Philips Sonicare

ProtectiveClean 5300 Sonic electric toothbrush

Philips Sonicare ProtectiveClean 5300 Sonic electric toothbrush

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Sentiment score56% positive
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Last updated: Aug 30, 2026

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Reddit IconAbject-Engine-8203
10 months ago

I replaced my Sonicare e series because the heads were getting difficult to find. I bought the new 5300 Sonicare. It feels great to use, but because both my wife and I use it, we take the brushes on and off daily. It lasted about a year or so, then broke. Sonicare replaced it. The replacement lasted about 3 months. Sonicare would not replace it again. If you can leave the head on, this is a fantastic brush. If not, I would not recommend it. The older screw on brush heads were the best. We gave ours to my son and it is still going strong after 10 plus years. The new ones, not so good.

Reddit Iconconscious-creator
10 months ago

I had my previous Philips toothbrush for 12 years until it broke down. It was at that time the most expensive model they had. Then I bought the prestige version and it broke down within a year. Now I'm using the 5300. Cheap and does the job. Can't tell the difference between the posh one and this £50 version. Philips quality has deteriorated so get the cheap one

Reddit Iconseoulista_kr
10 months ago

I got a diamond clean in 2017 and it finally died on me. Wanted to get another one (from Costco) but got annoyed that it has a smart feature which I think is unnecessary for a toothbrush. So I went for the ProtectiveClean 5300 since it has the pressure sensor and a few cleaning modes. Love it and I don’t notice a difference from the DiamondClean.

Reddit IconSillySinStorm
4 months ago

I got a Philips Sonicare 5300 from Amazon at around £50. Best electric toothbrush i've ever used. The battery has lasted nearly 4 weeks since first charge. Love the thing.

Reddit Iconsnooki-stackhouse
8 months ago

RDH here. This is the reason I switched back to sonicare. I got a small bathroom with poor ventilation, but I refuse to store my toothbrush somewhere other than the bathroom bc why would I do that??? And yes, I DID take the head off after each use.

8 months ago

all pretty decent. I would say any 5300 model and up is where I shop. I love the travel case and multiple settings.

Reddit IconGolab420
12 months ago

Polecam te z serii 5XXX, są cichsze, a przez to mniej męczące. No i koniecznie film instruktażowy jak myć soniczną (jest o wiele inaczej niż manualną czy elektryczną). No i nie płukać jamy ustnej zaraz po umyciu zębow :)

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