Beatbot Sora 10 (P1) Cordless Robotic Pool Cleaner (300 min, 300m², 5L Basket) vs WYBOT C2 Cordless Robotic Pool Cleaner (180 min, 200m², 10µm Dual Filter)

Pros

• + Longest runtime here at a quoted 300 minutes, rated for a 300 m² pool in one session
• + Cleans floor, walls, waterline and shallow areas down to 30 cm, so tanning ledges are covered
• + 5-litre basket rated at 650 leaves, with an optional 3-micron ultra-fine stage behind it
• + Returns to the waterline and waits ten minutes at the end of a cycle, which makes an 8.5 kg lift-out manageable
• + Two-year warranty with Australian support, and saltwater-rated below 5,000 ppm

Cons

• − Marked non-returnable on Amazon AU for lithium hazmat reasons, so there is no change-of-mind window
• − Sold and shipped by Beatbot Tech rather than fulfilled by Amazon, which added three days to Sydney delivery
• − The 3-micron fine filter is optional rather than in the box, so clarifying water is an extra purchase

Pros

• + Highest-rated listing in the category at 4.7 stars from 217 ratings, and number one in Amazon AU's pool cleaning chart
• + Floor, wall, waterline and platform cleaning across a rated 200 m², with seven modes including waterline-only
• + 10-micron second filter stage behind the 180-micron basket, finer than anything below it here
• + Fulfilled by Amazon with a 30-day change-of-mind return, unlike the two hazmat-flagged picks
• + Rated for concrete, tile, vinyl, fibreglass, pebble and gunite surfaces

Cons

• − 180 minutes in Eco is two hours less than the Beatbot, and the Eco figure is the generous one
• − No automatic parking behaviour published, so retrieval is wherever the cycle ends
• − WYBOT publishes no unit weight on this listing, so the lift-out is an unknown