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 fryers.

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 15,000 user and expert reviews and 30+ awards from hundreds of different review sites.

Philips are recognised for their wide selection of premium and popular irons. Their irons start at $23 for the GC1424 which has a power of 1,400W, a steam generating capacity of 15g/min and is a steam iron and go up to $596 for the GC9642 which has a power of 2,400W, a steam generating capacity of 135g/min and is a steam generator iron. The average price of a new Philips iron is $221.

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

However Philips irons tend to be more expensive than most other iron brands making them a less popular choice with consumers. Whilst Philips have a number of interesting features including ProVelocity Technology and Auto Steam Control, overall they tend to be less feature rich than their competitors.

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

User Reviews

5 stars		2,745
4 stars		951
3 stars		199
2 stars		91
1 star		165

Over 71% of expert reviews and 89% of user reviews for Philips irons are 4 stars or higher. This compares to 90% and 86% respectively across all Iron brands.

Purchasers of Philips irons frequently mentioned that the product was easy to use, had well designed technical features and a good design. 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	Beko	Braun
	79% 5 reviews			81% 1 review	81% 1 review
	74% 2 reviews		76% 1 review
		70% 2 reviews			100% 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	79% 8 reviews	67% 7 reviews	92% 4 reviews	87% 2 reviews	91% 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	Beko	Braun
	1	1
			2
					1
			1
		1
Total	1	2	3		1

How Reliable Are Philips Irons?

We checked over 15,000 reviews to find comments about the reliability of Philips irons. over 150 of these reviews mention reliability of which 89% 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

Excellent Build Quality

well made for an iron at the price point

Lightweight iron which steams lovely without leaking water everywhere

NOT RELIABLE

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

the main iron part doesn't feel as well made as the price may suggest

which I was happy with until it broke

I love they fact you do not have to buy filters - a clean calc system is built into the iron making cleaning the iron easy

Its been leaking brown marks - not all the time

Features to Look Out For On Philips Irons

There's a number of great features to look out for on the latest range of Philips irons that set them apart from the competition. These include ProVelocity Technology and Auto Steam Control.

Philips ProVelocity Technology

Philips irons that feature ProVelocity Technology include the Philips GC6833 ($0).

Philips Auto Steam Control

Philips irons that feature Auto Steam Control include the Philips Azur Performer Plus GC452700 ($269).

What is the Best Mid-Range Philips Iron?

Philips HI5916

2,400W

100g/min STEAM CAPACITY

1.1L WATER TANK

3.2kg

A great mid range choice, priced at $199.93 is the Philips HI5916, which has a Kagoo Score of 75.

Features We Love:

Many steam generating capacity (100g/min)

Big water tank capacity (1.1L)

Heavy (3.2kg)

Vertical steam function

Automatic anti-calc system

A fully featured and highly rated 2,400W steam generator iron.

80 Features	Fully-Featured
68 Value for Money	Good
75 Kagoo Score	Very Good

Purchasers report that Philips HI5916 has good user reviews with an average user rating of 80%.

Unboxing Philips Steam iron 8 HI5916

The cheapest price that we could find for the HI5916 in the US is $199.93 but in total we found only 1 price for it.

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