Braun Series 5 5140S

Purchased in March 2020. Stopped working in September 2020. Shaver Shop replaced after a month or so. But less than a year later, the replacement one started making noises and started working only sporadically - now I find that one of the two pins of its connector wire is broken. Definitely not the German quality I was expecting.

This shaver has a feel of solid quality in the hand. The motor feels and sounds powerful, and has a stronger vibration than my previous shaver, a Philips rotary. The stronger vibration takes a little bit of getting used to when you're against bone. The battery life is very good - more than a month between charges with daily use. The beard trimmer works fine as long as you don't try to go too fast.

However: at first the shaver gave me a nice close shave but now after about 5 months of use it's leaving too much stubble. I wonder if there is a s...

My husband needed a new shaver. Mostly has had Braun shavers for the last few decades so he went for a new Series 5/5140s.
He only uses it for shaving the corners of his mouth and the dimple on his chin to save on cutting himself!! He says it does a good job for that. He hasn’t tried it as a wet shaver. He then uses an ordinary razor/blade to complete the shave! He prefers it that way as he claims he gets a better result for him.

What I found annoying was that all his previous Braun shavers had come with a charger stand. Somehow we assume...

I haven't used an electric shaver for about 30 years. I changed to manual cartridge shavers (Gillette) as I found that my 5 o'clock shadow appeared at 9 o'clock in the morning, when using the electric shaver (Phillips foil type).

I am now in my mid 60's & my facial hair growth seems to be slowing & thinning. So I thought that I'd give an electric shaver another try. I settled on the Braun Series 5 wet/dry shaver, without the cleaning station, as it seemed to be the sweet spot with regards to price vs performance. I didn't buy the cleaning sta...

I have sensitive skin and I used this for 2 days now and I had no irritation. It's very smooth and cuts my course beard precisely. I give it a 4 out of 5 stars because I don't really care for the design to much. It's definitely worth getting because of the durability and the technology integrated to cut wet and dry hair with no issues. Also the charging speed is amazing and almost never dies.

Purchased this shaver 2 months ago, had reservations about changing to foil shaver after years of using 3 head rotary ones.
Found this model very heavy and very noisy, it also vibrated badly and did not handle stubble at all well.
Was returned during trial period for full refund and purchased rotary type again which is so far excellent.
Braun unit appeared to be very good quality but was very awkward to use.

This unit cost $149 and is called simply S5. The receipt says it is the 5140S. It replaces an older Braun shaver I had (8750?)
This is a much better shaver. The wet dry option is one feature I really like. It does not irritate my skin whether I shave my skin wet or dry. It takes longer than a blade to shave properly. The result is not quite as smooth but I prefer it anyway. It suits me because I can shave everyday comfortably. With a blade I have to wait for the second day for a good shave. Shaving under the chin is very good but you have to...