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  • Excellent closeness, smooth skin feel
  • Excellent closeness, smooth skin feel
  • Excellent closeness, smooth skin feel
  • Excellent closeness, smooth skin feel
  • Excellent closeness, smooth skin feel
  • Excellent closeness, smooth skin feel

Shaver Series 8000Wet & Dry electric shaver

Excellent closeness, smooth skin feel
The Philips Norelco Series 8000 delivers a smooth skin feel and skin-level closeness - even on 5-day beards. Equipped with advanced SenseIQ technology, the shaver senses, adapts and guides on the correct motion, for better skin protection.
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The world's no.1 brand in electric shaving1

with SenseIQ Technology

Excellent closeness, smooth skin feel

  • Dual SteelPrecision blades

  • Nano SkinGlide

  • Motion Control sensor

  • 360-D Flexing heads

Cuts hair in every direction with 360-degree rotating blades

Cuts hair in every direction with 360-degree rotating blades

Philips rotary shavers are specifically designed to match your natural hair growth, capturing all the hairs growing in any direction, thanks to 360-degree rotating blades. With up to 150,000 cutting actions per minute, the Dual SteelPrecision blades cut more hair per stroke*.

30% smoother*** gliding with Nano SkinGlide Coating

30% smoother*** gliding with Nano SkinGlide Coating

A protective coating lies between the shaver heads and your skin. Made of up to 250,000 micro-tech beads per square centimeter, improves gliding by up to 30%***, to minimize irritation.

Guides you to an improved technique with fewer passes

Guides you to an improved technique with fewer passes

Motion-sensing technology tracks how you shave and guides you to the optimal movements. After just three shaves, the majority of men achieved a better shaving technique for fewer passes**

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Reviews

Understand product reviews

4.2

of 5


409

Reviews

82%

recommend this product


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RobMin

07/07/2026

US

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Verified buyer

Great product!

Very easy to use and it shaves extremely close. I highly recommend it!

Pros

Close shaving and easy to use

Cons

None

Yes, I recommend this product

This review was made for Shaver Series 8000 S8696/86 Wet & Dry electric shaver

Date of Use 2026-05-14

Yes, I recommend this product

This review was made for Shaver Series 8000 S8696/86 Wet & Dry electric shaver

Date of Use 2026-05-14

BLD.

30/06/2026

US

Part of promotion

Verified buyer

The hair trimmer was a plus

The best Philips Norelco razor I have ever owned. Closest shave I have every received from a Norelco razor. I would Definity purchase this model again.

Pros

Perfict

Cons

expensive

Yes, I recommend this product

This review was made for i9000 X9000/90 Wet&Dry Electric Shaver with SenseIQ

Date of Use 2026-05-01

Yes, I recommend this product

This review was made for i9000 X9000/90 Wet&Dry Electric Shaver with SenseIQ

Date of Use 2026-05-01

Abravesfan

29/06/2026

US

Part of promotion

Verified buyer

I like how it shaves close.

I haven’t used an electric razor in years. To my surprise it has changed a lot since I used one. Nice close clean shave. Easy to clean after shaving. I haven’t used it with the wet shave yet but I’m sure it will be great

Pros

Nice shave

Cons

None

Yes, I recommend this product

This review was made for Shaver Series 8000 S8696/86 Wet & Dry electric shaver

Date of Use 2026-05-28

Yes, I recommend this product

This review was made for Shaver Series 8000 S8696/86 Wet & Dry electric shaver

Date of Use 2026-05-28

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Disclaimers
  1. Source: Euromonitor International Limited, retail value RSP, per body shavers category definition, 2023 data, research conducted in November 2023 

  1. vs Philips shaver 3000 series

  2. Based on Philips series S7000 and Philips Shaving app users in 2019

  3. Compared to non-coated material

  4. Comparing shaving debris after using cleaning fluid vs water in the cartridge