Should You Buy a Philips Iron?

Philips is one of the most popular iron brands as well as being well known for its TVs, PC monitors and blenders.

If you are wondering how Philips irons compare to other brands, our guide below collates all the key info in a single place. We've compared over 1,100 irons by objectively and impartially analysing over 28,000 user and expert reviews and 50+ awards from hundreds of different review sites.

Philips are recognised for their wide selection of premium and popular irons. Their irons start at $37 for the GC181 which has a power of 1,000W, a steam generating capacity of 13g/min and is a traditional iron and go up to $867 for the GC9410 which has a power of 2,100W, a steam generating capacity of 120g/min and is a steam generator iron. The average price of a new Philips iron is $209.

Is Philips the Best Iron Brand?

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

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

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

There's a wide selection of Philips irons available compared to other iron brands, with 20 Philips irons currently on the market in the US. At an average purchase price of $209, Philips irons also tend to be more expensive than most other iron brands.

Philips have better reviews than the typical iron brand, with the average rating of a Philips iron being 88%.

When it comes to energy efficiency the average annual running cost of Philips iron is $47 (based on a person typically using an iron for 2 hours per week), which makes them less efficient than most other iron brands.

What Do the Philips Iron Reviews Say?

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

Expert Reviews

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

User Reviews

5 stars		5,468
4 stars		1,703
3 stars		456
2 stars		196
1 star		392

Over 78% of expert reviews and 87% of user reviews for Philips irons are 4 stars or higher. This compares to 83% and 85% respectively across all Iron brands.

Purchasers of Philips irons frequently mentioned that the product was easy to use, had well executed technical features and was carefully designed. Their irons have also won a total of 2 awards.

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

Average Review Score	Tefal	Philips	Bosch	Braun	Beko
	81% 7 reviews	86% 2 reviews	84% 1 review	81% 1 review	81% 1 review
	74% 2 reviews		76% 1 review
		70% 2 reviews		100% 1 review
	30% 1 review		30% 1 review	90% 1 review
	84% 1 review	87% 1 review
		60% 1 review	100% 1 review
			100% 2 reviews
					93% 1 review
		87% 1 review
		83% 1 review
		80% 1 review
Average	67% 11 reviews	69% 9 reviews	78% 6 reviews	90% 3 reviews	87% 2 reviews

How Many Industry Awards Have Philips Irons Received?

After checking thousands of expert review websites we found 2 industry awards for Philips irons. The table below compares the number of awards received by Philips to other popular iron brands. The largest number of awards provided by each review source is highlighted in green.

Compare all award winning irons

Number of Awards	Tefal	Philips	Bosch	Braun	Beko
	1	1
			2
				1
			1
		1
Total	1	2	3	1

How Reliable Are Philips Irons?

We checked over 28,000 reviews to find comments about the reliability of Philips irons. over 460 of these reviews mention reliability of which 84% were positive. Therefore the vast majority of Philips iron owners and reviewers thought the product was reliable.

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

RELIABLE

Good Build Quality

This iron is sturdy

they have thoughtfully engineered a compartment at the back which somehow collects the scale

heavy enough for tough creases

Very light snd well built

NOT RELIABLE

I've frankly lost count of the times I had damaged a perfectly beautiful top after seconds of looking away

I had to take it back as the leaking was annoying

When the iron is broken

Mediocre Build Quality

I thought I had broken it