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Xiaomi’s mini vacuum cleaner doesn’t deliver what it promises

Promises a lot, delivers less: the Mi Vacuum Cleaner Mini from Xiaomi(Bild: Krone KREATIV/Xiaomi)

It is small, light and, above all, inexpensive - but is the mini vacuum cleaner from Chinese manufacturer Xiaomi a practical and powerful helper as promised? In the test, the Mi Vacuum Cleaner Mini delivered rather disappointing results.

A vacuum cleaner with a "slimmer design than a thermos flask", yet "powerful" enough to clean "effectively" and "thoroughly", "always and everywhere", even in "hard-to-reach places" - Xiaomi lists a whole range of benefits on the Austrian website for its Mi Vacuum Cleaner Mini, which is currently available for just 40 euros. But marketing promises are one thing, reality is often quite another, as the practical test shows.