5.3 inches
13.6 x 13.6 x 3.8 inches
13.2 pounds
8.4 pounds
• 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
• 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
• Bin doesn’t automatically empty when full
• Can't vacuum thick carpets
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