Practical and discreet, cordless stick vacuum cleaners are increasingly popular with households for their cleaning. On one side of the arena is the Dyson V8 Absolute, an undisputed luminary in the segment, which sets the benchmark among its peers. In front of it stands the Tineco Pure One S12 Pro Ex, a young stick vacuum cleaner that seems well equipped to carve out a good place for itself on the market. It’s a match that pits an absolute reference in its sector – the V8 was released in 2016 – against the new generation of brooms.
The Ancient versus the Modern
Beyond the raw suction performance, on which our two belligerents are comparable, other parameters come into play. And it is precisely on these other criteria that the Tineco model is gaining ground.
While they feature a similar architecture, the Dyson is simpler in its approach. You have to put the V8 in context: in 2016 (when it was launched), there were no screens on stick vacuums and smartphone connectivity was very rare (besides being quite futile). It was with the release of the V11, in 2019, that Dyson inaugurated for the first time a display on its flagship of the time to indicate to the user the suction power, the remaining autonomy or information related to the ‘interview. Therefore, many competitors (Chinese for the most part) have recovered these features to integrate them into their stick vacuum cleaners sold at a lower cost and this is particularly the case of Tineco which, with its Tineco Pure One S12 Pro Ex, is outbidding technology (screen, smartphone connection, full range of accessories).
In addition, the Tineco is easier to maintain and much quieter. Not to spoil anything, it is also faster and its autonomy in turbo mode is higher.
The duel between the Dyson V8 Absolute and the Tineco Pure One S12 Pro Ex allows you to compare two stick vacuum cleaners with a very good price/quality ratio. With its V8, Dyson continues to prove 7 years later that it remains a benchmark in its sector despite the weight of the years and the arrival of new technologies on this market. The Tineco wins by a short margin, in particular thanks to its ergonomics and its screen (which contribute to the comfort of use) as well as its more complete range of accessories.