10Rank 10 of 10 · Hair Dryers
Philips Series 8000 BHD839/10
A 1,400 W dryer with seven heat settings, automatic temperature regulation and a display, whose airflow and weight we could not find published anywhere we looked.
6.0BPR score
- €182Price
- Not published (1,400 W; weight not published)Published airflow or air speed, with weight in grams
- 10 of 10in Hair Dryers
- 6.0BPR score 0–10
Review
What this product is
Written after the analysis, from the same sources the score is built on: the manufacturer's documentation, available studies and verified owner feedback.
The Philips Series 8000 BHD839/10 suits users who want fine-grained heat control: the Geizhals listing shows seven temperature settings plus automatic temperature regulation, three speeds, a cold shot, a display, ionic function, a removable intake filter, a styling nozzle and a diffuser, with 1,400 W and a 2 m cable. The product title on Philips' site refers to 'ThermoShield Advanced', Philips' name for its heat-protection system.
We could not verify more than that. Philips' German product page opened but did not render its content for us, so all specifications here come from Geizhals. Neither source showed weight, airflow, air speed, motor type or noise, so the dryer cannot be placed on our key metric at all. That is the main reason for its low position, not any known fault.
Price is high for what is documented. The lowest offer on Geizhals was €182.43 at Galaxus, with Coolblue, Saturn and MediaMarkt at €186.90–187.99 and Philips' own shop at €203.99. Owner feedback on Geizhals is 4.6/5 but from only five ratings. Philips is among the brands tested by Stiftung Warentest (2022) and Consumentenbond (2025), but we could not see whether this model was included or how it scored.
Technical data
Specification
Figures from the manufacturer's documentation, verified against available outside sources. Values we could not confirm are marked as declared.
- Power
- 1,400 W
- Weight
- Not published
- Airflow / air speed
- Not published
- Heat settings
- 7 + automatic regulation
- Speed settings
- 3
- Cold shot
- Yes
- Cable length
- 2 m
- Display
- Yes
- Ionic function
- Yes
- Attachments
- Styling nozzle, diffuser
Component scores
Where the score
comes from.
Four components, equal weight, each on a 0–10 scale and each resting on a named source. The overall score is their mean — the full procedure is in the methodology.
What we liked
- Seven heat settings plus automatic temperature regulation
- Display and removable intake filter
- 1,400 W — lower consumption than conventional 2,000 W+ dryers
- Styling nozzle and diffuser included
Worth knowing
- Weight, airflow and air speed not published in any source we could open
- Philips product page did not render; data from Geizhals
- €182.43 lowest price — high for an undocumented dryer
- Only five owner ratings on Geizhals
Comparison
How it compares
within the category
All values come from the same analysis and are comparable only within the category Hair Dryers.
| Product | Score | Published airflow or air speed, with weight in grams | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| NeoTop score | 7.3 | 22 m/s air speed at 390 g — published by Laifen (no l/s figure) | €125 |
| Series 8000 BHD839/10This product | 6.0 | Not published (1,400 W; weight not published) | €182 |
| Category average10 products analysed | 6.6 | — | — |
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Is the Philips Series 8000 a high-speed brushless dryer?
Neither the Geizhals listing nor the Philips page title we saw states the motor type, so we cannot confirm it.
Where is the Philips Series 8000 cheapest?
On 6 October 2026 Geizhals listed Galaxus at €182.43, Coolblue at €186.90, Saturn and MediaMarkt at €187.99, and Philips' own shop at €203.99.
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