Dolphin Liberty 600 vs Polaris FREEDOM Plus
On the published numbers, the Dolphin Liberty 600’s battery covers a pool of about 55 ft against about 49 ft for the Polaris FREEDOM Plus. Neither maker's rating goes beyond the arithmetic by more than the margin allowed. Every other published specification is in the table, with the rows where they differ tinted.
Dolphin
Dolphin Liberty 600
~$1,729
- Pool fit
- ~55 ft180 min on floor and walls at 13 sq ft/min
- Filtration
- No micron figure published
- Retrieval
- You fish out 25.8 lb
Maytronics' big cordless robot runs a three-hour cycle over floor, walls and waterline and is rated for pools up to 50 feet.
Best for: A full-size in-ground pool whose owner wants a cordless Dolphin with a long warranty
Polaris
Polaris FREEDOM Plus
~$1,399
- Pool fit
- ~49 ft150 min on floor and walls at 13 sq ft/min
- Filtration
- No micron figure published
- Retrieval
- Parks for pickup
The FREEDOM Plus adds an underwater remote that steers the robot and calls it up to the waterline, Easy Lift retrieval, and a charging caddy that doubles as the transport cart.
Best for: Owners who want to steer the robot to a mess and call it to the edge
| Specification | Dolphin Liberty 600 | Polaris FREEDOM Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Approx. price | ~$1,729 | ~$1,399 |
| Type | Cordless floor+wall+waterline | Cordless floor+wall+waterline |
| Power | Cordless | Cordless |
| Cleans | Floor, walls, waterline | Floor, walls, waterline |
| Pool fit | ~55 ft | ~49 ft |
| Maker's pool claim | 50 ft | not published |
| Runtime, floor + walls | 180 min | 150 min |
| Charge time | not published | 5 h |
| Filter | Multi-layer filter, plus an ultra-fine kit in the box | 4 L canister |
| Basket | not published | 4 L |
| Weight | 25.8 lb | not published |
| Retrieval | You fish out 25.8 lb | Parks for pickup |
| Self-parking | not published | Yes |
| App control | Yes | Yes |
| Caddy or dock | not published | Included |
| Pool types | in-ground, above-ground | in-ground |
| Warranty | 3 years | 2 years |
| Cost per swim season | $576 floor | $700 floor |
Dolphin Liberty 600: what it gives up
- 25.8 lb with no auto-surfacing listed
- $1,729, the most expensive cordless Dolphin here
- No battery or charge-time figures published
- Beatbot and Aiper robots at half the price publish runtimes of four hours or more
- It uses the Maytronics One app where the Liberty 400 uses MyDolphin Plus, so owners of both run two apps
Polaris FREEDOM Plus: what it gives up
- $200 more than the FREEDOM for the remote and caddy
- Same 2.5-hour cycle and 4 L canister
- No battery, weight or pool-size figures published
Full specifications: Dolphin Liberty 600 · Polaris FREEDOM Plus