An automatic curler that wraps the section itself, and the only cordless one in this group: battery powered for up to forty minutes, with three temperatures, a three-to-fifteen-second timer and a choice of rotation direction.
Where it leaves us The only cordless curler here, and the one that repeats a curl exactly — but nothing is listed for it on amazon.com.
An automatic curler: the section is drawn in, wrapped, held for a set time and released. Three temperatures at 160, 180 and 200 °C (392 °F), a timer from three to fifteen seconds, and a choice of rotation direction — all set on an LCD.
The distinguishing feature is that it has no cord. Grundig states up to forty minutes of battery runtime, which is unique on this site, and makes it the one styling tool here that does not need a socket within arm’s reach.
Two notes. No charge time is published against those forty minutes. And there is no live offer on amazon.com at the time of writing, so the forty minutes of cordless use is the figure to judge it on.
Against the shelf, two things are worth setting out. This is the only cordless tool among the eight curling tools published here — every other one, automatic or manual, needs a socket within reach. And it states its three temperatures in degrees, 320, 356 and 392 °F, where the Philips BHB876 — the other automatic here — states three settings and not one number. What it shares with the other European tongs is the blank price line: the four curling tools here that can be ordered are all American references, from $25 to $135, and this is not one of them.
Prices quoted in this text were read on 2026-10-12. The live price is at the top of the page.
Where this model is listed
A listing is not an offer: the reference exists on these stores, availability changes daily.
France
Germany
Italy
Spain
United Kingdom
The good points, and the rest
Strengths
The only cordless heated styling tool on this site
The timer and the rotation direction are both set on a display, so a curl is repeatable
Three named temperatures rather than a dial position
Suits short and long hair, per Grundig
Compromises
Forty minutes of runtime with no published charge time
The part number on the listing (GMS3980) does not match the model name
Specifications
Type
Automatic curler: wraps the section inside a chamber
Power
Cordless, battery, up to 40 minutes of runtime
Temperature
Up to 392 °F (200 °C), 3 settings: 320 / 356 / 392 °F
Timer
3 to 15 seconds, set on the display
Rotation
Left or right, selectable
Display
LCD
Coating
Antistatic ceramic
Amazon reference
B0BSXLFS8L (identical on 5 markets)
EAN
4013833058465
What people ask about this
How does an automatic curler differ from a tong?
The section is drawn into a chamber and wrapped by the machine, held for a set number of seconds, then released. There is no wrapping by hand and no clamp crease. It is a third mechanism alongside the tong and the wand, and the timer is what makes the result repeatable.
Does cordless mean it is weaker?
The listing does not say, and neither will this page. What it does publish is three temperatures — 160, 180 and 200 °C (392 °F) — and forty minutes of runtime. Both figures are Grundig's.
Our score
7.8/ 10
The only cordless curler here, and the one that repeats a curl exactly — but nothing is listed for it on amazon.com.
Who this one is for, among grooming devices
Curling away from a socket, or curling the same way twice.
Sources
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.
25 mm (0.98 in) barrel · 10 settings, 110–180 °C (230 to 356 °F) · integrated stand · auto shut-off
A 25 mm (0.98 in) curling tong with a Sublim' Touch coating, ten heat settings between 230 and 356 °F (110–180 °C), an integrated stand, an insulated tip and a swivel cord. It is not listed on amazon.com.
Best for: A first curling tong, on hair where the lowest settings are the ones that will be used.