Every vacuum in this top ten is a cordless stick, which tells you what happened to the category. Suction in air watts is the headline number and it sorts the list; weight is the number that decides whether you use the thing, and it spans 1.4 kg to 3.9 kg here — a 2.8× difference between machines that all promise the same job.
Every figure below is the live computed Mars Score.
Highest score in the catalog: Samsung Bespoke Jet AI
Mars Score 90.8 at $999. 280 AW of suction — the most in the catalog — 100 minutes of battery, HEPA H13, at 2.8 kg.
The combination of the strongest suction and the second-longest runtime and a weight under 3 kg is what puts it clear of the Dysons. Its 0.5 L bin is small, which matters if you clean a whole house in one go.
The Dyson block
Gen5detect Absolute (86.7, $949) is 262 AW with a 0.77 L bin — the largest here — HEPA H13, 70 minutes, and 3.5 kg.
V15 Detect Absolute (85.0, $749) is 240 AW, 60 minutes, 3.1 kg — the cheapest way into Dyson's detection hardware and 400 g lighter than the Gen5.
V15s Detect Submarine (83.9, $949) is the same 240 AW with a wet-cleaning head that mops as it vacuums. If you have hard floors throughout, this replaces two appliances; if you have carpet, you are paying $200 for a head you will not fit.
Best value at high suction: Tineco Pure One Station 5
Mars Score 81.9 at $799. 210 AW, 70 minutes, 2.85 kg, and a self-emptying base station — the only machine here with one, which is the feature people with allergies notice most.
The Pure One S15 Pro Extreme (79.7, $599) is the same idea without the station: 190 AW at 2.7 kg.
Cheapest strong machine: Samsung Jet 75 Complete
Mars Score 80.8 at $549. 200 AW, 60 minutes, 2.8 kg, and a 0.8 L bin, the largest in this top ten.
The one to actually consider: Roborock H7 Cordless
Mars Score 79.5 at $499 — eighth place, and 1.4 kg. The next-lightest vacuum here weighs 2.7 kg; this one is half the weight of the Dysons, with 90 minutes of battery, the second-longest runtime on this page.
It gives up suction — 160 AW, the lowest here — and that is a real loss on thick carpet. On hard floors and rugs, a machine you can hold above your head one-handed and run for an hour and a half will get used, and a 3.5 kg machine will sit on its charger.
Who should buy it: anyone in a flat, anyone with stairs, anyone who has ever put a vacuum down because their arm hurt.
The heavy ones: Miele Triflex HX2 Pro and Shark Cordless Pro
The Miele (77.7, $899) has 120 minutes of battery, the longest here, and weighs 3.9 kg, the heaviest here. Miele's build quality is the argument, and it is a real one — these last.
The Shark (75.6, $399) is the cheapest machine on this page at 175 AW and 3.5 kg, with a 0.7 L bin.
How to choose, in four questions
- Weight, not suction. 1.4 kg to 3.9 kg. Above roughly 3 kg, one-handed overhead cleaning stops being pleasant, and unpleasant vacuums do not get used.
- Carpet or hard floor? Deep carpet genuinely needs 200 AW and up. Hard floors and rugs do not.
- Bin size, 0.5 L to 0.8 L, decides how many times you interrupt yourself. The self-emptying Tineco station removes the question.
- HEPA H13 versus plain HEPA is the filtration difference that matters for allergies, and only four machines here have H13.
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