We will show you the difference between Mint 5200 and 4200 below by comparing these two versions.

The Mint 5200 is a new version of the Mint 4200, it does everything that Mint 4200 does, and has some features that Mint 4200 doesn’t come with.

Here are some major difference between Mint 4200 and Mint 5200:
Mint 5200 vs 4200
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Battery Life:
The Mint Plus 5200 has better battery life than the 4200, thus the 5200 can cover more areas than the 4200.
Sweep Run Time: The Mint 5200 sweeps up to 4 hours on a single charge while it’s 3 hours for the 4200.
Mop Run Time: The Mint 5200 mops up to 2.5 hours on a single charge while it’s 2 hours for the 4200.

Charging Time:
The Mint 5200 charges faster.
Based on users’ experience, the Mint 4200 can take 6-10 hours to fully charge, whereas the 5200 takes 4 hours, and the 5200 can charge faster with the Turbo Charge Cradle which is sold separately. But the 4200 cannot use the Turbo Charge Cradle.

Navigation System:
Mint 4200 features Northstar Navigation System while the 5200 use the upgrade version Northstar Navigation System 2.0.

Cube-to-Cube Cleaning:
With the NorthStar2, Mint 5200 is able to clean from one Cube to another to expand its cleaning area in a single cleaning cycle. But the Mint 4200 cannot do this automatically.

Pro-Clean Reservoir:
The Mint 5200 has the Pro-Clean Reservoir which dispenses liquid evenly to keep the wet mopping cloth damp throughout the cleaning cycle, while the Mint 4200 doesn’t have this feature.

Quick Clean Mode:
Mint Plus 5200 can be set to clean just the open areas, and not do a perimeter clean, thus it can clean more areas more faster. The Mint 4200 doesn’t have a quick clean mode.

Pause / Resume Feature:
Unlike the Mint 4200, the 5200 model can be paused, and resumes.
You can pause it to change the cleaning cloth while it is cleaning. When resume, it has the ability to continue cleaning areas that are not yet cleaned.

Color:
Mint 4200 is in white and black while Mint 5200 is fully black.

Furniture Guard on Bumper:
The Mint Plus 5200 has furniture guard on bumper while 4200 doesn’t.

Amount of wet Mopping Microfiber Cloth:
The Mint 5200 comes with 2 wet mopping microfiber cloth whereas the 4200 has only one.

Price:
The Mint Plus 5200 is more expensive.
Price of Mint Plus 5200 at Mint is $299.99, whereas 4200 is priced at $199.99.