Once its all said and done Gtech is best if you want a hoover that is ultra-easy to use and resembles the way that vacuum cleaners were in the past except massively upgraded with excellent suction and they are very light making them really easy to move across the surface you are cleaning.

There is only one power level on this vacuum cleaner and that is high. It has very strong suction power that more than capable of digging down to the bottom of your carpet fibres and easily scoops all dust and debris from any hard floor surface.The relatively new innovation to Shark's portfolio is Flexology which allows the wand to go from straight to angled, is a feature which we highly rate. It means that you can get your vac under the beds and various items of furniture that are raised up on legs. What we found, however, is that the floorhead wasn’t as easy to direct accurately as is the case when it’s used with the rigid wand. Anti Hair Wrapoffers a self-cleaning brush roll thanks to an in-built comb. This removes pet and human hair before it gets the chance to get tangled.

As this is a sealed bag 100% of what goes in stays in so it’s great for anyone with dust allergies and it also removes the need to clean out the waste container when it’s full because the bag just pops out and goes straight in the bin.One of the attachments which comes with this Shark vacuum is the pet tool. As with many of the best vacuum cleaners for pet hair, it's was excellent at drawing out embedded hair from rugs, blankets and anywhere else your four-legged-friend likes to reside. Overall, this is a strong contender for those looking for a large capacity Shark vacuum that they can rely on.

The Shark IZ201UK Cordless Vacuum Cleaner is one of the best vacuum cleaners for pet hairon the market. It has a 0.7 litre dustbin which, while not the largest, is adequate for cleaning most homes without the need to empty mid-way. We also enjoy how lightweight it is, at just over 4 kg. I reviewed the Shark Stratos NZ860UKT, although there’s also the NZ860UK available, which is identical but doesn’t ship with the mini pet tool. Design and featuresThis wand has an articulating elbow that allows the vacuum to be folded up and stored upright, and it also allows you to more easily vacuum under low furniture. There’s a large display on top of the handle that shows the battery level and the power mode you’re using. This vacuum is meant for floor cleaning only and so if you want to clean other surfaces such as the stairs or the car then you will need to use your own handheld hoover if you have one or you can pair it with Gtechs excellent handheld which is described below. READ NEXT: The best Shark vacuum cleaners to buy Shark Stratos Anti Hair Wrap Plus Pet Pro IZ400UKT review: What’s it like to use? Flexology means your vacuum can be pivoted under furniture using an elbow hinge at the centre of the tube. It saves you from bending and reaching, but it's only available on cordless vacuums. The Stratos did leave a line of flour behind the motor head, where the fins on the roller seemed to funnel the flour without offering enough agitation or suction to lift it all up. This amounted to 4% of the flour on that first pass, although that’s still way above average. It was happily collected by subsequent passes made at a different angle.

If you really like the simplicity of the Gtech then you can pair it with their very nifty handheld vacuum cleaner that they tend to offer at a discount if you buy them both together but more on that later.

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Although the Shark IZ420UKT superficially looks like its predecessor, the Shark IZ320UKT, this new model retains the best features of the old cleaner and adds some new ones into the mix. This is right up there with the Dyson handheld except it’s cheaper and is great as a standalone handheld vacuum cleaner or perfectly compliments one of the MK2 Airram vacuum cleaners to deal with all above-floor cleaning. So if you have pets or it’s going to be used very frequently then it might be worth considering the upgrade. As you can see from our chart above, this isn’t as powerful as Dyson’s latest Gen5detect, and it falls behind the power of the cordless upright ICZ300UKT, though it is more powerful than the Hoover HF9.