Rounded tips and a rating for the shower · review
The Series 5 adds what the Series 3 lacks: a replaceable shaving head alongside the trimmer, with SkinGuard, an AquaGrip handle for the shower, and a hundred minutes of runtime.
Where it leaves us The tier where a body groomer starts shaving as well as trimming. Price the spare head first.
The Series 5 puts a replaceable shaving head next to the trimmer, which is the difference between trimming body hair and taking it off. SkinGuard covers the whole body, and a removable sensitive comb keeps the blade off the skin where that is wanted.
The handle is Braun’s AquaGrip, on a body stated 100% waterproof, with a Li-ion battery good for a hundred minutes.
Two things to keep in view. Braun’s efficiency claim for the head compares it with “previous models” it does not name — reported here as published. And there is no live offer on amazon.com at the time of writing, so the two body groomers you can price against each other are the $57 Braun and the $94 Philips.
The shelf sorts itself by what each tool can actually take off. This one and the two Philipses shave; the $57 BG3530 only trims. Among the three that shave, this is the only one with a head designed to be replaced rather than resharpened — a running cost stated plainly instead of left to be discovered. The hundred minutes matches the BG5480 and beats the BG3530’s eighty. What the page cannot supply is the figure that would settle the choice, so the comparison a buyer can complete here is still the $57 Braun against the $94 Philips.
Prices quoted in this text were read on 2026-08-22. The live price is at the top of the page.
A listing is not an offer: the reference exists on these stores, availability changes daily.
| Shaving head | Replaceable, stated for more comfort and efficiency than previous models |
|---|---|
| Skin protection | SkinGuard, across the whole body |
| Sensitive comb | Removable, prevents direct blade contact |
| Grip | AquaGrip, for control in the shower |
| Water rating | 100% waterproof, per Braun |
| Battery | Li-ion, 100 minutes of runtime |
| Amazon reference | B0DQWQVY3G (identical on 5 markets) |
| EAN | 7500435244756 |
Because on every shaving product the cutting element wears out before the motor. A head sold as a spare part means the machine can be brought back to new; a sealed one means the whole tool is the consumable. Braun states this one is replaceable — the price of the spare is not on the product page, and it is worth finding before buying.
Braun's name for the handle texture, stated to give control under the shower. It is a description of the grip rather than a rating; the water rating itself is stated separately as 100% waterproof.
7.7/ 10
The tier where a body groomer starts shaving as well as trimming. Price the spare head first.
Trimming and shaving the body with one tool, in the shower.
Specifications: the manufacturer sheet for grooming tools and the matching Amazon product page. Prices and availability: Keepa. Every figure on this page names its source.
SkinGuard · 3 mm (0.12 in) and 1 mm (0.04 in) sensitive combs · 100% waterproof · 80 min
Braun's entry body groomer: SkinGuard to keep the blade off the skin, a removable sensitive comb at 1 mm (0.04 in), a body comb at 3 mm (0.12 in), a body stated 100% waterproof, and eighty minutes of runtime.
Best for: Trimming rather than shaving, in the shower, at the lowest price in the family.
≈ $57
Triple protection shave system · folding back attachment · 3 combs 2/3/5 mm · 100 min
A shaving system with pearl-tipped blades, a hypoallergenic foil and a skin guard, plus a folding back attachment for hard-to-reach areas and three bidirectional combs at 2, 3 and 5 mm (0.20 in). Shower-proof, a hundred minutes of use.
Best for: Whole-body grooming including the back, without a second person.
≈ $94
4D skin contour system · integrated comb 3–11 mm (0.12 to 0.43 in), 5 settings · hypoallergenic foil
The Series 7000, built around a 4D skin contour system, a hypoallergenic foil with rounded edges, and an integrated comb covering 3 to 11 mm (0.12 to 0.43 in) across five settings — the longest body lengths in this group.
Best for: Longer body hair kept at a set length rather than taken off.
