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Good Housekeeping's best overall stick vac, with a self-emptying tower and very long runtime. But at about $1,100 TechRadar says it doesn't justify the price: the AI floor sensing is hit and miss, hair wraps the brushes, it's hard to push on carpet, and 21% of Samsung.com reviewers give it 1 star.
Top complaints
- AI features unreliable for the price
TechRadar found the AI adjustments hit and miss: it ignored a bath mat and room edges, and TechRadar says it doesn't justify its $1,099.99 list price. Samsung.com reviewers rate its AI functionality 1.3 out of 5. Good Housekeeping calls it very expensive.
- Hair tangling and hard to push on carpet
TechRadar says hair quickly wrapped the main floorhead and the Pet Tool+, and the vacuum was hard to change direction on and get moving on carpet. The motor unit is on the heavier side.
Source: TechRadar review - Reliability and upkeep
Samsung.com's review summary says some owners report brush-roll failures and malfunctions within the first year, and several criticize the lack of accessory storage and having to clean the microfilter after every use. TechRadar notes you can't turn off auto-empty and must buy dust bags.
Source: Samsung.com reviews, TechRadar review
What owners love
- Aced cleaning tests
Good Housekeeping says it aced its carpet and bare-floor tests. TechRadar says it aced all its suction tests on carpet.
Source: Good Housekeeping, TechRadar review - Self-emptying tower
Good Housekeeping and TechRadar both praise the station that empties the bin into a bag. TechRadar found it cleared almost everything and wasn't too noisy.
Source: Good Housekeeping, TechRadar review - Very long runtime
Good Housekeeping measured 1 hour 20 minutes on the min setting. TechRadar's sample came with two swappable batteries (rated 100 and 60 minutes) and scored battery life 5 out of 5.
Source: Good Housekeeping, TechRadar review
- You're on a budget
- You have long hair or shedding pets (brushes tangle)
- You're buying it for the AI features
- Large homes that need long runtime
- Allergy sufferers who want bin-free emptying
- People who want a dock and lots of tools
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What experts say
- Good Housekeeping: Best overall (updated 2026-06-18): self-emptying, aced carpet and bare-floor tests, ran 1 hr 20 min on min. Cons: only one battery, very expensive, and no built-in attachment storage.
- TechRadar: Excellent suction and a convenient dock, but hit-and-miss AI, hair wrap, and hard to push on carpet; value 2.5/5 at $1,099.99 (first reviewed February 2025, pre-launch sample kept one week).