We tested the new iLife A7, it is a new robot vacuum cleaner from the Chinese firm

We are getting used to analyzing robots that make home work more bearable, iLife is an expert brand and with a good market experience, so it could not be missing on our website. Now we have in our hands the iLife A7, the new model from the Chinese firm that promises autonomy, new features and very good features. So, we can't do anything other than invite you to stay with us and discover what's new about this new robot that we analyze in great detail in Actualidad Gadget For you, let's go there.

There are many factors to highlight about this iLife A7, but the one that the Chinese firm has wanted to influence the most is, without a doubt, the power of its mobile application. However, the reality is that the mobile application is a kind of command that will allow us to carry out the same tasks, as well as control the cleaning and maintenance system of this popular A7. Let's take a good look at the most relevant characteristics, the pros and of course, the cons.

Design and materials: If it works, don't change it

Here once again iLife has decided not to risk, and with the good reputation it has in these terms, why would it do it? We find a product that measures 330 x 320 x 76 millimetersIts thinness is surprising considering the suction power and the size of the waste storage bin. The net weight of the product is 2,5 Kilograms, which is normal for a device with these characteristics, while the chosen color, on this occasion, is a kind of Jet Black with shiny silver glitter.

• Box contents
  • 1x Charging Base
  • 1x Remote Control
  • 1x Power adapter
  • 1x Cleaning Tool
  • 4x Side brushes
  • 2x HEPA filter
  • 1x Central bristle brush
  • 1x Central silicone brush

It is made entirely of plastic, glossy black for the top and matte black for the rest of the device. For its part, the upper area houses a small LCD screen that gives us the necessary information about the device at the level of notices, filters, timing and even the WiFi connection. On the other hand, the central activation button presides over the upper part and to the sides we have the button panel with the remaining functionalities. In the lower part we have the classic idler wheel, the wheels of a considerable size that allow passing obstacles, the anti-fall sensors and the central broom integrated in the vacuum cleaner that promises us very good results, I have a weakness for robots that include a brush,You can take a look at the product by clicking on this link.

Autonomy and storage capacity

This iLife A7 has a 2.600 mAh battery that offers, depending on the brand, 150 minutes of cleaning at normal suction, or up to 120 minutes of cleaning at maximum suction. In our case with the tests It has offered us around 120 minutes of cleaning at standard suction, falling to 100 minutes with maximum suction. This will require a charging time of around four hours or four and a half hours. A highlight is not only that is able to return to its loading post by itselfOr, but iLife always includes in its products an AC connection port to charge it with the cable directly, as well as an ON / OFF button to prevent battery loss when we are going to be without using it for a long time, something that many brands they should learn from iLife.

The waste storage tank is located at the back, it is easily removed by pressing the button and pulling back, and to empty the contents, we just have to open the lid that it includes, very easy and simple, as almost always. It is capable of holding up to 0,6 liters in total, which is not bad at all. Use the system CyclonePower as iLife has baptized it, it offers quite an interesting suction power, which we found good and more than enough. As always, iLife does not provide accurate data about these details, although as far as we have been able to know, it has slightly more than 1.100 Pa.

Cleaning modes and effectiveness

The first thing to remember is that this iLife has five basic cleaning modes:

• Mode automatic: Known as mode random, it will use the sensors to clean whatever it finds in its path with a random pattern
• Mode spot: It will deep clean a small specific area for a few minutes
• Mode edges: It will quickly locate the edge of the room and follow it to clean the baseboards
• Mode route: Will do a systematic back and forth pattern to clean a standard zone
• Mode MAX: Will clean with the highest suction mode

My favorite, after several units of iLife tested, it is definitely the Automatic Mode. It is the one that has offered us the best results. It has two side brushes that offer 170 RPM and attract dirt towards the suction zone, which also has a floating rolling brush that will adjust to the needs of the soil. As always, you can customize through the application or through your own remote included in the box.

Editor's opinion and user experience

The reality is that we really liked the iLife A7 Because it gives exactly what it promises, we are faced with a robot vacuum cleaner with decent suction power and above all the fact that despite being relatively fine, it has the interchangeable central brush that ensures a more than decent cleaning in almost all areas of the home. It is also a point to highlight the fact that it has a very good autonomy, it gives for the complete cleaning of a floor of around 70 square meters without too many problems.

Against We found that the application is not too easy to configure and must be in the same region as the device, which greatly complicates its use, for example on iOS, since you will be required to buy the European version of the iLife A7. We would definitely recommend this device that you can buy from 299 euros on Amazon.