iRobot Roomba 981 vs Roborock S5

Cleaning

iRobot Roomba 981Roborock S5
Cleaning typeDryDry and wet
Suction powern/a

2000 Pa

Cleaning area

185 m²

200 m²

Water tank Capacityn/a

140 ml

Number of side brushes

1 piece(s)

1 piece(s)

Overcoming the thresholds

up to 2 cm

up to 2 cm

Self cleaning baseNoNo
Noise level

61 dB

71 dB

Turbo brushYesYes
Usage AreaHard Floor+CarpetHard Floor+Carpet
Power

33 W

58 W

Keep Out ZonesVacuumVacuum
Cleaning zone limiterVirtual WallMobile Application
Climbing Threshold

20 mm

20 mm

Wet MoppingNoYes
Vibrating mopping padNoNo
Cleaning time calculationNoYes
Point Cleaningn/aYes
3-Point Cleaning SystemYesn/a
Cleaning Brushn/aYes
Edge CleaningYesn/a
Bump PreventionYesYes
SPOT ModeYesn/a
Real-Time Locationn/aYes

Technical specifications

iRobot Roomba 981Roborock S5
Product TypeRobot VacuumRobot Vacuum+Mop
Wi-fiYesYes
Weekly ScheduleYesYes
Automatic Software Updaten/aYes
Voice Announcementsn/aYes
Modes

3 mode(s)

n/a
Time SchedulingYesYes

Navigation

iRobot Roomba 981Roborock S5
MappingYesYes
Mapping Typen/a
  • Laser (LDS)
  • SLAM
Smart NavigationYesYes
Manual robot control (from the app)YesYes
Selective Room CleaningNoYes
Setting the suction power and water level for each roomNoYes
Storing multiple cleaning maps in memory (cleaning multiple floors)NoYes

Control

iRobot Roomba 981Roborock S5
Voice promptsYesYes
Voice Assistant Support
  • Amazon Alexa
  • Google Home
  • Amazon Alexa
  • Google Assistant
Scheduled cleaningYesYes
Manual control (from the button on the vacuum cleaner)YesYes
Control from smartphoneYesYes
Remote controlNoNo
Suction Controln/aAutomatic

Integration with cloud services

iRobot Roomba 981Roborock S5
Amazon AlexaYesYes
Google HomeYesYes
Samsung SmartThingsNoNo
Xiaomi Mi HomeNoNo

Sensors

iRobot Roomba 981Roborock S5
Number of Sensors

42 piece(s)

14 piece(s)

Carpet detectionNoYes
Dirt detectionYesNo
Cliff SensorYesYes

Battery

iRobot Roomba 981Roborock S5
Battery typeLi-ionLi-ion
Battery Capacity

3300 mAh

5200 mAh

Battery life up to

75 min

150 min

Charging time

3 Hours

2.5 Hours

Fast chargingn/aNo
Battery Voltagen/a

14.4 V

Auto RechargeYesYes

Bin

iRobot Roomba 981Roborock S5
Dustbin Capacity

600 ml

480 ml

Bin StationNoNo
Dust collector filling indicatorYesNo
Washable Dustbinn/aYes

Filters

iRobot Roomba 981Roborock S5
HEPA Filtern/aYes
Washable Filtern/aYes
Cyclone FilterNoNo
Other FiltersAeroForcen/a

Dimensions and equipment

iRobot Roomba 981Roborock S5
Width

351 mm

353 mm

Height

92 mm

96 mm

Depth

351 mm

350 mm

Weight

4 kg

3.5 kg

ColorGrey
  • White
  • Black
Included Equipment
  • 1 Roomba® 981 Robot Vacuum
  • 1 Home Base® Charging Station
  • adapter
  • charging dock
  • water tank
  • mopping pad
  • English user manual
Additionally
  • Error Detection
  • iAdapt Navigation
  • Anti Tangle
  • Laser Navigation