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Oral-B iO5 duo: 2 handles, 5 modes, lightring timer
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The Oral-B iO5 duo gives two people the iO round head and its pressure sensor without paying for screens. Each handle has five modes, including two soft settings, and a lightring timer that marks the two-minute brush and flags when the head needs changing. It is the simpler alternative to the iO6 twin pack, and the listing is short on detail about what else is in the box.
- Handles
- 2
- Heads in box
- Not stated
- Chargers
- Two-pin charger, number not stated
- Cases
- Not stated
- Modes
- 5
In its favour
- Five modes per handle, including Sensitive and Super-Sensitive.
- The lightring timer marks a two-minute brush and also alerts you when the head needs changing.
- The pressure sensor signals too hard, too soft or just right, and the Oral-B app tracks where you brush.
Good to know
- Head, charger and case counts are not clearly stated in the listing.
- No display is mentioned, and the two-pin charger comes without an adapter.
Our take
Modes and the lightring
Oral-B lists Daily Clean, Intense Clean, Sensitive, Super-Sensitive and Whitening on each handle. Without a display you cycle through them on the handle, which takes a little learning but is fine once each person has found their setting.
The iO lightring timer celebrates a dentist-recommended two-minute brush and also gives a refill change alert. That covers two of the jobs a screen would do on the iO6.
Pressure feedback for both users
Each handle carries the iO pressure sensor, which tells a light brusher to press a little more and a heavy brusher to back off. Oral-B claims up to 160 percent more plaque removal between teeth compared with a manual brush, which is the maker's figure rather than a promise.
Real-time tracking of where each of you brushes is handled by the AI-powered Oral-B app. As with other twin packs, the listing does not explain how two users share the app.
What the listing leaves out
The listing confirms two handles and a two-pin charger with no adapter. It does not give the number of heads, the number of chargers or whether a travel case is included. The spec list mentions travel size without explaining what that refers to.
There is no battery life figure. Oral-B offers a 30-day money-back guarantee with terms on its website.
Amazon gives the package weight as 720 g and describes the head shape as U-shaped in the spec list, although the title and bullets talk about round iO heads, so treat that spec line with caution.
Weighing it against other pairs
The Oral-B iO6 twin pack adds a display to each handle with the same five modes. For a pair with confirmed chargers and cases, the Sonicare 7100 two pack lists every item, though it uses a sonic rather than rotating head.
Verdict
The iO5 duo suits two people who want iO rotating heads, soft modes and three-way pressure feedback, and who do not need screens. If you want to see mode and battery on the handle, choose the iO6 twin pack, and if confirmed travel cases matter, the Sonicare 7100 two pack is clearer about its contents.
Compared with alternatives in: Best electric toothbrush twin packs for two people
Amazon listing title: Oral-B iO5 Electric Toothbrushes for Adults, 2 Handles, Black & Pink