Customer Ratings & Reviews

My older shaver was a rotary and it was starting to miss a lot of facial hair, even after a thorough cleaning and parts replacement so I decided to try this foil version and it has been great. It gives me a very close shave and I do not have to go over areas as many time as I did with my old one.

cuts smooth and easy easy to clean and use nice razor

Nice razor. Holds a charge for a long time. Close….. Clean….. Shave.

I like it better than the Braun 9 that I was using, it quieter and easier to use, it looks like it will be less expensive to replace the blades and foil too

This gives me the fullest shave I've had in a while.

I'm 56 years old and have used numerous electric shavers over the years, as well as shaving with a blade. This is the most expensive shaver I've ever purchased and it's well worth the additional cost. It actually shaves closer than a blade, and much quicker than any other electric shaver that I've tried. It's also very easy to clean and you can get quite a few shaves out of one charge. I'd buy it again in a heartbeat.

I’ve had two previous Panasonic razors prior to this one and have always liked them. I was a little skeptical when I first saw this one due to the large number of blades. Looked like overkill to me. However, it’s extremely quiet, and gives and amazing shave. Battery lasts a really long time. You can hear it change speeds depending on the thickness of your beard. Overall a great razor. Very glad I purchased it.

I have very thick facial hair and this powerful razor handles it well. You get many shaves off a single charge and the flip up trimmer works great.

It's a great product very easy to use smooth shave

I bought this for a first time shaver and it is easy to operate. He loves that it works wet or dry. Nice product!

Brilliant. Panasonic shavers are the best. The battery lasts for 6-8 shaves. The foil and blade cutters are the best for close shaves.

This is the second Panasonic shaver. The first on lasted for 7 years before the battery died.

Awesome product! Makes shaving super quick and easy

I wish the blades were sharper than how they are. It takes several back and forth to reach the desired goal.

[Employee of bestbuy] I did find some growing pains coming from a rotary-style Philips Norelco, but after getting through a few nicks, this shaver is handily the best I ever had. The Arc5 has saved a significant amount of time and shaves much closer than the Norelco ever did, and many other third-party reviewers find the Arc5 among the best shavers on the market.

My review is in between Norelco-Panasonic, since I always used Norelco brand as my shaver, but my skin was tired of long time to finish an ok shave, pulling facial hair, going to the same spot over and over and over again. After months of research and reviews I decided to go with Panasonic A5 best decision in my 56 years old. Positive: 1) smooth and precise cut, you see the perfect shave in a soft touch on your face. 2) quit no noise like my Different Norelco shavers. 3) the time that I spent with my new Panasonic to get a perfect shave is 100% faster than Norelco. 4) Panasonic is super ergonomic, amazing gripping and fit in my hand so confortable. 5) Panasonic is very light weight, 6) Panasonic gives me a super clean and immaculate shave that I never have with Norelco. 7) it comes with a very nice travel case. 8) best decision and purchase ever, what a difference.

This is the first full sized electric razor that I have purchased. I have been using for about a month now and it does cut very close, similar to a normal razor. I use it wet with shaving cream and have no issues with cutting. The first week I had a small amount of burn, but it has gotten better. I do, however, get at least one ingrown hair a week. The charger station is a must since the cleaning function makes a night and day difference in performance during your next shave. The cleaning station is very loud, however, and my wife gets grumpy when I run it in the morning.

I researched a couple of electric shavers and came across this Panasonic as providing a close shave. Well, it does provide a very close shave and it's quiet. I like the pivoting head which provides a clean shave around the jaw and neck. It charges very fast and doesn't leave a lot of hair in the sink.

Great wet or dry shaver. Charge lasts a full week.

Really fine shaver that gives a close shave . Easy to hold and gives a fast shave . I use it wet with shaving cream an it’s easy to rinse off and keep clean .