A portable vacuum cleaner comprising: - a main body equipped with a suction duct, - a waste separation and collection device mounted on the main body, - a suction motor housed in the main body, the suction motor having a motor axis and being configured to generate an air flow through the suction duct and the waste separation and collection device, - a grip handle delimiting a battery compartment, - a rechargeable battery configured to electrically power the portable vacuum cleaner, the rechargeable battery including at least one battery cell housed in the battery compartment delimited by the grip handle, - a user interface provided on the main body and configured to allow a user to select at least one operating mode of the portable vacuum cleaner, and - an electronic control unit configured to control the operation of the portable vacuum cleaner, wherein the main body includes a mounting part delimiting an internal housing and comprising an access opening which emerges into the internal housing, wherein the grip handle includes a first handle part (5.1) comprising a grip surface configured to be grasped by a user and a second handle part (5.2) removably mounted in the internal housing, the second handle part (5.2) being configured to be removed from the internal housing and to be inserted into the internal housing via the access opening, and wherein the portable vacuum cleaner further includes a battery status indicator which is provided on the second handle part (5.2) and which is configured to indicate at least one status parameter of the rechargeable battery when the second handle part (5.2) is housed in the internal housing, characterized in that the user interface is provided on the mounting part, and in that the battery status indicator is configured to be visible through at least one viewing window provided on the mounting part when the second handle part (5.2) is housed in the internal housing. - a main body equipped with a suction duct, - a waste separation and collection device mounted on the main body, - a suction motor housed in the main body, the suction motor having a motor axis and being configured to generate an air flow through the suction duct and the waste separation and collection device, - a grip handle delimiting a battery compartment, - a rechargeable battery configured to electrically power the portable vacuum cleaner, the rechargeable battery including at least one battery cell housed in the battery compartment delimited by the grip handle, - a user interface provided on the main body and configured to allow a user to select at least one operating mode of the portable vacuum cleaner, and - an electronic control unit configured to control the operation of the portable vacuum cleaner, wherein the main body includes a mounting part delimiting an internal housing and comprising an access opening which emerges into the internal housing, wherein the grip handle includes a first handle part (5.1) comprising a grip surface configured to be grasped by a user and a second handle part (5.2) removably mounted in the internal housing, the second handle part (5.2) being configured to be removed from the internal housing and to be inserted into the internal housing via the access opening, and wherein the portable vacuum cleaner further includes a battery status indicator which is provided on the second handle part (5.2) and which is configured to indicate at least one status parameter of the rechargeable battery when the second handle part (5.2) is housed in the internal housing, characterized in that the user interface is provided on the mounting part, and in that the battery status indicator is configured to be visible through at least one viewing window provided on the mounting part when the second handle part (5.2) is housed in the internal housing. wherein the main body includes a mounting part delimiting an internal housing and comprising an access opening which emerges into the internal housing, wherein the grip handle includes a first handle part (5.1) comprising a grip surface configured to be grasped by a user and a second handle part (5.2) removably mounted in the internal housing, the second handle part (5.2) being configured to be removed from the internal housing and to be inserted into the internal housing via the access opening, and wherein the portable vacuum cleaner further includes a battery status indicator which is provided on the second handle part (5.2) and which is configured to indicate at least one status parameter of the rechargeable battery when the second handle part (5.2) is housed in the internal housing, characterized in that the user interface is provided on the mounting part, and in that the battery status indicator is configured to be visible through at least one viewing window provided on the mounting part when the second handle part (5.2) is housed in the internal housing.