Beatbot Sora 70 vs Beatbot Sora 30

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Compare	Beatbot Sora 70	Beatbot Sora 30
	72/100 $1,099Price in the manufacturer's shop	67/100 $689Price in the manufacturer's shop
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At a glance
Leads on	Coverage Power Ease of Use Reliability	Filtration Value
Pros	Skims for up to seven hours, then floor, walls and waterline 6 l basket, 6,800 GPH, rated for 300 m² Surface parking, one-tap retrieval, remote control on the surface	Floats to the surface when finished, so no wading Cleans shallow platforms and steps from 20 cm of water 6,800 GPH pump and a 5 l basket
Cons	No dock, about four and a half hours to charge 10.4 kg Ultrasonic only, no camera	S-shaped paths rather than a map, so weaker in freeform pools Runtime and filter fineness are not published No surface skimming
Best for	Tree-lined pools where leaves land daily Owners who want skimming without the flagship price	Rectangular pools with steps or a tanning ledge Buyers who want the self-surfacing trick without the flagship price
Score breakdown
Verdict Score	72/100	67/100
Coverage	100	80
Filtration	42	45
Navigation	73	73
Power	91	77
Automation	52	52
Ease of Use	84	74
Reliability	73	61
Value	44	62
SpecificationsOnly differences In green: the better figure where the direction is beyond argument, such as more lawn or less noise. Where it depends on your home, nothing is marked.
What it cleans
Floor	Yes	Yes
Walls	Yes	Yes
Waterline	Yes	Yes
Surface	Yes	No
Filtration
Filter fineness	150 µm	Not published
Debris basket	6 l	5 l
Optional filter	3 μm basket sold separately	Not published
Navigation
Mapping	Ultrasonic	Ultrasonic
Rated pool size	300 m²	300 m²
Floor gradient	Not published	Not published
Sensors	18, including two ultrasonic sensors	13, including 2 ultrasonic
Power
Cordless	Yes	Yes
Pump flow	25,740 l/h	25,740 l/h
Suction, as published	6,800 GPH	6,800 GPH
Battery	Not published	Not published
Motors	8	Not published
Charging	65 W through a titanium plug	Not published
Runtime	5 h	Not published
Charging time	4 h 30 min	4 h 30 min
Automation
Lifts itself out	Yes	Yes
Returns to the edge	Yes	Yes
Dock	No	No
Scheduling	No	No
Water quality sensing	No	No
Remote control	Yes	No
Connectivity
Wi-Fi	Yes	Yes
Bluetooth	Yes	Yes
4G / LTE	No	No
Physical
Weight	10.4 kg	8.89 kg
L × W × H	434 × 429 × 284 mm	434 × 386 × 267 mm
Noise	Not published	Not published
Support
Warranty	36 months	24 months
Released	Not published	Not published
Cleaning
Surface runtime	7 h	Not published
Surface cleaning	JetPulse twin jets pull floating debris inward	Not published
Brushes	Four bottom roller brushes in two groups; 17 cm suction inlet	4
Modes	Surface, floor, wall, pro, standard, eco	Not published
Coverage
Shallow water	From 20 cm; platforms of at least 1 × 1 m	Operates from 8 in deep; platforms from 3.3 × 3.3 ft

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