ILife A8 vs iRobot Roomba 980

Cleaning

ILife A8iRobot Roomba 980
Cleaning typeDryDry
Suction power

1000 Pa

1700 Pa

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

68 dB

61 dB

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

20 W

33 W

Keep Out Zonesn/aVacuum
Cleaning zone limitern/aVirtual Wall
Climbing Threshold

12 mm

20 mm

Wet MoppingNoNo
Vibrating mopping padNoNo
Cleaning time calculationNoNo
3-Point Cleaning SystemYesYes
Cleaning BrushYesn/a
Edge CleaningYesYes
Effective on Animal HairYesYes
Bump PreventionYesYes
SPOT ModeYesYes

Technical specifications

ILife A8iRobot Roomba 980
Product TypeRobot VacuumRobot Vacuum
Wi-fin/aYes
Weekly ScheduleYesYes
Voice AnnouncementsYesYes
Modes

4 mode(s)

3 mode(s)

Time SchedulingYesYes

Navigation

ILife A8iRobot Roomba 980
MappingYesYes
Mapping TypeSLAMCamera
Smart NavigationYesYes
Manual robot control (from the app)NoNo
Selective Room CleaningNoNo
Setting the suction power and water level for each roomNoNo
Storing multiple cleaning maps in memory (cleaning multiple floors)NoNo

Control

ILife A8iRobot Roomba 980
Voice promptsYesYes
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
Suction Controln/aAutomatic

Integration with cloud services

ILife A8iRobot Roomba 980
Amazon AlexaNoYes
Google HomeNoYes
Samsung SmartThingsNoNo
Xiaomi Mi HomeNoNo

Sensors

ILife A8iRobot Roomba 980
Number of Sensorsn/a

42 piece(s)

Carpet detectionNoYes
Dirt detectionNoYes
Cliff SensorYesYes

Battery

ILife A8iRobot Roomba 980
Battery typeLi-ionLi-ion
Battery Capacity

2600 mAh

3300 mAh

Battery life up to

140 min

120 min

Charging time

2.50 Hours

3 Hours

Fast chargingn/aNo
Auto RechargeYesYes

Bin

ILife A8iRobot Roomba 980
Dustbin Capacity

300 ml

600 ml

Bin StationNoNo
Dust collector filling indicatorNoYes

Filters

ILife A8iRobot Roomba 980
HEPA FilterYesYes
Cyclone FilterYesNo
Other Filtersn/aAeroForce

Dimensions and equipment

ILife A8iRobot Roomba 980
Width

310 mm

351 mm

Height

72 mm

92 mm

Depth

310 mm

351 mm

Weight

2.9 kg

4 kg

ColorBlackBlack
Included Equipment
  • robot vacuum cleaner
  • HEPA filter/2 pcs
  • battery
  • charging dock
  • cleaning brush
  • 2 side brushes
  • instruction
  • warranty card
  • charging station
  • line cord
  • extra side brush
  • 2 dual mode virtual wall barriers with batteries
  • extra filter
Additionally
  • Bristle Brush
  • Plastic Brush
  • CV-SLAM
  • Error Detection
  • iAdapt Navigation
  • Anti Tangle

ILife A8

iRobot Roomba 980