Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

EXPERTCLEAN VS DIAMONDCLEAN SMART 9300: - Diamondclean smart has a light going around the base that turns on if you're applying too much pressure whereas Expertclean vibrates - Diamondclean smart 9300 can charge in the provided glass cup with the conductive charger base underneath, also has optional alternative clear plastic standing charger you swap onto the conductive base. Diamondclean smart 9300 DOES NOT come with a charging travel case. Expertclean has more traditional plastic standing charger and comes with charging case - Diamondclean 9300 comes with 3 toothbrush heads, expertclean comes with 2 toothbrush heads - Diamondclean smart has way more bluetooth app features (assuming you'll use them) ********************************************************************************************** WHY YOU PROBABLY WONT USE THE BLUETOOTH FEATURES ON DIAMONDCLEAN SMART: First of all and most obviously your bluetooth has to be on all the time or you have to turn it on and off each time you brush your teeth. Most importantly though, you have to follow sonicare's brushing instructions EXACTLY. Meaning you start in the directed 'quadrant' for the directed amount of time, and move on to the next quadrant as directed. You cannot brush your quadrants in any old order, you cannot customize how long you brush each quadrant for (besides using a different brushing setting, but the total brushing time only varies by 1 minute 40 seconds max because there's a mode that makes you brush your gums). If you do not follow sonicare's directions perfectly, all the data is completely thrown off and incorrect. For example, if you try and brush 10 seconds longer than sonicare wants you to, ultimately it will record it as another brushing session. ********************************************************************************************** BLUETOOTH FEATURES ON EXPERTCLEAN: - shows you on average how often you brush your teeth daily in a given week - shows you on average how long your brushing time is in a given week - shows if the pressure you apply is 'good' or 'needs improvement - shows based on your brushing, how many sessions you have left on your toothbrush heads ********************************************************************************************** MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE: After an electric oral b toothbrush I had for years started to slowly die, I found myself in the market for a replacement. To make it easy for myself, I decided I'd buy whatever toothbrush my dentist used. Truth be told I had some sticker shock when I looked up the "diamondclean smart" model he mentioned. After reading some reviews I decided to justify it as an investment for my health and a way to treat myself to something nice. I paid $225 at Target before taxes for the diamondclean smart 9300 (now it costs around $190 on Amazon) and it is hands down the greatest toothbrush - electric or otherwise - I have ever used and one of my favorite purchases of all time. For me personally, it was worth every penny knowing I was using the best toothbrush on the market and my teeth never felt cleaner. Why am I telling you this in a review for sonicares expertclean model? Because they are virtually identical besides the charger, the pressure sensor, Bluetooth app functions, and some small cosmetic differences. At first I was kind of disappointed this toothbrush was almost a duplicate of the diamondclean smart because I was excited to try something new, but I don't think this model was intended to build on or surpass what diamondclean smart is, in fact this model cuts back on the diamondclean smart features in exchange for being slightly cheaper. I think sonicare wanted a version of diamondclean exclusive to Amazon for some reason (this model's only listed authorized retailer on sonicares website is Amazon at the time of writing this review). I also like that it's slightly more affordable than diamondclean smart because that means it's accessible to a greater amount of people - which I'm all for. ********************************************************************************************** OTHER THINGS TO NOTE: - I've used the expertclean in the shower since I've owned it (1 month) and the diamondclean smart in the shower since I've owned it (over 12 months) and nothing has happened to them, still working the same way as day 1. - Both toothbrushes will tell you when you need to change the toothbrush head indicated by a light regardless if you use the bluetooth features or not - If you buy this toothbrush (or really any other Philips sonicare electric toothbrush for that matter) in the color black, be okay with the fact that your toothbrush head will probably never match your toothbrush. When I can find black toothbrush heads, they're either super overpriced in comparison to the white versions, aren't the kind I prefer (I like the interdental care ones) or aren't available to be purchased in bulk. Kinda sucks because the toothbrush is really sleek and beautiful otherwise! ********************************************************************************************** TLDR; if you wanna save $40 and don't plan on using the Bluetooth features, don't care that the pressure sensor vibrates instead of flashes (like on the diamondclean smart), don't care for a fancy cup charger, and/or want a travel charging case, get the expertclean. Otherwise get the $190 diamondclean smart.