Cordless Stick Vacuums
Cordless stick vacuums compared on rated eco-mode runtime, published weight, dustbin volume, and whether they bring a self-emptying dock, a swappable battery, and a real HEPA filter.
 Bissell CleanView XR Pet 300W Cordless Vacuum (3797V) | 4.4 A swappable battery at this price is rare and welcome, but clogs and a thin filtration story make it a second vacuum, not a first one. | 40 min | – Bissell publishes only "less than 8 lb" rather than a figure. | – Bissell does not publish a tank volume for the 3797V. | |||
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 Dyson Gen5detect Cordless Vacuum | 8.6 Sealed HEPA body and a built-in crevice tool make it the most complete Dyson, though it is a heavy machine for a modest gain over the V15. | 70 min | 7.72 lb | 0.77 L | |||
 Dyson Gen5outsize Cordless Vacuum | 7.6 Built for big houses and it shows: the bin and second battery are unmatched, but 8.6 lb of arm strain is a real tax most homes should not pay. | 70 min Dyson advertises up to 140 minutes. That is two 70-minute batteries, swapped by hand mid-clean, not one charge. | 8.6 lb | 1.9 L | |||
 Dyson V12 Detect Slim Cordless Vacuum | 7.9 The Dyson to buy for an apartment: most of the V15 brain in a machine light enough to hold overhead, undone only by the small bin. | 60 min | 5.22 lb | 0.38 L | |||
 Dyson V15 Detect Cordless Vacuum | 9.0 Still the reference cordless: top-tier pickup, the laser head that actually changes how you clean, and years of cheap parts and batteries behind it. | 60 min | 6.8 lb | 0.77 L | |||
 Dyson V16 Piston Animal Submarine Cordless Vacuum | 8.8 The compacting bin genuinely ends the every-room emptying ritual, and no other stick here pulls harder, but you pay flagship money for it. | 70 min | 7.7 lb | 1.3 L Dyson quotes 1.3 L as the compacted capacity of the CleanCompaktor bin. | |||
 Dyson V8 Cordless Vacuum | 6.8 The cheap way into Dyson filtration and service, but the screw-in battery, short runtime, and missing screen show its age every clean. | 40 min | 5.58 lb | 0.54 L | The V8 battery is user-replaceable, but it is held in by a screw, so it cannot be swapped mid-clean like a click-in pack. | ||
 Eureka RapidClean Pro Cordless Stick Vacuum (NEC280TL) | 3.6 Light and cheap enough to keep upstairs, but a sealed-in battery and no HEPA filter cap how long it lasts and where it belongs. | 40 min | 5.3 lb | 0.6 L | The 25.2 V pack is integrated, so it cannot be swapped or replaced by the owner. | ||
 Levoit LVAC-200 Cordless Stick Vacuum | 5.8 Absurd value for a light, tangle-resistant vacuum with a big bin, as long as you accept it is a hard-floor machine without a HEPA filter. | 50 min Levoit rates 50 minutes in Eco with a non-motorised tool. With the powered floor head it is 30 minutes. | – Levoit publishes 3.2 lb for the handheld body plus battery, not an assembled stick figure. | 0.75 L | Levoit rates the 5-stage filter at 99.9% down to 0.3 micron, but it is not a HEPA-rated filter. HEPA is on the LVAC-300 Pro. | ||
 LG CordZero A9 Kompressor Cordless Stick Vacuum | 6.6 Bin compaction and two batteries are smart answers to real problems, but the base bin is tiny and the platform has not moved in years. | 60 min LG quotes up to 120 minutes across the two included batteries. 60 minutes is one battery in normal mode. | 6.8 lb | 0.44 L | |||
 Miele Triflex HX2 Cordless Stick Vacuum | 7.0 Built like Miele builds everything and sealed tighter than most, but heavy, expensive, and outcleaned by cheaper machines on carpet. | 60 min | 8 lb | 0.5 L | |||
 Samsung Bespoke AI Jet Ultra Cordless Stick Vacuum | 8.5 The longest honest runtime here plus the best-sealed exhaust of any stick, held back by pricey batteries and accessories you will want. | 100 min | 7 lb | 0.5 L | |||
 Samsung Jet 75 Complete Cordless Stick Vacuum with Clean Station | 7.5 An ageing platform that still undercuts everyone on the thing that matters most, a light vacuum with a big bin and a working dock. | 60 min | 5.07 lb | 0.8 L | The Clean Station ships with the Jet 75 Complete bundle. Plain Jet 75 kits do not include it. | ||
 Shark Detect Pro Auto-Empty System Cordless Vacuum (IW3511) | 7.8 The dock exists precisely because the vacuum bin is tiny, and it works: this is the cheapest genuinely hands-off stick worth owning. | 60 min | 6.1 lb Vacuum only. Listings quote about 14.8 lb for the vacuum plus the auto-empty base. | 0.35 L | |||
 Shark Detect Pro Cordless Stick Vacuum (IW1111) | 7.4 Light, quiet and smart for the money, and the obvious pick if you dust more than you deep-clean, but the tiny bin means constant trips to the bin. | 60 min | 6.1 lb Shark publishes 2.78 kg for the equivalent IW1511; US listings round it to 6 lb. | 0.35 L | |||
 Shark PowerDetect Clean & Empty Cordless Stick Vacuum (IP3251) | 8.7 The same excellent vacuum plus a dock that removes the one chore everyone hates, which is the most useful money in this whole comparison. | 70 min | 8 lb Vacuum only. Retail listings quote about 18.5 lb for the vacuum and auto-empty base together. | 0.7 L | |||
 Shark PowerDetect Cordless Stick Vacuum (IP1251) | 8.4 The best carpet cleaner that is not a Dyson, with auto power that reads the floor properly, though it is one of the heaviest sticks going. | 70 min | 8 lb | 0.7 L | |||
 Shark Stratos Cordless Vacuum with Clean Sense IQ (IZ862H) | 7.2 A strong deep cleaner sold cheap now that PowerDetect exists, but the odor cartridge is a consumable solving a problem you did not have. | 60 min | 8.9 lb | 0.68 L | |||
 Shark Vertex Ultra Lightweight Cordless Stick Vacuum (IZ462H) | 6.0 Cleans fine and costs little on sale, but a 0.32 L bin on a 9 lb body is the worst combination of specs in this field. | 60 min | 9.04 lb | 0.32 L | |||
 Tineco Pure One S11 Smart Cordless Stick Vacuum | 6.4 Genuinely light with a sealed HEPA path and auto suction that works, but it runs out of puff on thick carpet and out of battery early. | 40 min | – Tineco publishes only the 3.53 lb handheld body weight, not an assembled stick figure. | 0.6 L |
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