Roomba i7+ vs Neato D7 - TESTS - Robot Vacuum Wars

Neato D7 on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Neato-Botvac-Connected-Featuring-Multiple/dp/B078MPFN55/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&qid=1540333482&sr=8-3&keywords=neato+d7&linkCode=ll1&tag=cewhitebooks-20&linkId=bad1b9fc7942a3f8f735bc14ceaa3721&language=en_US
Roomba i7+: https://www.amazon.com/iRobot-Roomba-7550-Wi-Fi-Connecte/dp/B07GNPDMRP/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&qid=1550611435&sr=8-1-spons&keywords=roomba+i7&psc=1&linkCode=ll1&tag=cewhitebooks-20&linkId=ed276f5c30a430f8aab406351e5535d5&language=en_US
We tested the airflow of both robots and found that the Neato D7 was more powerful than the i7+. The i7+, only has one power setting which we measured at 17 cfm, while the Neato D7 which has 2 power settings, actually has the same power as the Roomba i7+ in its low power mode (17cm), but the Neato D7 jumps up to 20 cfm in its high power mode.

I should mention that either way those numbers are pretty high for a robot vacuum and it showed in the pickup tests we did.

They both were absolutely great with carpets picking up everything we put down from fine debris to pet hair to extra large debris. We tested the Neato twice since it has 2 power settings and found that it did just as good in its low power mode, with no noticeable difference.

On hard floors where airflow is a bit more important we found that while they both picked up all the debris in the test The Neato tended to pick up more on its first pass than the Roomba did. The Roomba does have what IRobot calls dirt detect where it makes several passes when it detects large amounts of debris, but in general I found the Neato D7 to be slightly more effective on hard floors, and tended to kick debris around less than the Roomba did. So although the Roomba did better than 99% of Robot vacuums out there, the Neato D7 was slightly better at cleaning, at least on hard floors.

As far as Navigation they both are top of the line smart navigation robots meaning that instead of randomly pinballing around the house like cheaper robot vacuums they use cameras in the case of the Roomba i7+, and invisible lasers in the case of the Neato D7 to clean in efficient straight lines while using various sensors to navigate around obstacles.

In practice we found that there was no significant difference in that they both were very good, They had terrific obstacle avoidance and were very efficient in cleaning all the areas in the house.

The main difference was that because the Neato uses lasers instead of cameras it does not require the lights to be on in a room like the Roomba does. Also as we will see in a minute the laser Navigation does allow the Neato D7 to do some pretty cool things with the app that the Roomba i7 cant do, but in general I would say that as far as navigation it is a tie as they both were extremely good.

With battery life the Neato D7 wins as it has 120 minutes per charge on its low power setting and 75 minutes in its turbo mode, while the Roomba i7 has 75 minutes in its only power setting.

Both of these robots will automatically return to the dock to recharge and will resume cleaning where they left off.

With the dust bin tests it gets a little complicated. The Neato D7 has one of the biggest dust bins on the market which we measured at a whopping 2.5 cups, while the I7+ has one of the smallest at about 1 cup. But the Roomba i7+ also comes with the Clean Base which is an absolutely amazing feature that automatically empties the bin every time it docks. Ill talk more about this later but I absolutely loved the clean base and think it was probably one of the best features on a Robot vacuum since their invention, so I have to give the dust bin category to the i7+ despite the Neato having a much bigger dust bin.

Alright so lets get into all the cool features that these vacuums have.

Lets start off with what they have in common.

They both have apps where you can schedule cleanings from anywhere and are compatible with Amazon Alexa and Google assistant.

They both are capable of having multiple floor plans for multi floor homes. Though Roomba i7 will remember 10 floor plans while the Neato D7 will remember only 3. But seeing as how these are the among the first Robot vacuums to ever offer more than 1 floor plan its pretty cool.

They both now have a feature that allows you to choose which room to clean, so if you have a high traffic areas you can have them clean that room more, though the Neato Zone cleaning feature software update wont be released until Fall 2018.
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