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Appliances head-to-head

Dyson V15 DetectvsShark Stratos Cordless

Same ballpark on the average, 7.8 and 7.9, and nothing alike on the axes: Shark Stratos Cordless wins Value by 2.0, 8.4 to 6.4.

Dyson V15 Detect

Dyson

7.8

The performance ceiling of the category, with a laser that will change how you feel about your floors.

Price and availability change constantly, so we don't quote them here — the link opens the current Amazon listing.

Shark Stratos Cordless

Shark

7.9

Matches the flagship feature list closely enough that the price gap becomes hard to defend.

Price and availability change constantly, so we don't quote them here — the link opens the current Amazon listing.

Where they diverge

The widest gap is Value, Shark Stratos Cordless ahead 8.4 to 6.4. They come closest on Ease of use, 8.8 to 8.4. Left of center is Dyson V15 Detect, right is Shark Stratos Cordless.

Dyson V15 Detect versus Shark Stratos Cordless — axis scores out of 10Horizontal bar chart of editorial scores out of 10 across 5 axes. Bars for Dyson V15 Detect run left from the axis labels, bars for Shark Stratos Cordless run right. Dyson V15 Detect: Performance 9.4, Value 6.4, Durability 8.2, Ease of use 8.8, Quietness 6.2. Shark Stratos Cordless: Performance 8.4, Value 8.4, Durability 7.4, Ease of use 8.4, Quietness 6.8.Dyson V15 Detect (left)Shark Stratos Cordless (right)PerformanceDyson V15 Detect — Performance 9.4 out of 109.4Shark Stratos Cordless — Performance 8.4 out of 108.4ValueDyson V15 Detect — Value 6.4 out of 106.4Shark Stratos Cordless — Value 8.4 out of 108.4DurabilityDyson V15 Detect — Durability 8.2 out of 108.2Shark Stratos Cordless — Durability 7.4 out of 107.4Ease of useDyson V15 Detect — Ease of use 8.8 out of 108.8Shark Stratos Cordless — Ease of use 8.4 out of 108.4QuietnessDyson V15 Detect — Quietness 6.2 out of 106.2Shark Stratos Cordless — Quietness 6.8 out of 106.8Editorial score out of 10 — higher is better

Which one to pick

Take the Dyson V15 Detect

Leads on Performance, Durability and Ease of use.

  • Hard floors, where the laser reveals what other vacuums leave behind
  • Allergies, where sealed filtration matters more than suction figures
  • You want suction near the top of the cordless category

Take the Shark Stratos Cordless

Leads on Value and Quietness.

  • Long hair and pet hair, where the brushroll design does real work
  • Getting under a sofa without lying on the floor
  • You want a spare battery rather than a fixed one

What each one gets wrong

Dyson V15 Detect

  • Consumables and batteries priced entirely at Dyson's discretion
  • Noise matters — this is the loudest machine on the list
  • Boost mode runtime measured in single-digit minutes

Shark Stratos Cordless

  • You want the filtration and suction ceiling of the category leader
  • Plastic latches and clips need to survive years of daily use

Specs, side by side

SpecDyson V15 DetectShark Stratos Cordless
FiltrationWhole-machine sealed HEPA—
HeadLaser-illuminated fluffy head—
DisplayParticle count by size—
Brushroll—Anti-hair-wrap, self-cleaning
Wand—Flexes to reach under furniture
Battery—Removable

Rankings they both appear in

Questions

Only 0.1 separates them. What breaks the tie?
Value does, at 8.4 against 6.4. That axis covers what the same money buys elsewhere. Shark Stratos Cordless leads on Value and Quietness. If Performance, Durability and Ease of use matter more to you, take the Dyson V15 Detect instead.
Why are the totals this close?
The total is the plain average of the 5 Appliances axes, so opposite results cancel. Dyson V15 Detect averages 7.8 and Shark Stratos Cordless averages 7.9, a gap of 0.1, while the individual axes run as far apart as 2.0.
Which one ranks higher in "Cleaning better sends a cordless vacuum down the list"?
Shark Stratos Cordless sits at #1 in "Cleaning better sends a cordless vacuum down the list", Dyson V15 Detect at #3.