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Philips Sonicare Next-Generation models compared

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  • Best overall

    Next-Gen DiamondClean 9900 Prestige: SenseIQ, 24 settings

    SenseIQ adapts the intensity to your brushing style, according to Philips.

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  • Best value

    Sonicare 7500: 12 settings, 21-day runtime, no display

    The title quotes a 21-day runtime, the longest battery figure in this guide.

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  • Most features

    Next-Gen DiamondClean 9000: coverage feedback, 21 settings

    Smart coverage feedback guides you in real time and shows missed areas after brushing.

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Philips has rebuilt its Sonicare range around what it calls Next-Generation Sonicare Technology, and the model numbers now map neatly to features. The Sonicare 7500 is the base, with a pressure light ring and 12 settings but no display. The DiamondClean 8000 adds an interactive display and smart pressure feedback. The 8500 adds a sixth mode and more heads. The DiamondClean 9000 brings smart coverage feedback, and the 9900 Prestige tops the range with SenseIQ, which adapts intensity to how you brush. This guide lines up five handles on total settings, the kind of feedback each gives, whether there is a display, how many heads come in the box and how each one charges. Every fact is taken from the Amazon listing. Battery life is only quoted for the 7500, so we cannot compare runtimes across the whole range.

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No. 1 · PHILIPS

Next-Gen DiamondClean 9900 Prestige: SenseIQ, 24 settings

SenseIQ adapts intensity to how you brush, and coverage feedback shows areas you missed. The most feedback in this guide, with a charging travel case.

In its favour

  • SenseIQ adapts the intensity to your brushing style, according to Philips.
  • Coverage feedback glows blue for completed areas and the display shows what you missed afterwards.
  • Eight modes and three intensities, plus a Prestige charging travel case and a charging base with glass.

Good to know

  • Only one A3 head is included, so plan for spares early if you have braces.
  • The listing does not say which of the eight modes is a sensitive setting.
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No. 2 · PHILIPS

Next-Gen DiamondClean 9000: coverage feedback, 21 settings

The DiamondClean 9000 keeps coverage and pressure feedback and 21 settings, with two heads and a premium charging travel case. Most of the Prestige for less.

In its favour

  • Smart coverage feedback guides you in real time and shows missed areas after brushing.
  • Seven modes and three intensities make 21 settings on the interactive display.
  • Two A3 heads, a premium charging travel case and a charging base with glass are included.

Good to know

  • SenseIQ is not listed, so intensity does not adapt automatically.
  • The listing does not give a battery life figure.
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No. 3 · PHILIPS

Sonicare 7500: 12 settings, 21-day runtime, no display

A quoted 21-day runtime means the 7500 rarely needs charging, and a light ring shows when pressure is too high. A low-fuss choice for daily use.

In its favour

  • The title quotes a 21-day runtime, the longest battery figure in this guide.
  • A visual pressure sensor lights up when you brush too hard.
  • Four plainly named modes: Clean, Sensitive, White and Gum Health.

Good to know

  • The USB-A charging stand comes without a power adaptor.
  • No display or EasyStart is mentioned in the listing.
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No. 4 · PHILIPS

Next-Gen DiamondClean 8500: 18 settings and 4 heads

The DiamondClean 8500 offers 18 settings on an interactive display and comes with four A3 heads, a charging travel case and a glass charger.

In its favour

  • Six modes and three intensities give 18 settings on the display.
  • Four A3 All-in-One heads are included, more than other display models here.
  • A charging travel case and a charging base with glass are in the box.

Good to know

  • No coverage feedback is listed, unlike the 9000 and 9900 Prestige.
  • The listing does not state battery life.
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No. 5 · PHILIPS

Next-Gen DiamondClean 8000: entry display, 15 settings

A Next-Generation DiamondClean with an interactive display, 15 settings and pressure feedback that glows green. For teens who like a screen on the handle.

In its favour

  • Five modes and three intensities are chosen on the interactive display.
  • Pressure feedback glows green when pressure is right and gives post-brushing tips.
  • The Sonicare app tracks progress and shows real-time feedback.

Good to know

  • The travel case is not described as a charging case.
  • A timer is not mentioned in this listing, and only one head is included.
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