Should You Buy a Philips Electric Kettle?

Philips is well known for its TVs, irons, PC monitors and fryers.

We've collated all the key information on Philips electric kettles in this handy guide. We've analysed over 11,000 user and expert reviews and 10 awards from hundreds of different review sites on over 1,600 electric kettles to impartially compare each electric kettle brand.

Philips are recognised for their wide selection of mid-range and popular electric kettles and start at $37 for the HD9334 which has a power of 2,200W and a water tank capacity of 1.5L and go up to $162 for the HD9326 which has a power of 2,200W and a water tank capacity of 1.7L. The average price of a new Philips electric kettle is $83.

Is Philips the Best Electric Kettle Brand?

So are Philips electric kettles any good? We give every electric kettle a Kagoo Score by analysing its specs, reviews and prices and comparing this to its competitors. By aggregating this data across all electric kettles we are able to impartially rank all the electric kettle brands.

Our detailed analysis taking into account all of the above factors found that Philips is the 10th best electric kettle brand out there.

Let's look at how Philips electric kettles compare to the other electric kettle brands across each of the key facets that make up the Kagoo Score.

At an average purchase price of $83, Philips electric kettles tend to be more expensive than most other electric kettle brands. Philips also have better reviews than the typical electric kettle brand, with the average rating of a Philips electric kettle being 61%.

When it comes to energy efficiency the average annual running cost of Philips electric kettle is $58 (based on a person typically doing 6 boils per day), which makes them more efficient than most other electric kettle brands.

There's a smaller selection of Philips electric kettles available compared to other electric kettle brands, with only 5 Philips electric kettles currently on the market in the US.

What Do the Philips Electric Kettle Reviews Say?

We've added up all the reviews for every Philips electric kettle to work out the average distribution of reviews for Philips and then compared this to the other electric kettle brands.

Expert Reviews

5 stars		1
4 stars		0
3 stars		0
2 stars		0
1 star		0

User Reviews

5 stars		28
4 stars		40
3 stars		23
2 stars		9
1 star		10

Over 100% of expert reviews and 62% of user reviews for Philips electric kettles are 4 stars or higher. This compares to 95% and 85% respectively across all Electric Kettle brands.

How Many Industry Awards Have Philips Electric Kettles Received?

After checking thousands of expert review websites we couldn't find any industry awards for Philips electric kettles. The table below shows the number of awards given to the most popular electric kettle brands. The largest number of awards provided by each review source is highlighted in green.

Compare all award winning electric kettles

Number of Awards	Dualit	Bosch	Swan	DeLonghi	Tefal
		3		1
	2				1
Total	2	3		1	1

How Reliable Are Philips Electric Kettles?

We checked over 11,000 reviews to find comments about the reliability of Philips electric kettles. 20 of these reviews that mention reliability of which 87% were positive. Therefore the vast majority of Philips electric kettle owners and reviewers thought the product was reliable.

So, most people think that Philips electric kettles are good quality. Now let's take a look at some of the reviews for Philips electric kettles that mention reliability:

RELIABLE

For the price it is very well built

It seems very well built

NOT RELIABLE

Quite flimsy construction

What is the Best Budget Choice Philips Electric Kettle?

Philips HD464400

1.7L

3,000W POWER

At only $47.29 and with a Kagoo Score of 77 the Philips HD464400 makes a great budget choice.

Features We Love:

Cordless

Non-drip spout

Supports filtering

360° rotational base

Boil-dry protection

A cheap and fully featured 1.7L kettle, with ok reviews. It has a water level indicator and a non-drip spout, is cordless and supports filtering.

81 Features	Fully-Featured
73 Popularity	Quite Popular
77 Value for Money	Very Good
77 Kagoo Score	Very Good

The cheapest price that we could find for the HD464400 in the US is $47.29 and in total we found 3 prices for it.

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