Philips Shaver Series 5000, Wet and Dry Electric Shaver for Men, ComfortTech blades 360°, Contour Heads, Advanced Display, SmartClick Precision Trimmer, S5466/18

Supported elderly neighbour with purchasing this item. Was unsure after looking in chemist &!electrical shops which to get. Then looked online various website , then came across this particular brand . Ordered It arrived the next day with some charge. Charged up couple hours . Best shave he’s had for a very long time . As we know with aging , tendency to wards more difficult areas to such as sunken cheeks . Very sharp bladesThis shaver did it magic, it works beautifully easy to use ,clean & charge up. No cleaning brush in packaging so soft old toothbrush can be deployed.. Easy to grip great functionality & design even for somone with arthritic wrist or hands It was a good price

I like this shaver, it's effective, the head moves and is flexible and is easy to wash and clean under the tap. Seemingly it's always on sale so the RRP is a little misleading but it's good value if you can get it, especially if it's available for under £60. The downsides? It needs to be charged in the mains with a standard 3-point UK plug whereas a USB might be more useful and indeed it cannot be charged using a the standard bathroom mains shaver socket either. The shave does NOT come with a cover for the heads so not ideal for travelling either. A weird omission. Finally, the trimmer has to be snapped on separately which surprised me and is clearly a money-saving issue from Philips. If you want to use the trimmer then you have to pull the 3 heads off and attach the trimmer by snapping it on to the top of the shaver. Then you have to pull it off to reattach the shaver/razor heads. I don't like this at all as all my previous shavers have trimmers built it. But - I do like this largely because I rarely use the trimmer

Ive been humming & harring over buying a new electric shaver for a good while.... but worried it would be as uncomfortable as my old one (the one I've not used for 10 years!) that irritated my skin something awful! Settled for a series 5000 and im really taken aback. Ive about 4 days growth (had), and it whizzed it off in a couple of minutes. No pulled hairs, no discomfort, no patches.... what an improvement over my old one - like night and day! Very smooth... very very impressed. Love it

Easy to use, easy to clean, good close shave, battery has a good lifespan

Good shave, was using a braun s5 for a number of years but it finally gave up, so thought I would have a change with the philips 5000. for the first 3 weeks it was a little skin irritation but after that period it is great.

It seems to do the job as intended, although I found gripping the razor without inadvertently turning it off a surprising issue, although I dare say I will get used to holding it differently. The only other issue that surprised me is that of connection for recharging. Who has a three pin plug in the bathroom? I have only come across a two pin on razor sockets, although I can buy an adapter no doubt. I also noticed wjhen searching for a replacement that most of the Philips razors now aooear to want to recharge via a computer USB socket. Why? I have no desire to attach my razor to my computer and surely Philips are excluding everyone who does not have a computer, which seems adsurd.

Great shaver, very smooth and excellent battery, easy to swop heads over, attachment for sideburns comes with it, simple to clean under running tap, lcd display and a carry bag as well

An OK item but it's important to know that the '2 year blade life' is well over stated in my experience. I was bought this for xmas in 2024 and found after six months I could only get a decent shave if I used it as a wet razor with gel. Using it as a dry shaver became ineffective. Six months further on it wasn't even effective using it wet so I have bought some replacement (genuine Philips) blades. They are not cheap coming in at around £25 a set. It may of course depend on your type of beard but please note this if planning to purchase this or any other Philips shaver that utilises the same heads. When this fails I don't think I will be buying Philips again but will look to Braun or other alternatives.