Dyson V7 Animal Cordless Handheld Vacuum Cleaner, Purple, Medium

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Given there’s no more than 30 minutes of battery life, the V7 cannot handle large spaces… unless you’re willing to let it fully recharge and then resume where you left off.

Credit subject to status, UK residents only, Dyson Limited acts as a broker and offers finance from PayPal Credit.This includes the Dyson V8, Cyclone V10, V11, V11 Outsize, V12 Detect Slim, V15 Detect, Gen5detect, Outsize, Omni-glide and Micro 1. If you’d like something cheaper, you’ll need to look at models from the likes of Electrolux, Bissell or Shark. Filters can become blocked over time, negatively affecting the suction power, airflow and overall performance of your vacuum cleaner. It's better at storing away when not in use, it has a slightly larger dirt compartment, and its battery performance is much better.

And pretty much everything inside drops out immediately, with only a very thin layer of dust sticking to the interior (which can easily be wiped out if you're particularly finicky).

She's also the Australian Managing Editor of Digital Camera World and, if that wasn't enough, she contributes to T3 and Tom's Guide, while also working on two of Future's photography print magazines Down Under. Although the standard mode will last you 30 minutes, the V7 will last a mere six minutes if allowed to run continuously in “Max”. The Dyson Gen5detect™ has the longest run time of any Dyson cordless vacuum, delivering up to 70 minutes of whole-home cleaning,² while the Fluffy Opticᵀᴹ cleaner head reveals twice the amount of invisible dust on hard floors. But that’s the case for every Dyson handstick (and most cordless vacs in general) – you need to hold down the power button located under the handle of the handheld unit within perfect reach of your forefinger for the entire duration of the cleaning session. The V8 performs far better on bare floors, where it clears large debris like cereal with much less difficulty.

Admittedly Dyson has more powerful handsticks in the V10 and V11 series, but the Dyson V7 is far more affordable than the newer models. However, the Cinetic Big Ball does a slightly better job cleaning up small debris on these surfaces. There’s a lot of power to pull up entangled hair and fur, although if the job is an especially tough one, you will need to go over the area a few times. Indeed, the V7 looks near-identical to the V8, although the latter is slightly chunkier and weighs 2.However, the Dyson is a little more portable, and you might find it easier to clear away pet hair on furniture than the Samsung. It incurs minimal recurring costs thanks to its bagless design and washable filters, though its plastic construction feels somewhat fragile.

Conversely, the Dyson is a little more effective on low-pile carpet and has fewer parts that need regular cleaning. Dirt compartment: You can pull the release latch on top of the vacuum to open the bottom hinged door and dump out any accumulated debris without dirtying your hands. which includes a broad range of new testing procedures to measure stain and water-clearing performance, suction power, crevice-cleaning performance, noise levels, and air filtration performance. Aside from the different variations, the V7 itself sits somewhere in-between the Dyson V6 and V8, in both its design and performance characteristics. Before purchasing, we recommend you follow our online troubleshooting to ensure a replacement battery is required.It also comes with a turbo brush to make it easier to vacuum carpeted stairs in its handheld configuration. Even on standard power, however, the V7 is more than capable of gobbling up dust, sand, pebbles and small debris from pretty much every surface. There’s also the newly added Reach Under tool if you pick up the latest version directly from Dyson. This vacuum does a good job of dealing with pet hair on furniture when used in its default 'Powerful' mode.