The Hisense HAP0825TWD is a dual-hose portable A/C with an inverter-controlled compressor. It's the direct replacement to the older Hisense HAP0824TWD, and is otherwise identical in terms of design, with the same advertised capacity of 8,000 BTU/hr. Beyond that, it comes with a remote control to make settings adjustments, though it's also Wi-Fi enabled so you can operate it remotely via a smartphone app. There's Google Home and Amazon Alexa integration for making voice commands too.
Our Verdict
The Hisense HAP0825TWD is a good option for large rooms. Its cooling capacity is sufficient for medium-sized living areas as well as big primary bedrooms, though it's far from class-leading and will struggle in especially huge open-concept rooms. Its inverter compressor helps maintain your desired temperature while keeping humidity levels in check, with no big swings in ambient conditions once the setpoint is reached. Efficiency is okay overall: its dual-hose design makes it more power-efficient than single-hose portable models with similar capacity, but a comparable window unit and some dual-hose portable models will have even less of an impact on your utility bill in warmer months.
Very quiet while in operation, regardless of setting.
Minimal fluctuations in temperature and humidity once the target temperature is reached.
Cooling capacity is sufficient for medium-sized and large rooms.
Inverter compressor results in decent energy efficiency when maintaining target temperature.
Consumes a similar amount of energy as some higher-capacity models while cooling a room.
Will struggle to quickly cool open-concept spaces.
The Hisense HAP0825TWD is a good fit for bedrooms and small rooms. It does a good job of keeping the conditions in your room comfortably cool and dry, with no unpleasant shifts in humidity or temperature. It's also very quiet and isn't likely to wake you in the middle of the night or present a massive distraction if you leave it running in a home office. Its body is also quite small for a portable unit, though its separate exhaust and intake hoses can take some time to set up, and will take up quite a bit of room when stowing the unit away for the winter.
Decently compact body.
Very quiet while in operation, regardless of setting.
Minimal fluctuations in temperature and humidity once the target temperature is reached.
Inverter compressor results in decent energy efficiency when maintaining target temperature.
Separate exhaust and intake hoses are more of a nuisance to store than single-hose designs.
Consumes a similar amount of energy as some higher-capacity models while cooling a room.
The Hisense HAP0825TWD has good cooling capacity. It's sufficient for medium-sized living rooms or big primary suites. Unfortunately, it's likely to struggle in areas larger than that, like whole apartments or open-concept living areas.
Cooling capacity is sufficient for medium-sized and large rooms.
Will struggle to quickly cool open-concept spaces.
The Hisense HAP0825TWD's overall efficiency is okay. Its upfront energy demands when cooling a room are somewhat high when compared to some other dual-hose portable units with similar or greater capacity. On the upside, it's still decently efficient when maintaining your desired temperature, with no substantial compressor modulations that would result in unusually high energy consumption.
Inverter compressor results in decent energy efficiency when maintaining target temperature.
Consumes a similar amount of energy as some higher-capacity models while cooling a room.
The Hisense HAP0825TWD does a good job of maintaining desired ambient conditions. Its compressor doesn't modulate by a huge amount once the desired setpoint is reached, so there are no big swings in temperature or humidity.
Minimal fluctuations in temperature and humidity once the target temperature is reached.
The Hisense HAP0825TWD is an impressively quiet air conditioner. Fan noise at its highest setting can be a little noticeable, but it's still far from a massive nuisance, and it'll fade into the background at more modest settings, especially in an area where you have TV or music playing at a normal volume.
Very quiet while in operation, regardless of setting.
The Hisense HAP0825TWD is decently compact overall. It's fairly short and squat, which makes it easy to stow away in colder months, even if its intake and exhaust hoses take up more room than a single-hose setup.
Decently compact body.
Separate exhaust and intake hoses are more of a nuisance to store than single-hose designs.
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Differences Between Sizes And Variants
The Hisense HAP0825TWD is only available in a single color variant: 'White.' For those interested, here's the product label, along with its serial number.
Let us know in the comments if you come across another variant of this air conditioner.
Popular Air Conditioner Comparisons
The Hisense HAP0825TWD is a mid-range dual-hose portable A/C. It doesn't really improve much over the older Hisense HAP0824TWD, with similar on-paper cooling performance, best suited for medium-sized rooms, and an identical suite of features. That said, it is a little quieter, particularly at higher fan speed settings. It also makes for a slightly more compact option than the Hisense Tower HIAP0825TWD, with a shorter but wider profile. Even beyond direct comparisons with its own corporate stablemates, it's a solid option, with greater capacity and efficiency than high-end single-hose units like the LG DUAL Inverter LP1419IVSM. It doesn't really have any glaring issues, but it's worth noting that higher-capacity dual-hose units, such as the Midea Duo MAP12S1TBL, will cool an equivalently sized space faster while consuming a similar amount of energy.
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If you have the room to set it up and store it, the Midea Duo MAP12S1TBL is a better overall portable A/C than the Hisense HAP0825TWD. The Midea can cool an equivalently-sized room faster, and is more efficient when cooling a room to your desired setpoint and when keeping it there. It also does an even better job of keeping temperature and humidity levels stable than the Hisense.
The Hisense HAP0825TWD is a more efficient portable A/C than the LG DUAL Inverter LP1419IVSM. The Hisense's dual-hose design gives it a substantial advantage in terms of power efficiency and overall cooling capacity, despite the LG's on-paper advantage. This is because the Hisense cools its compressor with outdoor air instead of drawing in more warm indoor air, as is the case for the LG.
The Hisense HAP0825TWD is effectively a very mild refresh of the Hisense HAP0824TWD. Both units share near-identical designs and claim identical cooling capacity. That being said, the newer HAP0825TWD does produce slightly less noise.
The Hisense HAP0825TWD and Hisense Tower HIAP0825TWD are similarly-performing portable A/C units, with similar overall feature-sets, but different designs. Both units have similar cooling capacity, and are best-suited for medium-sized spaces, though the Tower HIAP0825TWD is fractionally more efficient overall. On the other hand, the HAP0825TWD is slightly less of a hassle to stow away in colder months thanks to its more compact body.
Test Results
The Hisense HAP0825TWD offers good cooling capacity for most everyday spaces. It performs in a near-identical fashion to the closely related Hisense Tower HIAP0825TWD in this respect. It's capable of handling medium-sized living areas and larger bedrooms or nurseries, though it's likely to have a hard time with open-concept spaces.
The Hisense HAP0825TWD's cooling efficiency is okay overall. Its dual-hose design makes it more efficient than single-hose alternatives with similar capacity, such as the LG DUAL Inverter LP1419IVSM, since no warm outdoor air is drawn in to cool the compressor. That said, a window unit of comparable cooling output will be even more efficient, as the latter places the hot compressor outside the space that it's cooling.
The Hisense HAP0825TWD is decently efficient when maintaining a target temperature. Its inverter compressor doesn't modulate very much at the setpoint, reducing energy consumption compared to a non-inverter unit which would have to cycle its compressor on and off to do the same job.
The Hisense HAP0825TWD does a good job of maintaining your desired temperature. Its compressor modulation isn't severe enough to meaningfully affect your room's temperature.
This A/C does a very good job of keeping ambient humidity levels stable while maintaining a setpoint. Its compressor doesn't modulate very drastically while holding the desired temperature, so there are no large swings in humidity during operation. Consequently, you shouldn't experience any noticeable swings in humidity, even in more humid climates.
This A/C is impressively quiet. It remains relatively quiet across its operating range, barring somewhat noticeable fan noise at its highest speed setting. Still, at lower intensities, it's well-suited for home offices, bedrooms, and nurseries.
