Oral-B Genius (2016) vs Oral-B Genius (2018)

The Oral-B Genius 8000 (2016) is one of the very best Electric Toothbrushes that one can get for around $130. The Oral-B Genius 9600 (2018), however, while a very good choice at its $250 price point, falls just short of being remarkable.

Two highly trusted sources that perform well-thought-out in-depth testing consider the Oral-B Genius 8000 (2016) to be a great product - it earned the "Ranked 2 out of 7" title from Tom's Guide and "Ranked 1 out of 2" from Electric Teeth in their respective Electric Toothbrush roundups, which is a good indication of it being a notable product.

Returning to the Oral-B Genius 9600 (2018), Electric Teeth, a source that's known for its high-quality in-depth testing, has great things to say about it. In fact, it was named its "Ranked 2 out of 2" in its "Oral-B Genius 9600 vs Sonicare DiamondClean Smart" roundup, which is quite a feat.

We examined all of the review data that we could find and first took a look at sources that reviewed both of them, like Electric Teeth, and found that they haven't shown a preference for either product.

Then we checked which sources liked these two Electric Toothbrushes best and found that the Oral-B Genius 8000 (2016) got its highest, 10, review score from reviewers at Electric Teeth, whereas the Oral-B Genius 9600 (2018) earned its best score of 10 from Electric Teeth.

Lastly, we averaged out all of their review ratings and observed that the Oral-B Genius 8000 (2016), with its 8.5 average, performed considerably better than most Electric Toothbrushes - the mean score for the product category being 7.4 out of 10 - while the Oral-B Genius 9600 (2018) managed an average of 10.0.

There's one caveat here - it might not be entirely justifiable to do a direct Oral-B Genius 8000 (2016) vs. Oral-B Genius 9600 (2018) review average comparison since they aren't priced the same and more expensive products tend to get higher review scores from some sources.