Dyson Pure Hot and Cool HP04 Air Purifier Review - Clean air, pure flair - Android

If it wasn’t obvious before, the ongoing lockdowns have given us a very clear-cut picture of just how much pollution is released into the air. As cities get back to work, air pollution levels are rising again, and this is particularly true in Asian countries where safety standards aren’t quite as airtight. In India, pollution levels are known to cross hazardous levels and an air purifier or a few is a must-have.

The Dyson Pure Hot and Cool, however, strives to be more than just an air purification tool. With a design and a price that is bound to raise an eyebrow, we find out if it brings more to the table in the Android Authority Dyson Pure Hot and Cool air purifier review.

Design: Futuristic minimalism

There are two schools of thought when it comes to consumer durables. You can either go discrete, as Xiaomi did with its Mi Air Purifier 3, or go the whole hog and create a device that becomes a statement piece in itself.

The Dyson Pure Hot+Cool HP04 sits squarely in the second camp. This is not a product that you can or want to hide away in a corner. The former, because, well, you want it to function effectively as a fan, and the latter because, in my eyes, it is downright gorgeous.

It is rare that you see this level of thought put into a device as simple as an air purifier. From the symmetric cut-outs on the air intake to the chamfer-like edges on the bladeless fan assembly,  Dyson’s air purifier stands out. It’s about 30 inches tall, which makes it hard to tuck away in the corner.

The base is slim at 9.5 inches and it doesn’t occupy too much space in the room. The distinctive design certainly generates visual appeal; the Dyson air purifier would be a good fit in any home.

Much of the futuristic design is dedicated to the bladeless fan assembly. I didn’t expect much beyond a conventional fan here, but the Dyson caught me by surprise. There’s a fair bit of flexibility to the abilities of the Dyson air purifier. The bladeless fan affords 350 degrees of oscillation for maximum coverage and can be configured at degree intervals using the app, we’ll talk about that later. Additionally, you can set four different preset oscillation levels.

There's no active cooling here, but a steady breeze of air can be refreshing on a hot and humid day.

The HP04 offers two modes. There’s no active cooling per se, but if the weather permits, a steady stream of air can be quite a relief on a humid day. The Dyson is powerful enough to blow air halfway across a moderately-sized room at full blast, but I found it to be a bit too noisy at that level.

If you prefer not to have a directed stream, it is a cinch to switch over to the rear ambient cooling mode. This is a particularly neat trick that gives you most of the cooling benefits, albeit with a diffused stream from the rear-facing vents.

The real magic lies in the heating abilities of the Dyson Pure Hot and Cool. The Dyson pure hot and cool uses ceramic plates built into the ring frame to heat up air as it passes through. With the ability to set the temperature as high as 37C, the heating function alone is a good enough reason to invest in the Dyson if you find yourself pulling out space heaters during winter.

The space heating function of the Dyson Hot and Cool air purifier is a genius addition.

The ambient temperature in New Delhi has been hovering close to 40C this summer, so I haven’t had much reason to turn on the heat, but the air purifier did a superb job of producing heat and I have no doubts it will suffice when the weather calls for it.