My least favorite Dyson innovation has snuck its way into its new cordless vacuum — but this bit of small print might just have restored my enthusiasm

My old nemesis, back again

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Features By Ruth Hamilton published 3 May 2026

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In my previous role as a TechRadar Homes Editor, I spent many, many hours testing vacuum cleaners. And of those, a good chunk were Dyson. I've used almost every vacuum in the brand's current lineup. As a result, I'm surprisingly invested in this brand's floorcare moves, even though now it is no longer my job to care about them.

So when I got wind that a new Dyson vacuum was being unveiled, alongside the self-empty dock the brand has been promising since September, I was very excited to see what was in store.

The new addition is the Dyson V10 Konical. It's not a flagship (we're on V16 now; keep up) but rather a cheaper, less tech-crammed option, without the useful information screen that marks out the brand's V11-and-up models. It's also, confusingly, one of a number of V10 vacuums — the Cyclone V10 launched in 2018 and remains widely available, and there's also now a Cyclone V10 Submarine, which is one of a few models to come bundled with a mopping floorhead that can be swapped for the vacuuming one.

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The V10 Konical hasn't made it to the US yet, but the vacuum (without the dock — more on that in a sec) is available to buy now in the UK for £449.99 and in Australia for AU$799.

An unwelcome return

The V10 Konical lacks a number of Dyson's newest, fanciest features, but — to my dismay — the one recent innovation that has made its way into this new addition is the All Floors Cones Sense floorhead. This inventive floorhead made its debut on the Dyson V16 Animal, and features two conical rollers rather than a regular, tube-shaped one, the idea being that it's better for avoiding hair wrap (the cones should funnel long hair towards the suction inlet).

The All Floors Cones Sense floorhead did not win me over on the V16 (Image credit: Future)

On the V16, I found the floorhead very frustrating. The fact the casing comes to a slight point, to mirror the shape of the cones, means it's very tricky to effectively clean the edges of rooms. Furthermore, the strip that connects the two rollers creates a barrier in the middle of the floorhead where no cleaning is happening.

All of that means this floorhead just isn't that good at cleaning. It was no less annoying in its fluffy iteration on the Dyson PencilVac FluffyCones, although at least they didn't spell it FluffyKones.

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