Both robots run roller mops, LiDAR plus camera navigation, and self-emptying docks, so the decision comes down to what you want to spend and where you want the strength. The Mova Z60 Ultra Roller SA brings more suction at 26,000 Pa, a dual main brush, extendable and liftable brushes, a hot-water mop wash at 176 °F, and a three-year warranty for noticeably less money. The Ecovacs DEEBOT X12 OmniCyclone answers with better obstacle handling, clearing thresholds up to 40 mm, an RGB-D camera, Apple voice support, and 50 mop moisture levels for fine-tuning how wet your floors get.
Roller mops on both sides makes this an unusual matchup. Instead of arguing over spinning pads versus vibrating ones, the question becomes which roller system is backed by the better hardware around it. Ecovacs leans on navigation hardware: an RGB-D camera, 3D structured light, and the ability to climb over 40 mm obstacles. Mova leans on brute cleaning and dock automation: 26,000 Pa suction, dual main brushes that lift for mopping, hot-water mop washing, and a dust bag twice the size. And Mova does it while costing considerably less, which changes the math for a lot of buyers.
Ecovacs DEEBOT X12 OmniCyclone
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The Mova takes the overall rating at 9.1 versus 8.8, but the two are closer than that sounds. Cleaning is nearly identical at 8.9 for the Ecovacs against 8.8 for the Mova, and features tie at 8.6 each. Navigation is the one clear split, 8.5 for the Ecovacs versus 8.1 for the Mova, thanks to its taller obstacle clearance and depth-sensing camera. Value tips hard toward the Mova, which does more than its price suggests, whereas the Ecovacs is simply fair for what it costs.
Brush hardware separates these two first. The Mova uses a dual rubber-and-bristle main brush with an extendable side brush, and both the main and side brushes lift out of the way when it switches to mopping, something the Ecovacs doesn't do. Suction favors Mova too, 26,000 Pa against 22,000 Pa. Dock maintenance is where the gap widens: Mova washes its roller with 176 °F water and dries with 145 °F air, holds a 3.2 L dust bag, and carries larger clean and dirty water tanks. Ecovacs pushes back on navigation, clearing obstacles up to 40 mm versus 22 mm, and offers 50 mop moisture levels plus Apple voice control. Warranty is 3 years versus 1.
Mova's dual rubber-and-bristle main brush plus 26,000 Pa of suction gives it more grip on carpet than the Ecovacs single brush at 22,000 Pa, and its extendable side brush reaches into corners the Ecovacs has to bump against. The Ecovacs does hold a slightly larger onboard dust box, which matters less when both docks empty themselves anyway.
Both use roller mops, the most effective mopping design currently available, so the difference is in the support systems: Mova washes its roller with 176 °F water and dries it with 145 °F air, which keeps smells down between runs. The Ecovacs counters with 50 mop moisture levels versus 32 and a marginally taller mop lift, useful if you want precise control over how damp sealed hardwood gets.
For a shedding golden retriever, Mova is the safer pick: 26,000 Pa of suction with a dual brush pulls embedded hair out of rugs, and the 3.2 L dust bag is double the Ecovacs 1.6 L bag, so you're changing it far less often during heavy shedding season.
Both robots combine AI, a camera, 3D structured light, and an LED for spotting objects in the dark, but the Ecovacs adds depth sensing through its RGB-D camera and clears obstacles up to 40 mm versus 22 mm, so thick rug edges and raised door thresholds stop it far less often.
Mova's dock does more work: hot-water roller washing at 176 °F, heated drying at 145 °F, a 3.2 L dust bag, and larger clean (4 L) and dirty (3.5 L) water tanks than the Ecovacs 3.5 L and 2.7 L. That means longer stretches between refills and emptying.
Mova carries the bigger battery at 6,400 mAh with 220 minutes of run time, against 4,000 mAh and 200 minutes for the Ecovacs, which covers 1,277 sq ft in a single run. Both will finish a typical multi-room floor without needing to recharge mid-job.
Both handle no-go zones, multi-level maps, smart carpet cleaning, and AI obstacle avoidance, plus built-in voice commands with Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant. The Ecovacs adds Apple support, which is the tiebreaker if your home runs on Siri.
| Feature | Ecovacs DEEBOT X12 OmniCyclone | Mova Z60 Ultra Roller SA |
|---|---|---|
| Battery Life | 4,000 mAh | 6,400 mAh |
| Main Brush Type | Single (rubber & bristle) | Dual (rubber & bristle) |
| Extendable Side Brush | No | Yes |
| Liftable Main Brush | No | Yes |
| Liftable Side Brush | No | Yes |
| Mop Moisture Levels | 50 | 32 |
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Most buyers will be happier with the Mova Z60 Ultra Roller SA: more suction, better brushes, a hotter self-cleaning dock, and a longer warranty for less money. The Ecovacs DEEBOT X12 OmniCyclone earns its place in homes with tricky thresholds and Apple-based smart home setups.
