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eufy RoboVac 11S MAXvsNarwal Freo X Ultra

5 years between them: the 2024 Narwal Freo X Ultra at 8.0, the 2019 eufy RoboVac 11S MAX at 7.4. The older one still holds Value, Durability and Quietness.

eufy RoboVac 11S MAX

eufy

7.4

The quietest way into the category, and the only one here thin enough to clean under a low sofa.

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

Narwal Freo X Ultra

Narwal

8.0

Dust stays inside the robot, so the dock never fires the emptying burst that wakes the house.

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 Performance, Narwal Freo X Ultra ahead 8.4 to 5.4. They come closest on Durability, 7.6 to 7.4. Left of center is eufy RoboVac 11S MAX, right is Narwal Freo X Ultra.

eufy RoboVac 11S MAX versus Narwal Freo X Ultra — axis scores out of 10Horizontal bar chart of editorial scores out of 10 across 5 axes. Bars for eufy RoboVac 11S MAX run left from the axis labels, bars for Narwal Freo X Ultra run right. eufy RoboVac 11S MAX: Performance 5.4, Value 9.4, Durability 7.6, Ease of use 5.4, Quietness 9.4. Narwal Freo X Ultra: Performance 8.4, Value 7.9, Durability 7.4, Ease of use 8.0, Quietness 8.2.eufy RoboVac 11S MAX (left)Narwal Freo X Ultra (right)Performanceeufy RoboVac 11S MAX — Performance 5.4 out of 105.4Narwal Freo X Ultra — Performance 8.4 out of 108.4Valueeufy RoboVac 11S MAX — Value 9.4 out of 109.4Narwal Freo X Ultra — Value 7.9 out of 107.9Durabilityeufy RoboVac 11S MAX — Durability 7.6 out of 107.6Narwal Freo X Ultra — Durability 7.4 out of 107.4Ease of useeufy RoboVac 11S MAX — Ease of use 5.4 out of 105.4Narwal Freo X Ultra — Ease of use 8.0 out of 108.0Quietnesseufy RoboVac 11S MAX — Quietness 9.4 out of 109.4Narwal Freo X Ultra — Quietness 8.2 out of 108.2Editorial score out of 10 — higher is better

Which one to pick

Take the eufy RoboVac 11S MAX

Leads on Value, Durability and Quietness.

  • The dust you cannot reach is under the bed and the sofa, not in the corners
  • A studio or one-bedroom where the whole floor is one open space
  • Somebody is asleep or on a call whenever you would want to run it

Take the Narwal Freo X Ultra

Leads on Performance and Ease of use.

  • The dock sits near a bedroom and the emptying cycle is what rules other machines out
  • Long hair, from people or pets, ends up wound around every brushroll you own
  • You want a full mop-washing dock without the loudest part of one

What each one gets wrong

eufy RoboVac 11S MAX

  • You want room-by-room scheduling, no-go zones, or a map on your phone
  • Four rooms and three floor types, where random coverage stops being enough
  • You expected it to mop

Narwal Freo X Ultra

  • Thick carpet is the main thing you need cleaned
  • You would rather change a bag in a station than open the robot to do it
  • Greasy kitchen floors, where an unheated rinse leaves pads only half clean

Specs, side by side

Speceufy RoboVac 11S MAXNarwal Freo X Ultra
Suction2,000Pa (BoostIQ)8,200Pa
Height2.85 in—
Rated noise55 dB—
DockCharging only, no self-emptyingWashes pads, dries at 40°C
Dust handling—Bag inside the robot, no dock emptying
Mopping—Dual spinning pads, 12N downforce

Rankings they both appear in

Questions

Is the 2024 Narwal Freo X Ultra the safer pick over the 2019 eufy RoboVac 11S MAX?
Narwal Freo X Ultra leads on Performance and Ease of use. If Value, Durability and Quietness matter more to you, take the eufy RoboVac 11S MAX instead. The 5-year gap shows in the totals as 8.0 against 7.4.
What does the 2019 model still win?
On Value, Durability and Quietness, yes. Those axes still go to the 2019 model. The 2024 one answers with Performance and Ease of use.
Which one ranks higher in "The two quietest robots have nothing to empty"?
eufy RoboVac 11S MAX sits at #1 in "The two quietest robots have nothing to empty", Narwal Freo X Ultra at #2.