Loona Inc. Loona vs Sphero Mini

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	Loona Inc.Loona	SpheroMini
Overview
Released
Released	–	2017
Task and control
Form
Form	Wheeled	Wheeled
Use
Use	Companion, Education	Education
User programming
User programming	Yes	Yes
Phone app
Phone app	Yes	Yes
Intended use
Intended use	Maker Loona Inc. was formerly KEYi Technology; this company rename does not create a separate hardware generation.	–
Movement
Movement	Two driven wheels with moving ears and body; six motors in total.	Motor-driven rolling ball; the interchangeable outer shell encloses the drive mechanism.
User programming
User programming	Blockly visual programming in the Loona app.	Sphero Edu supports drawing, blocks and JavaScript; Sphero Play provides driving and game controls.
Cloud and offline operation
Cloud and offline operation	Online conversation and ChatGPT functions require a network connection.	–
Regional availability
Regional availability	Standard Premium package is offered with dispatch in three business days. Space Edition has a separately advertised 17 October 2026 dispatch and is excluded from this current-hardware record.	The maker US store lists individual blue, green and red robots as orderable on 3 October 2026; availability is regional.
Release details
Release details	First-sale date is unresolved; contemporary reviews cover early shipping units, but maker plans alone do not prove the first retail date.	Contemporary MacRumors coverage records sale from 29 September 2017. Year precision is retained because a maker first-sale notice was not located.
Hardware
Height
Height	–	39.878 mm
Width
Width	–	39.878 mm
Depth
Depth	–	39.878 mm
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	–	Yes
Camera
Camera	Yes	–
Microphone
Microphone	Yes	–
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Yes	–
Processing
Processing	Quad-core Cortex-A53 up to 1.5 GHz; 5 TOPS BPU; Cortex-M4 at 100 MHz; dual-core 360 MHz audio DSP.	–
Memory
Memory	2 GB LPDDR4 and 8 GB eMMC 5.0.	–
Sensors
Sensors	Touch sensor, three-axis accelerometer and gyroscope.	Gyroscope, accelerometer and motor encoders; RGB LED.
Camera
Camera	720p RGB camera and 3D time-of-flight sensor.	–
Audio
Audio	Four microphones and a 2 W speaker.	–
Display
Display	2.4-inch LCD.	–
Connections
Connections	2.4/5.8 GHz 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi.	–
Size and weight
Size and weight	8.3 × 6.8 × 6.8 inches (length × width × height); maker gives weight as 2.42 lb.	Maker diameter: 1.57 inches (39.878 mm).
Accessories
Accessories	–	Three mini traffic cones and six mini bowling pins included. Blue, green and red shells offered on the current maker page.
Battery
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	2 hours of continuous play	45 minutes of play
Charging
Charging	–	Micro-USB charging cable included; remove the shell to access the charging port.
Battery capacity
Battery capacity	1,350 mAh	–
Battery
Battery	11.1 V, 1,350 mAh.	–
Dock
Dock	Autonomous return charging requires the charging dock supplied in selected bundles.	–