SILENO city vs life
Updated: October 2026
You are looking at a city listing between about £442.77 and about £721.73, and a smart life set at about £1,067.21. SILENO city vs life, in this amazon.co.uk set, is a city cut around 16 cm with an LCD or Bluetooth, against a 22 cm life cut with a gateway, LONA and 200 m of wire. The lawn size decides it. Every row is on the [Gardena lawn mower robot comparison](/hub/lawn-and-garden-equipment/gardena-lawn-mower-robot). We did not test these mowers on a lawn. Prices are the shelf prices on 22 October 2026. A qualifying purchase can earn a commission at no extra cost to you.
You are looking at a city listing between about £442.77 and about £721.73, and a smart life set at about £1,067.21.
You are looking at a city listing between about £442.77 and about £721.73, and a smart life set at about £1,067.21. SILENO city vs life, in this amazon.co.uk set, is a city cut around 16 cm with an LCD or Bluetooth, against a 22 cm life cut with a gateway, LONA and 200 m of wire. The lawn size decides it. Every row is on the Gardena lawn mower robot comparison. We did not test these mowers on a lawn. Prices are the shelf prices on 22 October 2026. A qualifying purchase can earn a commission at no extra cost to you.
Our top picks
| Badge | Product | Cutting width | Boundary wire | Control | Note | Price | Offer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best overall |  Gardena Gardena SILENO city 250 | 16 cm | 150 m | LCD; style cell says Bluetooth app | 10.0 | about £721.73 | View offer |
 Gardena Gardena SILENO city 500 | 16 cm | 150 m, 200 hooks | LCD; style cell says Bluetooth app | 9.6 | about £442.77 | View offer | |
| Alternative |  Gardena Gardena smart SILENO life 1000 | 22 cm | 200 m, 300 hooks | Smart app, LONA, gateway in the box | 9.2 | about £1,067.21 | View offer |
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What Gardena means by city and life
On Gardena's UK range page, city and life are area families. Life areas there run through 750, 1,000 and 1,500 m². Slopes are up to 35% for city and life. Retail explainers often put the city cut at 160 mm and the life cut at 220 mm, with 150 m of wire against 200 m. The city rows in this amazon set are about £442.77, about £655.04, about £680.99 and about £721.73.
City articles on the planning page that end in -20 are stated at 35%. The amazon titles 15001-28 and 15002-28 print 25%. Those are the city 250 and city 500, and neither included line adds a smart gateway. Theft protection is a city-title phrase. Location tracking is a LONA line on the life listing.
The city listings actually in this comparison
The city 250 is about £721.73. The title says 250 m², slopes up to 25%, 20–50 mm, a 16 cm cut, theft protection and a UK plug, with 150 m of wire. The height cells say 20 cm and 50 cm. There is no gateway, and the title still says 250 m².
The city 500 is about £442.77. The title says 500 m², slopes up to 25%, 20–50 mm, a 16 cm cut, an LCD, theft protection and a UK plug, with 150 m of wire and 200 hooks. The star line is 4.8 from eight reviews. Those comments mention quiet running, a collision sensor and about five hours of pegging. The height cells say 2 cm and 50 cm, and there is no gateway.
The smart life 1000 set
The life set, model 19702-68, is about £1,067.21. The title area is 1,000 m² and the title slope is up to 35%. The included line lists the mower, a smart gateway, a UK-plug charging station, 200 m of boundary wire and 300 hooks. The cutting width is 22 cm. LONA here is mapping, zones, area protect and location tracking. The wire remains in the box. Gardena's sheet for 19702-68 prints a 22 cm cut, 20–50 mm, 35% inside the lawn, 10% at the boundary and IPX5. Those are the manufacturer's figures. The amazon height cells say a 22 cm maximum and a 20 mm minimum. Prefer the sheet's 20–50 mm, then look at the dial.
The star line is 4.6 from four reviews, and the file has no review paragraphs. You peg 200 m of wire. Pegging is the boundary-wire guide.
When to pick which
Pick the life set when your lawn is near the 1,000 m² claim and you want the gateway and the zones. Pick a city listing when the lawn fits that stated area and Bluetooth or the LCD is enough control.
Inside the city rows, the city 500 is the one with a 500 m² title, a stated UK plug and written comments. The city 300 and article 15001-41 carry the charging complaints, so a 35% figure on those pages comes with that record. The city 250's 5.0 rests on two reviews at about £721.73. If the lawn is under about 300 m², start on the small-lawn page, which begins with the minimo unless a printed city line is what you came for.
Common questions
When is the life set the right step up from a city?
When the grass is near 1,000 m², or when you need the smart gateway rather than a 10 m Bluetooth link or an LCD. The box adds a 22 cm cut, 200 m of wire, 300 hooks and LONA, at about £1,067.21. The file shows 4.6 from four reviews and no written paragraphs. You still install a boundary wire. The life sheet states 10% at the boundary and 35% inside.
Is every city listing 16 cm, and is the life 22 cm?
The city 250 and city 500 titles print 16 cm. Article 15001-41 prints 6.3 inches, about 16 cm. The city 300 prints no width, so that one stays unknown. The life listing prints 22 cm, which matches Gardena's sheet for 19702-68. The extra 6 cm is one pass of the mower, not a different finish.
Why do two city titles say 25% if the planning page says 35%?
The planning page's city articles ending in -20 are at 35%. The amazon titles for the city 250 (15001-28) and the city 500 (15002-28) print 25%. The city 300 title and the 15001-41 bullets print 35%. The life title prints 35%, and the life sheet adds 10% at the boundary. Use the percentage on the listing you are paying for.
Is 4.6 from four reviews, with no text, enough?
It tells you that four people left a rating. It does not tell you how the mower charged, how loud it was, or how long the wire took. The city 500's eight reviews at least name quiet running, a collision sensor and a pegging job of about five hours. Four ratings and no sentences are a thin file at this price.
Which city listing has the charge-failure reviews?
The city 300, at 2.4 from 19, has UK text about mowers that will not hold a charge off the dock. Article 15001-41, at 3.1 from 48, repeats mowers that show charging and then die, much of it outside UK review writing. The city 500 comments, in a file of eight, describe a schedule that returns the mower to charge.
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Sources
Public UK sources listed below, plus the amazon.co.uk listings in this comparison, gathered on 22 October 2026.
- Gardena UK planning advice for robotic lawnmowers (retrieved 22 October 2026)
- Gardena UK robotic lawnmowers overview (retrieved 22 October 2026)
- Gardena UK smart SILENO life 1000 set, 19702-68 (retrieved 22 October 2026)
- Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008 (retrieved 22 October 2026)
- HSE INDG271, supplying new machinery (retrieved 22 October 2026)
- Outdoor noise regulations 2001, Schedule 3 (retrieved 22 October 2026)
- OPSS product recall: Honda Miimo robotic lawn mower, 6 September 2024 (retrieved 22 October 2026)
- Flymo UK robot installation (retrieved 22 October 2026)