Panasonic ES-RF31

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Full Review of the Panasonic ES-RF31

The Panasonic ES-RF31 is another wet or dry shaver using their popular four blade system and pivoting head. Not as high-tech as some of their other models, yet much more affordable, let’s see how the Panasonic ES-RF31 gets on in our review:

This is a pretty simple looking electric razor; the Panasonic ES-RF31 is mainly a light grey/silver colour with a black mid-section and trim. The handle is sleek and, as seems standard with Panasonic electric shavers, the head is prominent and wider than the handle. There are three blue LEDs on the handle to indicate how much battery life is left, and another red LED for when you really must put it on to charge.

Behind this quite large shave head lay four Nano-sharpened blades; I have no idea what Nano-sharpened means but it sounds good and is part of an effective shave head combination. These blades are set to a 30 degree, acute angle so as to cut the hairs horizontally and leave a closer shave. The Panasonic ES-RF31 also has a curved foil which has been designed to allow the foil to sit uniformly against the skin for a closer, more accurate shave. The Panasonic ES-RF31 also uses a patented linear motor with one of the fastest side-to-side RPMs of all the major manufacturers, this motor enables the blades to slice through the stubble more cleanly, causing less irritation and tugging.

Wet or Dry Options with the Panasonic ES-RF31

Being a wet or dry shaver, the Panasonic ES-RF31 can either be used dry as a normal electric razor, with shaving foam or gel, or in the shower. Having an electric razor which also provides a wet shave does seem like trying to reinvent the wheel sometimes. After all, if you’re going to go to the trouble of lathering up, you probably have the time to use a conventional razor. Anyhow, a wet shave will in theory be a little gentler on the skin, and some men simply find this preferential. The Panasonic ES-RF31 continues to work perfectly well with a wet shave, although it does take a tad longer to complete your shave, simply because of the gels/foam etc. getting into the shave head. When you finish a wet shave it is a pretty simple process the washout the foils.

Range of Motion

The Panasonic ES-RF31 does not have the full pivoting motion of other Panasonic models, but does have a flexible pivoting head which will swivel up to 8 millimetres up-and-down, and up to 14 degrees side to side to follow the contours of your face. The foil mentioned above, is as thin as any other and uses a honeycomb shaped pattern of holes which is able to capture hairs lying in different directions.

A full charge of the battery will take 60 minutes which is standard, but the battery will likely last up to 65 minutes which is more than most shavers (most Braun electric shavers average battery life of 45 minutes). For trimming your sideburns and facial hair you want to keep, there is the standard pop-up trimmer on the back of the shaver.

The Panasonic ES-RF31 does the Job Well

The Panasonic ES-RF31 is a solid product at a very reasonable price. It would be nice to have a cleaning/charging dock come with it, but then this would increase the overall price. Really, they Panasonic ES-RF31 is all about doing things well it’s not spectacularly. It looks okay but not fantastic, it provides a good shave but nothing exceptional.

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