Putting this to shame is the 9000’s travel case which is heavier, bulkier but much more premium to look at and touch. It also has the ability to charge the brush in the case, by connecting the provided charging cable. If this is not enough, a USB cable can be connected to the case and charge a device like a smartphone. A yellow light will be lit inside the mode button on the handle and a notification will appear within the app when a replacement is due.

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Kids/Junior series: Variations of the Vitality, Pro and Smart Series brushes aimed at kids and teens. Often slightly smaller and featuring favourite characters or more colourful designs. The reality is that you could use any mode on the brush to clean your tongue just ending the clean sooner. Although the speed and number of oscillations will be different. Thank you for all the hard work you have put in to review and provide information about the different Oral B electric toothbrushes. It has certainly helped me understand the different models better.

A more budget-friendly version of the iO Series 9 that cuts no important corners

Smart Pressure Sensor signals red, white or green to alert you if you’re brushing too hard, too softly or with just the right pressure. Gum Guard records total time spent brushing too hard (via free Oral-B App) to help protect gums. Put these two brushes side by side and the differences between them are much harder to tell, they look almost identical, however there are some subtle differences. I agree with many of the points. Not sure I do about the toothpaste, you only need a pea sized amount really. Smaller and less unsightly, it is designed to sit on a worktop rather than adhere to a wall or mirror. You just need to pop your phone in it, which takes a couple of seconds compared to the tens of seconds with the Genius brush configuration. You phone then sits in portrait or landscape orientation and shows the on-screen timer.

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It sits upright on a countertop and gives a home for spare and replacement heads. A removable opaque cap protects them whilst allowing airflow inside to dry wet bristles. All Oral-B brushes fall short here, but the iO5 has some of the best battery performance from an iO brush. I achieved an average of 17 days of use from a full charge of the lithium-ion battery. The iO Series first launched in 2020, with the Series 7, 8 and 9. It has since evolved from 3 to 8 brushes. Otherwise, it has the same tech and the same key strengths as the iO Series 6 and iO Series 9, giving you a smoother brush with less vibration than the older Genius models, yet still delivering an excellent ‘fresh from the dentists’ clean. You also get the same pressure sensor and timer, the same two weeks plus battery life, and the same OLED display and app-connected features. Given that the differences between this brush and the Series 9 are minor, the Series 8 makes a pretty strong case for itself as the best Oral-B brush to buy. Included in the box with the iO5 is a travel case and a brush head holder/storage unit. Box contents of the iO5

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Yes, unfortunately, with the iO6, for example, when cleaning your upper front teeth if you spent all the time cleaning the outside surface (near your lips), and failed to clean the biting surface or inside surface (near your tongue), the iO6 would still think you had done a good job for that zone.