# Dolphin Premier

- Source: https://stierproducts.com/products/dolphin-premier
- Category board: https://stierproducts.com/categories/robotic-pool-cleaners
- Placement: #5 of 16 in Robotic Pool Cleaners, B tier
- Brand: Dolphin
- LP on this board: 539
- Last researched: 2026-08-30T01:47:06.505Z
- Method: https://stierproducts.com/methodology
- Dataset: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22062813 - every board at once, one dated snapshot per release, same licence, prices and photographs left out
- Reuse: Text, rankings, tier assignments, LP values and verdicts are free to quote and reuse with attribution to stierproducts and a link to the source URL (CC BY 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Product photographs are not covered: they belong to their respective owners and are reproduced to illustrate the product being reviewed. Do not redistribute them under this licence.

## Verdict

No strengths or weaknesses highlighted in the evidence.

## For

- Advanced filtration
- Long-term durability
- 3-Year Warranty
- MultiMedia
- NanoFilters

## Against

- Average performance
- High price
- Marginal performance improvement

## Flagged as one to avoid

This product entered 2 of 7 runs as one buyers cross-shop but should not buy, rather than as a pick. It is published here rather than dropped.

## Evidence

Consolidated from 33 cited sources across 22 outlets

| Outlet | Said by | Stance | Link | Link status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Facebook | Tony Almodovar | C | https://www.facebook.com/groups/1547012406072400/posts/2211062196334081/ | fetched and confirmed |
| Pool Express | Brian Williamson | S | https://www.poolexpress.com/dolphin-premier-review?srsltid=AfmBOop8gCFKJRZ_yqbIWMBl8acMVS2Ps7-su72UdJukjnhTfsDxkgz8 | fetched and confirmed |
| PoolPad | Kelly E. | S | https://www.poolpad.com/dolphin-premier-review/ | fetched and confirmed |
| Pool Express | Brian Williamson | B | https://www.poolexpress.com/dolphin-escape-review?srsltid=AfmBOorFf2U9D-ibKyZaNm-jgNm1IJzyJQEzfdI5hC2hTn4yaWGWiYQu | fetched and confirmed |
| The Pool Nerd | The Pool Nerd | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQYEhGMrnEg | fetched and confirmed |
| Definitely David | Definitely David | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYKSZx0hGjw | fetched and confirmed |
| Poolbots | Poolbots | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CO0Qypg2rA | fetched and confirmed |
| Rick Escalante | Rick Escalante | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOZMebaXztA | fetched and confirmed |
| Actually Used | Actually Used | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tb_WWQ5wrTw | fetched and confirmed |
| Actually Used | Actually Used | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gXW9feqXuo | fetched and confirmed |
| Product Pulse Lab | Product Pulse Lab | C | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uH9_Cy5UB4 | fetched and confirmed |
| Poolbots | Poolbots | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJz9uZbhmAk | fetched and confirmed |
| Poolbots | Poolbots | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJJPO1x4ei8 | fetched and confirmed |
| Elma Chavez | Elma Chavez | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87Tbj4KsO6k | fetched and confirmed |
| Bettye Cline | Bettye Cline | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6iDUlKmqRA | fetched and confirmed |
| Global security & Security Studies | Global security & Security Studies | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0ZOzVFs9ZM | fetched and confirmed |
| Cool Collection | Cool Collection | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iQASOT40-E | fetched and confirmed |
| Poolbots | Poolbots | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dAlG9XoX1k | fetched and confirmed |
| Poolbots | Poolbots | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JH75acnA1FQ | fetched and confirmed |
| The Dolphin Doctor | The Dolphin Doctor | C | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvFRy1U3Iy4 | fetched and confirmed |
| Momentum Productions | Momentum Productions | C | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eq6wwL6zpzU | fetched and confirmed |
| The Lab Daily | The Lab Daily | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IudS_lCxukk | fetched and confirmed |
| Poolbots | Poolbots | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oF-XsU9KvNU | fetched and confirmed |
| The Lab Review | The Lab Review | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVNNSe41IZs | fetched and confirmed |
| Pool Hygiene Doctor | Pool Hygiene Doctor | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPgcuSQ-As8 | fetched and confirmed |
| Review spot | Review spot | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTXJzdnsn_A | fetched and confirmed |
| PoolPad | PoolPad | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKAnw0CK4Xo | fetched and confirmed |
| CEONTHEMAKING | CEONTHEMAKING | C | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nx2hJrb-g_I | fetched and confirmed |
| Poolbots | Poolbots | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fvfsbSwJI0 | fetched and confirmed |
| Brooke Collier | Brooke Collier | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7R2Ipg7-SaY | fetched and confirmed |
| Pool Express | Brian Williamson | B | https://www.poolexpress.com/dolphin-explorer-e70-review?srsltid=AfmBOoqqQHouC1OTIHbRM9xhQURO_GrGN7S4XKA2S1VWNeevSTACQ2AT | fetched and confirmed |
| WYBOT EUROPE | The4 | C | https://www.eu.wybotpool.com/blogs/news/dolphin-premier-robotic-pool-cleaner-vs-vs-leading-brands?srsltid=AfmBOoq_fv4UiITzDgqP7GT5V-_H1foEhrgqX1ymcoQm65jIvreRb-MJ | fetched and confirmed |
| The Pool Nerd | thepoolnerd.com | B | https://www.thepoolnerd.com/best-corded-robotic-pool-cleaners | fetched and confirmed |

## Nearest alternatives on this board

| Rank | Product | Tier | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Dolphin Nautilus CC Plus | S | https://stierproducts.com/products/dolphin-nautilus-cc-plus |
| 2 | Aiper Scuba V3 | A | https://stierproducts.com/products/aiper-scuba-v3 |
| 3 | Aiper Scuba S1 | B | https://stierproducts.com/products/aiper-scuba-s1 |
| 4 | Dreame Z1 Pro | B | https://stierproducts.com/products/dreame-z1-pro |
| 6 | Polaris Freedom Plus | B | https://stierproducts.com/products/polaris-freedom-plus |
| 7 | Beatbot Sora 70 | C | https://stierproducts.com/products/beatbot-sora-70 |
| 8 | Aiper Scuba X1 Pro Max | C | https://stierproducts.com/products/aiper-scuba-x1-pro-max |
| 9 | Beatbot AquaSense 2 Ultra | C | https://stierproducts.com/products/beatbot-aquasense-2-ultra |
| 10 | Aiper Seagull SE | D | https://stierproducts.com/products/aiper-seagull-se |
| 16 | Dolphin Cayman Pro | F | https://stierproducts.com/products/dolphin-cayman-pro |

The full board is at https://stierproducts.com/categories/robotic-pool-cleaners.

## What this tier means

- B: Good. A solid choice with real caveats worth knowing.

## How to read this

- Each category is researched in four independent runs, one per lens (expert consensus, value, reliability, community pulse). Every run ranks a board of candidates that deliberately includes products buyers cross-shop but should avoid. Placements score on a ranked ladder (LP), and tiers are derived from LP, so no tier is ever assigned by hand.
- LP is this product's points on its own category ladder. It is comparable within a category and not across categories.
- Link status reports what our pre-publication link check found when it fetched the cited URL. It says nothing about the quality of the review.
- A citation with no usable link is listed rather than dropped, and is excluded from the counted total above.

## Image

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