Both Dyson and Shark are well-matched when it comes to battery runtime and suction power so you can expect fantastic performance from either brand.

Tired of removing hair from your brush-roll? Perfect for carpets and hard floors, Shark's DuoClean floorhead is now enhanced with Anti Hair Wrap Technology, helping to leave your brush-roll tangle-free. Designed for homes with pets, comfortably clean stairs, under furniture and up high in portable mode with Powered Lift-Away. Shark provides a crevice tool, brush and a mini pet tool in the box, which is excellent for stairs and for getting hair off sofas.

Across Shark’s range of vacuums, you can find different technologies to help make cleaning a breeze. On selected models you can find: Although this cleaner is quite large, it remains easy to use. The power switch on this model has been relocated from the vacuum body to the handle, where it’s simple to grab with a thumb. Signature LED headlights in the floorhead illuminate hidden dust under furniture. With a stretch hose and long 8m power cord you can enjoy total reach of 10.15m for effortless whole-home cleaning, perfect for cleaning stairs. AO Retail Limited acts as a credit broker for NewDay Ltd on an exclusive basis and is not a lender. Shark | Innovative Vacuum Cleaners, Mops & Home Care Products 2023. Shark® is a registered trademark of SharkNinja Operating LLC

Value-for-money—did we feel each Shark vacuum was worth its price, or could you get a better/superior experience with a more affordable option? Easily vacuum sofas, crevices and surfaces with the included Crevice Tool and Multi-Surface Tool. Simply attach the wand in portable mode to easily reach ceilings, curtains and high up.Powered Lift-Away – Instantly transform into a portable vacuum cleaner. Lift the canister away from the wand to comfortably clean stairs, ceilings and under furniture without heavy lifting. Easily clean high up with extended reach and on-board tools. Below it sits a slider switch, which lets you change the cleaner’s mode: Hard Floor, Carpet and Deep Pile. This slider adjusts an air valve to reduce power as you move from hard floor up to deep-pile carpet. The bin itself detaches from the vacuum’s main body, flipping open at both ends for easy emptying and cleaning. Available in a stylish choice of navy, rose gold, and blue, this ultra-lightweight 2-in-1 cordless cleaner is the ultimate grab-and-go vacuum for floor and handheld cleaning that you'd be proud to show off in your home. Trust us, we've seen these in person and they are beautiful - something we never thought we'd say of a vacuum.

Pet hair performance was excellent, too, with the Shark PZ1000UKT able to easily remove all of the hair in a single pass.Rachel Ogden is a UK-based freelance journalist with more than 20 years’ experience of writing, editing and sub-editing. For the last 13 years, she has worked exclusively in interiors, writing about everything from extending your home to kitchen worktops, flooring, storage and more. Why you can trust Woman & Home At woman&home we test hundreds of products and would never recommend something that we wouldn't personally buy, use or give as a gift to a loved one. Find out more about how we research and test products. With the bin removed, you can see one of the washable filters, with a second HEPA filter located at the front of the vacuum. This, too, is easy to remove and clean. Bauer Consumer Media Ltd, Company number 01176085; Bauer Radio Limited, Company number: 1394141; Registered office: Media House, Peterborough Business Park, Lynch Wood, Peterborough PE2 6EA and H Bauer Publishing, Company number: LP003328; Registered office: The Lantern, 75 Hampstead Road, London NW1 2PL