The scope of supply is manageable because this device comes without cleaning station. In the box you will find a travel or just storage case in which in turn the razor and the shaving head are normal. The latter is a single component and is pressed onto the shaver. Here are a charger, which is connected directly to the razor, a second head, the precision trimmer and a user manual included membership card for the Male Grooming Club ". The manual is constantly from SmartClean system the speech that is not there in this embodiment, however, are.
The appearance of Philips inspires me again. As with the previous model of the Philips very slim body is great in the hand and with the oversized razor sees the device as a very large insect. Three shaving heads are arranged in a triangle, forming a rather large shaving surface. These heads are mounted very flexible and adapt as a trio to be shaved areas of the face to. The on and off switch is again a good tactile own button and no longer invisibly integrated into the handle. As Philips has learned. However, the switch is very hard to press so that the shaver is running. But I do not know if that's just in my device so.
The most important thing in the assessment is certainly the quality of the shave. And here the Philips can keep nearly the excellent Panasonic. One should perform shaving circular to obtain the best possible result, which I can not remember admittedly slightly. But even without circles the skin is clean-shaven. My skin has irritated by the previous shaves with the Philips awhile reacts with itching. That was and is the Panasonic did not fall, even on not start. Besides, I can because of the shape of the cartridge not really shave well with the Philips certain locations, such as the lower end of my sideburns or the transition between upper lip and nose. Panasonic advantage.
The S9031 / 12 you can both to dry, as well as use for wet shaving. This works really well, it moistens the face of this, the best - in my opinion - with a hot washcloth, carries shaving gel or foam and shaved as with the dry shaving. That takes a whole logically a little longer, but the effect is doubly good. For one thing, good for the skin and the other will shave my feeling for something more thorough.
The weight is somewhat lower than in the Panasonic. In concrete weighs 167 grams of Philips, the Panasonic 196 grams. Slight advantage for Philips.
In body, there is a LED indicator that displays the charging status and certain indications are: a cleaning indicator when the shaving head would be changed in case of overheating. A lesson is a complete load of the device that is perfectly acceptable.
The shaving head has no integrated trimmer. One must, for example, to cut the sideburns, remove the head and put the mentioned precision trimmer. The then however again can make a full beard and hair trimmer competition. Mir is the integrated of Panasonic prefer because I specially have a beard trimmer. Especially in the travel case only the body with an attachment fits, so the second article should be taken separately.
A bit difficult is a thorough cleaning, so do not rinsing under running water, but the explicit cleaning the interior. For this you have to bring something fine mechanical sense. If you have problems with your hands or fingers, with mild gout, for example, or tremor, which was to leave the show in the shop and try it yourself. Because even if you clean the shaver under water resistant only, this will be necessary when replacing the shaving heads at the latest. Or did someone in the access that makes then for one.
Overall, the pluses for design, handiness, the battery (to not forget) lead the relatively quiet operation and the ability of wet and dry shaving for good four stars. The sub-optimal shaving head shape (for certain areas), the separated trimmer and the established (albeit slight) irritation (Philips in the manual also mentioned) cause I a star for ideal score - which I had assigned the Panasonic ES-LV95 - depart.
