Philips Sonicare Essence (2015) vs Philips Sonicare DiamondClean Classic (2018)

The Philips Sonicare Essence is widely considered to be a great Electric Toothbrush at its $220 budget. The Philips Sonicare DiamondClean Classic, however, while also a good product at this price point, doesn't stack up against its competitors quite as well.

The Philips Sonicare Essence managed to earn a spot in roundups from two sources that are known for their trustworthy review methodology - TechGearLab and Your Best Digs - but fell short of making it to the top of their lists.

Returning to the Philips Sonicare DiamondClean Classic, 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 "Philips Sonicare DiamondClean vs DiamondClean Smart" roundup, which is quite a feat.

As for a direct Philips Sonicare Essence vs. Philips Sonicare DiamondClean Classic comparison of their review performance, we examined sources that tested and rated both products, like TechGearLab. It turns out that all such sources consider the Philips Sonicare DiamondClean Classic to be the superior product.

We also looked at the available data to find which sources liked each of them best and learned that the Philips Sonicare Essence most impressed reviewers at TechGearLab - they gave it a score of 8, whereas the Philips Sonicare DiamondClean Classic got rated best by TechGearLab - 9.

Finally, we also compared their review scores to the rest of their competition - the Philips Sonicare Essence earned an average review score of 8.0 out of 10 points and the Philips Sonicare DiamondClean Classic received an average of 9.0, compared to the 7.4 average of Electric Toothbrushes in general.