Should You Buy a Philips Iron?

Philips is one of the most popular iron brands as well as being well known for it's 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 10 awards from hundreds of different review sites.

Philips are recognised for their wide selection of premium and popular irons. Their irons start at $30 for the GC160 which has a power of 1,200W, a steam generating capacity of 130g/min and is a traditional iron and go up to $705 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 $165.

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 over 30 Philips irons currently on the market in the United States. Philips also have better reviews than the typical iron brand, with the average rating of a Philips iron being 88%.

Philips have a number of great features including Smart Charging Base and Auto Steam Control which sets them apart from the competition.

However Philips irons tend to be more expensive than most other iron brands making them a less popular choice with consumers. When it comes to energy efficiency the average annual running cost of Philips iron is $46 (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		2,647
4 stars		926
3 stars		199
2 stars		90
1 star		164

Over 71% of expert reviews and 89% of user reviews for Philips irons are 4 stars or higher. This compares to 90% and 87% respectively across all Iron brands.

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

Looking at just the expert reviews, 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	Swan	Beko
	77% 4 reviews			74% 1 review	81% 1 review
	74% 2 reviews		76% 1 review
		60% 1 review	100% 1 review	90% 1 review
	84% 1 review	87% 1 review
		70% 2 reviews
					93% 1 review
		87% 1 review
		83% 1 review
			100% 1 review
		80% 1 review
Average	78% 7 reviews	67% 7 reviews	92% 3 reviews	82% 2 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. This means that Philips has more awards for its irons than any other brand. The table below compares the number of awards given to 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	Swan	Beko
	1	1
			1
		1
			1
Total	1	2	2

How Reliable Are Philips Irons?

We checked over 15,000 reviews to find comments about the reliability of Philips irons. 160+ of these reviews that mention reliability of which 90% 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

the plastic feels durable

Well built

you can often feel like reaching for something more heavy duty

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

With a longer lasting soleplate with anti scratch (great for those steel jeans button scratches

Its been leaking brown marks - not all the time

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

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 Smart Charging Base and Auto Steam Control.

Philips Smart Charging Base

Philips irons that feature Smart Charging Base include the Philips GC3672 ($0).

Philips Auto Steam Control

Philips irons that feature Auto Steam Control include the Philips Azur Performer Plus GC4527 ($0).