The Philips SensoTouch comes in a huge box and the package includes not only the actual razor also a lot of accessories. This includes the rather large cleaning station, a storage bag and the cleaning liquid required for this purpose, a second head: the so-called Styler, and a small Rasierschaumdose.
The appearance of Philips is really impeccable, almost sensational. The very slim body is great in the hand and with the relatively large razor sees the device as an oversized insect. Three shaving heads are arranged in a triangle, forming a rather large shaving surface. These heads are mounted flexibly and adapt as a trio to be shaved areas of the face to. The on and off switch is integrated into the handle and only characterized by an almost invisible icon. But if you even know it can be good on and off again.
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. Not quite the result of a wet shave, but which electric shaver that can say the same? But not quite with the Panasonic, especially because my skin becomes irritated by a Philips shaving for a while, not visually, but with an itch. This is the Panasonic did not fall, not even been at the beginning. 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. Panasonic advantage.
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 is an indicator of the charge state. A maximum of five lights then specify a fully charged battery. With fewer lamps, the charge state is correspondingly low. Battery performance is comparable on both devices. One to two hour charge lead to at least ten possible and detailed dry shaves. The Panasonic has a stopwatch as a display in the body, so that you can see the duration of a shave and also a residual charge indicator in percent. Panasonic advantage.
The cleaning station at Philips is still larger than the Panasonic. The liquid should be well emptied undiluted in an appropriate dish and after cleaning. I use the liquid diluted approximately 1: 1 with water. The course is worth seeing if only extends the loading station, then the shaver keeps popping up in the liquid and once again brings out to dry. But the whole thing takes its place.
The shaving head has no integrated trimmer. One must, for example, to cut the sideburns, remove the head and put an extra Beard Styler. 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. Finally - and this leads ultimately to the point deduction - you can not directly load the Philips, but must always use the supplied charger and collapsible. When traveling, I would like to save Carrying this to me. Panasonic advantage where that goes.
Overall, the pluses for design, portability, battery, and (to not forget) the relatively quiet operation lead to four stars. The suboptimal head shape (for certain areas), the separated trimmer who established (albeit slight) irritation and the inability to connect the power cord directly cause I a star for ideal score - depart - I had awarded the Panasonic.
