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Best beard trimmers to buy right now
Buy for the length you keep: stubble needs fine steps under 1mm, a full beard needs long guards and a strong motor. Philips and Braun cover both well, and a precision attachment for the neckline matters more than any extra mode.
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Best overall
1. Philips Beard Trimmer 3000
0.5mm · Self-sharpening · 20, 0.5-10mm · 100%
The trimmer most beards need: a dial with 20 locked lengths from 0.5 to 10mm in 0.5mm steps, which covers short stubble through to a short full beard. The Lift&Trim comb guides hair to the blade, and the body is fully waterproof for rinsing. Ten millimetres is the longest setting, so anyone keeping a long beard should look at the Multigroom 3000 instead.
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Best for precise lengths
2. Braun Series 5 BT5525
5 styling tools · 40, 0.5mm steps · 120 min · Yes
For someone fussy about exact length: 40 settings in 0.5mm steps, locked with Braun's PrecisionWheel, plus 120 minutes of cordless use and five styling tools. It is waterproof. It comes with a 2-pin charger, so it needs a bathroom shaver socket or an adapter for a 3-pin socket.
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Best for stubble
3. Philips OneBlade 360
Wet and dry · 1, 3 and 5mm · 2 x 360 blades · 45 min Ni-MH
The pick for men who keep stubble and like a clean edge: it trims, edges and shaves with one flexing blade, and three stubble combs set 1, 3 and 5mm. It is fully waterproof and works wet or dry. The 45-minute battery and 5mm top comb make it a stubble tool, not a full-beard trimmer.
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Best for beard and hair
4. Philips Multigroom 3000 (MG3930/15)
Self-sharpening, no oiling · 60 minutes · 7 · 10 (0.5 to 16mm)
The best seller in this list, and the one for a fuller beard or for cutting your hair as well: seven attachments cover beard, hair and nose, with lengths from 0.5 to 16mm. It runs for 60 minutes and the blades never need oiling. It charges by USB-A with no plug adapter in the box, and it has 10 length settings against the 20 or 40 of a dedicated trimmer.
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Best for wet trimming
5. Panasonic ER-GB42
Wet, with gel or foam · UK 3-pin · 20, 0.5-10mm · 50 min
For trimming in the shower or with gel: the listing says it works wet or dry, with gel or foam, and is fully waterproof for rinsing. Twenty lengths from 0.5 to 10mm and 45-degree stainless steel blades cover stubble to a short beard. Like the Philips 3000, it stops at 10mm, which is short for a full beard.
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Best budget
6. Wahl Groomsman
6-position plus 3 close-trim · Cord or cordless · 0.5-13mm · 60 min
A simple budget trimmer for someone who forgets to charge things: it runs 60 minutes cordless and then carries on with the cord plugged in. A six-position comb plus three close-trim combs cover 0.5 to 13mm, and the steel blades are self-sharpening. Swapping combs to change length is slower than the dial on the Philips or Braun.
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Best for a long guarantee
7. Remington Barba MB320C
Ceramic coated · 9, zoom wheel · 40 min · 3 years
A plain cord-or-cordless trimmer for someone who values a three-year guarantee. Nine lengths lock in with a zoom wheel, and a pop-up detail trimmer handles the chin and sideburns. Nine settings and 40 minutes of battery are the fewest and shortest in this list.
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