iRobot Roomba 105 vs iRobot Roomba 105X

The iRobot Roomba 105 has a narrow edge because it tends to be the more affordable of the two, and price is the only tracked difference between them. On every other measured spec, including rating, warranty, battery life, connectivity, integrations, LiDAR navigation and mapping, the iRobot Roomba 105 and iRobot Roomba 105X are tied.

Price is the only real difference the data shows. The iRobot Roomba 105 and iRobot Roomba 105X share the same rating, warranty length, battery life, auto-recharge, connectivity, smart home integrations, LiDAR navigation, obstacle and cliff detection, multi-room mapping, no-go zones, and carpet cleaning, and neither one mops or self-empties.

Yes. Both use LiDAR (laser) navigation with multi-room mapping, no-go zones, obstacle detection and cliff detection, and both offer the same battery life with auto-recharge built in.

No. Both are vacuum-only robots; neither supports mopping, auto mop washing, auto mop drying, or a self-emptying dock, so this comparison comes down purely to which one costs less.

Buyers who want the lower-priced option of the two and don't need anything the iRobot Roomba 105X offers beyond it, since the two robots perform identically on every tracked spec besides price.

Shoppers who find the iRobot Roomba 105X priced the same as or close to the iRobot Roomba 105, or who simply come across it first, since it matches the iRobot Roomba 105 on rating, warranty, battery life, navigation and every other tracked feature.