Lefant M501B vs iRobot Roomba 980

Cleaning

Lefant M501BiRobot Roomba 980
Cleaning typeDryDry
Suction power

2000 Pa

1700 Pa

Cleaning area

150 m²

185 m²

Number of side brushes

2 piece(s)

1 piece(s)

Overcoming the thresholds

up to 2 cm

up to 2 cm

Self cleaning basen/aNo
Noise level

50 dB

61 dB

Turbo brushYesYes
Usage AreaHard Floor+CarpetHard Floor+Carpet
Power

20 W

33 W

Keep Out Zonesn/aVacuum
Cleaning zone limitern/aVirtual Wall
Climbing Thresholdn/a

20 mm

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

Technical specifications

Lefant M501BiRobot Roomba 980
Product TypeRobot VacuumRobot Vacuum
Wi-fiYesYes
Weekly Schedulen/aYes
Voice AnnouncementsYesYes
Modes

3 mode(s)

3 mode(s)

Time Schedulingn/aYes

Navigation

Lefant M501BiRobot Roomba 980
MappingNoYes
Mapping Typen/aCamera
Smart Navigationn/aYes
Manual robot control (from the app)YesNo
Selective Room CleaningNoNo
Setting the suction power and water level for each roomNoNo
Storing multiple cleaning maps in memory (cleaning multiple floors)NoNo

Control

Lefant M501BiRobot Roomba 980
Voice promptsYesYes
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 Control
  • Automatic
  • By IR Remote Control
Automatic

Integration with cloud services

Lefant M501BiRobot Roomba 980
Amazon AlexaYesYes
Google HomeYesYes
Samsung SmartThingsNoNo
Xiaomi Mi HomeNoNo

Sensors

Lefant M501BiRobot Roomba 980
Number of Sensorsn/a

42 piece(s)

Carpet detectionNoYes
Dirt detectionNoYes
Cliff SensorYesYes

Battery

Lefant M501BiRobot Roomba 980
Battery typeLi-ionLi-ion
Battery Capacity

2600 mAh

3300 mAh

Battery life up to

120 min

120 min

Charging time

5 Hours

3 Hours

Fast chargingn/aNo
Auto RechargeYesYes

Bin

Lefant M501BiRobot Roomba 980
Dustbin Capacity

600 ml

600 ml

Bin StationNoNo
Dust collector filling indicatorNoYes

Filters

Lefant M501BiRobot Roomba 980
HEPA FilterYesYes
Cyclone FilterNoNo
Other Filtersn/aAeroForce

Dimensions and equipment

Lefant M501BiRobot Roomba 980
Width

320 mm

351 mm

Height

82 mm

92 mm

Depth

320 mm

351 mm

Weight

2 kg

4 kg

ColorBlackBlack
Included Equipment
  • M501-B robot vacuum
  • LCD remote control (2 AAA batteries included)
  • charging base
  • AC power adapter
  • cleaning tool
  • 2 sets of high-performance filters
  • 2 filter sponge
  • 4 side brushes
  • user manual
  • charging station
  • line cord
  • extra side brush
  • 2 dual mode virtual wall barriers with batteries
  • extra filter
Additionallyn/a
  • Error Detection
  • iAdapt Navigation
  • Anti Tangle

Lefant M501B

iRobot Roomba 980