I was stunned by the Dreame Aqua10 Ultra robovac's excellent cleaning performance – but it's slightly undermined by minor inefficiencies

When it comes to cleaning floors, the Dreame Aqua10 Ultra is beyond reproach. Its vacuuming is superb even on dirty mid-pile carpets, while mopping is the best I’ve seen to date. Its handy features include raising the side brush when cleaning dry spills to prevent excessive scattering, raising all brushes when mopping, and automatically covering the roller mop when moving over a carpet. The dust bag, too, gets dried after each vacuuming session. However, its battery use and navigation could be more efficient, while the companion app could do with some streamlining.

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  Superb vacuuming and mopping

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  Very good edge cleaning

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  Roller mop has its own cover

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  Brushes rise automatically when necessary

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  Retractable LiDAR turret

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  Tackles relatively high thresholds

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  Battery use could be better

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  App needs streamlining

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  Small onboard bin

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  Expensive

Dreame Aqua10 Ultra: Two-minute review

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