Great value and very powerul.
A great combination of power, price and performance, the Shark PowerPro Pet Cordless Stick Vacuum IZ380UKT is easy to use and adjusts its roller speed automatically based on the floor type. It cleaned well in my tests, although edge performance could be better, and its mid-range battery life is slightly better suited to smaller jobs or homes.
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Easy to use -
Powerful cleaning on carpet and hard floor -
Automatically detects floor type
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Edge pick-up could be better
Key Features
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Type
A cordless stick vacuum cleaner with two power modes and Flexology for getting under furninture. -
Battery life
Expect around 17 minutes of battery life on carpet with the floor head.
Introduction
A simpler, cheaper cordless vacuum cleaner in the company’s line-up, the Shark PowerPro Pet Cordless Stick Vacuum IZ380UKT still distinguishes itself with plenty of power, anti-tangle floor head and clever floor detection.
A slightly more basic vacuum cleaner than the company’s top of the line Shark PowerDetect Clean & Empty IP3251UKT, the Shark PowerPro Pet Cordless Stick Vacuum IZ380UKT is still a powerful and clever vacuum cleaner that will cope with any job.
Design and Features
- Flexology
- Anti Hair Wrap
- Clever Boost trigger
This model uses Shark’s Flexology, where the wand can bend in half completely, allowing the IZ380UKT to stand upright by itself. That’s great for storage, as the vacuum cleaner can be folded and kept in a relatively small cupboard.
Flexology is also useful when the vacuum cleaner is being used, as I could vacuum underneath sofas without having to bend down. Once you’ve had this feature, it’s hard to go back.
Just one word of warning: it’s worth emptying the bin when you finish vacuuming. If you don’t then folding and unfolding the vacuum cleaner can let larger bits of debris fall out and back onto the floor.
Bin emptying is easy, and the entire bin can be removed, with a flap opening at the bottom for ejection into the bin. Two filters at the top can be removed and washed, a job you’ll need to do regularly to maintain suction power.
Using the Shark IZ380UKT is easy. There’s a button on the back that turns the vacuum cleaner on in Eco mode.
Rather than having a button to switch power mode, there’s a finger trigger that you pull in when you want a boost.
I found this a great way to get maximum power: a quick pull of the trigger when I needed a bit more power and then releasing the trigger to go back to standard mode. This way, it’s easy to get a boost only when you need it, helping preserve battery power.
With the anti-tangle floor head attached, the floor detection comes into action. With this, the floor head senses whether it’s on carpet or hard floor, and adjusts the brush roll speed automatically, highlighting the matching icon on the vacuum cleaner’s top.
This saves having to make any manual settings, even if, overall, the IZ380UKT isn’t as smart as the Samsung Bespoke AI Jet Ultra, which uses AI to adjust speed and power; or the Shark IP3251UKT or Dyson Gen5detect, both of which have dust sensors to adjust power on the fly.
Using the Shark IZ380UKT on the floor is easy, and I found this cleaner easy to manoeuvre. At 5.68kg, it’s about average for a cordless stick cleaner. That is, it’s not overly heavy, and I found it easy enough to pick up for higher cleaning jobs.
In the box, Shark provides a good range of handheld tools, with a motorised pet tool, crevice tool and upholstery tool. For convenience, there’s an accessory bag that can take all of the tools; some form of on-vacuum tool storage would still have been nice.
This vacuum cleaner doesn’t have a charging dock. Instead, you can either remove the battery and charge it, or you can plug the provided mains adaptor into the battery in-situ.
There’s only a basic battery life indicator: three LEDs on the battery extinguish one at a time to give a rough idea of battery life.
Peformance
- Solid mid-range power
- Good dust collection
- Mid-level battery life
I started testing the Shark IZ380UKT by measuring its power in air watts (AW) at the handle. On Eco mode, the power was 50AW, which is a good mid-range result. That’s slightly more power than you get with the lowest power settings on the high-end competition, but that’s because most vacuum cleaners have three power modes, and this one has two.
On high power mode, I measured 177AW, which is powerful, although a good way behind the main level competition.
To see what the level of suction can do, I put down a line of rice grains, and put the Shark IZ380UKT at the end. On maximum power, it sucked up rice from 2.2cm away. Not a bad result at all, and it shows that handheld jobs, such as vacuuming out a car or drawer should be fairly quick.
Higher power vacuums can suck more dirt from further away, so do better with crevices and make some handheld jobs faster.
Moving on to the dust pick-up tests. I started by adding 20g of flour to the test carpet. Running the Shark IZ380UKT backwards and forwards through the middle of the mess on Eco mode, I found that it did a good job in the middle of the sweep, but quite a bit of dust remained towards the side of the floor head.
I then finished cleaning the carpet until it looked clean, which needed a few swipes and a little bit of Boost mode. At the end of the clean, I measured that 96.25% of the dust was collected, which is up there with the best.
Moving to the Edge test, I added 10g of flour to the carpet tiles next to the skirting board. Collecting this needed me to run the vacuum along the skirting board on Boost, and then turn 90° and run the head into the skirting board. Even so, I collected 84.3%, which is alright, but a way behind the best. I finished the job off with the crevice tool.
Dropping 20g of rice onto my hard floor, the IZ380UKT collected it all on Eco power. As noted above, just watch out for larger debris dropping out as the vacuum is folded and unfolded.
Overall, the Shark PowerPro Pet Cordless Stick Vacuum IZ380UKT did very well across all of my tests, with dust collection similar to that of more expensive rivals, bar the edge test.
I combed cat hair into the test carpet, and the Shark IZ380UKT easily removed it all.
Likewise, with human hair spread over the floor, the vacuum cleaner collected it all without getting tangled.
Battery life came in at 17m 35s on Eco mode, on carpet with the main floor head. That’s not bad, but near-on ten minutes worse than you get with a premium cleaner that can vary its power. For a single floor or smaller home that battery life will be alright, but if you need to clean further, you might want to get a second battery.
I measured sound at 69.5dB on Eco and 70.4dB on Boost. That makes the Shark IZ380UKT relatively quiet.
Should you buy it?
Buy if you want good performance at a good price
Cheaper than many of the other cleaners in Shark’s line-up, the IZ380UKT does well on carpet and hard floors.
Don’t buy if you need more power or battery life
If you want to clean a bigger area in one go, a cleaner with better battery life will be better. Look for more power if you have tougher jobs, too.
Final Thoughts
If you need to clean further or have bigger jobs, a more powerful cleaner with a larger battery will be required. My guide to the best cordless vacuum cleaners can help.
However, if you’ve got a smaller area to tackle (or clean in stages), then the Shark IZ380UKT is a great-value cleaner that does well on carpet and hard floors alike.
How we test
We test every vacuum cleaner we review thoroughly over an extended period of time. We use industry standard tests to compare features properly. We’ll always tell you what we find. We never, ever, accept money to review a product.
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- Used as our main vacuum cleaner for the review period
- Tested for at least a week
- Tested using tools to measure actual suction performance
- Tested with real-world dirt in real-world situations for fair comparisons with other vacuum cleaners
FAQs
Yes, the battery pulls out the back so you can have a spare one for extra runtime.
The floor head sense the floor type it’s on, automatically adjusting the brush roll speed for optimal pick-up.
Test Data
| Shark PowerPro Pet Cordless Stick Vacuum IZ380UKT | |
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| AirWatts (low) | 50 AW |
| AirWatts (high) | 177 AW |
| Sound (low) | 69.5 dB |
| Sound (high) | 70.4 dB |
Full Specs
| Shark PowerPro Pet Cordless Stick Vacuum IZ380UKT Review | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Shark |
| Size (Dimensions) | 316 x 264 x 1143 MM |
| Weight | 5.68 KG |
| Release Date | 2025 |
| First Reviewed Date | 12/06/2025 |
| Model Number | Shark PowerPro Pet Cordless Stick Vacuum IZ380UKT Review |
| Vacuum cleaner type | Cordless stick |
| Provided heads | Floor head, motorised pet tool, crevice tool, upholstery tool |
| Bin capacity | 0.7 litres |
| Bagless | Yes |
| Modes | Eco, Boost |
| Filters | 2 (washable) |
| Run time | 17 mins min |
| Charge time | 210 mins |
