Electric Shaver Specifications For Retail Buyers

A portable shaver is judged on four numbers. This is what each one changes for the end user, using the four platforms in our own grooming range.

Motor speed decides the quality of the pass

A slow cutter tugs rather than shears, which is the most common complaint about budget shavers. The R-12 runs at 9000rpm and the LED transparent razor at 8500rpm. Those are the two figures stated in this catalogue, and they are worth putting on a listing.

Battery capacity and run time are not the same claim

The LED transparent razor has a 600mAh cell and about two hours of run time. The R-12 has 400mAh and just over one hour. The D01 has 300mAh. Run time depends on beard density and motor load, so test before publishing a number.

Charge time is the travel figure

The round shaver reaches a full charge in about 30 minutes over Type-C. The R-12 and the LED razor take about an hour. For a travel product, charge time is often the deciding number - a shaver that is useful after a packing break is a different product from one that needs an evening.

Waterproof rating changes how it is cleaned

The D01 is IP67 and the LED razor IPX7, so both heads can be rinsed under a tap. The R-12 and the round shaver have no stated rating, which means brushing the cutter rather than washing it.

What comes in the box

The D01, R-12 and LED razor each ship with a user manual, a USB charge cable and a small cleaning brush. That third item is what keeps an unrated shaver working, and it is worth calling out on the listing.

What To Take Away

• 9000rpm on the R-12 is the fastest motor in this range.
• Run-time claims need testing; capacity alone does not predict them.
• 30 minute charging makes the round shaver the travel pick.
• Only the D01 and the LED razor can be rinsed - say so, and say what the others need instead.