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 29,000 user and expert reviews and 70+ awards from hundreds of different review sites.

Philips are recognised for their wide selection of premium and popular irons. Their irons start at $35 for the GC2148 which has a power of 2,400W, a steam generating capacity of 30g/min and is a steam iron and go up to $933 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 $232.

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. 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		6
4 stars		2
3 stars		2
2 stars		0
1 star		0

User Reviews

5 stars		6,158
4 stars		1,840
3 stars		497
2 stars		234
1 star		476

Over 80% 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, has useful technical features and was carefully designed. Their irons have also won a total of 3 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
		100% 1 review
		83% 1 review
		80% 1 review
Average	67% 11 reviews	73% 10 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 3 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 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
		1
Total	1	3	3	1

How Reliable Are Philips Irons?

We checked over 29,000 reviews to find comments about the reliability of Philips irons. over 420 of these reviews mention reliability of which 80% 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

Its built in sensor can tell what fabric/material it is on

Well made

Excellent Build Quality

heavy enough to cope with tough stuff

NOT RELIABLE

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

Can't tell you about durability because I've only had it a few weeks

Poor Build Quality

Had my last Philips I'm 15 years loved it gutted when broke

What is the Best High End Philips Iron?

Philips PerfectCare Elite GC963020

2,400W

1.8L WATER TANK

120g/min STEAM CAPACITY

5.3kg

$201 OVER 5 YEARS

If you're looking for a high end Philips iron then the Philips PerfectCare Elite GC963020 takes some beating. It has a Kagoo Score of 79, but is a bit more expensive at $743.46.

Features We Love:

Huge water tank capacity (1.8L)

Many steam generating capacity (120g/min)

Heavy (5.3kg)

Vertical steam function

Steam boost function

A classic and very economical to run 2,400W steam generator iron, with a very good spec. Purchasers report that it has very good features and it's very easy to use, and well designed.

96 Reviews	239 Reviews
83 Features	Fully-Featured
69 Value for Money	Good
84 Running Costs	$200 Over 5 Years
79 Kagoo Score	Very Good

Our review analysis indicates that Philips PerfectCare Elite GC963020 has fantastic user reviews with 100% of buyers recommending this iron to others.

The cheapest price that we could find for the PerfectCare Elite GC963020 in the US is $743.46 but in total we found only 1 price for it.

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