Comparing 2 robot vacuums
Your shortlist side by side: today’s price, our score and every fact the maker states.
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- Best on the most facts
iRobot Roomba Combo J7+On the market since June 2023
No price today
not in our ranking Best on 3 facts -
- Highest score
Prices updated at 4:45 AM ETTest results read on Sep 9 to Oct 17
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| The facts that decide most | ||
| The lowest price today at a store that ships to you, shipping included. A price with an asterisk comes from a store abroad, and its shipping cost is our own estimate. Lowest price | – | – |
| Our own score out of 10: 60% test-site results, 25% store ratings and 15% the maker’s facts. Price does not count. Score | not in our ranking | |
| Suction in pascal, as the maker measures it. More pascal helps on carpet, but it says little about how well the robot picks grit off a hard floor. When it matters
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| – | 10,000 Pa |
| How long the robot cleans on one charge, at its quietest setting. After that it recharges and carries on where it stopped. In this comparisonWhen it matters
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| 75 min | 180 min best |
| The highest threshold the robot takes, as the maker states it. Measure your own: the step into a bathroom or onto a balcony is often higher. In this comparisonWhen it matters
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| 0.6 in (16 mm) best | 0.6 in (15 mm) |
| How tall the robot is. It decides whether it fits under your sofa, bed or cabinet. In this comparisonWhen it matters
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| 3.4 in (8.6 cm) best | 3.7 in (9.5 cm) |
| How far the robot lifts the mop when it drives onto a carpet. From about 0.4 in (10 mm) a medium pile stays dry. When it matters
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| 1.2 in (30 mm) | – |
| How long the maker says a dust bag lasts with daily use. With pets or a lot of carpet it is shorter. In this comparisonWhen it matters
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| up to 60 days best | up to 49 days |
| How the robot maps your home and follows that map. Lidar measures with a laser and works in the dark, a camera looks along and recognizes more. When it matters
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| camera | LiDAR turret |
| Tests, rank and ratings | ||
| The test sites that have tested this model, each linked to its own review. Tests | TechRadar Vacuum Wars | Vacuum Wars |
| Where the model stands in our ranking, among the robots with the same kind of station. Rank | – | rank 9 of 26 with a self-emptying station |
| The average of the stars buyers give at the stores, with the number of reviews behind it. We only compare it from 20 reviews. Customer rating | – | – |
| Mopping | ||
| How the mop is built: flat pads, two spinning discs or a roller. Discs press harder on dried-on dirt, a roller rinses itself while it works. When it matters
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| flat or vibrating pad | flat or vibrating pad |
| The robot leaves the mop at the dock before it vacuums a carpet, so the carpet never gets wet. When it matters
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| no (assumed) | no (assumed) |
| Station | ||
| The station the robot returns to, and what it does by itself, such as emptying the bin or washing and drying the mops. Station same on both | self-emptying station | self-emptying station |
| Brush and obstacles | ||
| A brush that guides hair to the side instead of letting it wind around the shaft. It saves the cutting work in homes with long hair or pets. When it matters
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| no (assumed) | no (assumed) |
| How the robot sees loose things on the floor, such as cables, socks or a pet accident. A camera with depth sensing sees more than a bumper that reacts on contact. When it matters
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| AI camera | – |
| An extending leg or wheel that carries the robot over a high threshold. Without one it usually stops at about 0.8 in (2 cm). When it matters
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| no | no (assumed) |
| Noise and age | ||
| The noise in decibels, in the setting its source names: makers mostly give the standard setting, stores often the highest. 65 dB is like a vacuum at half power, 55 dB like a conversation. When it matters
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| 68 dB | – |
| The month the model first went on sale. It shows how old the technology in it is. On the market since | June 2023 | – |
| Suction and brushes | ||
| The side brush swings out in a corner or along a baseboard, so the dust there is swept in too. When it matters
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| no (assumed) | no (assumed) |
| A sensor notices where more dirt lies, at the doormat for example, and the robot cleans that patch longer or a second time. When it matters
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| yes | – |
| The robot notices when it drives onto a carpet. Most then raise their suction, and a mopping robot lifts its mop or leaves it at the dock. When it matters
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| – | detects carpet and boosts suction |
| Mopping | ||
| The pad slides out along a wall or a baseboard, so the last few inches are mopped as well. When it matters
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| no (assumed) | no (assumed) |
| The robot returns to the dock during a run to rinse the mop, instead of pushing dirty water around. When it matters
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| no (assumed) | – |
| How much clean water the robot carries. It sets how long it mops before a refill, which a dock does by itself. In this comparisonWhen it matters
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| 313 ml | 200 ml |
| The robot or its dock works with steam. It loosens dried-on dirt and grease, or washes the mop hotter than water alone. When it matters
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| no (assumed) | – |
| Dock | ||
| The dock empties the robot’s dust bin, usually after every run. You only empty the dock’s bag or bin. When it matters
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| yes | yes |
| The dock collects dust in a bin instead of a disposable bag. No bags to buy, but you empty it yourself. When it matters
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| no | no |
| How much the dust bag in the dock holds. In this comparisonSource
| 2.5 l | 2.5 l |
| Navigation and obstacles | ||
| Whether the robot has a camera, and what for: to recognize obstacles, or also to show you a live picture of your home in the app. When it matters
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| obstacle camera | – |
| An arm on the robot that picks up small loose things such as socks, so they are not in its way. When it matters
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| no (assumed) | – |
| How you keep the robot out of a place: a zone you draw in the app, a virtual wall or a magnetic strip on the floor. When it matters
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| – | zones in the app |
| Sensors under the robot that see a drop, so it stops at the top of a staircase instead of falling down it. When it matters
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| – | yes |
| Robot | ||
| How wide the robot is. Narrower gets between chair legs more easily, wider usually means a bigger dust bin. In this comparisonWhen it matters
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| 13.3 in (33.8 cm) | 13 in (33 cm) |
| How much dust the robot holds before you empty it. It matters less with a self-emptying dock, which empties the bin after every run. In this comparisonWhen it matters
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| 210 ml | 200 ml |
| Battery | ||
| The capacity of the battery. It hints at the runtime, but how much the robot draws counts just as much. Source
| 4,460 mAh | – |
| Smart features and warranty | ||
| Which voice assistants the robot works with, such as Google Assistant or Alexa. When it matters
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| Alexa, Google Assistant | Alexa, Google Assistant |
| The warranty the maker gives in the United States. When it matters
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| 2 years | – |
| Whether the robot works with Home Assistant, the home automation software you run yourself. Official means the integration comes with Home Assistant itself, community that volunteers maintain it. When it matters
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| official integration | – |
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.