The Ecovacs Deebot X11 Omnicyclone cleans for over ten hours

Lorenz Keller

13/1/2026

Translation: machine translated

Pictures: Lorenz Keller

The Ecovacs Deebot X11 Omnicyclone cleans excellently and can do things that most robots cannot. It's a shame that the manufacturer hasn't implemented all the details equally well.

Another review of a new robot hoover? Yes, this review is doubly worthwhile because Ecovacs has built two features into the Deebot X11 Omnicyclone that most other models don't have. On the one hand, the manufacturer has dispensed with a dust bag in the suction station. On the other hand, the quick-charging technology should ensure that you can clean significantly larger areas at once. Sounds good, but does it really work? I paid particular attention to this in the everyday test.

Finally no more dust bag

It's actually astonishing that the biggest achievement in hoover development has barely made its way into robot hoovers. Today, almost all cordless vacuum cleaners manage without a dust bag. However, bags can still be found in the base stations of robotic vacuum cleaners.

The Deebot X11 Omnicyclone is different. The robot vacuums dust and dirt into a round container. This is emptied directly into the waste. In everyday life, I have to do this every three to four weeks. So a little more often than I replace the dust bag on other models. The dirt is probably compressed more in the bag.

Emptying the cylinder is unfortunately more tedious than necessary. I can open a flap at the touch of a button and tip out the dust. Several times during testing, however, some of the dirt got stuck, so I had to take everything apart. Fortunately, this is easy to do, even to wash out the container. However, hoover manufacturers such as Dyson, Samsung and Dreame have much more convenient systems for removing the dust from the container easily and without making a mess.

Note: It is anything but ideal for allergy sufferers if they have to empty the dirt openly over the waste bin.

Long battery life thanks to fast charging

The test device should be able to clean 1000 square metres in one go. At least that's what the manufacturer promises. It is not a huge battery that ensures a long runtime, but a quick-charging function. The robot should be able to charge six per cent of the battery life in three minutes. And whenever it routinely docks with the base station.

Since my flat is a little smaller than 1000 square metres, I simply let the robot run several times in a row. And it actually vacuumed and mopped for around ten hours at a time without the battery level ever dropping below 50 per cent. The quick charge therefore actually enables a greater range than all other models tested so far.

However, the concept also has a downside. In standard mode, cleaning takes a long time because the X11 often travels to the base station, vacuums up the dirt there and cleans the mopping roller in between. I measure around two minutes per square metre. That's almost twice as long as the Ecovacs Deebot X9 Pro Omni, which I tested in the summer and which achieved very similar cleaning results. Really fast robot hoovers even manage more than one square metre per minute.

In a normal 4.5-room flat with 120 square metres, I don't need the PowerBoost charge. One battery charge would easily be enough for cleaning. However, I can't deactivate the function. If I want the robot to clean with fewer short breaks, I have to change the parameters manually in the settings. It would be easier if I could deactivate PowerBoost charging at the touch of a button.

Another weakness of the concept: If I want to mop the floor, it needs a lot of water. On the one hand for the floor itself, on the other hand for cleaning the roller in the base station. In my experience, the fresh water tank is sufficient for 150 to 200 square metres of cleaning surface in the standard settings, after which it is empty. I can therefore only vacuum most of the 1000 square metres, not mop with the roller.

Installation: lots of post-processing, many setting options

I have to download two firmware updates before I can really get started. Unfortunately, that takes a while. Otherwise, installation is child's play. Install the app, open an account, scan the QR code on the robot - and the device is connected to the Wi-Fi and ready to use.

Scanning the home takes 18 minutes - so the Ecovacs Deebot X11 Omnicyclone takes longer than many competitor models and also longer than its predecessor, the X9 Pro Omni.

The map created still needs post-processing - more than with many other models. This is because the robot has connected two adjacent bathrooms into one room and also added the corridor. I now have to separate them by hand, which is not so easy as I can hardly recognise the wall between the bathroom and shower in the schematic representation of the map. This is better solved with other robot hoovers.

At least: I only have to do this once during the first installation, after which the map is saved. You can find out where and how in the overview of data protection and privacy.

I can get started immediately with the first cleaning journey. There is no wizard that prompts you for various setting options. The app offers a huge number of customisation options, but I have to search for these myself in the settings.

I would like to use the example of the carpets to explain just how diverse the options are. I set whether the Deebot should only vacuum them, only use them to pass through or even regard them as a no-go zone. Then I select whether the system should vacuum carpets more than floors and whether it should do this first before the rest of the cleaning is started. I can also select that carpets are cleaned in a zigzag pattern and therefore much more finely.

Cleaning performance: supremely clean

The cleaning performance is very reminiscent of the Deebot X9 Pro Omni, which I tested in August 2025. The suction power of the X11 may be slightly higher on paper - but I didn't notice a big difference on the floor.

This is also good news. I was already satisfied with the cleaning performance of the X9. With regular use, I hardly have to clean any of the areas that the robot reaches. And that's despite having pets.

The appliance has no problems with long hair. Even after several weeks, no hair has got caught in the brush. The anti-tangling mechanism works perfectly.

You still shouldn't expect miracles: the robot can't simply clean away dried-in stains or large amounts of dirt. The X11 does not reliably recognise these problem areas and only cleans them several times if you instruct it to do so via the app. However, the X11 is no exception - this is currently still the rule for robot hoovers.

The X11 lacks two features compared to other top models. When it vacuums carpets, the roller cannot be covered. This means that the damp mop may come into contact with long fibres. The manufacturer has also recognised this weakness. Its successor, the X12, which has just been announced at the CES tech fair, has a retractable cover for the roll.

The robot is also unable to climb properly. Although it has rubber tyres with plenty of tread and grip, according to the manufacturer this is only sufficient for thresholds up to 2.4 centimetres. The competition can manage twice as much. In the test, the X11 balanced itself over the 1.8-centimetre threshold - it didn't even attempt the 2.8-centimetre threshold.

How high is the standby consumption?

Inspired by the otherwise unconvincing Kassensturz test, I recently started measuring the standby consumption. This is said to be far too high for robot hoovers. I have only taken two measurements myself.

The Ecovacs Deebot X11 Omnicyclone consumes 1.5 Wh per hour in standby mode. That's around 13.1 kWh per year, which would be 3.30 francs at the Swiss electricity price of 0.25 francs per kWh. I measured the standby mode over a longer period of time - and only from the point at which the base station no longer registers any activity.

This is important because the robot requires significantly more power for several hours immediately after cleaning. Namely 59 Wh per hour. This is because the Deebot washes the roll with hot water and then also dries it with hot air.

The Ecovacs is more economical than the iRobot Roomba Max 705 in standby mode, but consumes 9 Wh more per hour during the cleaning phase.

In a nutshell

Promising, but not quite perfect

Ecovacs has equipped the Deebot X11 Omnicyclone with two exciting new features. It charges quickly, massively extending the runtime. In addition, the base station does not require a dust bag. Unfortunately, neither of these features has been implemented perfectly.

The X11 performs its main function with great reliability: it vacuums and mops cleanly and can also be easily navigated via the app. Overall, it delivers the performance that can be expected from a top model.

The fact that Ecovacs has already announced a successor so soon after the market launch is somewhat irritating. The advantage is that the current model is already available at significantly better conditions.

Pro

• fair price
• Very good cleaning performance
• Extremely long running time without a real break
• No dust bag necessary
• Reliable navigation

Contra

• Additional features with room for improvement
• laborious map creation
• two features are missing (climbing function, mop cover)

Robot vacuum cleaners

Ecovacs X11 OmniCyclone

19500 Pa, Mop roller

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Lorenz Keller

Senior Editor

Lorenz.Keller@digitecgalaxus.ch

Gadgets are my passion - whether you need them for the home office, for the household, for sport and pleasure or for the smart home. Or, of course, for the big hobby next to the family, namely fishing.

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