I tested Roborocks Qrevo S Pro against the QV 35A heres which one Id buy

Robot vacuums have come a long way since those little round machines that used to constantly bump into chairs.Now, the best ones come with auto-dock features, advanced navigation with LiDAR sensors and better dust pickup than most general corded vacuums.Newer ones also come with their very own mops, which means they can vacuum and mop your floors all in one.That’s exactly the idea behind Roborock’s vacuums, including the Roborock Qrevo S Pro, the newer model positioned as a more premium step up from the QV 35A.

At a glance, the two look so similar that the difference is indiscernible to the eye, but what they pack inside is quite different and shows in terms of performance.After testing both in the same office kitchen setup, the upgrades started to feel more obvious in the places that matter most: suction, speed, edge cleaning, obstacle detection and dock maintenance.Check out our full comparison of the Roborock Qrevo S Pro and its previous-gen counterpart, the QV 35A, below.I tested both models in our office kitchen area using dry crumbs and chip debris on hard flooring.Unfortunately, the office Wi-Fi would not connect to either robot vacuum, so I tested the cleaning performance using the physical start button instead.

That meant I couldn’t fairly test app-only features like room mapping, no-go zones or custom carpet settings.That said, the limitation made the cleaning test surprisingly revealing.Without any app help or mapped boundary, both robots had to rely on their built-in navigation, sensors and default cleaning patterns.I have owned Roborock vacuums before and have had a chance to test out the app with them.

The app itself is intuitive and easy to use, and it’s easy to set up no-go zones and cleaning schedules through it.For this comparison, though, I focused my firsthand testing on what I could fairly judge side by side: cleaning performance, obstacle detection, edge behavior, mopping and dock maintenance.Pros:Cons:The QV 35A can handle quite a ...