Reasons to buy Roborock S5:
Reasons to buy iRobot Roomba 870 :
PERFORMANCE |
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Roborock S5
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USABILITY |
WINNER :
Roborock S5
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DESIGN |
WINNER :
iRobot Roomba 870
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With a Height of 9.1 cm, Roomba 870 can clean under furniture, sofas and beds above 9.1cm off the ground. But of the furniture is below 9.1 cm, it won't get under it.
Height is 9.6 cm. With this low profile design, it can clean under furniture, bed and sofas.
Small – Medium Rooms
2691 ft2 - ideal for big house and multi-room
1000 pa – Good suction power but not very effective on thick carpets.
2000Pa Cyclone 3D Cleaning System delivers strong suction power combined with a multi-mode system. You can choose from the following cleaning modes: Carpet mode, Quiet, Mopping mode, Balanced, Turbo Mode and Max Mode. These modes will provide you with custom results.
Can be used in homes with pets. Its suction power of 1000pa is very effective on hard floors and medium pile carpets and the HEPA Filter will capture pet hair that finds its way into the hair you breathe.
Features tangle free brushes which are very effective at capturing and removing pet hair without clogging the motor. It also comes with a beak-like cleaning tool accessory which helps in removing more pet hair from carpets and floors.
The side tangle-free brushes will clean wall edges and corners effectively.
Features Self-adjustable Side Brushes that spin at 330 Rounds Per Minute when cleaning along wall edges and corners.
60 minutes – poor run-time as compared to most Roomba robots.
150 minutes. More than what Roomba can provide.
120 minutes – Good charging time, does not take long but still its run time is poor.
240 minutes
Can clean both hard floors and low pile carpets. Will not do well on thick carpets because of its 1000 Pa suction power.
With its advanced climbing ability - Roborock S5 can move from one level to another, climb over objects with a maximum height of 2 cm and also clean from hard floor to carpets
Uses a Carpet Pressurization function to increase suction power when it meets a carpet. This will ensure your carpet is thoroughly cleaned from dust and pet hair. When it leaves the carpet and goes to a hard floor, the Carpet Pressurization mode will go off and the robot will go back to its normal suction power.
Due to its coverage of 2691 ft2 – Robotock C5 can be used in both large and medium sized rooms.
Once the battery runs low, the robot will auto dock its self to recharge so that it is ready for next usage.
It will go back to the charging dock when the battery gets low.
After recharging, Roborock C5 will auto resume with its cleaning tusk - making sure no place is left with dirt.
It randomly cleans and moves from room to room. It does not have a clear map or route but it will still do a great job.
Can clean all rooms on a single floor. Use LDS Smart Navigation system to scan the room at 360 degrees, gather information for each room on a single floor, generate a cleaning map and start cleaning according to the map.
Features strong sensors that detect objects, cliffs and stairs on the floor. It cleans around objects and changes direction once it gets to stairs.
The Anti-Collision sensors will always emit infrared-rays to detect obstacles and cliffs.
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60 db - Operates quietly.
It boosts suction power by 5X when it finds highly concentrated dirt.
The Carpet Pressurization mode automatically identifies carpets, so it witches to maximum suction to thoroughly vacuum your carpet.
Has a HEPA Filtration system which traps and removes dust from the air in your room.
Features 2 Washable E11 High Efficiency filters that capture 99.2% of allergens, dust, pet dander, pollen, mold spores and small 0.3 microns. You can wash it once in a week to maintain good performance and this reduces on replacement frequency.
Uses its high-precision LDS laser range sensors to scan 5x360 degrees for distance information. After that It creates a layout the apartment, run routes and save maps for further usage.
Can sweep and mop hard floors
The SPOT CLEANING mode will detect highly concentrated dirt in an area and spin the robot many times in that area to thoroughly pick up dirt.
You can set it to vacuum and mop a specific area with high concentration of dirt.
It is very easy to control using Alexa and the Smartphone Application. The water tank can be easily plugged-in saving you from overturning the robot but at the same time avoid water leakages.
You can control it with a Smartphone application. Via you phone you will be able to view the cleaning map and set custom cleaning modes for each room on a single floor.
It is WifI Enables – that is how it communicates with Alexa
You can create cleaning schedules for a few days. Press buttons on the control panel found at the top of the robot.
Command the vacuum with voice. ASK Alexa to turn on Roborock S5
Use the Zone Cleaning Function to command the robot to clean specific rooms. All you have to do is to drag and drop the cleaning frame on the map and the robot will clean rooms of your choice.
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9.3cm height – Not too low but it can still clean under furniture raised above 9.3cm off the ground.
9.6 cm – can easily clean under low profile furniture
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5,200mAh Ultra-high battery capacity - This will provide you with 150 minutes. More than what Roomba can provide.
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500 ml
Roomba will stop working when the bin is full. This is an indicator that most Roomba Robots use.
Comes with 1 virtual wall which you can in a room where you don’t want the robot to go.
It has a Virtual Wall but this is bought separately.
13.9 x 13.9 x 3.6 in
13.8 x 13.7 x 3.8 inches
8.38 lbs
7 pounds
• HEPA Filtration system • Can be scheduled for some days • Has a Virtual Wall • Strong suction power • Concentrated or spot cleaning • Cleans from room to room • Automatically docks to recharge battery
• Affordable and very effective • Auto docks and resumes • Customizable performance using various cleaning modes • Great suction power • Good battery life of 150 minutes • Sweeps and mops • Boosts suction power when it meets a carpet
• Not compatible with Amazon Alexa • Does not Mop and Sweep at the same time • Does not empty its self • No SmartPhone App • Does not have a map or plan its routes.
• Does not have a full bin indicator • Small Dust Bin • Does not come with boundary strips
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