Shark PowerDetect Speed Pet Cordless Vacuum - Ultramarine

Most cordless vacuums make you work for the clean — you drag them forward, miss half the debris on the return stroke, and wonder why the carpet still looks grim. The Shark PowerDetect Speed Pet addresses this directly with reverse cleaning technology that actively lifts dirt on both the push and pull stroke, which is a genuinely practical advantage for anyone who cleans in short, repetitive passes rather than long, methodical ones. Layer on top PowerDetect Intelligence — which reads floor type, edge proximity, and dirt concentration to auto-adjust suction — and you have a vacuum that adapts its behaviour rather than leaving you hunting through settings mid-clean.

Who Is This For?

This is built for pet owners with mixed flooring — hard floors that show every hair, plus carpets that trap dander deep in the pile — who want a lightweight cordless (under 3.5kg) that handles both without manual mode-switching. If you have a single floor type, no pets, and you're comfortable managing suction manually, you're paying for intelligence you won't use, and a cheaper cordless from our best cordless vacuum deals guide will serve you better.

What Buyers Say

Owners of Shark's PowerDetect range consistently praise the automatic power adjustment as genuinely useful rather than gimmicky, particularly on low-pile rugs where competing vacuums either underperform or drain the battery with unnecessary full power. The Reveal beam lighting also draws strong praise for exposing fine dust on hard floors. The most common limitation reported is battery run time in high-power mode — when the vacuum ramps up on heavily soiled carpet, runtime can drop noticeably short of Shark's headline figures.

The Deal

At £249.99, saving £180 off the £429.99 asking price, this is a 42% reduction — and our price history, drawn from 345 data points, shows £249.99 is simultaneously the lowest and the only price this product has ever been tracked at, meaning there is no historical baseline to compare against. That limits how confidently you can call this a discount rather than a launch price with a high RRP attached. Worth considering, but go in with eyes open: this is a capable, intelligently designed vacuum at a fair price, not necessarily a fleeting bargain.