A light vacuum cleaner without a cable. It hangs on the wall or stands in its charging station, charged, and in one move you turn it into a handheld vacuum.
No cable, no re-plugging, no heavy vacuum you first have to drag out of the cupboard. You simply take it off the wall and start vacuuming, even if it's just the crumbs under the dining table. As a handheld you can use it on the sofa, the stairs and in the car.
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“If you have a robot vacuum, you only need a cordless vacuum very rarely anyway. A cheap model is enough for that. I have the Bulelink Zenith G10, for example, and I'm very happy with it.”
Lukas, author of this siteOne recommendation for each price range, plus good alternatives from other brands. You can see the current price on Amazon.
My tip if you already have a robot vacuum. I use it myself, more on that under “My experience”.
At testit.de, hair got wrapped around the roller and dirt was left along the edges.
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For houses with several floors and households with pets.
Stiftung Warentest tested the BTS1042WAC version, which comes with a second battery. Amazon UK sells the Unlimited 10 with one battery. At Which?, it lasted about 1 hour 15 minutes on the lowest setting.
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This product mainly saves you effort. If you want to know what it's worth in euros and minutes, open the calculator.
A good one does, especially on hard floors and carpets that aren't too thick. According to Stiftung Warentest, the best cordless vacuums keep up with classic vacuum cleaners. But not all of them are good: in the test in issue 2/2026, some models were only adequate or even poor.
What manufacturers state usually applies to the lowest setting. On the highest setting it's often only 10 to 15 minutes. The battery of the Bosch Unlimited 10 can be swapped, so with a second one you can vacuum twice as long.
Hold it over the bin and open the container, and the dust falls out. It gets a bit dusty. If you're allergic to house dust, it's best to empty it outside or let someone else do it.
Not all equally well. At Stiftung Warentest, the Bosch Unlimited 10, the two Miele models and the Rowenta X-Force Flex 13.60 reliably removed pet hair, while others struggled. If long hair wraps around the brush, you cut it open and pull it off.
Yes, so-called wet and dry vacuums, for example from Tineco or Dreame. They vacuum and mop at the same time and are worth it with lots of hard floors. But if you don't want to do anything yourself any more, take a look at the robot vacuum. Since I've had one, I don't vacuum myself any more.
Usually the battery is the first thing to weaken, often after a few years. So make sure you can replace it and that replacement batteries are available. Bosch even gives a ten-year guarantee on the motor of the Unlimited 10.