ILife A6 vs iRobot Roomba 981

Cleaning

ILife A6iRobot Roomba 981
Cleaning typeDryDry
Suction power

1000 Pa

n/a
Cleaning area

200 m²

185 m²

Number of side brushes

2 piece(s)

1 piece(s)

Overcoming the thresholds

up to 1.2cm

up to 2 cm

Self cleaning basen/aNo
Noise level

65 dB

61 dB

Turbo brushn/aYes
Usage AreaHard Floor+CarpetHard Floor+Carpet
Power

20 W

33 W

Keep Out ZonesVacuumVacuum
Cleaning zone limiterVirtual WallVirtual Wall
Climbing Threshold

12 mm

20 mm

Wet MoppingNoNo
Vibrating mopping padNoNo
Cleaning time calculationNoNo
3-Point Cleaning SystemYesYes
Edge CleaningYesYes
Bump Preventionn/aYes
SPOT ModeYesYes

Technical specifications

ILife A6iRobot Roomba 981
Product TypeRobot VacuumRobot Vacuum
Wi-fiNoYes
Weekly ScheduleYesYes
Modes

4 mode(s)

3 mode(s)

Time SchedulingYesYes

Navigation

ILife A6iRobot Roomba 981
MappingNoYes
Smart NavigationYesYes
Manual robot control (from the app)NoYes
Selective Room CleaningYesNo
Setting the suction power and water level for each roomNoNo
Storing multiple cleaning maps in memory (cleaning multiple floors)NoNo

Control

ILife A6iRobot Roomba 981
Voice promptsNoYes
Voice Assistant Supportn/a
  • Amazon Alexa
  • Google Home
Scheduled cleaningYesYes
Manual control (from the button on the vacuum cleaner)YesYes
Control from smartphoneNoYes
Remote controlYesNo

Integration with cloud services

ILife A6iRobot Roomba 981
Amazon AlexaNoYes
Google HomeNoYes
Samsung SmartThingsNoNo
Xiaomi Mi HomeNoNo

Sensors

ILife A6iRobot Roomba 981
Number of Sensorsn/a

42 piece(s)

Carpet detectionNoNo
Dirt detectionNoYes
Cliff SensorYesYes

Battery

ILife A6iRobot Roomba 981
Battery typeLi-ionLi-ion
Battery Capacity

2600 mAh

3300 mAh

Battery life up to

160 min

75 min

Charging time

5 Hours

3 Hours

Auto RechargeYesYes

Bin

ILife A6iRobot Roomba 981
Dustbin Capacity

300 ml

600 ml

Bin StationNoNo
Dust collector filling indicatorNoYes

Filters

ILife A6iRobot Roomba 981
HEPA FilterYesn/a
Cyclone FilterYesNo
Other Filtersn/aAeroForce

Dimensions and equipment

ILife A6iRobot Roomba 981
Width

310 mm

351 mm

Height

76 mm

92 mm

Depth

310 mm

351 mm

Weight

2.2 kg

4 kg

ColorBlackGrey
Included Equipment
  • vacuum cleaner
  • charging dock
  • adapter
  • 2 extra side brushes
  • remote control (batteries included)
  • invisible wall (batteries included)
  • cleaning tool
  • user manual
  • 1 Roomba® 981 Robot Vacuum
  • 1 Home Base® Charging Station
Additionally
  • Roller Brush
  • Error Detection
  • iAdapt Navigation
  • Anti Tangle

ILife A6