Should You Buy a Philips Headphones?

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

We've collated all the key information on Philips headphones in this handy guide. We've analysed over 43,000 user and expert reviews and over 1,000 awards from hundreds of different review sites on over 1,800 headphones to impartially compare each headphones brand.

Philips are recognised for their wide selection of mid-range and popular headphones and start at $7 for the SHE1405 which has a driver size of 8.6mm, is an in-ear headphones and a headphones that has an in-ear style and go up to $160 for the SHD8850 which has a driver size of 40mm, is an over-ear headphones and a headphones that has a head-band style. The average price of a new Philips headphones is $34.

Is Philips the Best Headphones Brand?

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

Our detailed analysis taking into account all of the above factors found that Philips is the 7th best headphones brand out there.

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

There's a wide selection of Philips headphones available compared to other headphones brands, with over 30 Philips headphones currently on the market in the US.

Philips headphones tend to be cheaper than most other headphones brands however they are still a less popular choice with consumers. Philips also have worse reviews than the typical headphones brand, with the average rating of a Philips headphones being 57%.

What Do the Philips Headphones Reviews Say?

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

Expert Reviews

5 stars		3
4 stars		10
3 stars		2
2 stars		0
1 star		0

User Reviews

5 stars		13
4 stars		4
3 stars		2
2 stars		3
1 star		5

Over 87% of expert reviews and 63% of user reviews for Philips headphones are 4 stars or higher. This compares to 90% and 83% respectively across all Headphones brands.

In the table below we compare the average review score given to Philips headphones by some of the most popular technology review sites against their reviews for other headphones brands. The best review score from each review source is highlighted in green.

Average Review Score	Sennheiser	Bose	Plantronics	Beats	Jabra	Philips
	77% 21 reviews	82% 28 reviews	74% 11 reviews	77% 21 reviews	75% 9 reviews
	80% 30 reviews	78% 17 reviews	71% 12 reviews	80% 11 reviews	83% 9 reviews	83% 3 reviews
	82% 13 reviews	83% 6 reviews	75% 4 reviews	75% 6 reviews	73% 4 reviews
	91% 7 reviews	80% 2 reviews	79% 7 reviews	72% 6 reviews	85% 2 reviews
	88% 8 reviews	88% 5 reviews	93% 3 reviews	70% 4 reviews	75% 4 reviews
	79% 10 reviews	76% 5 reviews	80% 3 reviews	58% 3 reviews	35% 1 review
	84% 11 reviews	97% 6 reviews	60% 1 review	53% 3 reviews	60% 1 review
	86% 5 reviews	90% 4 reviews	85% 2 reviews	85% 4 reviews	90% 1 review
	87% 3 reviews	87% 3 reviews	80% 6 reviews		80% 4 reviews
	77% 1 review	82% 4 reviews	82% 4 reviews	75% 3 reviews	83% 4 reviews
	81% 7 reviews	75% 2 reviews	80% 2 reviews		78% 4 reviews
	78% 4 reviews	90% 2 reviews		80% 2 reviews		78% 6 reviews
	70% 1 review	88% 4 reviews	80% 4 reviews	67% 3 reviews	95% 2 reviews
	100% 4 reviews	95% 4 reviews		80% 4 reviews	90% 2 reviews
	89% 7 reviews	80% 4 reviews	80% 1 review	80% 2 reviews
	73% 3 reviews	86% 4 reviews	72% 3 reviews	74% 4 reviews
	90% 6 reviews	92% 5 reviews	100% 1 review	80% 1 review
	90% 2 reviews	76% 5 reviews	75% 2 reviews		70% 2 reviews	70% 1 review
	93% 2 reviews	89% 4 reviews	51% 1 review	94% 4 reviews
	80% 1 review	91% 2 reviews	87% 5 reviews	91% 2 reviews	92% 1 review
Other Expert Sites	76% 225 reviews	79% 210 reviews	75% 110 reviews	72% 92 reviews	71% 123 reviews	48% 5 reviews
Average	83% 371 reviews	85% 326 reviews	78% 182 reviews	76% 175 reviews	77% 173 reviews	70% 15 reviews

How Many Industry Awards Have Philips Headphones Received?

After checking thousands of expert review websites we found 6 industry awards for Philips headphones. The table below compares the number of awards received by Philips to other popular headphones brands. The largest number of awards provided by each review source is highlighted in green.

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Number of Awards	Sennheiser	Bose	Plantronics	Beats	Jabra	Philips
	15	7	3	5	5	3
	3	2	4		3
	4		2		3
	3	3	1	1	1
	4	2	1		1
	2	4	1	1
	5	1	1	1
	3	3			2
	3	4
	2	1	2	1	1
	1	3	1	2
		3	2		2
	5	1
	2	2	1		1
	2	2	2
	2	2	1		1
	2	1	1		1
		2	1	2
	4	1
	4	1
Other Expert Sites	54	31	19	7	26	3
Total	120	76	43	20	47	6

What is the Best Mid-Range Philips Headphones?

Philips SHB3075

40mm DRIVER

131g

A great mid range choice, priced at $17.99 is the Philips SHB3075, which has a Kagoo Score of 75.

Features We Love:

Big driver size (40mm)

Supports Bluetooth

Foldable

A low cost and good spec 131g, 40mm driver headphones, with average reviews. It supports Bluetooth and is foldable.

79 Features	Good Features
67 Popularity	A Less Popular Choice
76 Value for Money	Very Good
75 Kagoo Score	Very Good

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What is the Best Budget Choice Philips Headphones?

Philips SHL500000

32mm DRIVER

119g

At only $27.99 and with a Kagoo Score of 78 the Philips SHL500000 makes a great budget choice.

Features We Love:

Noise canceling

Foldable

Supports noise reduction

Big headphone sensitivity (106dB)

A fully featured and award winning 119g, 32mm driver headphones, with an affordable price. It is noise canceling and foldable and supports noise reduction. Our review analysis indicates that it's quiet, good-looking and comfortable to wear.

89 Reviews	15 Reviews + 1 Award
80 Features	Fully-Featured
75 Value for Money	Very Good
78 Kagoo Score	Very Good

Multiple reviews mentioned that Philips SHL500000 has good expert reviews and good user reviews with an average overall rating of 77%, based on 15 reviews.

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