What you can expect from the Ecovacs Deebot N20+
What testers say about the Ecovacs Deebot N20+
Battery life is where the Ecovacs Deebot N20+ leaves its peers behind. Its rating is 300 minutes, when 175 minutes is the norm among robots that empty their own bin, and Vacuum Wars measured its battery efficiency well above average. Its station tips the dust into a container instead of a bag, which few rivals do, so there are no bags to buy, though it is 17.8 inches deep and most are done in 9.4 inches.
Its mop holds it back. A fixed cloth drags behind and cannot lift, so the N20+ stays off carpet while the cloth is on, and the cloth has to come off by hand before the rugs are vacuumed. A floor of both kinds takes two runs. The mopping mark from Vacuum Wars is 1 on a five-point scale whose midpoint robot earns 2.58, and the lab found it fit for light stains only.
Long hair does not tangle in it. After the Vacuum Wars tangle test none was left wound round the brush, where the average robot keeps 41 per cent. Its vacuuming and pet hair scores sit below that lab's medians.
Pros
- Pulls pet hair out of carpet very well and resists brush tangles Vacuum Wars ↗
- Maps the home quickly and leaves almost nothing out Vacuum Wars ↗
- Bagless dock empties the robot without any bags to buy Vacuum Wars ↗
Cons
- Basic drag mop only handles light stains Vacuum Wars ↗
- Mop has to come off by hand before it can do carpets Vacuum Wars ↗
- No obstacle avoidance, so clear cables and clutter first Vacuum Wars ↗
Each point sums up, in our words, the review of the test it names, and its link leads to that review. We do not summarize RTINGS or Wirecutter: their lists are linked above.




