Levoit vs Roborock

Which brand to buy

Self-emptying sticks are where these two brands meet. The Levoit AERO Cordless Vacuum Cleaner with Auto-Empty Station costs $299 and the Roborock H60 Hub Ultra costs $270; both park in a dock that empties the bin into a bag. Owners of the Roborock H60 Hub Ultra rate that dock highly, like that it stores the detail tools, and confirm the anti-tangle brush keeps hair off the roller. Their complaints are runtime far below the claim, no automatic power mode and weak high-pile carpet cleaning. Levoit's owners say its dock changed their habits and spares them dust clouds, with bag costs and a lighter body that gives up some deep-carpet power as the trade-offs.

Without a dock, the Roborock H60 Pro ($230) sits between the Levoit VortexIQ Cordless Stick Vacuum ($199) and the Levoit VortexIQ Pro Cordless Stick Vacuum ($299). Owners have said little about the Roborock H60 Pro; owners of the two VortexIQ sticks praise the green dust-revealing headlight and anti-tangle roller.

Beyond sticks, Roborock is mainly a robot and floor-washer brand, from the Roborock F25 BX washer at $260 to robots up to $1,700. Levoit makes none of those. Levoit's sticks carry a 2-year warranty against Roborock's 1 year.

For a stick alone, Levoit has the longer warranty and lighter sticks, though its auto-empty model at $299 now costs more than the $270 Roborock H60 Hub Ultra. Roborock is the one to shop if you also want a robot or floor washer from the same brand, or if the Roborock H60 Hub Ultra's tool storage appeals.

Levoit vs Roborock: common questions