HONITURE Robot Vacuum and Mop Combo,V8 Pro Robot Vacuum Cleaner with 5000Pa Max Suction,Laser Navigator Robotic Vacuums with 180 Mins Run Time,Self-Charging,App Control,Ideal for Pet Hair

Good product. I had an issue with it, and the customer service was excellent, very quick resolution and follow-up.Cleans very well, long life battery, app setup is easy, great suctioning power.

The Honiture V8-Pro is very well designed. Comparing it with am iRobot-J7 that I have been using for two years, a brand and a model that seems to have set the standard in the US market, this device has many advantages for a comparably very reasonable price point. At the time of this review, 12th of Jan 2025, the V8-Pro device could be obtained for $ 150 on Amazon, while the iRobot J7, an inferior alternative as I will describe from firsthand experience below, is selling for $ 500 or over 3 times more than the V8-Pro. The V8-Pro benefits from a number of seemingly small design elements that come together to make a big difference in the value you get from your investment.Cleaning - General: The device nicely cleans the area. The mop is particularly useful and allows you control over the volume of water you would like the device to put on your floors. In my application, the tank seems sufficient for about 1500 Sqft on the medium setting. I use a cleaning solution diluted in water in the tank. The V8-Pro cleans and mops about 9 Sqft per minutes in my application; likely to do more with more open spaces with less corners and obstacles.Cleaning - Side Brush: V8-Pro seems to feature a slightly wider wide side brush; one that rotates at a slower pace. The rotation speed is particularly important. The V8-Pro grabs dirt from the edge and brings it under the device to be vacuumed whereas the J7’s fast rotating brush tosses them from one side to the other, fails to pick them up.Cleaning - Suction: V8-Pro’s powerful suction means you don't have to clean up the internals of the device as much as you have to with an iRobot. The iRobot required me to vacuum clean its passage ways with a hand held vacuum every time otherwise it would effectively cease to function.Cleaning - Quiet operation: V8-Pro is overall far quieter while operating. It rarely bangs against obstacles and even then a lot more gently than any iRobot I have owned. The navigation allows it to avoid head on collisions for the most part whereas the J7 puts the SLAM into the VSlam technology.Navigation - Mapping: The initial mapping process was particularly impressive and precise with the V8-Pro. The device spent less than 5 minutes going around a 500 Sqft area with multiple rooms and obstacles to generate a map, only coming close to sense (through physical contact) some of the edges and furniture legs.Navigation - Positioning: The V8-Pro seems to easily find its location. To test its positioning accuracy, I once started and paused the vacuum routine half way. I then physically relocated the V8-Pro to a different room and asked it to go back to its base. The device rotated in place a couple of times, moved about 4 feet to the and repeated the rotations, came back to where I had first placed it and went directly back to the charging station without hitting anything along the way. The J7 can’t be repositioned even for an inch (let’s say to clear a fault or an obstacle it couldn’t overcome) without getting totally confused.Navigation – Obstacle avoidance: The V8-Pro is actively aware of its surroundings. My young son plays a little game every so often throwing random objects or jumping in front of the device. The V8-Pro detects the obstacle a couple of feet away, stops and finds its way around the temporary to continue its operation. This is particularly useful in real life situations. In comparison unexpected obstacles can confuse the iRobot J-7’s navigation. Imagine you a plush toy or winter coat on the floor. A J7 need a hard surface to detect and obstacle whereas the V8-Pro recognizes the obstacle and avoid approaching it too closely.Additional - Management app: The app provides similar functionalities as the iRobot’s less the constant advertising function to compel you to buy various accessories. I personally appreciate the absence of ads. Splitting the area into smaller rooms, scheduling or starting an impromptu customized cleaning (e.g. clean the foyer twice a day) is far easier on this app than it is on the iRobot’s.Few shortcomings of the app:- The app is metric only and lacks a scale in the background. This could make it a little more challenging to position restricted zones.- The app insists on precise location for the initial pairing which is totally unnecessary when you only need the vacuum to have your router’s password. This to me was a huge privacy concern. It made me wonder what information the app collected and sent to the manufacturer.- I have two of these devices. The first one keeps loosing connections with the app needing to reconnect with Bluetooth all the time. The second one works just fine.Additional – Design features: V8-Pro’s dust bin is very easy to remove and the filter is well placed. V8-Pro’s dust bin is also larger and features a small spring backed lid that prevents the dust from flying all over until you are ready to empty it up. The charging adapter works on 100-240 volts (I can’t tell the voltage range of an iRobot) making it possible to send it as a gift to your overseas friends.In summary:If you are looking for a dependable device (note I only had the V8-Pro for a month – might update this review later) to run around, be dependable and clean up (vacuum and mop) while you do other things, be relatively quiet, do a far better job than its leading competitor on just about every aspect, the V8-Pro is a great vacuum cleaner for your purpose and especially the price point.

Likes:Cleans very well, long life battery, app setup is easy, great suctioning power, mapping great, does not tangle easily, decent mopping and very quiet. Economically pricedDislike:None

Does a wonderful job in my apartment. All the floors except my bedroom are vinyl. It does an excellent job on the bare floors while at the same time it reliably picks up the crystal dust from the litter box my cats track through the house. The mapping feature is phenomenal and the pattern it follows would make an anal retentive person proud. An OCD person would be thrilled at its adherence to following the schedule I set. I’m very happy and satisfied with my purchase and wish I had done it sooner. I have major back issues and this vacuum keeps my floors cleaner than my human helper and does it on a much more consistent basis.

Update: Customer Service reached out to me and helped me with the app issues I was having. Most of the issues were resolved, and I am still very happy with the way my bot vacuums and mops. The app needs a little updating, but other than that I am very happy with my little helper! I am updating my review from 3 to 4 stars.The vacuum and mopping work very well. I have no problem with the vacuum itself. It is a bit loud, but not as loud as my Eufy robovac is. The app is ok. It's not very user friendly. There is no way that I have found to send the vacuum to clean around the edges of a room only, or to have it clean across the room then go back and clean it again in the opposite direction like criss then crossing the room. The app cannot understand sliding glass doors or mirrors. I have mirrored doors on my closets and the app thinks there is a room beyond them and maps them that way. Trying to split your map into rooms is so frustrating! It is horrible! Such a simple thing and the app cannot do it easily. I have attached a screenshot with the black lines showing where i want the splits. I have a hallway (light peach), my office (green and peach), my kitchen (peach in right side), Dining (blue on right side), and living room (blue & peach center). I cannot get those areas to split no matter how or where I place the split line. 6 days I have been trying. Long lines, short lines, move forward, move back. I managed to split my living room in two (peach and blue center) and cannot get this section of map to do ANYTHING. The black line is where my sliding door in my office is. As you can see, the map does not recognize it as a barrier. I am ready to pack this whole thing up and return it because of this map editing issue. I want to be able to have my vacuum to vacuum and mop and the kitchen and dining room and office daily, but I can't, because it wants to do the living room and 1/3 of the office doesn't get cleaned because it is a different zone (green). I am at my wits end, there is ZERO help in the app or online. I really like the way the actual Vacuum/Mop works, its the dumb software that is driving me crazy. I may have to find another brand Vacuum with a better app.