Roborock Saros 20 vs Dreame X60 Max Ultra Complete

On the specification sheet these two are closer than any other pair in our catalogue. Both are 80 mm tall, both are rated for a 45 mm threshold, both publish carpet boost, and 36,000 Pa against 35,000 Pa is a difference no floor will show. Both carry dual spinning mops that extend and are left at the dock for carpet, and both docks empty, wash, dry and refill.

The Dreame X60 Max Ultra Complete publishes a three-year warranty against Roborock's one, a 100-day dust bag, and an obstacle system with two cameras that, by Dreame's account, detects food bowls and litter boxes. The Roborock Saros 20 recognises obstacles with a camera fused with 3D depth sensing and leads on our obstacle-avoidance subscore; it navigates by time-of-flight cameras where the Dreame uses a retractable LiDAR that still fits inside the same 80 mm.

Our engine has them all but level, a tie in everything but the arithmetic; the score card beside this verdict has both Verdict Scores. With a pet in the home, the Dreame's published detection of food bowls and litter boxes and its longer warranty are the two concrete reasons to prefer it. Otherwise the price row below is the deciding line.