Braun Series 5 5018s Rechargeable Wet & Dry Men's Electric Shaver with Precision Trimmer

This S5 model is awesome, I bought it to replace my old S3 which is several yrs old and battery finally gave up on me and let me tell you this, the S5 is 10 times better, it is less noisy and it run faster and super smooth, no irritate or yanking your hair and hurting your skin like the other brand that I just returned and bought this one. This S5 it cut a lot closer and I think it cut as close as the regular manual Gillette Fusion 5 blade shaver that I still use for hard to reach spots, man I wish I can get this a lot sooner. You won’t be disappoint for buying this S5 shaver. Thank you Braun for making and awesome products and for making my shaving a lot easier, faster, and better.

The Braun Series 5 is the same as the Series 6 but with an easy-clean head instead of a tilting head. It's inexpensive, light weight, comfortable in your hand, relatively quiet and shaves as close as any electric. Seven shaves dropped the battery by a third, which is pretty good. It charges in about an hour, and like all wet-or-dry rechargeables, you can't shave while charging. For trimming, you take the shaving head off and snap the trimming head on. That's a lot of bother for trimming your sideburns, but quite handy if you have a beard.Note that the shaver has two modes, Locked and Unlocked. To switch modes, press the power button for 3 seconds. The shaver arrives in Locked mode, so hold the button down 3 seconds to unlock it and turn it on. After that, a quick tap on the power button will turn it on or off. When you're packing for a trip hold the button down for 3 seconds again and the shaver will go back into Locked mode and won't accidentally turn on. This is a very useful feature, but it baffled me for over an hour!

It dry shaves as close as a wet razor. It doesn't have all the whistles and bells. But I don't need a to play music on my razor, just shave ! This does that well !

Context: I haven’t used a Norelco in 20 years, and I’ve never used a foil shaver before. But I’ve had to stop using blades as much as possible because of acne within 24 hours of shaving. No matter the razor/foam/gel/soap/water/nothing/prep. Intentional-looking “Don Johnson” is surprisingly time-consuming to achieve & maintain. So I finally decided to try an electric shaver again.Using the shaver: I’ve only used this once so far — normally I’d wait longer to write a review, but why? Closeness is pretty amazing — about 12 hours closer than the last time I used a Norelco. Completely comfortable 1st time. As for handling, I don’t know why anyone would need the Series 6 pivot or the series 7 swivel to steer this head over their face. Handle is a nice shape and size. Sound is a little plasticy, but not loud or annoying. Being able to rinse the head under the faucet (and wash with soap as needed!) is a revelation — I’m glad I didn’t pay extra for the bulky cleaning station.If you’re having trouble because “it won’t cut”: My old Norelco would mow a short beard. This shaver won’t. If your beard has gotten to ~1/8” long then this shaver WILL NOT cut it. At All. You will need to use the trimmer head or clippers to mow your beard to no longer than 1/16” (possibly shorter) before this tool will work on it. Any hairs you missed with the clippers/trimmer you will have to go back and cut with one of those tools before this shaver will finish the job. I think that’s the compromise you accept for the close shave this will give.The manual: I get the complaints, but there are, in fact, words that tell you what each set of pictures is explaining. The typeface for these descriptions is oddly tiny for the amount of space they take up in the layout, so they’re easy to overlook. The pictures themselves are detailed, but in a way that requires close attention. I think this was “written” for people who grew up with graphic novels — the styles are very similar. For those of us with grey hair it’s not what we’re used to, but the information is there…Where it’s made: as of this review, the shaver & trimmer are made in Germany, while the charger, cleaning brush & snap-on head cover are made in China.Buying advice: The “new” series 7 has a swivel between the head and body, the “new” Series 6 has a pivot, the “new” Series 5 has a rigid connection. There are styling differences. Otherwise the specs and features of the shavers are identical.As other reviewers confirm, the “new” Series 7 head (73s) and the “new” Series 5/6 head (53b) are interchangeable. Visually they are identical except that the 53b bezel is black and the 73s bezel is silver. When I replace the head I’ll try a 73s to see if there’s any cutting difference. I’ll bet there isn’t.

Average shaver, okay for it's price, but not my favorite shaver. I've used Braun shaver my entire life. The product's average, not great, not bad. My main dislike is that it doesn't provide the cleanest shave. I will personally pay more for the 7 series which works fantastic and comes with a cleaning station too. Also dont like that it has a separate head for precision trimmer. Prefer the ones with precision trimmer built in. Just don't find the switching of heads convenient.

I have had, over the years, several electric shavers. And the quality of the shave was less than stellar. Then, for a period of maybe 30 years, I switched to a regular safety razor. That did a good job. But then, as happens to many of us older folks, I had to switch to blood thinners and it was strongly (!) recommended that I switch to an electric razor. Darn and double darn. I did some quick research and decided to buy a Braun 5. And, by golly, it does a pretty decent job. And I like the fact that it is battery powered. Overall quite pleased with it.

Best electric razor I ever owned! And I have owned several. Shaves clean, has a very good beard and sideburn trimmer, can be washed clean with water, comfortable in the hand.