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Honeywell TP50AWKN Smart 50-Pint Dehumidifier vs Midea Cube MAD35S1QWT 35-Pint Smart Dehumidifier

Which is the better buy? Side-by-side on rating, price, strengths, and watch-outs — with the published ratings we averaged to get there.

The short answer

Midea Cube MAD35S1QWT 35-Pint Smart Dehumidifier comes out ahead by a narrow margin (4.3 vs 4.6). The gap is mostly about Medium living rooms, finished basements, or 1,500 sq ft single-floor apartments where quiet operation and tank size matter more than maximum capacity or pump drainage. — read the strengths below before deciding.

Ranked #3 in Best Dehumidifiers

Honeywell TP50AWKN Smart 50-Pint Dehumidifier

4.3

$170as of May 23

The TP50AWKN is the quiet, warranty-backed pick of the 50-pint class. It draws less power than competitors at 490 watts, ships with full smart-home integration including Alexa, and Honeywell backs the sealed compressor system for five years — far longer than the one-year coverage typical of the category. The trade-offs are a small 7-pint tank and gravity-only drainage, which together mean the unit needs to be plumbed to a drain rather than run on the bucket if you do not want daily empty trips.

Strengths

— Quietest 50-pint unit in this category at a manufacturer-rated 48 dB minimum
— Five-year warranty on the sealed compressor system, longest in this category
— Wi-Fi and Alexa voice control built in with no subscription

Watch-outs

— Small 7-pint water tank fills quickly without continuous drain plumbed
— No built-in pump — gravity drain only, must drain to a lower point
— Honeywell smart app interface less polished than current generation rivals

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Higher ratedRanked #4 in Best Dehumidifiers

Midea Cube MAD35S1QWT 35-Pint Smart Dehumidifier

4.6

$170as of May 23

The MAD35S1QWT is the mid-capacity sweet spot of the Midea Cube line and Consumer Reports' top-scoring mid-pint dehumidifier in 2026 testing. It inherits the same cube chassis and 3x-larger tank as the 50-pint sibling but in a quieter, lower-wattage package suitable for medium spaces. The compromise is no built-in pump on this SKU and a real-world coverage closer to 1,500 sq ft than the marketing's 3,500 sq ft claim — but in its actual sweet-spot rooms, no other 35-pint unit matches its scores.

Strengths

— Quietest in class at 50.4 dB low / 52.2 dB high in quietest.org testing
— Consumer Reports gave it the highest score of any mid-capacity dehumidifier in 2026 testing
— Same lift-and-twist cube design and 3x larger tank as the 50-pint Midea sibling

Watch-outs

— No built-in pump — gravity drain only on this SKU
— Marketing claims 3,500 sq ft but real-world coverage is closer to 1,500 sq ft per quietest.org
— Companion app has not received feature updates in over a year

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How they stack up

Honeywell TP50AWKN Smart 50-Pint Dehumidifier

The TP50AWKN's five-year warranty on the sealed system beats the one-year coverage on the Midea Cube MAD50S1QWT and the hOmeLabs HME020031N. It is the quietest 50-pint unit in this lineup, but it gives up the built-in pump that the Cube includes and lands with a smaller tank than the hOmeLabs. Compared to the smaller MAD35S1QWT or MAD20S1QWT Midea Cubes, the Honeywell's wattage and decibel ratings are competitive but the 3,000 sq ft coverage rating is narrower than the Cube line.

Midea Cube MAD35S1QWT 35-Pint Smart Dehumidifier

The MAD35S1QWT shares the same cube chassis and large-tank advantage as the 50-pint MAD50S1QWT and 20-pint MAD20S1QWT siblings in this lineup. It is noticeably quieter than the 50-pint Cube (50 dB versus 65 dB low) but gives up the built-in pump that the MAD50S1QWT includes. Compared to the Honeywell TP50AWKN, the Midea hits a lower noise floor but loses the five-year warranty advantage. The hOmeLabs HME020031N at 50-pint has higher raw capacity but doesn't match this unit's noise or Energy Star numbers in mid-size rooms.

Specs side-by-side

Spec	Honeywell TP50AWKN Smart 50-Pint Dehumidifier	Midea Cube MAD35S1QWT 35-Pint Smart Dehumidifier
Capacity	32 pints/day (2019 DOE), 50 pints/day (2012 DOE)	35 pints/day (2019 DOE)
Coverage Area	3,000 sq ft	3,500 sq ft (manufacturer) / 1,500 sq ft (tested per quietest.org)
Tank Size	7 pints	3.2 gallons (25.6 pints)
Drain Options	Gravity hose or bucket (no pump)	Gravity hose or bucket (no pump on this SKU)
Noise (minimum)	48 dB	—
Power Draw	490 W	~310 W at 50% RH
Energy Star	Most Efficient certified	Most Efficient certified
Smart Hub	Wi-Fi + Alexa voice control	Wi-Fi + Alexa + Google Assistant
Warranty	1-year parts/labor + 5-year sealed system	1-year parts and labor
Noise (low/high)	—	50.4 dB / 52.2 dB

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