iRobot Roomba 105 Combo vs iRobot Roomba 105X

The iRobot Roomba 105 Combo is the pick overall, since it costs less and adds mopping on top of the same LiDAR vacuuming. The iRobot Roomba 105X's only advantage is battery life, running roughly twice as long per charge (about 200 minutes versus 100 minutes).

The iRobot Roomba 105 Combo adds mopping to the same LiDAR-navigation vacuum platform as the iRobot Roomba 105X, which is vacuum-only. The Combo's mop is basic though, an attached pad rather than a self-washing, self-drying dock system.

No. Auto mop washing, auto mop drying and self-emptying are all unsupported on the iRobot Roomba 105 Combo, so the mop pad has to be rinsed by hand and the dustbin emptied manually, the same as on the iRobot Roomba 105X.

The iRobot Roomba 105X, with roughly 200 minutes of runtime per charge compared to about 100 minutes on the iRobot Roomba 105 Combo, making it the better fit for larger floor plans that need to finish in one pass.

Buyers on mostly hard floors who want vacuuming and mopping handled in one affordable robot, and who don't mind rinsing a mop pad by hand instead of using an automated mop-care dock.

Buyers with larger homes or carpet-heavy floors who need more runtime per charge and only want vacuuming, without paying for a mop function they won't use.