Oppo launched the Reno14 and Reno14 Pro back in May, and as you may know, this mid-range series refreshes twice annually, so we're definitely now getting very close to the launch of the Reno15 family.
According to a new rumor, there will be three main Reno15 devices: the Reno15, Reno15 Pro, and Reno15 Pro Max (yes, really - Oppo is apparently ready to follow Xiaomi's lead in copying Apple's naming scheme). The Reno15 Pro Max will allegedly come with a 6.78-inch flat LTPO OLED screen with "1.5K" resolution and 120Hz refresh rate.
Oppo Reno14 Pro
The phone will be powered by the...
Nintendo Switch 2 All-In-One Carrying Case: review
If you’re looking to buy a case for your shiny new Nintendo Switch 2, you may have come across the official Nintendo Switch 2 All-In-One Carrying Case. This model is large enough to house your Nintendo Switch 2 console, but also everything else you’d need to enjoy the console in TV mode.
Yep, there really is a lot of room to play with here. I’m talking slots for your console, dock, controllers… the full works. But with a list price of $84.99 / £66.99 / AU$109.95, is it really worth investing in? I tested it across multiple days to find out…
If, like me, you’re someone who much prefers playing your Nintendo Switch 2 in TV mode, then this case has you covered. It’s large and spacious, with individual compartments designated for your console, dock, Joy-Con 2 controllers, Nintendo Switch 2 Pro Controller, and more. There’s also a zip-up pouch for you to store cables and any additional bits and pieces.
I was easily able to fit everything I needed within the case – something I can’t say about any other case I’ve tested.
The only aspect that could be improved storage-wise is an increase in physical game card slots. You only get six here – less than some third-party options like the Belkin Charging Case for Nintendo Switch 2, for instance. Still, if you’re taking a short trip – perhaps to game at a friend’s house, for example – six slots will probably be plenty.
Let’s talk durability – a pretty big factor when deciding on which case to buy. Now this model is certainly durable enough. No, it’s not got a rock-hard exterior or anything – it’s more flexible than some rivals. Still, it’s got a decent amount of padding, and the material used for the exterior is rough enough to deal with drops and scratches. On top of that, there’s a protective flap for your Switch 2 console and dock.
I tried throwing the case on the floor and giving it a good scratch, and I didn’t see any damage, so no complaints from me.
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I do have a couple of complaints, though. Firstly, the case’s handle is pretty narrow and doesn't extend all too much. As a result, it felt undersized in my hand. But as someone with relatively large hands, I wanted to get some additional opinions. Unfortunately, everyone in my office agreed that the handle’s extension and shape were too limiting, with one colleague noting that this resulted in a weak overall grip.
Secondly, I’d argue that the design is a little one-note. It's entirely black with no fun detailing of note. That’s not the be-all and end-all – but I would’ve liked to see a splash of color, or at the least, a few colorful options. As an official case, I feel like there was an opportunity to make use of Nintendo’s amazing IPs for a more charismatic look.
Finally, and you may have seen this coming, we need to talk about that price. This is definitely the most spacious case I’ve tested. It’s also durable and secure. But $84.99 / £66.99 / AU$109.95 is quite the investment – especially when a lot of third-party rivals are charging around half of that for a similar sort of build.
All in all, then, is the Nintendo Switch 2 All-In-One Carrying Case worth it? Well, I’m pretty torn. On one hand, I can see myself using this due to a combination of abundant storage space and solid durability. On the other hand, I’m not convinced that it's priced particularly well, and I was disappointed with the awkward handle and slightly limited number of game slots. If you’ve got the cash, it’s an option worth considering – otherwise, I’d recommend checking out some third-party alternatives.
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Nintendo Switch 2 All-In-One Carrying Case review: price & specs
Price
$84.99 / £66.99 / AU$109.95
Dimensions
6.4 x 9.5 x 9.8 inches / 163 x 241 x 248mm
Weight
1.7lbs / 770g
Number of game card slots
6
Compartments
7
Handle
Yes
Color
Black
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Should I buy the Nintendo Switch 2 All-In-One Carrying Case?
Attributes
Notes
Rating
Design
Slightly one-note look, awkward handle, but plenty durable and secure.
3.5/5
Storage
Well-made individual compartments for console and accessories, only six game card slots.
4.5/5
Value
Despite high storage and ruggedness, it’s very expensive and not without its flaws.
3.5/5
Buy it if…
You want a highly secure case I was more than satisfied with the durability of Nintendo’s official all-in-one case. It’s got a hardy, yet flexible exterior, a protective flap for your Switch 2 console and dock, and secure compartments for all of your accessories.
You’ve got plenty of accessories Yes, if you’ve got an additional controller – such as the Pro Controller 2, for example – as well as Joy Con 2 grip and straps and cables, it should all fit with ease. Of course, you have space for your dock too.
Don’t buy it if…
You want the best bang for your buck With a list price of $84.99 / £66.99 / AU$109.95, Nintendo's official all-in-one case is quite the investment. And although it's both durable and spacious, I'm not sure it's quite worth that much. A rival like the Nacon case in the 'Also consider' section, for example, is large enough to house your console, dock, and cables. And although it doesn't have as much room for accessories, it's still durable and easy to handle, while also coming in at around half the price.
You want to carry a large number of games around Don’t get me wrong, six game slots is solid enough, and if you’re only taking a short trip, that should be enough. But there are competitors who offer 10 or more game card slots, so it would’ve been nice to get a couple more here.
Nintendo Switch 2 All-In-One Carrying Case review: also consider
Nacon Protection Case XL for Nintendo Switch 2 Unfortunately, this one’s not available in the US or Australia just yet, but if you’re in the UK, the Nacon Protection Case XL is the ideal alternative to Nintendo’s full-sized model. It comes in at under £25 (about $34 / AU$50), but still has enough room for your console, dock, and cables. It won’t quite offer the space for a Pro Controller as well, say, but if that’s ok with you, then you may get better bang for your buck with Nacon.
How I tested the Nintendo Switch 2 All-In-One Carrying Case
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Tested over the course of multiple days
Compared directly against rival models
Trialled by a Switch 2 owner and life-long gamer
I tested the Nintendo Switch 2 All-In-One Carrying Case over multiple days. I loaded it up with a Nintendo Switch 2 console, dock, Joy-Cons, a third-party controller, cables, games… you name it.
Although I wasn’t particularly keen to drop the case with my console inside, I threw it onto the floor while empty. I also tried scratching the exterior and checked for any wear after a few days of use. I also compared aspects like sturdiness and storage space against the Nacon Protection Case XL for Nintendo Switch 2.
If we go by a rumor from earlier this month, Samsung will fully reveal its VR headset codenamed Project Moohan on October 21. So it's no surprise that we are finally getting some solid information about what might be called the Galaxy XR. The leak contains official-looking renders and key specs.
Samsung Galaxy XR
The Galaxy XR will be equipped with two 4K micro-LED displays with 4,032 ppi. Both displays combined will feature 29 million pixels, which is more than the 23 million pixels offered by Apple's Vision Pro or Meta's Quest 3 headsets.
The Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 2 is tasked...
Following a series of teasers, Onyx has officially announced the Boox P6 Pro – its latest smartphone-sized e-reader. This one is notable because it adds cellular connectivity with full 5G support and also comes in a special version with a Kaleido 3 color E Ink screen with 4096 colors, similar to what we’ve seen on Amazon’s Kindle Colorsoft models.
Boox P6 Pro also comes in a regular monochrome E Ink screen version using a Carta 1300 screen. Both measure 6.13 inches in diagonal and feature some sizable bezels around the screen. The one advantage of the color E Ink model is the added...
I can't think of the last time an entry in any long-running first-person shooter series was as safe as Battlefield 6. It seems as though the lackluster reception to Battlefield 2042has left developer Battlefield Studios terrified of taking any kind of creative risks, which is a real double-edged sword.
Review info
Platform reviewed: PS5 Available on: PC, PS5, Xbox Series X and Series S Release date: October 10, 2025
It delivers almost everything you would expect from a Battlefield game - often to a fault. While a generic campaign and strong multiplayer offering will undoubtedly be more than enough to satiate some fans, and I can't say that I haven't enjoyed much of my time with it so far, others will surely be disappointed that it's not anything we haven't seen before.
Boots on the ground
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This lack of risk-taking is most evident in the single-player campaign, which is easily one of the least memorable that I've played in years. It does a good job of preparing you for online multiplayer by introducing the controls and basic mechanics, but it's not something you'll be eager to dive back into once the credits roll.
Set in 2028, it takes us to a near-future world in which NATO is on the brink of collapse. A private military force, Pax Armata, has stepped up to replace it, funded by former NATO states. The opening mission takes place in Georgia, with US Marine Dylan Murphy and his squad tasked with pulling out with the rest of NATO’s army as Pax moves in.
The supposedly peaceful handover quickly spirals into an all-out war when Pax attacks without warning, with Murphy's squad cornered in a downed helicopter. The sole survivor, Murphy, is assigned a new team and then becomes the central part of NATO's effort to take down this sinister force.
The nine missions are set in a range of global locations and have you alternating between different members of Murphy's squad. Playing as the likes of Gecko, the team's sniper, adds a decent amount of variety, but none of the activities are particularly original.
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There are the obligatory night time stealth sections, a handful of tank driving segments, and a few more open areas that have you taking out enemy squads with long-range weaponry and a spotter. The most interesting stages are the ones that take place in a war torn New York, including a townhouse assault similar to the iconic Clean House mission from 2019’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfareand an enjoyable section that has you chasing a train down abandoned subway tunnels in an armored vehicle.
The underlying narrative that ties them all together is perfectly serviceable, but entirely predictable right down to its final twist. There was still plenty of enjoyable shooting throughout, but it's a notable step down from the much stronger, cinematic single-player action of Battlefield 1 and Battlefield5. There are plenty of challenges and hidden collectibles to discover that unlock some rather nifty skins in multiplayer, which is a nice touch, though, and might draw me back in for another run a few months down the line.
It certainly doesn’t help that the visuals are distractingly rough at times. This is the first Battlefield game to launch exclusively for modern consoles, but it doesn’t show in the slightest. The visual fidelity is nowhere near even previous titles, with muddy textures, a low overall render distance, and fuzzy artifacts around objects on PlayStation 5 - even with the optional high resolution textures installed. The frame rate is impressively stable at least, even in the more explosive moments of destruction.
On the front lines
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Battlefield 6 fares much better when you jump into its multiplayer modes. The minute-to-minute action is some of the best in the series to date, with no hint of the frustrating balance issues that plagued 2042 on day one. You get a total of nine maps at launch, including the return of the popular Operation Firestorm from Battlefield 3.
Most of my time in multiplayer so far has been spent in the new maps, which all seem refreshingly well-designed. The huge Liberation Peak and Mirak Valley, both perfect for the massive flagship Conquest and Breakthrough modes, are strong combat environments, with tumultuous, uneven terrain that’s filled with nooks and crannies for infantry to explore. This lends them a fantastic pacing, with short bursts of intense combat as you discover entrenched enemies, and importantly, helps level the playing field against powerful vehicles and snipers by giving you places to hide.
This contrasts nicely with the more open Operation Firestorm. Those who love racking up long-range headshots will feel right at home here, but the smart addition of some new cover means that this never becomes too annoying for infantry players. The new Escalation mode, which decreases the play area as the two teams capture objectives, is thrilling - gradually ramping up the intensity of each match as you hurtle towards a dramatic final confrontation.
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Urban warfare is well represented in the smaller Gibraltar and New York maps, both filled with winding streets and an impressive number of building interiors to explore. These maps do highlight the limits of the tactical destruction system, though, which is quite inconsistent at times. It’s hard to tell what can and can’t be destroyed at a glance, leading to occasional frustration. While the brick wall of a house crumbles like a cookie at the slightest provocation, an almost identical wall elsewhere will be totally impervious to even direct tank fire.
On a handful of occasions, I’ve found myself unable to flank groups of enemies thanks to the odd indestructible barrier, or hunkered down in a corner to regenerate health, only to watch all of my cover evaporate before my eyes. I also found that the maps looked quite similar aesthetically. Aside from New York, everywhere has a brown, flat look that runs the risk of all blending into one.
Although they were significantly less enjoyable to actually play, I miss the striking map themes of Battlefield2042. There’s nothing anywhere near as engaging as that bright and colorful high-tech Korean city block or the eerie automated lightshow of a half-buried Doha.
Play your part
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The return to a proper class system is at least a dramatic upgrade compared to its predecessor’s cartoon-like heroes, really helping to sell the large-scale combat fantasy. Split into Assault, Engineer, Support, and Recon, the four classes all play well and offer more than enough unique abilities and equipment to set each of them apart.
Assault benefits from the option of bringing a portable ladder to fights, quickly scaling buildings to find vantage points and create ambushes. You can also pack a third weapon instead of one of your usual gadgets, giving you quick access to a shotgun or marksman rifle in a pinch. It’s perfect for some of the larger maps that still have dense interior areas, and is evened out by the fact that your third weapon has extremely limited ammunition.
Best bit
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There’s nothing more satisfying than hunkering down in a distant corner as the Recon class in multiplayer, taking cross-map pot shots that occasionally pay off with an incredible long-distance headshot elimination.
Engineer is more designed for vehicle players, with gear that helps you repair or destroy them more easily, while Recon focuses on stealthy long-range sniping. They all complement each other well, though I do wish that there was a separate medic class, as some Support players are clearly more interested in handing out ammo than reviving fallen comrades. This is far from a major complaint, however, and does little to harm the otherwise successful balancing.
Battlefield 6 also ships with a revamped Battlefield Portal, a suite of creation tools designed to let the community create their own maps and modes. It’s only available on PC, but is basically a whole game engine with practically limitless possibilities for those willing to put in the work to learn it. Anything that the community builds can be made accessible in the game, and I’m already seeing loads of enjoyable creations pop up from a remake of the famous Call of Duty shipment map to a full-on Counter-Strike style game mode.
Unfortunately, browsing Portal maps is a lot trickier than it should be, thanks to the dodgy home screen UI. Designed in a similar way to a video streaming service, it arranges everything in little rectangular boxes, leaving loads of unused screen space and forcing you to really dig through the different options in order to find what you want.
Still, this doesn’t detract from the experience when you’re actually playing multiplayer or Portal, and with loads of seasonal content and the Firestorm battle royale mode still on the way, Battlefield 6 is a fantastic foundation for what’s to come
Should I play Battlefield 6?
You're after brilliant multiplayer Battlefield 6 is fantastic when you're playing any of its online modes. Pick it up if you're searching for a new multiplayer FPS to play for hours at a time.
You yearn for classic Battlefield With the returning class system and modern military theming, Battlefield 6 is a deliberate call-back to the fan favorite Battlefield 3 and 4.
You love building your own maps If you enjoy designing your own maps and modes, then Portal is going to be right up your street. It offers a fantastic set of creative tools, but is only available on PC.
Don't play it if...
You're playing for the campaign The Battlefield 6 campaign is easily the weakest in the series. You shouldn't buy it if you're mainly after a strong single-player story.
Accessibility features
Battlefield 6 offers a decent set of accessibility options. This includes the ability to enable subtitles and adjust the font size. It also offers the ability to fully customize the colors of on-screen icons and remap the controls. The game features some text to speech options too, plus a setting to disable controller vibration.
How I reviewed Battlefield 6
As TechRadar’s resident FPS expert, I played almost 20 hours of Battlefield 6 on PS5 using a copy provided by EA, plus an additional five or so hours on PC during closed preview sessions.
During this time, I completed the entire single-player campaign and spent a significant portion of time in the multiplayer both before and after the public launch. I relied on the standard DualSense Wireless Controller throughout my time with the game and a Logitech G522 Lightspeed gaming headset for my audio.
I compared my playing experience with that of previous Battlefield games, most significantly Battlefield 2042, but also 1, 5, and 4, plus other first-person shooter series such as Call of Duty.
The Hub version is the model I've reviewed here, and comes with an auto-empty dock. The standard version is almost identical, except there's no dock and the wand can be released to bend forwards.
The Roborock H60 Hub Ultra is a cordless stick vacuum that boasts a range of useful features, including an auto-empty dock that removes the need for messy dustbin wrangling. Roborock is best known for its robot vacuums, but the H60 range (of which the Hub Ultra sits right at the top) marks a serious expansion into manual vacuum cleaners. I've been using the H60 Hub Ultra for the past two weeks, to get a feel for how it performs and to figure out if it can compete with the rest of the best cordless vacuums on the market.
At first, I was thrown off by the design of the floorhead. The roller is mostly soft, and it didn't look like it would agitate carpet fibers sufficiently for a thorough clean. I needn't have worried, though: this vacuum sailed through my cleaning tests, on both hard floors and carpet. In addition, it avoided hair from becoming tangled around the brushroll throughout my review period, and boasts what is, perhaps, one of the brightest, most effective lasers I've come across in all my vacuum-testing experience.
The floorhead is also shallow enough to clean right into awkward spaces (it's one of very few vacuums to be able to shuffle right under my low sofa), and the telescopic wand means that its height can be adjusted to suit you. If you opt for the version of the H60 without the auto-empty dock, you'll be swapping out the telescopic wand for one that can bend forward to 90-degrees.
Speaking of the auto-empty dock, it works very well (perhaps not surprising when you consider this is the brand behind many of the best robot vacuums on the market) – and it's a big effort-saver, as well as being a strong choice for allergy-sufferers. Design-wise, it looks more stylish, too, than rival dock options, and the hidden storage for detail tools is an inspired design flourish.
So why haven't I awarded the Roborock an outright win? This is mostly down to battery life. In anything above the lowest mode, the battery drains a little too quickly. In medium mode – which most people will be using, most of the time – I managed 25 minutes of cleaning, which is too little time to cover a larger house in one go. The issue is exacerbated by the lack of an Auto mode. Many modern vacuums can auto-adjust suction power based on dirt levels and/or floor type, to provide a thorough clean without wasting battery. The H60 relies on you to change the mode manually.
That's the short version; read on for my full Roborock H60 Ultra review.
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Roborock H60 Ultra review: price & availability
List price: $599.99 / AU$999
Available: US, AU, Europe (not UK)
The Roborock H60 Hub Ultra launched in September 2025, and is currently available in the US, Australia, and various countries across Europe (not including the UK).
In the US, it has a list price of $599.99 – but since I started reviewing, I haven't seen it sold at this price; it's been available for $499.99 at Roborock, Target and Amazon. In Australia it has a list price of AU$999, but at the time of writing was discounted to AU$499 at Roborock. That's equivalent to around £450-£490 at list price (Roborock does have a presence in the UK, so I'm hopeful these vacuums will make their way over at some point). The standard H60 Ultra – minus an auto-empty dock – is also on its way. I don't have pricing information for this model yet, but it will definitely be a bit cheaper.
At list prices, the H60 Hub Ultra sits in the premium price bracket. With discounts (which look like they might be common), it might just sit on the cusp between mid-range and premium. The vacuum feels high quality, and the auto-empty base amps up value for money. However, I'd expect an Auto power mode in that price bracket, and far superior battery life.
Looking at comparable models with an auto-empty base, there's the Shark PowerDetect Cordless Clean & Empty, with a list price of $499.99 / £549.99/ AU$999.99, but discounts are common. That model has multiple automation capabilities, and offers better value for money than the H60. There's also the Samsung Bespoke AI Jet Ultra, which has a list price of $1,099.99 / £1,199.99 / AU$1,699.
Sitting at the top of the Dyson range right now is the V16 Piston Animal, with a list price of £749.99 / AU$1,349 (it currently isn't available in the US). It, too, lacks an auto-empty base – although apparently one is incoming soon.
Value for money score: 3.5 out of 5
Roborock H60 Ultra specs
Weight (body only):
4lbs / 1.8kg
Weight (vacuum with wand and floorhead):
6.6lbs / 3kg
Bin size (onboard):
0.5L
Bin size (dock):
3L
Max runtime:
90 mins
Charge time:
3hrs 30 (3hrs 15 on test)
Vacuum dimensions (H x L x W):
45.1 x 9.8 x 11.5in / 114.6 x 25 x 29.3cm
Dock dimensions (H x L x W):
33.4 x 11.4 x 11.4in / 84.8 x 28.9 x 28.9cm
Filter:
HEPA
Max suction:
210AW
Roborock H60 Ultra review: design
Stick vacuum with button operation, telescopic wand and info screen
Auto-empty charge dock with hidden storage for two detail tools
Floorhead is mostly soft with rubber fins, and kitted out with a laser
The Roborock H60 Hub Ultra is a premium stick vacuum with an auto-empty dock. The vacuum itself looks much like any other stick cleaner, except perhaps it's a little more classy. It switches on and off with a button, and other information is conveyed via a large screen that covers most of the front of the vacuum.
There are three power modes, which you switch between using a second button. The system adopted to tell you which mode you're in isn't terribly clear: two "whoosh" symbols appear for the lowest-powered mode; three, for medium mode; and six show in max mode. I could have done with some color coding or even just a Low, Mid, Max for easier, at-a-glance decoding. Battery status is much clearer to decipher: the cleaner counts down from 100 as the battery runs down.
The "whoosh" symbols indicate the mode you're in, while the number tells you how much battery is left (Image credit: Future)
Rather unusually, the wand is telescopic, and can extend from around 17in / 43cm to around 25.6in / 65cm in length. This means it's adjustable to a length that's comfortable for your height. With the wand contracted, the total height with the floorhead flat on the ground is 36.6in / 93cm; fully extended, it's 44.9in / 114cm tall.
This adjustable height also allows for the dock to come in a bit shorter. The bin section needs to connect to the dock, which can mean that some auto-empty docks end up being rather statuesque. Here, the stick vacuum can collapse down to fit in at a lower level.
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Speaking of the dock, Roborock has gone for a white, curved cuboid design with a dark base. It isn't especially exciting to look at, but neither will it stick out like a sore thumb in your kitchen or utility room. (In my mental ranking of attractive auto-empty bases, it sits below the Samsung Bespoke AI Jet Ultra, but above the Shark PowerDetect Cordless.)
The vacuum charges via the dock, but its primary purpose is to house a generous 3L dust bag, into which the onboard bin will empty itself whenever the vacuum is docked. This dust bag is fully sealed and comes with HEPA filtration.
There are a couple of big benefits to an auto-empty dock. The first is that it means you can get away with a smaller bin on the vacuum itself, which can result in a lighter and more streamlined vacuum overall (Roborock has taken advantage in this regard, supplying a small onboard bin of just 0.5L).
The second benefit is that emptying the bin is much cleaner and needs to be done less frequently. Roborock says the large dust bag in the dock will only need replacing once every 100 days – although, of course, that will vary depending on how much dust you're busting. Nevertheless, this might be welcome news for allergy sufferers, and those who aren't really a fan of maintenance tasks.
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The H60 Ultra comes with one general-purpose floorhead (Image credit: Future)
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The roller is mostly soft, with some rubbery fins (Image credit: Future)
The design of the main floorhead is a little unusual. Most vacuums have a mostly plastic roller, fitted with bands of stiff bristles and perhaps also bands of soft brushes. Here, the whole thing is covered with a soft microfiber-style covering, with rubbery fins that wind around it. There's nothing especially rigid there – it reminds me of Dyson's Fluffy floorhead for hard floors. Before I began testing, I had my doubts over how well it would agitate carpet fibers to release any trapped dirt.
Elsewhere, this main floorhead is kitted out with a wide-angle laser to illuminate dirt that might otherwise be missed. Most brands' headlamps are white, but Roborock has gone for a Dyson-inspired lime green. There are also anti-tangle features to prevent long hair from becoming wrapped around the roller.
There's room in the dock to store accessories (Image credit: Future)
Like pretty much every stick vacuum on the market, the wand can be removed and a detail tool added to turn the unit into a handheld vacuum. Here you're supplied with a mini-motorized tool and a 2-in-1 crevice tool. One feature I especially like, and which I haven't seen before, is that there's a home in the dock for the two detail tools to nestle safely out of the way.
Design score: 4.5 out of 5
Roborock H60 Ultra review: performance
Excellent suction on both hard floors and carpet
Laser is bright and useful, and the floorhead can fit under low furniture
Auto-empty is mess-free and saves effort
To kick things off, I used the H60 Hub Ultra to do a general clean of my flat. What was immediately noticeable is that the floorhead propels itself forwards when you switch it on – so much so that it can feel like the vacuum is running away with you a bit.
While this does take the effort out of moving forward, unfortunately it has the opposite effect when you're pulling the vacuum back towards you. Perhaps if you could figure out a route that snakes around your home, never requires you to pull the vacuum backwards, it would be ideal.
Aside from the pull-back problem, the H60 feels relatively comfortable to use. The mechanism for the extendable wand is smooth and easy to adjust, and it means you can raise or lower the vacuum to the perfect height for you.
The extendible wand means you can get the vacuum to the perfect height for you (Image credit: Future)
In use, the floorhead feels really different to other carpet floorheads I've tested, because it's so soft. In fact, I was so disconcerted that I checked back in the box a couple of times to make sure there wasn't a second floorhead in there that I'd missed.
On carpet, it felt like the roller might not be vigorous enough to pick up much dirt, but the dust and fluff building up in the dust cup told a different story (as did the suction tests, which I'll get to in a minute).
There was the occasional "sticky" bit of fluff on the carpet that stubbornly refused to be lifted, but in general the floorhead did a very solid job of cleaning my carpets. I even used it to clear up after a visit from an especially hairy dog, and it pulled an impressive amount of fur from my carpets. I didn't encounter any issues with the floorhead as a result of my own, armpit-length hair becoming wrapped around it, either – after two weeks of testing, the floorhead roller remains completely hair-free.
Using the H60 Hub Ultra on hard floor felt much more natural, and it did a great job of clearing dust and dirt. In addition, the laser illumination really comes into its own on hard floors: the light is bright and wide, and shows up fluff and hair very effectively. (It might even be slightly better than the light on my Dyson Gen5detect, the current reigning laser-illumination champ.)
The H60 has some of the very best laser illumination I've seen (Image credit: Future)
I guess I've been spoiled, but during general cleaning, the one thing I really missed was having an Auto mode. A number of vacuums these days can intelligently adjust suction depending on the floor type or dirt levels. I was vacuuming away, thinking "but how do I know it's working?".
If you're not a professional vacuum reviewer, and are used to using your eyes to assess vacuum performance, this may not be a problem. Perhaps the more relatable issue was that I had to keep a hand free to manually shift modes when moving from carpet to hard floor, to preserve battery life.
However, extra credit should go to Roborock for creating a vacuum that's great at cleaning under furniture. The floorhead's relatively shallow profile and compact docking mechanism mean it can lie almost completely flat, easily reaching right into the dusty depths beneath my sofa. (Note, if you opt for the version of the H60 that doesn't have the auto-empty dock, you'll get a wand that can be released to bend forward to 90-degrees, for even easier cleaning under furniture.)
The floorhead is excellent at getting right under furniture (Image credit: Future)
Like most stick vacuums, the H60 Ultra can be reconfigured for use as a handheld. The two tools provided will cover a wide variety of cleaning tasks, and the mini-motorized tool did a particularly good job of pulling pet hair from my sofa.
A slightly weird quirk is that if you swap tools without switching off the suction, the rollers won't rotate and the laser won't turn on. This can be fixed by switching the machine off and on again.
The telescopic wand actually makes getting the vacuum into the dock easier and more comfortable than I've experienced with other auto-empty machines I've used. Roborock says bin-emptying takes 10 seconds, and on test that proved accurate.
The auto-empty process was also relatively quiet, and in almost all instances, all the dust disappeared from the onboard bin in one go. The only time I had an issue with the auto-empty function was after I'd had a shedding dog visit – the hair-filled bin didn't empty at all the first time I docked the vacuum, but everything was sucked out on the second go.
Generally speaking, if you have space for one, I think an auto-empty dock is an excellent investment. They really take all the hassle and fuss out of a daily vacuum.
Suction tests
Moving on to the official suction tests. The H60 Hub Ultra performed far better than I expected considering the slightly weird floorhead.
I sprinkled loose, dry tea on the carpet to represent fine, gritty debris, then added a pile of oats and dry lentils to represent chunky debris. In medium mode, it scooped up pretty much everything in a single forward pass – if you look very closely, there are a few specks of tea remaining, but this is still an extremely strong result.
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Tea and oats / lentils on floor before the suction test (Image credit: Future)
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The tea after a single pass in medium mode (look very closely and you can see a few specks remaining) (Image credit: Future)
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No remaining oats after a single pass in medium mode (Image credit: Future)
Here's a video clip of the tea test:
And a clip of the oats / lentils test:
I then repeated the same tests on a hard linoleum floor. Here, the results were equally strong: all mess was sucked up in a single forward pass. What's especially impressive is that none of the oats and lentils either pooled in front of the floorhead or were pinged around the room, as often happens in this test.
Finally, on to the edge test. The results here were a little weaker, but not awful. I sprinkled oats along the edge of my hearth in my carpeted lounge. Approaching from the side with the main floorhead attached, the majority of oats were sucked up – but a strip was left along the edge. Approaching front-on proved more successful.
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Oats before the edge test (Image credit: Future)
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... the results after a single pass, approaching from the side (Image credit: Future)
Overall, a really strong performance from the Roborock H60 Hub Ultra. The cleaning power proved excellent on both hard floors and carpet, and it was comfortable and easily maneuverable in use. My only minor complaints are the lack of an Auto mode, and the fact it's so intent on only moving forwards.
Performance score: 4.5 out of 5
Roborock H60 Ultra review: battery life
8 mins 38 seconds in max, 25 minutes in medium
Roborock quotes 90 minutes for min mode
Recharge took 3 hours 15 mins
Roborock promises up to 90 minutes of cleaning per charge. This would be for the lowest-powered mode, and I will test and time this as soon as possible.
From the rapidly depleting battery indicator, I could immediately tell that runtimes in higher-powered modes would be significantly shorter. In the medium mode, it lasted 25 minutes – long enough to do a good amount of cleaning, but perhaps not enough for a whole large house. In maximum mode, the H60 lasted 8 minutes and 38 seconds, which again isn't terribly impressive.
The lack of an Auto suction mode is a down-side here. As well as saving you effort, Auto modes help eke out battery life, because the vacuum is only ever using the actual amount of suction power required for that particular cleaning task.
If you bleed the battery on the H60 Ultra to flat, it will take 30 minutes to start charging again. Roborock quotes a 3 hours and 30 minutes recharge time; I recorded slightly less than that at 3 hours and 15 minutess (including the extra 30 minutes where it just sat on its perch and did not charge). On the plus side, the charge dock makes keeping your vacuum juiced up straightforward.
Battery life score: 3 out of 5
Should you buy the Roborock H60 Ultra?
Attribute
Notes
Rating
Value
Premium, but there can be good discounts. Decent pricing for a high-quality vac with auto-empty, although I missed an Auto mode.
3.5 / 5
Design
Premium-feeling stick vacuum with telescopic wand and laser illumination. Effort-saving, auto-empty charge dock.
4.5 / 5
Performance
Excellent suction on both hard floors and carpet, with no hair wrap around brush roll. Floorhead can get right under furniture, and laser is nice and bright. Auto-empty works well.
4.5 / 5
Battery
Officially up to 90 minutes, but only 25 minutes in medium mode, and no battery-maximizing Auto mode.
3 / 5
Buy it if...
You suffer from allergies or hate bin-emptying
The auto-empty dock means once dirt and hair is sucked up, it's very difficult for it to escape back into the air. This also takes all the effort out of emptying the bin.
You have lots of hard floor
As the floorhead is very soft, you won't have to worry about it scratching delicate hard floors (it's also great on carpet, for the record). The dust-illuminating laser is also ultra-useful on hard flooring.
You're short
The telescopic wand means you can adjust the height of this stick vacuum to be comfortable for you. It doesn't go much longer than your average vacuum, but petite users will appreciate the ability to shrink down the wand to their height.
Don't buy it if...
You have a big house
The runtimes in higher power modes here aren't great, so if you have a big home you'll either need to commit to the lowest suction mode, or to pausing to recharge mid-clean.
You want an intelligent cleaner
Many premium vacuums these days can adjust suction and/or roller speed intelligently, based on floor type and dirt levels, for a low-effort, effective and battery-efficient clean. There's no Auto mode to speak of here.
How I tested the Roborock H60 Ultra
I used the Roborock H60 Hub for two weeks in my one-bedroom flat, which has a mix of carpet and linoleum floors.
I set up the charge station in my lounge and used the H60 vacuum regularly for a fortnight, to get a general feel for maneuverability, cleaning effectiveness in each mode, battery life, and any usability issues. I also took note of how well the Hub station's auto-empty feature worked and if it proved a genuine effort-saver.
To gain a more objective view of this vacuum's performance, I also ran a series of standard suction tests. For these, I sprinkled dry tea (to represent fine dust) and an oat / dry lentil mix (to represent chunky debris) on hard floors and carpet, and observed how efficiently the vacuum cleared it up. I also assessed how the H60 dealt with hair (my own, armpit-length human hair, and that of a visiting Cocker Spaniel ) and cleaning along the edges of rooms, and timed how long it took to run the battery flat in different modes, and to recharge it again.
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The Bowers & Wilkins Px8 wireless noise-cancelling over-ear headphones don't exactly rip up the rule book and start again from previous models. But if they're among the best headphones and over-ear headphones on the market, is that really a bad thing?
Some significant aspects of specification are retained from 2022's Px8, or lifted from Bowers & Wilkins' more affordable (and rabidly well-received) Px7 S3 – in fact, the most obvious changes are visual. The Px8 S2 are slightly more low-profile and lighter than the product they replace, and have at least one authentic design flourish in the way the cable is partially exposed in the aluminium body of the arms and headband.
They are, however, a fairly obvious improvement when it comes to their active noise-cancellation and a decisive step on where sound quality is concerned. The Px8 S2 are a deeply accomplished and entertaining listen, able to create a large, well-defined and properly unified soundstage, reveal a huge amount of carefully contextualized detail, and stream through the most challenging dynamic shifts without sounding even remotely stressed. Add in super-smooth frequency response and nicely neutral tonality, and they’re very close to being the complete solution.
No, they can’t do as complete a job on outside distractions as the very best active noise-cancelling headphones around, but they’re really not all that far off. And besides, the inability to utterly negate the sound of an aircraft (or its passengers) is a small price to pay for sound quality that’s as rewarding as this.
(Image credit: Future / Simon Lucas)
Bowers & Wilkins Px8 S2 review: Price and release date
Release date: September 24th, 2025
Price: $799 / £629 / AU$1,299 (approx.)
The Bowers & Wilkins Px8 S2 wireless over-ear noise-cancelling headphones are on sale now, and in the United States they're priced at $799. In the United Kingdom they sell for £629, while in Australia you’re looking at AU$1,299.
‘Premium’, then, is the word I’ll be applying.
Bowers & Wilkins Px8 S2 review: Specs
Weight:
310g
Drivers:
2 x 40mm dynamic full-range carbon cone
Battery life:
30 hours (ANC on)
Control:
app; voice; physical
Bluetooth:
5.3 with SBC, AAC, aptX Adaptive and aptX Lossless compatibility
(Image credit: Future / Simon Lucas)
Bowers & Wilkins Px8 S2 review: Features
40mm full range carbon cone dynamic drivers
Bluetooth 5.3 with SBC, AAC, aptX Adaptive and aptX Lossless compatibility
30 hours of battery life
Even pricey wireless headphones tend not to be overburdened by features. ‘Pricey’ is a fairly accurate way to describe the Px8 S2 and, sure enough, their feature-set is all business – there are no fripperies here.
Bowers & Wilkins has retained the 40mm full range carbon cone dynamic drivers that first appeared in the original Px8 – but a new and altogether stiffer chassis, upgraded motor system and voice coil, plus some revisions to the driver fixings are all intended to offer worthwhile improvements to sound quality for the S2. The company has ported the amplification and DSP engine from its wildly successful Px7 S3 headphones for use here, but some bespoke tuning is intended to ensure the Px8 S2 outperform their extremely well-regarded (and quite a bit more affordable) siblings.
Wireless connectivity is via Bluetooth 5.3, and the Px8 S2 are compatible with SBC, AAC, aptX Adaptive and aptX Lossless codecs. Bowers & Wilkins assures me that compatibility with both spatial audio and Bluetooth LE will be along ‘in due course’ via an OTA update – I'll mentally add on that missing 0.5 mark when it arrives. Wired listening, meanwhile, happens using the USB-C slot on the left earcup – it can be used for data transfer as well as charging the battery, which is why the company supplies USB-C to USB-C and USB-C to 3.5mm cables in the tidy semi-hard travel case. Battery life, by the way, is an entirely competitive 30 hours, and a 15-minute visit to the mains equates to around another seven hours' playback.
The mic-count has risen to eight (over the six fitted to the Px8) and all are involved both in telephony and active noise-cancellation. Six mics monitor external conditions and the other two assess the output of the drivers for the adaptive ANC system Bowers & Wilkins has specified. And naturally the mic array is involved with voice-assistant interaction, too.
Features score: 4.5 / 5
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Bowers & Wilkins Px8 S2 review: Sound quality
Spacious, detailed and dynamic sound
Super-smooth frequency response
Consistently enjoyable no matter the source or content
Where out-and-out sound quality is concerned, it’s hard to lay a glove on the Bowers & Wilkins Px8 S2. That they’re more accomplished in some areas of music-making than others is not the same as suggesting they're in any way lacking; it’s just that where they really excel, they leave their nominal competition gasping.
Perhaps the three most obvious areas are the size and coherence of the soundstage they create, their ability to power through the biggest dynamic variations without breaking audible sweat, and the forensic levels of insight they have into recordings. If it’s scale, variation and detail you want from your headphones, you’ve come to the right place.
All of the above is illustrated beautifully by a listen to a 24bit/48kHz FLAC file of Our Love is Distorting by Múm. The big shifts in attack, intensity and outright volume are expressed in full, and everything that happens occurs on a spacious, carefully defined and even-more-carefully unified soundstage. The amount of detail, both broad and fine, the Px8 S2 are able to extract, reveal and contextualize is equally impressive. Nothing is overlooked, nothing is overstated, and the notion that there may be further information the Bowers & Wilkins have somehow overlooked seems straightforwardly daft.
In every other respect, too, the Px8 S2 are more-or-less admirable. Their low-frequency presence is deep and substantial, packed with tonal and textural variation and controlled so carefully at the onset of individual sounds that rhythmic expression is confident and believable. Their midrange reproduction is open and positive, which allows voices of all kinds to communicate not only their tone and technique but also their attitude and character. At the top end, there’s more than enough substance to counterbalance the bit and crunch with which the headphones invest treble sounds, and the whole frequency range hangs together evenly, with no area hogging the spotlight and no area underrepresented.
(Image credit: Future / Simon Lucas)
Tonality is quite carefully neutral, so the inherent heat in Otis Redding’s Hard to Handle is conveyed just as eloquently as the chilliness of Aphex Twin’s Come On You Slags!. The Px8 S2 seem entirely comfortable at either extreme.
All of this applies no matter your music's source or the standard of its packaging, either. Naturally there are qualitative differences to be discerned if you decide to listen to the Múm recording as a 192kbps Spotify stream rather than as the hi-res Tidal alternative, but the fundamental character of the Bowers & Wilkins never shifts.
When it comes to active noise-cancellation, Bowers & Wilkins must – just like every other brand – accept it’s competing for second place behind whichever Bose product is closest in asking price. That’s the case here just as surely as it is everywhere else, but that doesn’t alter the fact that the noise-cancellation here is about as good as the company has every delivered, and it’s going to be more than sufficient for those who aren’t expecting an uncanny blanket of silence from their headphones.
That tier of brands all contending to see who can be ‘almost as good as Bose’ is significant, and Bowers & Wilkins is now a part of that particular conversation.
Sound quality score: 5 / 5
(Image credit: Future / Simon Lucas)
Bowers & Wilkins Px8 S2 review: Design
310g
Aluminum and nappa leather feature heavily
Impeccable standard of build and finish
You have to give Bowers & Wilkins a fair amount of credit where the design of the Px8 S2 is concerned. Over-ear headphones, by their very nature, tend to be quite generic lookers but this is a pair that manages to look and feel understated yet luxurious, upmarket and sophisticated, all at once.
The use of materials, with tactile (and, at first, quite aromatic) nappa leather and burnished aluminum to the fore, is carefully judged; and their application is just as astute. The way arms and headband adjustment feature a recess in order for some cable to be exposed is a very nice touch, as well as being a nod to the company’s very first headphones from 2010, the P5. The company logo is embossed, just a fraction, on the outside of the earcups, and the laser-cut edges of the earcups add a tiny bit of bling.
At 310g the Px8 S2 are actually just a fraction lighter than the headphones they replace, and the combination of sensible clamping force and expert hanger arrangement means they’re a comfortable wear for hours at a time. There’s just the right amount of memory foam beneath the soft leather of the earcups and headband (both of which are now renewable or replaceable by a qualified technician), and unless you’ve been blessed with ears much larger than average you’ll find the Px8 S2 fit very nicely indeed.
Design score: 5 / 5
(Image credit: Future / Simon Lucas)
Bowers & Wilkins Px8 S2 review: Usability and setup
Physical controls
Bowers & Wilkins ‘Music’ control app
Can access your native voice assistant
‘Setup’ isn’t all that much of a thing here, to be honest. You either connect your Px8 S2 to your source of music wirelessly using Bluetooth, or physically using one of the supplied cables connected to the USB-C slot. ‘Usability’, though, is a different matter.
The Bowers & Wilkins are attentive and sharp-eared enough to be easily controlled using your source player’s native voice assistant. If it doesn’t have one, or if you’re not especially enamoured with the sound of your own voice, though, you have other options.
Some small, tidily integrated buttons on each earcup take care of ‘play/pause’, ‘volume up/down’, ‘skip forwards/backwards’, ‘power on/off’ and ‘Bluetooth pairing’. They’re on the small side, but unless you’re terminally ham-fisted you should be fine. There’s also a button that can have its function defined by the user (choose between ‘summon voice assistant’ and ‘cycle through ANC options’, which are ‘on’, ‘off’ and ‘pass-through’) in the company’s ‘Music’ control app.
The app itself is stable, usable and quite in-depth, while also allowing you to integrate quite a few of the more credible music streaming and internet radio services. It has a five-band EQ with which you can fiddle around the edges of the sound (assuming you’re rather heretically ignoring the Bowers & Wilkins ‘True Sound’ preset). You have the ability to adjust the sensitivity of the ‘wear sensor’, to amend ‘streaming quality’ to prevent tearing through your data allowance when you’re out and about, and plenty more besides. I’ve used quite a few equivalents from alternative brands to control quite expensive headphones lately, and I can safely say this among the best around.
Usability and setup score: 5 / 5
(Image credit: Future / Simon Lucas)
Bowers & Wilkins Px8 S2 review: Value
Wide-ranging specification
Reassuringly expensive look
Class-leading sound
The Bowers & Wilkins Px8 S2 work well on every level. They sound great; they’re an expensive-looking object without being in any way opulent; they’re built to last; they’re a pleasure to wear and to operate.
You can, of course, get within touching distance of the Px8 S2 experience if you buy less expensive headphones (not least from Bowers & Wilkins itself) but there’s just no arguing with the value for money the Px8 S2 represent both where the tangibles and the intangibles are concerned.
Value score: 5 / 5
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Should I buy the Bowers & Wilkins Px8 S2?
Section
Notes
Score
Features
Lots going, with even more to come thanks to an upcoming OTA update.
4.5 / 5
Sound quality
Spacious, detailed and dynamic regardless of source – a class-leader.
5 / 5
Design
Impeccable standard of build and finish; nappa leather and aluminum offer premium feel.
5 / 5
Usability and setup
Easy to setup, with control buttons, an app and native voice control.
5 / 5
Value
Superb finish and sound make the Px8 S2 worth the outlay.
5 / 5
Buy them if…
You like a bit of sophisticated industrial design There are a few understated flourishes here that set the Px8 S2 apart.
You’re all about sound quality The positives outweigh the negatives in this respect to an almost comical degree.
You know a nice control app when you use one The Bowers & Wilkins ‘Music’ app is one of the better examples out there.
Don't buy them if…
You’re after top-of-the-shop noise cancellation The Px8 S2 are merely ‘very good’ rather than ‘great’.
You want everyone to know where your money’s gone The premium nature of these headphones is alluded to rather than shouted about.
Bowers & Wilkins Px8 S2 review: Also consider
Sony WH-1000XM5 If you want all the whistles and bells of extended functionality while still enjoying very agreeable sound and a fair serving of perceived value, Sony’s venerable WH-1000XM5 remain strong contenders. Appreciably more affordable than the Px7 S3, they’re excellent all-rounders, though they have to concede to the Bowers & Wilkins where outright sound quality is concerned. Read our full Sony WH-1000XM5 review
Focal Bathys MG Throw caution to the wind and a pair of Focal Bathys MG ($1,299) can be yours. Quite honestly, this is how much you need to spend if you want a pair of headphones demonstrably better than the Px8 S2. Read our full Focal Bathys MG reviewView Deal
Apple AirPods Max Or you could always put $549 Apple’s way for a pair of AirPods Max, if the whole ‘sophisticated, understated’ thing doesn’t do it for you… Read the full Apple AirPods Max review
How I tested Bowers & Wilkins Px8 S2
Wireless connections to an iPhone 14 Pro and a FiiO M15S digital audio player
A variety of music, a variety of file types and sizes
Indoors and outdoors
I connected the Px8 S2 wirelessly to an iPhone 14 Pro and a FiiO M15S digital audio player. One is very much more accomplished than the other, it’s true, but both allowed the headphones to explain a fair amount about the way they go about things – and I wore the Bowers & Wilkins both indoors and out when connected to these devices.
I also used them at my desk, connected via USB-C to a Colibri-equipped Apple MacBook Pro loaded with hi-res content.
