ILife A9 vs iRobot Roomba 980

Cleaning

ILife A9iRobot Roomba 980
Cleaning typeDryDry
Suction power

1000 Pa

1700 Pa

Cleaning area

180 m²

185 m²

Water tank Capacity

60 ml

n/a
Number of side brushes

2 piece(s)

1 piece(s)

Overcoming the thresholds

up to 2 cm

up to 2 cm

Self cleaning baseNoNo
Noise leveln/a

61 dB

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

22 W

33 W

Keep Out ZonesVacuumVacuum
Cleaning zone limiterVirtual WallVirtual Wall
Climbing Threshold

20 mm

20 mm

Wet MoppingNoNo
Vibrating mopping padNoNo
Cleaning time calculationNoNo
3-Point Cleaning Systemn/aYes
Cleaning BrushYesn/a
Edge CleaningYesYes
Effective on Animal Hairn/aYes
Bump PreventionYesYes
SPOT ModeYesYes
Real-Time LocationYesn/a

Technical specifications

ILife A9iRobot Roomba 980
Product TypeRobot VacuumRobot Vacuum
Wi-fiYesYes
Weekly ScheduleYesYes
Voice AnnouncementsYesYes
Modes

4 mode(s)

3 mode(s)

Time SchedulingYesYes

Navigation

ILife A9iRobot Roomba 980
MappingYesYes
Mapping Type
  • Gyroscope
  • SLAM
Camera
Smart NavigationYesYes
Manual robot control (from the app)YesNo
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 A9iRobot Roomba 980
Voice promptsn/aYes
Voice Assistant SupportAmazon Alexa
  • Amazon Alexa
  • Google Home
Scheduled cleaningYesYes
Manual control (from the button on the vacuum cleaner)YesYes
Control from smartphoneYesYes
Remote controlYesNo
Suction ControlBy IR Remote ControlAutomatic

Integration with cloud services

ILife A9iRobot Roomba 980
Amazon AlexaNoYes
Google HomeNoYes
Samsung SmartThingsNoNo
Xiaomi Mi HomeNoNo

Sensors

ILife A9iRobot Roomba 980
Number of Sensors

22 piece(s)

42 piece(s)

Carpet detectionn/aYes
Dirt detectionNoYes
Cliff SensorYesYes

Battery

ILife A9iRobot Roomba 980
Battery typeLi-ionLi-ion
Battery Capacity

2600 mAh

3300 mAh

Battery life up to

120 min

120 min

Charging time

6 Hours

3 Hours

Fast chargingn/aNo
Battery Voltage

14.8 V

n/a
Auto RechargeYesYes

Bin

ILife A9iRobot Roomba 980
Dustbin Capacity

600 ml

600 ml

Bin StationNoNo
Dust collector filling indicatorNoYes

Filters

ILife A9iRobot Roomba 980
HEPA FilterYesYes
Cyclone FilterYesNo
Other Filtersn/aAeroForce

Dimensions and equipment

ILife A9iRobot Roomba 980
Width

330 mm

351 mm

Height

76 mm

92 mm

Depth

330 mm

351 mm

Weight

3.1 kg

4 kg

ColorBlackBlack
Included Equipment
  • ILIFE A9 Robot Vacuum
  • Dustbin
  • ElectroWall (2 AA batteries included)
  • Remote control (2 AAA batteries included)
  • Charging dock
  • AC power adapter
  • Cleaning tool
  • High performance filter
  • Side brushes
  • User manual
  • 12-month warranty
  • charging station
  • line cord
  • extra side brush
  • 2 dual mode virtual wall barriers with batteries
  • extra filter
Additionally
  • Error Detection
  • Error Detection
  • iAdapt Navigation
  • Anti Tangle

ILife A9

iRobot Roomba 980