If you like disco lights and bluetooth app connectivity instead of quality shaving, this is the device for you. If you want a premium quality shave then buy something else.I'm used to having shavers lasting quite some years, also, this is not my first Philips shaver experience. I thought purchasing a such high priced "premium" product would bring a premium quality shave but sadly the reality is different and I should have taken more heed of negative reviews prior to purchase.The product is badly designed and engineered - Like most people, I do not have squared corners on my face or a gap around the edges to where my hair grows yet the head has squared angles around the outside and several mm from the edge to the cutting heads. This can be seen in the picture but ... MoreIf you like disco lights and bluetooth app connectivity instead of quality shaving, this is the device for you. If you want a premium quality shave then buy something else.I'm used to having shavers lasting quite some years, also, this is not my first Philips shaver experience. I thought purchasing a such high priced "premium" product would bring a premium quality shave but sadly the reality is different and I should have taken more heed of negative reviews prior to purchase.The product is badly designed and engineered - Like most people, I do not have squared corners on my face or a gap around the edges to where my hair grows yet the head has squared angles around the outside and several mm from the edge to the cutting heads. This can be seen in the picture but you naturally assume it has been engineered in such a way as to not be a practical issue.The sound effects, display, disco lights and bluetooth are simply an environmentally damaging waste of energy. Unnecessarily bluetooth is always on unless the unit is put in lock mode instead of being able to be activated only when you want to connect to the app.Whilst there is a travel case, there is no protection cover for the head so it is unprotected when on the Charging Stand. At least you can wash it if it gets dusty/similar.The Quick-Clean Pod system is obviously value engineered to very low quality and one wonders if it is better than rinsing the head in some soapy water. After taking the thick plastic lid off the Cleaning Cartridge, despite being careful, the foiled top failed to peel off as the plastic backing peeled off it instead (If you have arthritis or grip issues this would be very hard to try to peel). You'd expect, being so robust, the screw lid should be for use as a waterproof, protective and dust cover for the pod or similar but it appears to just be wasted whilst there is no cover for the pod.There is much dark coloured plastic without type identification which must cause a recycling problem for the waste lids or at end of life of other parts.The paper instruction illustrations supplied with the product are most unclear and even numbered wrongly in one place.Shaving quality doesn't appear any better than much cheaper shavers.As, save reviews, there doesn't appear to be an official feedback route, we can only hope Philips will take note of the design flaws then change and improve engineering and sustainability of future products.

Philips 9000I have been using Philips shavers for half a century now, and even when I have occasionally tried an alternative I always return to them.My previous shaver was the 9000 Prestige, so that is my main point of comparison, and I have been using this new model for two months so this review is more than an initial reaction.It improves on the Prestige in a number of respects, not least the charging method. I could never see the point of the ‘wireless’ charger of the Prestige, which itself had to be plugged in and was really quite large and unsuitable for travelling, leaving me once without its use when we were locked down abroad at the start of the pandemic and I had not taken the charger. This newer model has a much smaller wired charging stand which ... MorePhilips 9000I have been using Philips shavers for half a century now, and even when I have occasionally tried an alternative I always return to them.My previous shaver was the 9000 Prestige, so that is my main point of comparison, and I have been using this new model for two months so this review is more than an initial reaction.It improves on the Prestige in a number of respects, not least the charging method. I could never see the point of the ‘wireless’ charger of the Prestige, which itself had to be plugged in and was really quite large and unsuitable for travelling, leaving me once without its use when we were locked down abroad at the start of the pandemic and I had not taken the charger. This newer model has a much smaller wired charging stand which charges the shaver in about an hour, compared with the 3 hours the wireless one took. A full charge gives about 100 minutes of shaving which lasts me a little over 3 weeks.You can use it wet or dry, and I find I get a better shave using it wet with soap, but for a quick trim before maybe going out of an evening a dry run over is OK.Lights below the head indicate whether you are pressing too hard or too softly on your face, or just right. I soon found my pressure was OK and so switched this feature off, but it is useful to get started with.The cleaning station is an improvement over earlier Philips versions as it is independent of charging the shaver and does not itself need to be plugged in.Philips have returned to a flip out long hair trimmer on the back of the shaver, rather than having to replace the shaving head with a trimmer as with the Prestige.A weakness is that there is rather a lot of surround of the actual cutters on the shaving head, and this makes it difficult to get into tight places such as under the nose, so you have to use the trimmer to shave that area.Then there is the App. Well, I suppose everything has to have an App these days, so you can’t blame Philips for trying, but if they think I am going to stand in a steaming bathroom over a sink of hot water with a shaver in one hand and my phone in the other, well…But in the end this is a new model and not particularly cheap (depending on what offer you might get), so the main question has to be, does it give a better shave?The answer, for me at least, is yes, but only just. The 9000 Prestige was a quantum leap from its predecessor, and while this does improve on that, it is only marginal. But then that is the law of diminishing returns and Philips have now reached a point where improvements are incremental rather than game changing. Overall though I do recommend this shaver as Philips’ best shaver yet.

This shaver gets 4 stars for closeness of shave and comfortability as it gives minimal or no shaving rash and is easy to clean, but 3 stars overall as it fails in some important areas.Due to the chunky head design with a rather thickish square edge profile, it is difficult to cut the hairs directly under my nose to a close finish like the rest of my face.This shaver head design consists of 3 largish Pentagon shapes with thick chunky square edges, rather than the conventional rounded and slim cutter head body shapes found on the early 9000 series and latest lower series.As a result there is too much distance between the cutter edge and the Cutting head body, limiting how close you can get to the noes, nostrils and ears etc.Adding to this issue ,is the Coarser ... MoreThis shaver gets 4 stars for closeness of shave and comfortability as it gives minimal or no shaving rash and is easy to clean, but 3 stars overall as it fails in some important areas.Due to the chunky head design with a rather thickish square edge profile, it is difficult to cut the hairs directly under my nose to a close finish like the rest of my face.This shaver head design consists of 3 largish Pentagon shapes with thick chunky square edges, rather than the conventional rounded and slim cutter head body shapes found on the early 9000 series and latest lower series.As a result there is too much distance between the cutter edge and the Cutting head body, limiting how close you can get to the noes, nostrils and ears etc.Adding to this issue ,is the Coarser Trimmer cutter found on this new 9000 series ,which seems less effective than my old 9000 RQ1250, making it difficult to trim facial hair under the nose as well.On close inspection of my old 9000 series RQ1250, the shaver definately has a finer trimmer allowing for a closer cut!I find the new 9000 series body unnecessarily large as well to hold and doesn't sit as nicely in the hand as the my old RQ1250 9000 series.On a positive note, the shaver head flips open nicely to allow easy cleaning ,and is a nice touch.Other nice but gimmicky features are the new visual pressure light indicator and digital battery percentage readout.The cleaning pod was an added bonus that came with this purchase but i wonder how pricey refils will be.Battery life seems good but does it compare to my 10 years plus old RQ1250, which still has its original battery.....we shall see!Overall , the shaver was expensive considering its added issues and i seriously wonder if i can interchange the Shaver head for a more streamlined , conventional rounded head model???See added pictures for comparisons and possible explanations of worrying differences between old 9000 series and new.