Comparing 2 robot vacuums
Your shortlist side by side: today’s price, our score and every fact the maker states.
Green is the best of these 2, also when they share the lead.
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| Most important facts | ||
| The lowest price today at a shop that delivers to you, delivery included. A price with an asterisk comes from a shop abroad, and its delivery cost is our own estimate. Lowest price | 269 €Amazon.de | 79 €Amazon.de best |
| Our own score out of 10: 60% the maker’s facts and 40% shop ratings. Price does not count. Score | best | |
| The average of the stars buyers give at the shops, with the number of reviews behind it. We only compare it from 20 reviews. Customer rating | – | ★ 4.3 · 58 reviews |
| How the headphones cancel outside noise with microphones. Hybrid uses microphones outside and inside the cup, adaptive also adjusts to the sound around you. When it matters
When it matters less
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| – | Adaptive |
| How long the headphones or the earbuds play on one charge with noise cancelling on, as the maker states it. In this comparisonWhen it matters
When it matters less
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| 50 h | 50 h |
| What the headphones or one earbud weigh. Lighter is more comfortable for hours at a time. In this comparisonWhen it matters
When it matters less
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| 319 g | 256 g |
| The Bluetooth version. A newer one connects more steadily and uses less power, if the phone has it too. In this comparisonSource
| 5.4 | 5.3 |
| How the sound is packed for Bluetooth. AAC suits iPhones, aptX and LDAC carry more detail from Android phones that support them. When it matters
When it matters less
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| AAC, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless | – |
| Connected to two devices at once, such as a phone and a laptop, and switching by itself to the one that plays. When it matters
When it matters less
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| yes | yes |
| Rank | ||
| Where the model stands in our ranking, among the headphones of the same type. Rank | rank 19 of 28 with an over-ear fit | rank 5 of 28 with an over-ear fit |
| Battery | ||
| The case or the headphones charge on a Qi pad, without a cable. Source
| no (assumed) | no (assumed) |
| The plug the headphones or their case charge through. Source
| USB-C | USB-C |
| How long they play on one charge with noise cancelling off. Source
| – | 65 h |
| How many minutes of charging give the playback below. Source
| – | 5 min |
| How many hours of playback a short fast charge gives. Source
| – | 4 h |
| How long a full charge takes. Source
| – | 180 min |
| Build and fit | ||
| How the headphones sit: over the ear, on the ear, in the ear canal, in the outer ear, beside the ear or on the cheekbone. Source
| Over-ear | Over-ear |
| Two separate earbuds with no wire between them, charged in a case. Source
| no | no |
| They play over Bluetooth, without a cable to the phone. Source
| yes | yes |
| Whether the ear cups are closed or open at the back. Closed keeps sound in and out, open sounds more spacious but lets everyone around you hear. Source
| Closed-back | – |
| They fold up to take less room in a bag. Source
| yes | – |
| The kind of speaker inside. Dynamic drivers are the most common. Planar and electrostatic ones are mostly found in expensive headphones for home listening. Source
| – | Dynamic |
| The diameter of the speaker inside. A bigger driver does not by itself mean better sound. Source
| – | 40 mm |
| Warranty and support | ||
| The code the maker gives this model, as on the box. Source
| 1000981 | – |
| The month the model came out, as far as the maker or a register shows. Source
| – | 2023-08-30 |
| Sound | ||
| The lowest tone the maker says they play. It says little about how the bass actually sounds. In this comparisonSource
| 5 Hz | 20 Hz |
| The highest tone the maker says they play. Adult hearing stops well below most figures. In this comparisonSource
| 22,000 Hz | 40,000 Hz |
| You can adjust bass and treble in the maker’s app. Source
| yes | yes |
| How many frequency bands the app’s equaliser lets you adjust. Source
| 5 | – |
| Sound that seems to come from around you rather than from inside your head. Source
| yes | yes |
| The sound stays in place when you turn your head, as at a cinema. Source
| yes | – |
| The electrical resistance. Wired headphones with a high impedance need an amplifier to play loud enough. Source
| – | 32 Ω |
| How loud they play on a given signal. A higher figure plays louder from a weak source, such as a phone. Source
| – | 100 dB SPL |
| Noise cancelling | ||
| Lets outside sound through on purpose, so you hear traffic or a colleague without taking them off. Source
| yes | yes |
| Can work as a hearing aid for mild to moderate hearing loss, where the maker has it approved. Source
| no (assumed) | – |
| Wireless | ||
| The newer Bluetooth standard for sound, with the LC3 codec: better sound on less power, with phones that support it. Source
| yes | yes |
| Whose phones the headphones are made for. Some features, such as one-tap pairing or spatial audio, work only with that maker’s phones. Source
| Any phone | Any phone |
| How far from the phone the maker says the connection holds, without walls in between. Source
| 15 m | – |
| In use | ||
| The music pauses when you take them off and plays on when you put them back. Source
| yes | yes |
| The name of the maker’s app. Source
| beyerdynamic app | JBL Headphones |
| The voice assistants you can call up from the headphones. Source
| – | Google Assistant, Alexa |
Facts as the maker states them. A dash means the maker does not name it. Each model’s page gives the source of every fact. Noise is the maker’s own figure, so we do not judge it, and a customer rating only counts from 20 reviews.