Which Cordless Vacuum Brand Wins?
In our test we compared 8 cordless vacuum options head to head. Dyson V15 came out on top. See the measured results, the runner-up, the budget pick, and a link to the full test video.
Dyson V15
Price shown in test: $749
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Samsung Jet 90
Price shown in test: $600
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The quick take
The short version of why each pick lands where it does, built straight from the measured results.
“Taking into account just the objectively measured categories, the Dyson came out on top with an average finish of 1.5.”
Best in 3 of 11 measurements, including Sand pickup, Crevice sand pickup and Average finish.
Best in 3 of 12 measurements, including Sand pickup, Crevice sand pickup and Max dustbin capacity.
The measured results
Every number below is read straight from the test. Products are listed in the order they finished.
CFM sealed
- 1Dyson V1542 CFM
or 22.5 mph
- 2Samsung Jet 9031 CFM
or 16.5 mph
- 3Tineco Pure One S1236.5 CFM
or about 18.5 mph
- 4LG A925 CFM
or 12.7 mph
- 5Hartjust under19 CFM
or just over 9 mph
- 6Ryobi One+ HP26 CFM
or just over 13.6 mph
- 7Roborock H725.5 CFM
or 13 mph
- 8Shark Vertex21 CFM
or 11 mph
CFM unsealed
- 1Dyson V1534 CFM
or about 15 mph
- 2Samsung Jet 9027 CFM
around 13.5 mph
- 3Tineco Pure One S1231 CFM
or 15 mph
- 4LG A918 CFM
around 10 mph
- 5Hart13.3 CFM
or 7.3 mph
- 6Ryobi One+ HP17.1 CFM
or 9.8 mph
- 7Roborock H717.3 CFM
close to 10 mph
- 8Shark Vertex18.7 CFM
close to 10 mph
Suction (water column)
- 1Dyson V15120 in
of water column
- 2Samsung Jet 90115 in
of water column
- 3Tineco Pure One S12
surged between 95 and 100 in of water column
- 4LG A9102 in
of water column, best yet at that point in the test order
- 5Hart19 in
of water column, worst of all brands
- 6Ryobi One+ HP80 in
of water column
- 7Roborock H741 in
of water column, ran out of steam early
- 8Shark Vertex68 in
of water column
Noise
- 1Dyson V1590.3 decibels
- 2Samsung Jet 9085.1 decibels
- 3Tineco Pure One S1282.8 decibels
- 4LG A980.4 decibels
quietest of all brands
- 5Hart
transcript reads 'A 6.7 decibels'; likely a mangled '86.7 decibels' given every other brand's figure is in the 80-90 range, but kept verbatim since not certain
- 6Ryobi One+ HP84.6 decibels
- 7Roborock H782.9 decibels
- 8Shark Vertex82.9 decibels
Weight
- 1Dyson V156.9 lb
- 2Samsung Jet 906.2 lb
- 3Tineco Pure One S126.3 lb
- 4LG A95.8 lb
- 5Hart7.5 lb
with battery
- 6Ryobi One+ HP9.1 lb
- 7Roborock H75.5 lb
lightest at that point in the test order
- 8Shark Vertex
very close to 9 lb
Handle weight
- 1Dyson V154.28 lb
- 2Samsung Jet 903.1 lb
(lightest handle weight of all brands)
- 3Tineco Pure One S123.62 lb
- 4LG A93.4 lb
- 5Hart5.86 lb
- 6Ryobi One+ HP4.48 lb
- 7Roborock H73.32 lb
40% less handle weight than the Hart
- 8Shark Vertex4.32 lb
about a pound heavier than the Roborock and LG
Brush no-load speed
- 1Dyson V1527.8 mph
(almost 28 mph)
- 2Samsung Jet 9021.86 mph
- 3Tineco Pure One S12just over21 mph
- 4LG A9about22 mph
- 5Hart21.2 mph
(1.47 in diameter brush, 4,860 RPM)
- 6Ryobi One+ HP18.3 mph
(same brush size as the Hart)
- 7Roborock H753.8 mph
(2.37 in diameter brush), highest no-load brush speed of all brands despite mid-pack CFM
- 8Shark Vertex17 mph
(dual-roller design, described as not needing as much brush speed)
Sand pickup (carpet)
- 1Dyson V1584 g
of 100 g (tied best with Samsung)
- 2Samsung Jet 9084 g
of 100 g (tied best with Dyson)
- 3Tineco Pure One S1282 g
of 100 g (two-way tie with LG)
- 4LG A982 g
of 100 g, best yet at that point in the test order
- 5Hart69 g
of 100 g
- 6Ryobi One+ HP74 g
of 100 g
- 7Roborock H780 g
of 100 g
- 8Shark Vertex75 g
of 100 g
All measurements (6 more)+
Crevice sand pickup
- 1Dyson V1521 g
(tied best with Samsung)
- 2Samsung Jet 9021 g
(tied best with Dyson)
- 3Tineco Pure One S1218 g
best yet at that point in the test order
- 4LG A916 g
best yet at that point in the test order
- 5Hart7 g
worst of all brands
- 6Ryobi One+ HP12 g
- 7Roborock H711 g
- 8Shark Vertex14 g2nd
second best behind the LG
Run time
- 1Dyson V1512.4 minutes
(also referenced as 12 and a half minutes)
- 2Samsung Jet 90just over9.5 minutes
- 3Tineco Pure One S12just over9 minutes
in the LG-vs-Tineco pairing (video later also references a 12.5-minute Dyson figure while describing the Samsung/Dyson/Tineco comparison; kept verbatim, exact final Tineco run time is ambiguous in the transcript)
- 4LG A9
almost made it to 12 minutes
- 5Hart17 minutes
longest of all brands
- 6Ryobi One+ HP
very close to 14 minutes 50 seconds (14.8 minutes)
- 7Roborock H7just over10 minutes
- 8Shark Vertexjust over15.5 minutes2nd
second longest of all brands
Average finish (objective categories)
- 1Dyson V151.5
best overall
- 2Samsung Jet 902.82nd
- 3Tineco Pure One S123.33rd
- 4LG A93.84th
- 5Hart
not stated; the video only gave explicit average-finish numbers for Dyson, Samsung, Tineco and LG
- 6Ryobi One+ HP
not stated; the video only gave explicit average-finish numbers for Dyson, Samsung, Tineco and LG
- 7Roborock H7
not stated; the video only gave explicit average-finish numbers for Dyson, Samsung, Tineco and LG
- 8Shark Vertex
not stated; the video only gave explicit average-finish numbers for Dyson, Samsung, Tineco and LG
Max dustbin capacity (sand)
- 2Samsung Jet 901,217 g
best of all brands
- 6Ryobi One+ HP1,160 g2nd
second best of all brands
- 8Shark Vertex1,030 g3rd
third best of all brands
- 1Dyson V15not tested
- 3Tineco Pure One S12not tested
- 4LG A9not tested
- 5Hartnot tested
- 7Roborock H7not tested
Dust/air particle emission
- 5Hart
small particle count rose to 350, worst air-cleaning performance of the group
- 7Roborock H7
drove small and large particle dust counts down below 50 and 10 respectively, described as a terrific job cleaning the air
- 1Dyson V15not tested
- 2Samsung Jet 90not tested
- 3Tineco Pure One S12not tested
- 4LG A9not tested
- 6Ryobi One+ HPnot tested
- 8Shark Vertexnot tested
Handle height tested
- 5Hart32 in
- 1Dyson V15not tested
- 2Samsung Jet 90not tested
- 3Tineco Pure One S12not tested
- 4LG A9not tested
- 6Ryobi One+ HPnot tested
- 7Roborock H7not tested
- 8Shark Vertexnot tested
How it was tested
- airflow and suction (CFM), sealed and unsealed to the test box
- suction lift measured in inches of water column
- brush no-load speed
- deep carpet cleaning with 100 g of sand
- side-by-side rice pickup on carpet
- side-by-side goldfish and Cheerios pickup on carpet
- hair pickup and roller wrap with 2.5 oz of 8 in hair
- hard-surface pickup of rice and Cheerios
- sand pickup from a quarter-inch concrete crevice
- dust and air particle emission while vacuuming flour
- maximum run time on highest setting
- maximum dustbin capacity
- noise level in decibels
- vacuum weight and handle weight at 32 inches
“Taking into account just the objectively measured categories, the Dyson came out on top with an average finish of 1.5.”
