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ILIFE V3s Pro
Retail Price
$160.00
Lowest Price
$159.78
Release Date
2017
The ILIFE V3s Pro has the performance and battery life to do just what you expect it to with its strong suction power, programmable scheduling, and carpet-running capabilities. Also, it is designed for those who lead busy lives.
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Overview
- Overview
- Smart-enabled
- Value for Money
- Conclusion
- Cost-effectiveness
- Performance
- Price
Overview - The ILIFE V3s Pro has the performance and battery life to do just what you expect it to with its strong suction power, programmable scheduling, and carpet-running capabilities. Also, it is designed for those who lead busy lives.
Gadget Review - Brady Meyers
06/27/2022
Smart-enabled - The ILIFE V3s Pro isn't smart because it lacks an app and a systematic cleaning routine, but that's not necessary for cleaning hair or crumbs on hard floors.
Mashable - Leah Stodart
12/04/2021
Value for Money - It’s worth a price of 250 as it does the job well by cleaning pet hair effectively though it will have to recharge after a couple of hours of continuous cleaning. However, the dustbin is too small and fills up quickly.
Vacuum Wars
12/29/2018
Conclusion - The iLife V3s is a good vacuum for hard floors and edges and has a lot of power and battery life, but it's not for carpets, and it can't give a larger dustbin.
Vacuum Wars
12/29/2018
Cost-effectiveness - The ILIFE V3s offers one of the most affordable robotic vacuum cleaners, while still maintaining performance that keeps hard flooring and low-profile carpets clean.
Gadget Review - Brady Meyers
06/27/2022
Performance - It performs extremely well despite its build, and it has a long battery life that can work longer, which is great for its programmable scheduling. Also, it can work on thin carpets and rugs though it may require frequent maintenance.
Gadget Review - Brady Meyers
06/27/2022
Price - The iLife V3s Pro costs less than $200, yet it outperformed robot vacuums costing hundreds more.
tom's guide - Meghan McDonough
05/11/2021
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- Overview
- Smart-enabled
- Value for Money
- Conclusion
- Cost-effectiveness
- Performance
- Price
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- Mashable
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Cons/Pros
- Cons
- Pros
Cons - The main drawback is that it takes a very long time to locate the dock to charge. It has trouble cleaning around obstacles like chair legs, and trouble picking up certain debris on carpet. It also has a much smaller dustbin than most competitors and has slightly shorter battery life. Additionally, it’s inefficient on pet hair on carpet, it requires emptying after every run, it doesn’t come with boundary strips, and its remote is not intuitive at all.
Pros - Some pros of the V3 Pro are it’s great with loose debris on hard floors, it’s straightforward and has a reliable spot cleaning, it’s quiet, and the vacuum and dock are compact.
Mashable - Leah Stodart
12/04/2021
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Build/Design
- Boundary Strips
- Brushes
- Brushroll
- Build
- Buttons
- Color Options
- Dustbin
- Infrared Sensors
- Nozzle
- One-Way Trapdoor
- Remote Control
- Rubber Pads
- Side Brushes
- Size
Boundary Strips - It does not come with boundary strips or virtual walls though it is compatible with virtual walls.
Consumer Analysis
Brushes - The V3s Pro relies on two spinning side brushes to force debris into the path of a three-inch-wide hole on the bottom of the vacuum.
Mashable - Leah Stodart
12/04/2021
Brushroll - The V3s is solely intended for use on hard floors and extremely low pile carpets because it lacks a regular brush roll and only has a suction port. However, it also fails to pick up heavier particles on a low-pile carpet.
Build - The iLife V3s Pro has a white plastic cover with white and black bumpers around the sides with a 3-inch high raised lip on the front that prevents it from getting stuck. Also, there are 2 three-spoke brushes on either side of the vacuum that spin when the vacuum is running, which loosens debris and guides it toward the robot’s gullet, suctioning it directly into the dustbin, which sits in the center of the vac.
Buttons - There’s a power switch to turn on before cleaning, and there’s another button that says clean, and a clear piece that may be for lights.
Peter von Panda
06/29/2018
Color Options - The V3s Pro have a black and white color scheme with gold covering on it. However, because of the size, the HEPA filter and dustbin should be cleaned frequently.
Gadget Review - Brady Meyers
06/27/2022
Dustbin - The dustbin is small at around 1/2 cup only, and it’s hard to clean as there’s a screen above it before you can get it.
Vacuum Wars
12/29/2018
Infrared Sensors - Infrared sensors on the front line were typically alert enough to avoid running into obstacles, and because of its perception of high-pile rugs as impediments, it hardly gets stuck on rug corners. Also, there are rubber strips on it that will prevent it from getting damaged in case it bumps on something.
Nozzle - The V3s Pro uses a nozzle rather than a brush roll to pick up and drag debris into its dust whirl. However, the nozzle is only three inches wide, giving the V3s Pro a constrained direct cleaning path.
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One-Way Trapdoor - There is a one-way trap door where the particles are drawn into, and to remove it, you would pull out a plastic retainer and then dump out the screen, which will allow air to pass through so that you won't need to replace it frequently.
Peter von Panda
06/29/2018
Remote Control - The screen of the V3 Pro displays 2 times; 1 for your local time, and the other for the plan time. It comes with a remote control that contains buttons for scheduling, starting the automatic cleaning, skimming the walls, spot cleaning, and returning to charging.
Rubber Pads - The vacuum is flanked by rubber pads to pick up things.
Peter von Panda
06/29/2018
Side Brushes - The V3 Pro have 2 side brushes that help in pulling the debris from the perimeter of the device toward the center nozzle.
Consumer Analysis
Size - The V3s Pro cleaned majority of the area even without a systematic cleaning plan. Also, with a low profile of less than 3-inches tall, it can reach below furniture in addition to using a side brush. It has a top that has a small sticker that says power switch.
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- Boundary Strips
- Brushes
- Brushroll
- Build
- Buttons
- Color Options
- Dustbin
- Infrared Sensors
- Nozzle
- One-Way Trapdoor
- Remote Control
- Rubber Pads
- Side Brushes
- Size
Sources
- YouTube
- Mashable
- tom’s guide
- Gadget Review
Consumer Analysis
Mashable - Leah Stodart
12/04/2021
Vacuum Wars
12/29/2018
tom's guide - Meghan McDonough
05/11/2021
tom's guide - Meghan McDonough
05/11/2021
Peter von Panda
06/29/2018
Peter von Panda
06/29/2018
Peter von Panda
06/29/2018
Gadget Review - Brady Meyers
06/27/2022
Vacuum Wars
12/29/2018
Mashable - Leah Stodart
12/04/2021
Peter von Panda
06/29/2018
8/28/2021
Peter von Panda
06/29/2018
Peter von Panda
06/29/2018
Mashable - Leah Stodart
12/04/2021
Mashable - Leah Stodart
12/04/2021
Mashable - Leah Stodart
12/04/2021
Peter von Panda
06/29/2018
Consumer Analysis
Mashable - Leah Stodart
12/04/2021
Peter von Panda
06/29/2018
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Features
- Cleaning Modes
- Edge Cleaning Mode
- Scheduled Cleaning
- Spot Cleaning
Cleaning Modes - Three cleaning options are available on the iLife V3s Pro: entire floor, edge, and spot cleaning, which causes the vacuum to slowly spiral while it concentrates on a particular region. It can remove pet hair, filth, trash, and human hair as it uses 2 rotating brushes to sweep the debris into the vacuum, where its suction power pulls it in. In terms of noise, it produces a max of 64 dB.
Edge Cleaning Mode - It contains directional buttons so you can point it in a certain direction, it has an edge cleaning mode, or a spot mode where it cleans in a spiral pattern. Performance wise, it cleans hardwood floors well, and it moves cautiously and slowly toward walls and other obstructions.
Scheduled Cleaning - The V3s Pro's configurable scheduling allows you to set designated periods of cleaning without intervention.
Spot Cleaning - Its detachment from app-powered schedules was genuinely handy for spot cleaning hard floors as the straightforward approach is much easier.
Mashable - Leah Stodart
12/04/2021
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Tags
- Cleaning Modes
- Edge Cleaning Mode
- Scheduled Cleaning
- Spot Cleaning
Sources
- tom’s guide
- Gadget Review
- YouTube
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Performance
- Air Flow
- Carpet Deep Clean Test
- Cleaning Path
- Cleaning Time
- Commands
- Crevice Pick Up Test
- Docking
- Edge Cleaning Test
- Efficiency And Coverage Test
- Flooring Type
- Function
- Hair Pick-Up Performance
- Hard Floor Cleaning Test
- Low Pile Carpet Test
- Navigation
- Noise
- Performance
- Pet Hair Pick Up Test
- Pick Up Test
- Pick-Up Performance
- Set-Up
- Suction
Air Flow - The airflow of the V3 Pro is at 16.4 CFM on its one power setting.
Carpet Deep Clean Test - The nozzle on the V3 Pro is 3-inches wide, and in the carpet deep clean test it was only able to pick up 30% of the debris, which can also be because it doesn't have a brushroll.
Cleaning Path - As a random pathing robot, it repeatedly passes over the same areas to help clean them properly, but even with the assistance of its side brushes and repeated passage over the same area, the robot still appeared to struggle a little in picking up some debris on carpet.
Consumer Analysis
Cleaning Time - It took the iLife V3 Pro 1 hour 31 minutes and 1 second to finish each cleaning run in the lab test. Additionally, the machine was 40 minutes slower than the robot vacuum industry standard of 1 hour and 50 seconds.
tom's guide - Meghan McDonough
05/11/2021
Commands - The V3 Pro cannot process two commands in a row, and pressing another command while it's doing something will cancel the entire process. Also, the V3 Pro will remain idle and beep until you turn it off and back on.
Mashable - Leah Stodart
12/04/2021
Crevice Pick Up Test - The 2 large brushes did scattered some debris a bit but its nozzle design was able to clear all the debris. Overall, it performed well because of the nozzle's ability to concentrate airflow and suction over a small region.
Docking - The V3s rarely made it back to its dock on its own, as it would get so close, but turn around at the last minute, bobble in the opposite direction and give up.
Mashable - Leah Stodart
12/04/2021
Edge Cleaning Test - The V3 Pro uses a random pathing to move around while cleaning, and this padding allows it to approach many edges head on, which is good for cleaning them. Its side brushes also extend far, which also helps it to remove debris from edges very well. Performance wise it excelled in the area of edge cleaning, with its two extra-long side brushes.
Efficiency And Coverage Test - In the clutter room testing, it did a random cleaning pattern, but there are some issues with even coverage. In particular, the V3 Pro seems to have difficulty navigating around the chair frame used for the test as it occasionally cleaned underneath the chair over the course of the test, but most of the time it bounces off and away from the chair, leaving the area undesired coverage.
Flooring Type - Besides the hardwood floors, the V3s Pro excels on different types of flooring. It can be used on hard surfaces as well as some types of carpeting, namely thin carpets and rugs.
Gadget Review - Brady Meyers
06/27/2022
Function - The V3s Pro is claimed to focus on picking up hairs, dirt, debris on hard floors, and it only glosses over fuzzies and tufts of fur on carpets.
Mashable - Leah Stodart
12/04/2021
Hair Pick-Up Performance - It doesn't have a brush roll that gets tangled with longer hair, and it's much simpler to use and maintain. Performance wise, it did well on picking up all the hair and most of it was pulled into its dustbin, though a small quantity of hair did tangle around the V3 Pros side brushes but the vast majority of the hair was pulled right up and into its dustbin.
Hard Floor Cleaning Test - The V3s pro was able to take up debris far more easily, showing that hard floors are where the vacuum's nozzle design, which mainly depends on its side brushes' ability to drag dirt towards the center of the vacuum.
Low Pile Carpet Test - On the low pile carpet test, it was able to pick up a good portion of debris while it seemed to have trouble with pet hair on carpet.
Vacuum Wars
12/29/2018
Navigation - In terms of navigation, it uses a random navigation, which means that it bounces around to clean rooms. In general, it performed well but it had a few missed spots, particularly around the charger. However, they do pick up on the missed spots on the second try.
Noise - The V3 Pro produced a noise of 69 dB, which is higher than average vacuums.
Consumer Analysis
Performance - It's an exceptional deal, considering the V3s can handle various problems on hard ground, light vehicles, and rugs. It also performs well considering how long its lithium-ion batteries can keep a charge. It will also automatically return to its charging station when the battery level drops, or you can utilize the remote control. They work well in their respective area and ensure the bins are empty. Cleaning the brushes and HEPA filters once a month should be enough for maintenance. Also, it works quietly, though the boosted suction on spot cleaning mode is louder but only lasts for a minute or two. The V3s Pro makes a lot of passes over the same spots to be more thorough with the cleaning.
Pet Hair Pick Up Test - In our pet hair pickup test, the V3s pro picked up and collected all of the shorter pet hair in its dustbin.
Consumer Analysis
Pick Up Test - It did pick up every piece of material in the tests, including extra large pieces, pet hair, and fine debris on the hardfloor surface.
Vacuum Wars
12/29/2018
Pick-Up Performance - Because of its nozzle design, it does pick up debris well, and it prevents tangling of hair because there's no brushroll. It gives very good raw performance and also picks up trash well on hard surfaces.
Consumer Analysis
Set-Up - The iLife V3s Pro is simple to set up, just plug in the base, turn on the power, and let it charge. The power adapter's compatibility with both the base and the robot itself is a great added layer of security.
tom's guide - Meghan McDonough
05/11/2021
Suction - The V3 Pro did well by making the area spotless with a 600 Pa suction, which was enough to pull in debris. It also does well on low pile rugs or carpets as long as debris hasn't been smashed down as its side brushes and suction wasn't enough to uproot crumbles that had been embedded on it.
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Tags
- Air Flow
- Carpet Deep Clean Test
- Cleaning Path
- Cleaning Time
- Commands
- Crevice Pick Up Test
- Docking
- Edge Cleaning Test
- Efficiency And Coverage Test
- Flooring Type
- Function
- Hair Pick-Up Performance
- Hard Floor Cleaning Test
- Low Pile Carpet Test
- Navigation
- Noise
- Performance
- Pet Hair Pick Up Test
- Pick Up Test
- Pick-Up Performance
- Set-Up
- Suction
Sources
- YouTube
- tom’s guide
- Mashable
- Gadget Review
Vacuum Wars
12/29/2018
Consumer Analysis
Consumer Analysis
Vacuum Wars
12/29/2018
Consumer Analysis
tom's guide - Meghan McDonough
05/11/2021
Mashable - Leah Stodart
12/04/2021
Vacuum Wars
12/29/2018
Consumer Analysis
Mashable - Leah Stodart
12/04/2021
Vacuum Wars
12/29/2018
Consumer Analysis
Consumer Analysis
Consumer Analysis
Gadget Review - Brady Meyers
06/27/2022
Mashable - Leah Stodart
12/04/2021
Consumer Analysis
Consumer Analysis
Consumer Analysis
Vacuum Wars
12/29/2018
Vacuum Wars
12/29/2018
Vacuum Wars
12/29/2018
Mashable - Leah Stodart
12/04/2021
Mashable - Leah Stodart
12/04/2021
tom's guide - Meghan McDonough
05/11/2021
Consumer Analysis
Gadget Review - Brady Meyers
06/27/2022
Peter von Panda
06/29/2018
Mashable - Leah Stodart
12/04/2021
Vacuum Wars
12/29/2018
Mashable - Leah Stodart
12/04/2021
Consumer Analysis
Vacuum Wars
12/29/2018
Consumer Analysis
tom's guide - Meghan McDonough
05/11/2021
Mashable - Leah Stodart
12/04/2021
Mashable - Leah Stodart
12/04/2021
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Battery/Charging
- Battery Life
- Charging Station
- Charging
Battery Life - It can get between 90 and 110 minutes per charge depending on the terrain, which is extremely good though it will keep running until its battery life is almost depleted before it returns to the charger.
Vacuum Wars
12/29/2018
Charging Station - The ILIFE V3s Pro, including the charging station, is so small you won’t even notice it.
Gadget Review - Brady Meyers
06/27/2022
Charging - It has automatic charging docking, making it more efficient as you won't have to carry it back and forth.
Peter von Panda
06/29/2018
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Comparison
- Eufy RoboVac 11 vs iLife V3 Pro
- Eufy RoboVac 11 vs V5s Pro vs V3s Pro
- Roomba vs iLife
- V5s Pro vs V3s Pro
Eufy RoboVac 11 vs iLife V3 Pro - The iLife V3s Pro is a great option at $160 as it excels in its actual cleaning ability. Even though it won't send alerts to your smartphone, it also doesn't let you only clean specific rooms. Although the V3s Pro offers better performance for less money, the Eufy RoboVac 11 has a smaller profile and is better at moving underneath furniture.
tom's guide - Meghan McDonough
05/11/2021
Eufy RoboVac 11 vs V5s Pro vs V3s Pro - The iLife V3s Pro generates noise at a level of 64.1 dB, which is a little louder than the 62.5 dB produced by the Eufy RoboVac 11s and the relatively quiet 59.9dB iLife V5s Pro.
tom's guide - Meghan McDonough
05/11/2021
Roomba vs iLife - The iLife V3 Pro does not turn on immediately, and you have to press the remote for it to work. The Roomba would have been a better choice.
Peter von Panda
06/29/2018
V5s Pro vs V3s Pro - The V3s Pro vacuumed a line of debris in its path without a second thought, and after a few passes, the debris was gone. By comparison, the iLife V5s Pro spread the debris around and never quite managed to capture all of them, leaving a gritty surface on our hardwood floor. The V3 earned a perfect score on the pet hair on the hardwood test, picking up 100%. It was equally impressive on the carpet when dealing with pet hair, picking up 99% of it, just an inch less than the iLife V5s Pro’s 99.5% pickup rate. The device’s performance was remarkably better than the Eufy RoboVac 11s, which only cleaned up 75% of pet hair on the carpet. Overall, the iLife V3s Pro was nearly perfect on the hardwood floor tests, picking up an average of 99.8% of the debris thrown at it. The V3s Pro faltered slightly on the carpet, cleaning up an average of 94.2% of the debris. However, the Shark Ion R85 was the only vacuum to beat it, with its 97.2% carpet-cleaning average.
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- Eufy RoboVac 11 vs iLife V3 Pro
- Eufy RoboVac 11 vs V5s Pro vs V3s Pro
- Roomba vs iLife
- V5s Pro vs V3s Pro
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Price
- Price
- Value for Money
- Value
Price - The price is not very competitive in the market, as its one of the cheapest.
Consumer Analysis
Value for Money - The iLife V3s Pro robot vacuum cleaner specializes in picking up pet hair and stays focused on it. This is the finest robot vacuum under $200 if most of your flooring is hardwood or tile with a few thin rugs. If your home contains thick rugs, however, you should look for an alternative.
tom's guide - Meghan McDonough
05/11/2021
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Miscellaneous
- Issue
- Lacks
- Limitations
Issue - It doesn't work well with black carpet because the drop sensors mistake it for a cliff.
Lacks - The V3s Pro can't be directed to specific rooms or follow virtual boundaries due to its lack of WiFi, onboard cameras, or LiDAR sensors. Also, no mapping is probably not a problem if you only have a few rooms, but don't expect it to remember where it has already swept like more sophisticated vacs can.
Mashable - Leah Stodart
12/04/2021
Limitations - The ILIFE V3s Pro would be a dependable cleaning partner for spaces where hair and crumbs show up frequently.
Mashable - Leah Stodart
12/04/2021
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