Home LivingAppliancesVacuum CleanersDyson Gen5detect review: the world’s most powerful cordless vac – now without a triggerThe Dyson Gen5Detect represents the pinnacle of Dyson design and it’s very good indeedWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.(Image credit: Future | Derek Adams)T3 VerdictIn the pantheon of cordless stick vacuums, the Gen5detect is a veritable monster that sucks like a loach while removing dodgy particles down to the size of a virus. It also features an on/off button instead of an annoying trigger. But whether it’s miles better than its slightly lower-specced stablemate, the V15 Detect, is open to debate.Reasons to buy+No more triggers+Innovative laser dust detector+Amazing suction power+Integrated crevice nozzleReasons to avoid-Too much suction power?-Heavy in the hand-Very expensiveWhy you can trust T3Our expert reviewers spend hours testing and comparing products and services so you can choose the best for you.Find out more about how we test.
Home LivingAppliancesVacuum CleanersDyson Gen5detect review: the world’s most powerful cordless vac – now without a triggerThe Dyson Gen5Detect represents the pinnacle of Dyson design and it’s very good indeedWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.(Image credit: Future | Derek Adams)T3 VerdictIn the pantheon of cordless stick vacuums, the Gen5detect is a veritable monster that sucks like a loach while removing dodgy particles down to the size of a virus. It also features an on/off button instead of an annoying trigger. But whether it’s miles better than its slightly lower-specced stablemate, the V15 Detect, is open to debate.Reasons to buy+No more triggers+Innovative laser dust detector+Amazing suction power+Integrated crevice nozzleReasons to avoid-Too much suction power?-Heavy in the hand-Very expensiveWhy you can trust T3Our expert reviewers spend hours testing and comparing products and services so you can choose the best for you.Find out more about how we test.
The Dyson Gen5Detect represents the pinnacle of Dyson design and it’s very good indeed
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(Image credit: Future | Derek Adams)T3 VerdictIn the pantheon of cordless stick vacuums, the Gen5detect is a veritable monster that sucks like a loach while removing dodgy particles down to the size of a virus. It also features an on/off button instead of an annoying trigger. But whether it’s miles better than its slightly lower-specced stablemate, the V15 Detect, is open to debate.Reasons to buy+No more triggers+Innovative laser dust detector+Amazing suction power+Integrated crevice nozzleReasons to avoid-Too much suction power?-Heavy in the hand-Very expensive
(Image credit: Future | Derek Adams)
(Image credit: Future | Derek Adams)
T3 VerdictIn the pantheon of cordless stick vacuums, the Gen5detect is a veritable monster that sucks like a loach while removing dodgy particles down to the size of a virus. It also features an on/off button instead of an annoying trigger. But whether it’s miles better than its slightly lower-specced stablemate, the V15 Detect, is open to debate.Reasons to buy+No more triggers+Innovative laser dust detector+Amazing suction power+Integrated crevice nozzleReasons to avoid-Too much suction power?-Heavy in the hand-Very expensive
T3 VerdictIn the pantheon of cordless stick vacuums, the Gen5detect is a veritable monster that sucks like a loach while removing dodgy particles down to the size of a virus. It also features an on/off button instead of an annoying trigger. But whether it’s miles better than its slightly lower-specced stablemate, the V15 Detect, is open to debate.
T3 Verdict
In the pantheon of cordless stick vacuums, the Gen5detect is a veritable monster that sucks like a loach while removing dodgy particles down to the size of a virus. It also features an on/off button instead of an annoying trigger. But whether it’s miles better than its slightly lower-specced stablemate, the V15 Detect, is open to debate.
Reasons to buy+No more triggers+Innovative laser dust detector+Amazing suction power+Integrated crevice nozzleReasons to avoid-Too much suction power?-Heavy in the hand-Very expensive
Reasons to buy+No more triggers+Innovative laser dust detector+Amazing suction power+Integrated crevice nozzle
No more triggers
Innovative laser dust detector
Amazing suction power
Integrated crevice nozzle
Reasons to avoid-Too much suction power?-Heavy in the hand-Very expensive
Too much suction power?
Heavy in the hand
Very expensive
Why you can trust T3Our expert reviewers spend hours testing and comparing products and services so you can choose the best for you.Find out more about how we test.
Why you can trust T3Our expert reviewers spend hours testing and comparing products and services so you can choose the best for you.Find out more about how we test.
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Welcome to T3’s review of the newDysonGen5Detect, a beast of a cordless stick vacuum that outperforms everything in our current guide to thebest cordless stick vacuums.
Dyson is no stranger to quick turnarounds so it doesn’t come as a surprise that only a year elapsed between the 2021 launch of itsV15 Detect– a stick vacuum that we heaped a million virtues upon – and this newer flagship model which was officially unveiled in May 2022.
Like the current V15 Detect, one of this model’s biggest USPs is the laser-equipped hard floor head that illuminates every spec of dust in its path. Unlike the V15, this model has a more powerful motor capable of sucking up the entire contents of a lounge – including the furnishings – and a full HEPA filter that eradicates all particles down to a virus-sized 01.microns. It’s also the firstDyson vacuumto not have an on/off trigger and the first to feature a built-in crevice tool.
Lot’s of new stuff to consider then, but is it that much better than the cheaper V15 Detect?
Dyson Gen5detect review: price and availability
The Dyson Gen5Detect is available in two colour schemes – Prussian Blue/Rich Copper and Iron /Purple – and retails at £849.99. You can purchase it directly fromDysonorJohn Lewis & Partners,ArgosandAO.
Dyson Gen5detect review: Design
(Image credit: Dyson)
(Image credit: Dyson)
And this brings me to the overall design ethos of every Dyson stick vac on the market. For me, the perfect stick vac is one I can use with a straight, relaxed arm and a pendulum action that requires only moderate muscle power. As a result, I’ve had a good think about which muscle groups are used when I use a Dyson like the V15 Detect or Gen5detect and it’s mostly the shoulder, forearm and especially the wrist.
Dyson Gen5detect review: Power
I honestly don’t think there’s a cordless vacuum anywhere that can compete with this beast for raw suction power. I haven’t a clue what an air watt is – nor do I care – but this one has 262 watts of air ramming through its cyclones, developing a level of suction strong enough to suck carpet off the floor.
In the vast majority of cases, you will use this vac in Auto mode which automatically ramps up the power whenever the brush head’s front sensors detect more dirt on the floor. Auto mode works brilliantly on all hard floors, especially if used in conjunction with the softer laser-equipped Fluffy Optic cleaning head.
Although you’ll hardly ever use it, the Gen5 also comes with a Boost mode which unleashes the full power of the newly designed motor – 280AW, according to Dyson. This is the mode to use to clean out the car, the edges of a carpet, filthy corners of a room or down the back of the sofa.
Dyson Gen5detect review: accessories
The Gen5detect’s Digital Motorbar head is the perfect tool for pet hair(Image credit: Dyson)
The Gen5detect’s Digital Motorbar head is the perfect tool for pet hair
The Gen5detect’s Digital Motorbar head is the perfect tool for pet hair
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The Gen5detect comes with two main cleaning heads, plus an amazing anti-tangle Hair Screw tool for removing hair from pet beds, fabric sofas and carpeted stairs. Most cordless vacs are fitted with LED headlights and they’re very useful if vacuuming in darker areas. However, no LED equipped stick vac can hold a candle to this model’s front-mounted laser beam which highlights every speck of dust in its path. It is truly a remarkable innovation that will revolutionise the way you clean your hard floors.
However, the laser is only fitted to the fluffy hard floor head and not the main Digital Motorbar head which cleans both hard floors and carpets while detangling any hair it collects – it’s an absolute Trojan at collecting pet hair. The fact that this single head performs all floor duties with such aplomb makes me wonder why manufacturers insist on providing different floor heads when just one will do. Either way, it would be good to see Dyson also equipping the Motorbar head with a laser detector so we can dispense with the fluffy head altogether.
Press the red button, pull out the main suction tube and, voila, an instant crevice nozzle(Image credit: Future)
Press the red button, pull out the main suction tube and, voila, an instant crevice nozzle
Press the red button, pull out the main suction tube and, voila, an instant crevice nozzle
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Now here’s a real coup. When you press the big red button on the suction tube to remove it, a crevice tool with integral brush head magically appears. This cracking innovation speeds up the whole process of switching between stick and handheld. In fact it’s stuff like this that keeps me coming back to Dyson.
The main visible difference between this model and its sibling the V15 that I have resting next to it is that the new Gen5’s improved filter housing is noticeably wider than its extra centimetre in diameter suggests. However, it’s what goes on beneath the filter’s Prussian Blue livery that really pulls out all the stops. According to the blurb, the Gen5 is equipped with a HEPA³ filter capable of trapping ’99.9% of viruses’ or particles as small as 0.1 microns, and that’s a major plus for allergy sufferers – and hypochondriacs.
This image perfectly demonstrates how much beefier the air filter is on the Dyson Gen5detect (top)(Image credit: Future)
This image perfectly demonstrates how much beefier the air filter is on the Dyson Gen5detect (top)
This image perfectly demonstrates how much beefier the air filter is on the Dyson Gen5detect (top)
(Image credit: Future)
The Dyson Gen5detect’s removable battery housing is longer than the V15s – 4.5cm to be precise – and this is probably why the new model weighs 400 grams more than the V15, which is something you might notice, especially when it’s used in hand-held mode. On the plus side, this new larger battery will now provide 70 minutes worth of vacuuming oomph as opposed to the V15’s 60 minutes.
Dyson Gen5detect review: detailed dirt statistics
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(Image credit: Dyson)
If you like tech that gives you real-time feedback, you will love the Gen5detect’s improved rear-mounted LCD monitor which now gives you accurate stats on everything that’s swallowed. The display is divided into four colour-coded bars – microscopic, fine, medium and course – that move up and down independently as you clean. No, I don’t know of anyone who stares at a display while they clean the floor but I guess some users will find it useful. Along with real-time stats, the LCD monitor also displays the remaining run time in minutes and seconds.
Dyson Gen5detect review: Verdict
(Image credit: Dyson)
(Image credit: Dyson)
Taking the Dyson Gen5detect’s improved filtration process, increased suction power, marginally better running time and integrated crevice tool out of the equation, I’m still not sure there are enough improvements to warrant spending about £150 more than the lighter V15 Detect, which has more than enough power in the suction department and the same amazing laser-powered dust detection. However, if you like the idea of a premium Dyson vac that doesn’t use a tirgger system to turn it on, the Gen5Detect is clearly the model for you.
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