iRobot Roomba 801 VS. Xiaomi Mi Robot Vacuum Cleaner

Its height is 3.81 inches – very low profile. So it can clean under furniture.

2700 sq ft - Ideal for Medium to Large rooms.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

Choose between voice control by Alexa or Smartphone App.

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

It is Wifi Enabled

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

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.

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

5200mAh – Excellent battery

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

Has a virtual wall but you might need to buy it

13.6 x 13.6 x 3.8 inches

8.4 pounds

• 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

• Can't vacuum thick carpets