Dyson Gen5 Detect vs Gen5 Outsize The Kings Of The Cordlesss Vacuum World

Dyson Gen5 Detect vs Gen5 Outsize

Hello guys and welcome to this review of the Dyson Gen5detect and Gen5outsize cordless vacuums. 

They represent Dyson's most advanced cordless vacuums yet. And there are so just point out where they differ along the way to help you decide which one of these if any are right for you.

Features in common

They both come with a very similar attachment set which we'll talk more about later. 

They both use the same fifth generation of the hyperdemium suction motor. They both have Dyson's new HEPA filter media. 

Which filters smaller particles than previous generations making their already top-of-the-line sealed filtration systems even better. 

They both have the same incredible electronic suite mostly based around the internal particle counter. Which makes possible their auto suction adjustment feature. 

So when it's on auto mode it will adjust the suction power automatically based on how dirty the floor is which optimizes the performance. 

They both have an LCD screen that shows alerts as well as real-time battery life numbers which change depending on which attachment you're using and which power level you're on and it's extremely useful. 

It also shows on the screen in real-time the number and size of particles that you are vacuuming up. 

Something I don't find particularly useful but they already have a particle counter installed in the vacuum but you might as well get the most use out of it. 

They both now have an on-off button instead of a trigger like in previous generations. 

I think I prefer the on-off button whereas the pro is that you don't have to constantly hold the trigger down. 

The only con of is that I was more likely to keep the vacuum running when moving from room to room which is a little bit more wasteful of battery life.

Dyson Gen5detect

There are two versions of the Gen5detect the Standard and Absolute. In both cases, the vacuums are the same with the only difference being the color scheme

Battery

Speaking of battery life they use the exact same battery which Dyson now rates at 70 minutes on low power for both. 

Which is one of if not the best batter specs in the industry given their power output. 

The Gen5outsize does come with an extra battery and an extra charger which is why they double the battery life numbers in that case.

Attachments

The toolset will vary slightly depending on where you buy it. 

They both come with:

• motorized screw tool
• combo brush tool
• built-in crevice combo tool
• motorbar
• fluffy optic cleaner head

But they both include for example the motorized screw tool which is an upholstery cleaner designed to not get tangled with pretty much anything. Which is well-designed and does work extremely well. 

They both come with a combo brush tool. This is one of my favorite suction-only attachments mainly because you can use the longer bristles for dusting. Though I will say that using these Dyson's for handheld tasks is definitely not easy. Because there's so much weight on your wrist and it's just kind of awkward which is why I recommend getting a hose attachment usually sold separately with these die licenses. 

So that you can actually make use of that excellent dusting brush. 

They also have a new feature which is a built-in brush and crevice combo tool that you can access by pushing two red buttons on the wand. 

The idea is that you no longer have to carry around attachments for quick handheld jobs. 

They both come with two different floor heads the motorbar and the fluffy optic cleaner head. 

Floor heads

The fluffy optic head with a little green laser on it is a much more interesting feature. 

I think it might be because the light is brighter than it was on the V15 that noticing it more. 

In any case, it's not simply that the light shines on the debris. It's the specialized angle of a laser that makes the dust show up the way it does. 

The one downside is that if you are a clean freak it will probably make you a little crazy. 

The outsize model comes with a much larger version of the motorbar called the motorbar XL and it's one of the big differences between the two that really matter. 

Performance tests

The idea of course is that by having a wider floor head. You can cover more area with fewer passes and while that's true I found the larger width did seem to negatively affect its performance.

Presumably, because the suction on the motorbar XL is distributed over a larger area and so is less concentrated. 

So it didn't seem to do as well with things like the unsealed suction test which measure how much real-world suction is available at the head it still performed significantly better than average but it wasn't as good in that respect as the Gen5detect. 

Both versions have the same suction power at the base which is way above average by the way. 

The larger head on the outsize probably also contributed to it performing a little worse on our carpet deep clean test as well. But again these numbers are much better than average. 

As far as surface debris pickup both foreheads performed as well as you would expect a Dyson to perform.

The motorbar which are able to vacuum both hard floors and carpets. The soft rollers which are made for hard floors but can be used on very light-duty jobs on carpets did exceptional with fine to extra large debris even piles of debris and pet hair really they are very good with hard floors no matter what you're trying to pick up. 

Hair tests

They both have active hair removal systems on the motorbar head which uses little plastic comb-like structures which remove. 

The hair as you vacuum we tested with 7 and 14-inch hair and it did almost perfectly and it really should cut down on the need for regular maintenance. 

Bin size

The outsize has a much bigger bin which can hold 1900 milliliters to only 750 on the Gen5detect. 

But it comes at the cost of being both heavier and less ergonomic overall.

Conclusion

Both of these products represent the state of the art in cordless vacuum technology. 

However, the lighter weight has better performance on the regular-sized head and is cheaper price. 

Put the Gen5detect in the top spot over the Gen5outsize.

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