ILife A8 vs iRobot Roomba i7

Cleaning

ILife A8iRobot Roomba i7
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

68 dB

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

20 W

33 W

Keep Out Zonesn/aVacuum
Cleaning zone limitern/a
  • Mobile Application
  • Virtual 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 HairYesn/a
Bump PreventionYesn/a
SPOT ModeYesYes

Technical specifications

ILife A8iRobot Roomba i7
Product TypeRobot VacuumRobot Vacuum
Wi-fin/aYes
Weekly ScheduleYesn/a
Voice AnnouncementsYesYes
Modes

4 mode(s)

n/a
Time SchedulingYesYes

Navigation

ILife A8iRobot Roomba i7
MappingYesYes
Mapping TypeSLAMCamera
Smart NavigationYesYes
Manual robot control (from the app)NoYes
Selective Room CleaningNoYes
Setting the suction power and water level for each roomNoNo
Storing multiple cleaning maps in memory (cleaning multiple floors)NoYes

Control

ILife A8iRobot Roomba i7
Voice promptsYesYes
Voice Assistant Supportn/a
  • Amazon Alexa
  • Google Assistant
Scheduled cleaningYesYes
Manual control (from the button on the vacuum cleaner)YesYes
Control from smartphoneNoNo
Remote controlYesNo

Integration with cloud services

ILife A8iRobot Roomba i7
Amazon AlexaNoYes
Google HomeNoYes
Samsung SmartThingsNoNo
Xiaomi Mi HomeNoNo

Sensors

ILife A8iRobot Roomba i7
Number of Sensorsn/a

42 piece(s)

Carpet detectionNoNo
Dirt detectionNoYes
Cliff SensorYesYes

Battery

ILife A8iRobot Roomba i7
Battery typeLi-ionLi-ion
Battery Capacity

2600 mAh

1800 mAh

Battery life up to

140 min

75 min

Charging time

2.50 Hours

1.5 Hours

Fast chargingn/aNo
Auto RechargeYesYes

Bin

ILife A8iRobot Roomba i7
Dustbin Capacity

300 ml

500 ml

Bin StationNoNo
Dust collector filling indicatorNoYes
Washable Dustbinn/aYes

Filters

ILife A8iRobot Roomba i7
HEPA FilterYesYes
Cyclone FilterYesNo
Other Filtersn/aAeroForce

Dimensions and equipment

ILife A8iRobot Roomba i7
Width

310 mm

339 mm

Height

72 mm

92 mm

Depth

310 mm

339 mm

Weight

2.9 kg

3.4 kg

ColorBlackGrey
Included Equipment
  • robot vacuum cleaner
  • HEPA filter/2 pcs
  • battery
  • charging dock
  • cleaning brush
  • 2 side brushes
  • instruction
  • warranty card
  • clean base automatic dirt disposal
  • 2dirt disposal bags
  • north American line cord
  • dual mode virtual wall barrier
  • extra high-efficiency filter
  • extra side brush
Additionally
  • Bristle Brush
  • Plastic Brush
  • CV-SLAM
  • Error Detection
  • iAdapt Navigation
  • Anti Tangle
  • Sensitive Bumper

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