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I was a Sonicare guy. When it died, I got a base Oral B since it that was what was offered by my insurance. Then I got an Oral B Pro 1000 for Christmas. That brush was more powerful than my base model and I liked it a lot until I dropped it and broke it. Stuck with a drawer full of Oral B replacement brush heads, I decided to upgrade to this model. Wow. This thing is much more powerful than the 1000. It feels to me as though this Oral B has the power that my old Sonicare used to have. It seems this has a bigger motor and battery than my other two Oral B brushes. It has a two week battery as compared to the 10 day battery on the 1000 and one week battery on the base model. It also charges faster, even though it uses the same charger as the other models. But it’s the power that’s the important thing here. It really blasts off debris and build-up. The three modes are “Daily,” the full speed mode, “gentle” mode is just a lower speed. The whitening mode is the most entertaining as it repeatedly ramps up speed. You can’t help being reminded of a sports car running through the gears on an acceleration run. I don’t know why this is called a “smart” toothbrush. It doesn’t have bluetooth or tie into an app, or anything like that. It does have a charging light. (The base model doesn’t). It has a brush timer that just stutters the motor every 30 seconds and stutters repeatedly every two minutes. It does not shut off like a Sonicare does. The red pressure sensor light works, but you have to be pressing way too hard to receive a warning. So it’s a powerful brush with useful features and without the silly features. It uses standard Oral B brush heads that are available in many varieties for general and specialty uses. I’m glad I bought this. Read more

I have been using Oral B electric toothbrushes made by Braun for longer than I'd like to remember and bought this toothbrush to replace an Oral-B Professional Precision 4000 toothbrush that I bought in 2/2019. I used the Precision 4000 at least 3 times per day for 3.5 years. The only reason that I replaced the old toothbrush is because the battery started to go and wouldn't hold a charge. Braun says that you can't replace the batteries but you can although replacing the battery is a bit difficult, requires the use of a soldering iron, the battery costs about 1/2 the price of a new electric toothbrush and you risk permanently damaging the toothbrush in the process. I replaced the old Oral-B with a new Oral-B because I still had some new, expensive Oral-B replacement brush heads and because the Oral B has served me well and proven to be reliable. Braun has a lot more models than they used to have and it is very difficult to compare the different models because Oral-B's website sucks. I am very Internet and computer savvy and I spent about 10 minutes on their website and had a very difficult time finding the info I wanted. Some of their models require you to use your own batteries, others still use older battery tech (NiMH) and some use the newer Lithium (Li-ion) batteries. The lithium batteries are the same type used in your smartphone, should last longer, charge quicker and hold a charge longer so a Lithium battery was a key deciding point in my model selection. I'm a bit surprised that this toothbrush comes with the same model charger that the older unit with a NiMH battery came with but then I'm not an electrical engineer. On Braun's website some of the models were advertised as removing up to 100%, 300% or 500% of plaque compared to manual toothbrushes. Replacing teeth is expensive so I went for the maximum plaque removal and this model was advertised as removing up to 500% compared to manual brushing. I have no way to verify this other than general comments that my dental hygienist might make at my next cleaning but I'll trust Braun on this. Again, Braun's website was almost worthless in explaining how the different models worked to clean teeth which would have enabled a more objective comparison or even of what the battery chemistry was in the different models. They did have a nice chart showing which models did and didn't have Bluetooth. I really see no need for Bluetooth. Note that you can get a much cheaper in terms of upfront cost Oral-B model but if you have to feed it disposable batteries, get inferior cleaning that cost you more at the dentist then you aren't saving in the medium to longer term. This toothbrush has 3 speeds which operate like a 3 speed fan which is a pain in the butt. I only use the 'daily clean' speed but still have to push the button 3 more times to turn it off when I'm finished brushing which is a pain. They no longer include a travel case with the toothbrush that I never used anyway. They got cheap on the instructions which used to be in the form of a booklet but is now a fold up with thin paper and a somewhat difficult to read small pale font. The toothbrush is easy to hold with a good grip that doesn’t slip out of my hand even when wet in spite of the glossy finish. This toothbrush also comes with 1 free brush head. Braun has 8 different brush head types now and I think that the included head is what they call a "Cross Action Brush Head" but I can't be sure because it only has a part # and the black and white brochure only gives the names of the different types of brush heads and not the part #s. Braun - pretty sloppy. I'd give the toothbrush itself a 5 but the website used for selection and instruction booklet shortcomings reduced my rating by 1 star. Read more

wow im pleasantly surprised. a couple disclaimers: i just got this so it doesn't account longevity or longterm performance overall. Also im coming from the sonicare diamond clean bought in 2018. So Unfortunately my sonicare purple diamond care toothbrush was dying where the vibrations were slowing down when toothbrush got near my teeth. It would turn on out of nowhere until i tried fixing it and found out that water had gotten past the seal and killed it. I wont lie it lasted me about 4-5 years although it costing around $200-250 i would definitely expect that as a minimum. i did do minimum research and wanted to try oral b due to the different technology in brushing. i discovered the oral b pro 1000 was a fan favorite but looking at reviews and further investigation the oral b smart 1500 was the better option with improvements but double the price. the toothbrush left my mouth clean and that feeling of smooth and clean teeth that the sonicare couldn't do. i can see how better the rotating head would outperform a sonic vibration brush and im happy i switched hands down. however of course its not perfect and ill compare and contrast with the sonicare. pros: - cleans way better than the sonicare hands down. - ergonomic: so i have seen the new sonicare has rubber added to the handle but my sonicare was just sleek with no rubber or grip and it has at certain times slipped out of my hands while brushing. however the oral b does has rubber and has on the back small grip indentations like a golf ball and its pretty great. it also is slightly lighter which helps alot. - the 3 different modes actually work. so the diamond clean had like 4 or 5 different modes and i honestly never used them because i never saw or felt any real difference however the 3 on the oral b i can definitely feel the difference and will use them. -visual pressure sensor as a precaution -no bluetooth gimicks - less use of pressure is nice. coming from the sonicare where you learn not to use any pressure when brushing so this brush makes you actually feel doing a better cleaning job the less pressure you use the better cleaning the bristles do. it may have to do with angle of the brush but u can feel it cleaning deeper and better with less pressure. -no rusting: my sonicare had a aluminum bottom cover with the model and brand name etc and over time it had rusted but was able to be cleaned using alcohol prep pads. the oral b has a rubber base so no need to worry about that. - no cup cleaning and no charging fidgeting.: the sonicare used an induction base that had a thick glass cup that you would use to place the brush to charge. although it was cool and the glass cup was thick and good quality. 2 problems happened . 1 was you would occasionally need to clean and wipe the glass cup. 2 sometimes you had to adjust the brush in the cup for it to start charging. with the oral b no issues . you put the handle on the little protruding nub where it goes into the handles insert. -way more brush head options -noise: will explain in the con section -price to performance: honestly for around 80 bucks this is a no brainer. the oral b wins hands down with some cons of course. - braun over philips: through using different products over the years i realized braun products are way superior than philips be them electric shavers or brushes.. cons: certain things can make or break it for you. -no travel case: my sonicare came with a nice though bulky and heavy case that also charged your brush. - no mode indicator / power on and off: the oral b has no mode indicator. you have to press the button every time to switch modes. you have to hold the power button down to turn off without going through the modes. the sonicare is the opposite. you have to hold to switch modes and single press to turn off or on but it has led indicators. - Loudness: alot of people will mention this but dont do a good job at explaining it. the oral b has an actual motor sound so yes it is more louder than the sonicare but with a caveat. yes a sonicare brush is silent as it is a vibrating brush however, i listen to youtube while i brush my teeth and with the sonicare i could barely hear a podcast or news but the oral b although louder i can hear the podcast clearer. to me it its just the different way each brush use their tech and i dont mind either one. -charge time is 12 hours for a full charge - longer brush time: i see this as a pro but you might think its a con. because the brush is much smaller it takes longer and makes you more focused in brushing so it takes me maybe 3 minutes as after i finish my regular cleaning i switch to whitening mode. - messier? because it takes longer you might have to empty your mouth more often to avoid splashing - cons for both brushes no tongue cleaning so i use a tongue scraper. conclusion: so far the oral b smart 1500 is the best choice in most important ways and sure the sonicare has some good features but, for the best bang for your buck, performance and essentials go for oral b smart 1500 over sonicare and the oral b 1000 and higher tiers. The higher tiers of oral b have the dumb gimmicks of Bluetooth feautures. I also read a lot of reviews complaining it was hard to hold. unless you have severe arthritis or a disability I have to call hogwash on that claim. The oral b is a lot easier to hold and harder to drop. Also a lot of people are also complaining that it's hard to turn off? All you do is either hold the button down for a couple of seconds or press the button 3 or 4 times an it turns off. Reading the manual isn't that hard either. Read more

This toothbrush is the most dentist-recommended and I can see why. The way the brush spins rapidly is clearly and obviously more effective than my old Sonicare. I questioned the effectiveness of that toothbrush since it just vibrates and doesn't seem to do that much more than a standard manual brush. This one gets between teeth and subjects all surfaces to a fast sweeping that makes them feel very clean, especially with the cross action head it comes with. With this thing, I can feel that the teeth feel wonderfully polished after using. And it's very satisfying to spend a while covering every section of the mouth, I usually actually take closer to 4 minutes than two. Paired with a waterpik and regular flossing I can feel confident that I'm doing all I can to keep my teeth and gums healthy. As others have mentioned, there are a few downsides: it can get slippery if the handle gets wet, it's incredibly smooth; the power button is a little difficult to push easily with a finger, and you have to push it twice to fully stop the toothbrush. Also, I would've preferred the charging base to be white as well, but the battery seems excellent on this model which is why I got it over the next cheapest version (the 1000 I think). Having disclosed the downsides, I'm still awarding five stars since this seems to me the best toothbrush out there, it works great, looks good (especially the black version, which I got for cheaper than the other colors), and overall just does its job excellently. At the end of the day judging a toothbrush for anything but how well it works seems a bit silly. Read more