iRobot Roomba 770-vs-Neato Botvac D79

COMPARISON – iRobot Roomba 770 VS. Neato Botvac D79

CLEANS UNDER FURNITURE

iRobot Roomba 770

Neato Botvac D79

Yes

With a height of 8.6cm - this robot can clean under most furniture in your house. But of the furniture is lower than 8.6cm off the ground, it might not clean under it.

Yes

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

COVERAGE

iRobot Roomba 770

Neato Botvac D79

Yes

Small – Medium sized rooms

Yes

3000 square feet of floor space per cleaning cycle

SUCTION POWER

iRobot Roomba 770

Neato Botvac D79

Yes

N/A

IDEAL FOR HOMES WITH PETS

iRobot Roomba 770

Neato Botvac D79

Yes

Can remove pet hair from hard floors and low pile carpets. However, it might not be effective on thick carpets.

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 Roomba 770

Neato Botvac D79

Yes

The spinning side brush will effectively clean wall edges and corners. It is a tangle free side brush.

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 Roomba 770

Neato Botvac D79

Yes

60 minutes – very poor run time. This means the robot will keep on going back for recharging if your room is large.

Yes

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

CHARGE TIME

iRobot Roomba 770

Neato Botvac D79

Yes

120 minutes – Good charging time.

Yes

120 minutes

MULTI-FLOOR CLEANING

iRobot Roomba 770

Neato Botvac D79

Yes

Can clean all types of hard floors and medium pile carpets. Hard floors include; hardwood, marble tile, vynil, ceramic tile, laminate, linoleum and Carpets include:low-pile, medium-pile

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 Roomba 770

Neato Botvac D79

FOR LARGE ROOMS

iRobot Roomba 770

Neato Botvac D79

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 Roomba 770

Neato Botvac D79

Yes

After the 60 minutes runtime, the Robot will automatically go back to its charging station for a 120 minutes recharge so that its ready for next usage.

Yes

It automatically docks back to the charging station after 60 minutes

RESUMES AFTER AUTO RECHARGING

iRobot Roomba 770

Neato Botvac D79

Yes

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

MULTI-ROOM NAVIGATION

iRobot Roomba 770

Neato Botvac D79

Yes

Can clean from room to room using the iAdapt Responsive Navigation technology.

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 Roomba 770

Neato Botvac D79

Yes

While in operation, the robot will detect objects and stairs on the floor thus avoid them in advance. It will clean around objects.

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 Roomba 770

Neato Botvac D79

Yes

60 db – quiet operation

Yes

64 db – not noisy

BOOSTS SUCTION POWER

iRobot Roomba 770

Neato Botvac D79

HEPA FILTER

iRobot Roomba 770

Neato Botvac D79

Yes

Its HEPA filter captures 99% of pollens, dust, and allergens released in the air when cleaning your room. This will leave you with both clean air and floors.

MAPS & PLANS ROUTE

iRobot Roomba 770

Neato Botvac D79

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 Roomba 770

Neato Botvac D79

CONCENTRATED CLEANING

iRobot Roomba 770

Neato Botvac D79

Yes

Using the Dirt Detect Series II technology, the robot will detect highly concentrated dirt in an area and spin over that area many times until its clean.

EMPTIES ON ITS OWN

iRobot Roomba 770

Neato Botvac D79

HASSLE FREE OPERATION

iRobot Roomba 770

Neato Botvac D79

Yes

Can be controlled with a remote control. This makes it easier to create schedules and select cleaning modes.

REMOTE CONTROL WITH MOBILE APP

iRobot Roomba 770

Neato Botvac D79

WIFI CONNECTED

iRobot Roomba 770

Neato Botvac D79

CAN BE SCHEDULED

iRobot Roomba 770

Neato Botvac D79

Yes

Create cleaning schedule for 7 days

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 Roomba 770

Neato Botvac D79

ZONE CLEANING

iRobot Roomba 770

Neato Botvac D79

iRobot Roomba 770

LARGE DEBRIS BIN

iRobot Roomba 770

Neato Botvac D79

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 Roomba 770

Neato Botvac D79

Yes

Height is 8.6cm – Low profile design. Can reach many areas where other robots can’t.

Yes

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

BOUNDARY STRIPS INCLUDED

iRobot Roomba 770

Neato Botvac D79

BATTERY CAPACITY

iRobot Roomba 770

Neato Botvac D79

Yes

3000 mAh - quiet a strong battery, I wounder why it has a low runtime

DUST BIN CAPACITY

iRobot Roomba 770

Neato Botvac D79

Yes

N/A

Yes

700 ml – Quite large

FULL BIN INDICATOR

iRobot Roomba 770

Neato Botvac D79

Yes

Has a dust bin indicator. When the bin gets full, the robot stops moving.

VIRTUAL WALL INCLUDED

iRobot Roomba 770

Neato Botvac D79

Yes

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

PRODUCT DIMENSIONS

iRobot Roomba 770

Neato Botvac D79

Yes

13.9 x 3.4 x 13.9 inches

Yes

12.7 x 13.2 x 3.9 in

WEIGHT

iRobot Roomba 770

Neato Botvac D79

Yes

13.2 pounds

Yes

9 lbs

PROS

iRobot Roomba 770

Neato Botvac D79

Yes

• High efficiency filter captures 99% of allergens & dust • Cleans from room to room • Concentrated cleaning • Has a virtual wall which stops the robot from entering specific areas • Can be scheduled • Strong and Powerful battery

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 Roomba 770

Neato Botvac D79

Yes

• Does not wet mop • Does not connect with Amazon Alexa • Not Wifi-enabled • Does not Map/plan its route • It does not have a Smartphone App

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

PERFORMANCE	DRAW :
USABILITY	WINNER : iRobot Roomba 770 HASSLE FREE OPERATION
DESIGN	DRAW :
CONCLUSION	DRAW :

iRobot Roomba 770 VS. Neato Botvac D79