iRobot Roomba 105 Combo vs iRobot Roomba 505X

Unlike its vacuum-only siblings, the iRobot Roomba 105 Combo also mops, but the iRobot Roomba 505X still wins this comparison, outrunning it on battery, automating the mop maintenance and reaching further into the smart home. Both wet a pad and clean hard floors in the same pass, yet the iRobot Roomba 105 Combo's mop uses plain water with no detergent and no automatic washing or drying, and its dustbin has to be emptied by hand; the iRobot Roomba 505X's AutoWash dock handles all of that itself, with owners reporting up to 75 days between manual trips. Runtime tips the same way, at roughly 120 minutes on the iRobot Roomba 505X against 100 on the iRobot Roomba 105 Combo, and the 505X also adds Apple HomeKit, Samsung SmartThings, Home Assistant and Matter, platforms the Combo does not support at all. The iRobot Roomba 105 Combo answers with a lower price and matches the 505X's LiDAR navigation, multi-room mapping and no-go zones feature for feature. Buyers who want a hands-off mop-and-vacuum routine with the widest smart-home reach should choose the iRobot Roomba 505X; those happy to rinse a mop pad and empty a bin by hand can save money with the iRobot Roomba 105 Combo.