Best Cordless Vacuum for Pet Hair: Runtime First

It helps a lot. Long hair wraps ordinary brush rolls, which cuts pickup and means cutting hair off the roller. Anti-tangle designs keep it moving into the bin.

Enough for your whole floor: 30 minutes under 1,000 sq ft, 45 minutes up to 2,000, and 60 minutes or a swappable battery above that. Quoted runtimes are on the lowest setting.

The roborock H60 Ultra and the Dreame Z20 are both rated for up to 90 minutes, the longest in our list, and the roborock adds an anti-tangle brush and a swappable battery. Like every quoted runtime, that is on the lowest setting.

Suction, bin size, filtration and weight. The Dyson V16 Piston Animal lists 315 air watts, up to 70 minutes, a 1.3 L bin and sealed HEPA, but weighs 7.7 lb. The dreame R10s Essential lists up to 50 minutes, a 0.7 L cup and an anti-tangle brush, with no HEPA filtration listed.

Often, because bins are small: 0.53 L on the Dyson V8 Cyclone up to 1.3 L on the Dyson V16. With a heavy shedder, expect to empty it after a room or two. A self-emptying base moves that to the dock, and roborock rates the H60 Hub's 2 L bag for up to 60 days.

Yes, but carpet drains the battery faster because the powered brush works harder and you may need a higher setting. Check the floor rating too: the Levoit VortexIQ is rated for hard floors and low-pile carpet, and its turbo mode runs up to 10 minutes.

Turn the vacuum off, remove the brush roll, and cut along the groove or seam with scissors so the wrapped hair pulls away, then clean the end caps. An anti-tangle or self-cleaning brush reduces how often you do this; Bissell rates the FurGuard's brushroll for hair up to 16 inches.

A sealed HEPA system keeps fine dander in the vacuum instead of blowing it back out. The Dyson V16 lists sealed HEPA to 0.1 microns, and the Bissell FurGuard and Eureka Stylus Elite also list HEPA. For airborne dander, pair it with an air purifier sized to the room.

It is if emptying a hair-packed bin is the chore you hate. The roborock H60 Hub empties into a sealed 2 L bag and the Eureka Stylus Elite station holds up to 3 L, both with anti-tangle brushes. You give up floor space for the dock and buy replacement bags.

Yes if your home is big or the battery may wear out before the vacuum does. The roborock H60 Ultra, Bissell FurGuard, Eureka Stylus Elite and Dyson V8 Cyclone have removable batteries, so you can swap in a spare. The dreame R10s Essential battery is not listed as removable.