Xiaomi: heading for the entry level with 4 well-equipped robot vacuum cleaners at formidable prices

It was just over a year ago that Xiaomi robot vacuum cleaners were launched in France for the first time, and the Chinese giant obviously does not intend to stop there. It had already launched a certain very interesting Robot Vacuum X10+ at the end of last year, and is now launching no less than 4 models.

The excellent X10+ is making small

Among them is also an under-equipped version of the X10+: the Robot Vacuum X10. Three major differences should be noted. Xiaomi first abandons the station with the emptying and washing system of the X10+ in favor of a station that is a little simpler and more compact, but still capable of emptying the collector of the X10. The new model also swaps the rotating pads for a simple mop to wash the floor in addition to vacuuming it, and loses the laser-surrounded camera to detect obstacles on the front.

The X10, on the other hand, inherits the laser rangefinder from the X10+ for mapping the house, its motor supposed to deliver a suction power of 4000 Pa or its 5200 mAh battery, and its water tank is even a little larger: 200ml. It is available today at the recommended retail price of €499.

Perhaps even closer to the X10+, the Robot Vacuum S10+ is in any case entitled to the same washing system with rotating pads. It also offers an advanced obstacle detection system on the front, even if it does not include any cameras: only lasers are provided. A laser rangefinder is of course also provided on the top and here again we find a suction power of 4000 Pa, as well as a 5200 mAh battery. The biggest difference with the X10+ is to be found on the side of the station, only capable of recharging the S10+. It is also surprising that a model stamped “Plus” is delivered with a simple station.

Anyway, the S10 + can also count on slightly larger tanks to limit user interventions: 450 ml for dust, 200 ml for water. It is launched at the recommended retail price of €449.

Two models under 300 €

The last two models are a little less interesting and will focus more on the price than on the features to seduce. This is also quite surprising for the Robot Vacuum S12, which one would have thought above the S10+. It is therefore nothing.

The S12 is still entitled to a laser rangefinder to navigate, and its suction performance should be very close; Xiaomi announces in any case a power of 4000 Pa here again. On the other hand, it adopts a mop rather than rotating pads to wash the floor and is only entitled to a 3200 mAh battery, for an estimated autonomy of 130 minutes all the same. The S10 + is announced with 2 hours of autonomy and the X10, with mop too, with 3 hours of autonomy.

Finally, the Robot Vacuum E12 is a “blind” robot. It does not include a rangefinder or camera and can only rely on a gyroscope to navigate. Cartography is therefore not proposed. In addition, it only includes a 2600 mAh battery, for an autonomy here estimated at 110 minutes. However, it is announced with a suction power of 4000 Pa and is also equipped with a mop to wash the floor.

The Robot Vacuum E12 is launched at the recommended retail price of €199. Like the S12, announced at the recommended retail price of €299, it comes with a simple charging station.