Dolphin Nautilus CC versus Dolphin Premier®

Compare the Dolphin Nautilus CC to the Dolphin Premier

Both are designed to effectively clean your pool's floor and walls, but only the Dolphin Premier cleans the waterline. While the Dolphin Nautilus CC will miss the waterline. Breaking down their filters, the Dolphin Premier® includes 3 filter options (with a 4th optional). The Dolphin Nautilus CC includes only one filter option, the Standard Cartridge Filter, but won't include the Oversized Leaf Bag or the Ultra-Fine Filter. The Dolphin Premier has a 50% longer warranty compared to the Nautilus CC. The Premier has a 3-year best-in-class warranty, while the Dolphin Nautilus CC has a 2 year warranty.

Cleaning Performance

In terms of cleaning performance, the Dolphin Premier® is capable of cleaning pool floors, walls, and waterline (also called the scum line), which is the most vulnerable part of the pool to dirt, grime, and algae buildup. This is especially important for robotic pool cleaners because if the bot doesn't clean the scum line, you'll still need to manually brush the pool afterwards. The Dolphin Nautilus CC only covers the pool floors and walls, missing the waterline entirely. While it will clean your pool floors and walls, expect it to miss your waterline entirely.

Filter Options

The Nautilus CC comes with one filter option, while the Premier® has Multi-Media®, which offers four different filter media options. This gives you the ability to customize your cleaning based on your pool's needs. If you need to pick up leaves, you can use the oversized leaf bag or disposable leaf bag. If you need to clean up regular debris, you can use the fine filter cartridge. Finally, if you need to pick up fine dust and other micro particles, you can use the ultra-fine cartridge.

The Dolphin Premier includes:

• Oversized Leaf Bag
• Standard Cartridge Filter Set
• Ultra-Fine Cartridge Filter Set
• Optional Disposable Debris Bag (sold separately)

The Dolphin Nautilus CC includes:

• Standard Cartridge Filter

Ease of Use

Both robots have a similar setup process and weigh about the same. To set up either one, simply plug the power supply into an outdoor outlet, plug the unit into the power supply, drop the unit into the water, and press start. Both robots have a weekly timer with options for daily, every other day, and every three-day cycles.

Media-Alert®

The Premier® has an extra feature to improve user experience, a full filter bag indicator. This indicator will let you know when the filter bag is full and needs to be cleaned, as well as when it is partially blocked and needs to be cleared out. This indicator is not present on the Nautilus CC.

Anti-Tangle Swivel

Only the Dolphin Premier includes an anti-tangle swivel, which helps minimize cord tangling. The Patented Tangle Free Swivel from Maytronics allows the robot to rotate 360 degrees without your cord getting tangled. Without it, the Nautilus CC's cord can get tangled and caught up in your pool.

Warranty

The Premier® offers a longer warranty: 36 months (3 years) compared to the Nautilus CC' 24 month warranty (2 years).

Which is the better pool robot?

Overall, the Dolphin Premier offers more customizable filter options, an Oversized Leaf Bag, better pool coverage with waterline cleaning, an anti-tangle swivel, and a 50% longer warranty when compared to the Dolphin Nautilus CC.