Roborock Q5 Max+ Robot Vacuum

Verdict

Roborock Q5 Max+ is the clear value champion in this comparison, combining huge coverage, long battery life, big dustbin, and low five-year cost with solid hard-floor cleaning and great hair handling. It is loud and terrible at obstacle avoidance, but if you can pre-tidy floors and do not mind noise, it is the best all-around budget pick here.

Pros

  • Hair Pickup — Carpets 2 reviews 5.0
    Carpet hair tests show the Q5 Max+ picking up human and pet hair extremely thoroughly, leaving little or nothing behind even in heavier hair loads.
  • Carpet — High-Pile Pickup 1 review 5.0
    Across tests the Q5 Max+ now ranks at the top of its price class for carpet pickup, removing around two-thirds of a heavy debris mix and reliably deep-cleaning everyday messes on rugs and wall-to-wall carpeting.
  • Hair Pickup — Hard Floors 1 review 5.0
    On hard floors the Q5 Max+’s dual rubber brush rolls collect hair and loose debris very effectively, making it a strong choice for sweeping pet hair on tile, vinyl, and wood.
  • Emptying & Mess Control 2 reviews 4.9
  • Price & Value 4 reviews 4.9
  • Bin & Bag 1 review 4.8
  • Map & Path Efficiency (Robot Vacuums) 2 reviews 4.8
  • Overall opinion 2 reviews 4.8
    Overall, the Q5 Max+ is viewed as one of the best all-around Roborocks, combining high coverage, long runtime, and low ownership costs, even if its hard-floor pickup, noise, and obstacle avoidance trail more expensive models.
  • Hair‑Wrap / Tangle Resistance 3 reviews 4.5
  • Battery & Charging 1 review 4.5
  • Docking & Auto-Empty Reliability (Robot) 1 review 4.5
  • Hard Floor — Fine Dust Pickup 2 reviews 4.4
    On hard floors, the Q5 Max+ consistently clears nearly all fine debris and in recent tests even removed a full 40 g mixture in one run, though earlier trials occasionally found a trace of fine dust left behind.
  • Suction & Airflow 2 reviews 4.3
  • Controls & UI 2 reviews 3.9

Cons

  • Noise level 2 reviews 2.0
  • Obstacle Avoidance (Robot) 3 reviews 1.5
    The Q5 Max+ lacks camera-based obstacle detection and mainly bumps through cords, shoes, and similar objects, so it needs pre-picked floors and no-go zones to avoid trouble spots.
  • Mopping performance 1 review 1.0
    Mopping is a clear weak point, with its pad doing little more than lightly wiping dried stains in one-pass tests, leaving it among the poorest performers for serious floor washing.