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Recently purchased this as an upgrade to my three-year-old SmartSeries 6500. I think that's like 70 in toothbrush years? Let's get the elephant in the room out of the way (for people like me anyway) - it's £250. For a toothbrush. Pretty hefty. Luckily, Amazon let me pay for it in five monthly installments of £50 so it feels cheaper than it actually is. That being said, it's expensive, but is it worth it? If you can afford it, yeah. If you can't, or it may hurt a bit, definitely do not. I'm financially independent and highly irresponsible so retail therapy is my bread and butter. It's definitely a good toothbrush. It says good morning and goodnight to me more than my family do! The new toothbrush head feels like an upgrade to the previous one I used. There's an on-screen timer that I can sometimes see if I have my toothbrush at the right angle and it does the job. My teeth definitely feel squeaky clean when I'm done and I feel like I'm tainting a sacred scroll when I go to eat. I currently only run it on sensitive mode, bar the initial intense cleaning when I first got it. Haven't tried whitening yet but I've never been fussed about having the whitest teeth so doubt I will. The toothbrush handle looks great. I've got the Onyx Black version. I feel as if I could take it into a job interview with me and they'd give the toothbrush the job over me. And it feels really good in the hand. The 6500 I used previously was pretty beefy so I had more of a gorilla grip on it but this one just fits into my hand really comfortably. Battery life seems to be really good for now, but I've only had it a week. That being said, it is already holding the charge better than my 6500 did so I can't complain. I don't know why but I bought the bundle with the charging travel case, even though I never travel. Nice addition though. Haven't tested it so can't comment on that. Doubt I will for a while what with... current events. Speaking of current events. If you've been more dismissive of some personal hygiene routines since the world collapsed, what better way to get back into them by spending £250 on a toothbrush? Final note: the app. I've used it once - when I got it. It's definitely cool and I could see where some people would enjoy it. Personally, I don't use my phone while brushing my teeth and never will. You can sync the app with the toothbrush after brushing but it doesn't seem as good so I've just quit using it altogether. It's cool but I don't care enough. That being said, it's definitely a cool little minigame for kids to encourage proper brushing. Though, the toothbrush still costs £250 (and if you'd spend that much on a child, please consider adopting me). Overall, it's a good toothbrush. Great even. Best toothbrush I've ever used. But, then again, it definitely has to be because it costs £250. Also, it costs £250, not sure if I've mentioned it? If you have the cash floating around and you haven't gotten an eletric toothbrush (or have an old one) it's worth getting. However, I wouldn't rush out to get it immediately.

This toothbrush is incredible - I’m not sure when I became the person who would rave about a toothbrush, but here I am! Firstly, the quality and packaging is so luxurious right away. It definitely feels special and an amazingly high tech piece of kit. It came with some charge so we were able to use it straight away and it completely blew us away with how powerful the brushing was. My first experience with an electric toothbrush was the Philips Sonicare Diamond Clean, which got rid of some serious staining on my crowded teeth in only a few weeks. However, when that stopped working after a few years, we swapped to the Fairywill which seemed like a cheaper imitation of the Diamondclean, but lacked the power. Due to this, stains built up again and we decided we really needed something of quality to look after our teeth and gums, particularly when Covid-19 means we really don’t want to venture to the dentist if we don’t have to. The brush paired very quickly to my iPhone app, it was almost instant via Bluetooth. However, my partner’s Samsung phone couldn’t connect. The phone could see the toothbrush in the network, but the app couldn’t. So he can’t use the brush on his android phone. He had to download the app to our iPad, which is a bit awkward to take to the sink each time. For Android users, this I feel is a really big negative, considering the app is there to guide you with brushing and track your movements with the 3D motion. I feel like the reason this brush is so expensive, is because of that technology - it’s more than just the brush, but the whole tracking experience. Having said that, it’s definitely the Android app that is the issue and hopefully Oral B can fix with a simple update. It’s noticeable by the 5 star reviews for the app in the Apple Store and the appalling rating on the Android App Store. The brush itself is incredible. It lights blue/white if you’re pressure is too light, red if it’s too hard, and green when it’s perfect. It also very accurately tracks the position around your mouth so you can see if you’ve spent enough time on all angles of your teeth. With the technology in the app, it tracks your history, so you can easily detect patterns with your brushing habits and ensure you get a deep, consistent clean. We are using one brush unit with different colour brush heads each and the app isn’t able to distinguish between us, despite using different devices and our own log ins. When I use my brush head on my device with my account, it shows a ‘guided brush’ in my history. But I can also see my partner’s use as ‘unguided brush’ in my history even though he connects to his app (on the ipad because he can’t connect to android) with his username. This is resolved by me manually deleting any unguided brushing, but it means the medals and achievements tend to be shared. Overall, the brush itself is amazing - my teeth feel clean all day, I’m noticing improved whiteness, stains fading and we love the ability to track our oral hygiene in the app. However, for multiple users/brush heads, it is a bit of a hack. I’m more than happy to get around the app issues and continue having our own brush heads, rather than buy another toothbrush at this price. As with most things, it definitely has better integration with Apple compared with Android - if I had an android phone and couldn’t connect my brush, it would be a dealbreaker for me.

Despite a lot of the negative reviews I decided to go ahead with this purchase, I was in need of a better electric toothbrush and I liked the look of the features in this, as someone that is very heavy handed and have been told by my dentist that I brush too hard, I decided to give this a try. From the onset, I knew that it is overpriced so to speak, it is somewhat of a luxury product, after a certain point, extra money does have a direct correlation with quality, that is a given and is something I knew before buying. First of all, the brushing presets are all very good, the vibration pattern of the brush feels so much better than any other electric toothbrushes I've used. The toothbrush itself looks and feels very premium, and looks a lot more sleek than others. Battery life was a concern of mine, my previous oral B toothbrush would last around 3 days before needing a charge, which was really inconvenient, whereas this one lasts around 14 days, which is perfect. The app functionality is great, and so far every time I've brushed I've tracked it live with the app, in order to get perfect coverage and try to reduce my brushing pressure. I do wish that you could see the battery life in the app though, and I believe that this is something the toothbrush is lacking unfortunately. The travelling case is also great, being able to use it as a power bank for your toothbrush is a great idea in my opinion, previously I've never used toothbrush travelling cases but I've used this one quite a lot. Overall I would recommend this product, if you are not going to regret spending so much money on a toothbrush. If you want value for money, then dont buy this, if you want a more premium product then go for it, and I dont think you'll be disappointed.

I have used all sorts of brushes over the years, colgate, oral b, cheap poundland ones, all manual. I switched to oral b electric ones but never really got on with them. Then I switched to various Philips Sonicare brushes (when on offer). Concluded they are overhyped. Due to issues with gums and teeth started looking for solutions. This toothbrush was on offer at £250, very expensive, but equivalent to the cost of two visits to a good dentist. I use the gum care setting (having disabled all other options through the app). It takes around three minutes - four minutes to do so properly. So, around 8 seconds a tooth or 16 seconds the whole of the tooth. My teeth feel totally clean, like having been to the dentist, and they pretty much remain like that all day. (I clean twice a day.) I would highly recommend if you can afford it, or watch it using camelcamelcamel for when the price drops as that might help. The app is awful. It has not been thought through. It rarely connects properly, making it necessary to restart the phone, after which point it does work. As you work each quadrant really it should have a sandwatch type icon or a countdown so you know when to move and it should also let you increase how long you spend on your teeth, two minutes is just not long enough. There are a lot of gimmicks in the app which need removing. Real world usage would help them improve the app. I went for the io9 because of the app and 3D cleaning oversight in the app and the AI but I feel that it is a gimmic, perhaps it will improve over time. I did feel a bit shortchanged as but for the app any of the other iO toothbrushes would have been sufficient. For anyone with tooth issues or who is not sure that they are cleaning their teeth properly or applying the correct pressure (this has a light up pressure sensor, green for ok, red for too much, your choice of colour for not enough pressure). It is a useful tool and I do recommend it.

This product has an RRP of £500.00. Amazon sells this product for £249.99. That is a whopping 50% discount. It looks to me as if the RRP of £500.00 is a marketing ploy by the manufacturer; no toothbrush is surely worth that much! This product is the top of the range of the new Oral B IO series. For the money, I had expected this product to be something really exceptional. I do not believe it has come any where near to meeting that expectation. The magnetic charging base is very poor. The toothbrush sits on top of a small domed area on the base. However, the magnet is so weak that the slightest knock is likely to tip it off the charging base. This could seriously damage the product. As other people have commented, the battery life is very poor. With normal use it only lasts a few days and certainly not as long as a week. The smartphone app installed easily on my iPhone and the Bluetooth pairing was a breeze. While brushing the app is supposed to show which area of your mouth you are currently brushing and the progress over all areas. I found this to be very hit and miss. When moving from, say, the upper left side to the lower left side, the app would suddenly indicate that I had switched sides. Various parts of the image would go various shades of blue and white. The inner rings would disappear in a somewhat random fashion. At the end of brushing, on every single occasion the app indicated I had not covered all of my teeth. I found it difficult to determine exactly what it was not happy with and where. Bearing in mind I already use an electric toothbrush from a different manufacturer, I am fully aware of the various techniques required to cover every area. There is a pressure gauge which indicates, by way of different coloured LEDs, whether you are not pressing hard enough (white), just right (green) or too hard (red). I found that the difference between too light and too hard too sensitive, which resulted in constant white/green/red transitions. The band of LEDs is too near the bottom of the brush head, meaning that when brushing certain parts of your mouth, it was difficult to see. The smartphone app also displays this information but I don't want to be looking down at my phone all the time I am brushing. The marketing information states the use of AI. My definition of AI must differ from the manufacturer, because I cannot see any evidence of anything that resembles AI at all. A series of sensors that are processed by an app and displayed on a phone screen does not equate to AI in my view. I found the product very messy to use. After a normal brushing session, I found the foamy water/toothpaste mix ended up all over the handle, meaning a full blown wash down every time it is used. Not a big deal but annoying. My biggest complaint about this product is that its enormous price tag is just not worth it. It appears to have a number of glitzy features that look wonderful in the adverts and on a screen. The crucial question is, will this help me improve my dental health. I don't think they do. You can buy products both from this manufacturer and others that will do just as good a job at a much lower cost.

I love this product. The battery lasts for a very long time. Once I receive the product, it was already fully charged and it lasted me 20 days plus. I brushed my teeth twice a day every day. It’s very efficient. When the battery runs out, it takes less than two hours for it to reach 100%. It’s very good. When you brush your teeth, it isn’t as loud as the previous models, which I really like. I love how it has the 3-D scanning of the teeth on the app and you get to see exactly when you need to brush and where you haven’t. It is really worth the price tag.

Fantastic toothbrush, I have had one before and you just can't beat it. So many cleaning modes and I love the pressure sensor which my last one didn't have. Also the 2 minute timer. I got it at a greatly reduced price. The only niggle was that it was set to chinese next to the symbols. I did manage to change to english but had to google how to do this.

this is my third one not happy you only get one brush for the price but oral never let you down

Birthday gift. Woow.

Great quality

The io9 was working great up until it stopped working all of a sudden, it first happened a month ago that the brush started flashing on loop and not allowing me to select any option/not starting whatsoever, it stayed like that until the battery drained then I did a recharge and it worked, only until a couple of days the same thing happened and it hasnt worked till today. It is disappointing that such a pricey product has such a flaw.

it's a good tool for cleaning the teeth. The timer helps to keep on cleaning for the right time.

Oral B was always good toothbrush but weak side was battery! After 6 months of using it now battery degraded a lot! It use to be to hold up to 12 days on single charge. Now it’s barely 3-4 days! For the rest it’s a awesome electric brush!