Philips Norelco Shaver i9000 Prestige Ultra, Wet & Dry Electric Shaver, Adriatic, SenseIQ Pro Technology, Triple Lift & Cut System, 360 Rotating NanoTech Precision Blades, Precision Trimmer, XP9401/92

I used Philips Norelco electric razors for years. Worked well and never stopped. Yet, I felt the older models were lacking when the beard was a few days old, so I tried the Braun Series 9 Pro. It was fine for long whiskers, but never got close enough. Searched a few more tube videos and decided the Panasonic ARC6 was a smart idea. At first, it handled the long and the short of it, and I thought I was on to something. But the blade sharpness declined quickly and after a few months it started to sound like an outdoor yard tool. I jumped at the chance to purchase this new Norelco. Nirvana! Handles long whiskers and gets so close and I love the cleaning system and UV case to sterilize and recharge the razor. When you open the head you do not see residue from many shaves. Cleaning handles that issue, so after months the sharpness continues. The app and glowing lights show the amount of pressure and motion you should use to shave and is designed to train you for the closest shave. It is high tech, to be sure, but I have found that pressing a bit harder and not worrying about seeing the green light rim around the razor actually results in the closest shave I have ever had! Perfection. So, don't worry about the app. The shave is close and smooth, no nicks, no pulls, and no irritation. Cleaning system is amazing and it is quiet. It fits the hand perfectly and is lighter than the Braun or Panasonic. I have found the perfect razor. Worth every dollar.

Have used Remington micro screens and Panasonic foil shavers. Also had a cheap norelco style that didn’t work well. Was surprised how quiet this was and how well it shaved. Cleaner is great. Don’t have to pull apart and brush everything. Most expensive shaver I have ever bought but if it keeps performing the way it does it is worth it.

Great shaver. Built with a lot of smart features of you pair it with the Groom Tribe App. The screen display makes it easy to see information That is important.

I will say, the product itself is well built, the motor is quiet, and at first it seemed like a great shave. Super close, baby soft, and felt fine during. It even got all the edges and hard to reach places. No knicks, cuts or burns. But after about 24 hrs I got the worst ingrown hairs and shaving burn of my life. I used it on the sensitive setting, carefully followed its motion guidance. Used gel with as well. I thought maybe it was me so continued on with less pressure but then it was just leaving patches that absolutely needed more pressure, while still making more ingrowm hairs. Overall its probably a great product, unless you have more sensitive skin or just are incompatible with it. It just isn't for me.

Usually wet shave with double edged and canister razors for years but wanted something a little easier to use on sensitive skin with thick facial hair. I was hesitant about the performance of electric razors and was not impressed in the past compared to DE. Tried the Norelco i9000 along with Panasonic Arc5. The Arc5 cut me multiple times and would not shave neck no matter how many passes or technique used. The i9000 on the other hand was able to handle 7 day and 1 day stubble no problem on neck mustache and side burns. Dry and wet shaving leaves no nicks, no friction burns and leaves the skin feeling exfoliated on intensive setting. I found dry shaving left better results. It was odd that Arc5 comes with 2 year warranty while Philips comes with 7 year warranty, between that, missing UV charger, and the bad skin irritation I kept the Philips and returned the Arc5. As for cleaning pod: used after quick rinsing the rotary heads under only water then running a clean cycle on the cleaning pods, they don’t smell after 3 weeks and costs around 5 bucks per month for monthly refills if shaving once every day. Overall, this razor gets about 90% as close shave as double edged razor with the upside that I don’t have to worry about nicking myself and leaves my skin feeling really nice, even neck area and adams apple. I’ve not used the double edged razor since purchasing this a month ago, would buy again as I now enjoy shaving and no longer worry about having pain related to it.

Finally a rotary that can quickly and efficiently get baby smooth results. Well worth the investment

I would like to leave the rating without a single star. I have been using this shaver for months now, and no matter how I try, I cannot have a clean shave every single time. I have to take a trimmer and trim off the hair that is left by this shaver. Does not matter if the beard is couple of days grown or more, no matter in which circular motion I try, I cannot get this shaver to cleanly shave (not even close to 75%) my beard. I have been using electric shavers for almost 2 decades now, and I can say this is the worst shaver I ever used. I have to spend double time, first using this shaver and then using another trimmer to clear out the left over hair every single time.