Braun boxes do have those two pieces of clear tape, I don’t think I’ve ever seen one in plastic film. BNPL is an interest bearing option that allows you to delay payments on your purchases for up to 12 months depending on how much you spend. You may come across official Series 8 images with the shavers standing perfectly upright in the stations, but that’s because the shavers in question are from the 84xx generation. I currently use a Phillips RQ1260 and find it shaves exceptionally well other than the neck but I’m ready for a change. Located on the back of the Braun Series 8, you must press the small release button and then slide the trimmer forward toward the head of the razor.

A Series 7 would be suitable to shave your head, at least that’s what other users that have tried it are saying. Certain Series 8 models, including the 8370cc reviewed here, will actually show a digit representing the remaining shaving time when it’s less than 9 minutes. By the way, your Series 7 will work with a compatible Series 7 cleaning station if you want to purchase one separately. I recommend rinsing the razor under the tap and using a bit of liquid soap (check out the cleaning and maintenance section below for more details).If you can get past a few shortcomings of the 7, it is probably a safer (and better) choice than the Series 8 for most users. I switched from a 7 series to the 8 series and I’m totally confused with the eject button only working on one side. The older 83 models (like the 8370cc or 8390cc) come with a more basic station that does not have any active drying system. An LCD screen with a digital charge readout would be a useful upgrade which is not on the series 8 shaver. According to Braun, the sensor reads the density of the beard and adjusts the power output for optimum performance and comfort.

And speaking of traveling, on shorter trips you may very well leave the charging cord at home as the battery life of the Braun S8 is very solid. I’ve actually said it on quite a few occasions that for most users, a foil shaver will likely be a better choice. The cleaning stations of the Series 8 and 9 look exactly the same on the outside, but the one of the Series 9 is heavier and all of them are fitted with a fan that dries the shaving head once the cleaning cycle has been completed. I’ve been a big fan of CoolTec over the past years due to its reasonable performance, cooling technology and cheap replacement blades or cassette. I haven’t had any issues with those and I also didn’t see any related problems on online user reviews.Thank you Ovidiu actually I saw those ones but I wasn’t sure because in the description they talk about compatibility but they don’t mention any 84 model only 9 models. Your articles are unbelievably comprehensive, and were very helpful in understanding all the various models. All these make shaving with the new S7 more difficult (not to mention the performance drop, the older one being more comfortable and a better shaver overall). So going for a cheaper option would be the natural thing to go but looking of my “usage time” of my last shaver I would be ready to make the investment in a series 9.

While the silver foil frame is slightly different in shape and size among these 3 families of shavers, the actual foils/cutters seem to be identical. The station of the Series 8 is a bit larger than the one of the Series 7 and in my (subjective) opinion it doesn’t look as good. From a purely visual standpoint, the new series definitely exhibits Braun’s current design language that we first saw with the Series 5 and Series 9. Just like the latest Series 9 93XX models, the Series 8 comes with a 32-bit MCU (microcontroller unit). The smaller narrower head feels more precise, and cutting hairs more obviously to my eyes as they go across the hairs.

The rest of the features are exactly the same, so it’s no surprise that the newer Series 8 Pro will shave exactly the same as the older 83 models. Again, I am referring to the old (discontinued) Series 7 (790cc, 7865cc etc), not the new Series 7 360 Flex which is inferior to the Series 8.

While I didn’t track precisely how many minutes of use I got on a single charge, I managed to shave around 15 times before needing to charge it again. I would however take into account the fact that your Series 7 is a few years old, so the blades don’t cut as well as they used to. This is one of the most confusing aspects regarding the Series 8 line, particularly since Braun’s families of shavers are very inconsistent in that regard. The 83 cassette of the Series 8 is one of the more reliable and trouble-free cassettes, at least I haven’t seen as many reports as in the case of the Series 9 for example.The Series 7 had a badly designed locking mechanism that would simply break when you tried to move the head from the locked position. The Panasonic motor is arguably the fastest fitted to any electric shaver (14 000 cycles per minute vs 10 000 in the case of the Series 7).