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Midea Cube MAD35S1QWT 35-Pint Smart Dehumidifier vs Midea Cube MAD50S1QWT 50-Pint Smart Dehumidifier with Pump

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 MAD50S1QWT 50-Pint Smart Dehumidifier with Pump comes out ahead by a narrow margin (4.6 vs 4.7). The gap is mostly about Whole-home owners with 2,500 to 4,500 sq ft of conditioned space who want a single workhorse with pump drainage and Alexa control rather than juggling two smaller units. — read the strengths below before deciding.

Ranked #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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Higher ratedRanked #1 in Best Dehumidifiers

Midea Cube MAD50S1QWT 50-Pint Smart Dehumidifier with Pump

4.7

$300as of May 23

Dehumidifier Buyers Guide and HouseFresh both rank the Midea Cube as the best 50-pint dehumidifier they have ever tested. The collapsible cube-shaped chassis hides a 4.2-gallon tank and built-in pump, and it draws less power than every other 50-pint unit in the test set. Wi-Fi, Alexa, and a measured noise floor in the mid-60s on high keep it usable in open-concept living areas — though the lift-and-twist design is awkward for users who need to drag a full bucket up basement stairs.

Strengths

— Removed 90% to 40% RH in 7 minutes 39 seconds in dehumidifierbuyersguide testing
— Built-in pump lifts condensate up to 16 feet to a sink or out a window
— 4.2-gallon water tank means 3x longer between empties than conventional units

Watch-outs

— Lift-and-twist cube takes effort to carry when the bucket is full
— Companion app no longer receives updates per HouseFresh testing
— Only a one-year warranty against five years from Honeywell

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How they stack up

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.

Midea Cube MAD50S1QWT 50-Pint Smart Dehumidifier with Pump

The MAD50S1QWT is the clear performance and convenience pick over the gravity-drain Honeywell TP50AWKN and the manual-empty hOmeLabs HME020031N. Compared to the smaller MAD35S1QWT and MAD20S1QWT Cubes in this lineup, the 50-pint adds the integrated pump and roughly doubles the AHAM rating, but it gives up the lower noise floor and lighter footprint of those siblings.

Specs side-by-side

Spec	Midea Cube MAD35S1QWT 35-Pint Smart Dehumidifier	Midea Cube MAD50S1QWT 50-Pint Smart Dehumidifier with Pump
Capacity	35 pints/day (2019 DOE)	50 pints/day (2019 DOE)
Coverage Area	3,500 sq ft (manufacturer) / 1,500 sq ft (tested per quietest.org)	4,500 sq ft
Tank Size	3.2 gallons (25.6 pints)	4.2 gallons (34 pints)
Drain Options	Gravity hose or bucket (no pump on this SKU)	Built-in pump, gravity hose, or bucket
Noise (low/high)	50.4 dB / 52.2 dB	65.4 dB / 66.4 dB
Power Draw	~310 W at 50% RH	512 W at 50% RH
Energy Star	Most Efficient certified	Most Efficient certified
Smart Hub	Wi-Fi + Alexa + Google Assistant	Wi-Fi + Alexa + Google Assistant
Warranty	1-year parts and labor	1-year parts and labor

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