Philips Multigroom 7000 Review: Better than Multigroom 5000?

While some all-in-one trimmers go way overboard with accessories and crank up the price, others lack the quality that you desire out of a premium device.

Philips Norelco Multigroom 7000 seems to have found a balance between these two groups - it’s a deluxe kit design with a solid trimmer, yet the cost is lower than the top dogs in the line.

The motor is powerful enough for serious grooming, weight class is manageable, and the packed attachments render it a “do everything” device, almost.

I don’t personally think it’s an overhyped trimmer, if anything, it’s not highlighted enough. I’m sure you won’t find anything valued better than the 7000 in the Multigroom line!

Norelco Multigroom 7000, MG7910/49: Specs

Before I break down the details of the features, we should take a dip into the technical specifications for the Multigroom 7000.

• Dimensions: 16.5 × 3.0 × 3.0 cm
• Weight: 7.6 Ounces
• Color Variants: 1 (Stainless Steel & Black)
• Housing Material: Stainless Steel with Rubber Grip
• Main Blade: DualCut Self-Sharpening Steel Blade
• Additional Blade Heads: 4
• Guard Attachments: 19–25 (depending on variant)
• Motor Technology: BeardSense
• Waterproof: IPX7
• Charging Method: Via USB-A Port
• Battery Runtime: Up to 4 Hours (2 Hour Charge Time)
• Operation: Cordless Only
• Warranty (North America): 5-Year Warranty (Excluding Blades/Guards)
• Variants: MG7910/49 (19-Piece Set), MG7750/49 (23-Piece Set), MG7970/49 (23-Piece Set), MG7770/49 (25-Piece Set)

Pros & Cons

The key strengths and limitations have been highlighted in this section to set your expectations concerning the Multigroom 7000.

What I Like

• Almost the same as Multigroom 9000 but cheaper
• Long battery life that’ll ask you to charge once or twice a month
• Housing is sturdy with stainless steel, offering a rubber grip pad
• Blades remain sharp for a long time
• Nearly every attachment is included in the package
• Washable, showerproof and waterproof

Areas for Improvement

• No dedicated body blade like Multigroom 9000
• Not meant for bulk hair trimming
• Certain guards might feel cheap at times

Verdict

Philips Norelco Multigroom 7000 can be a very practical and well-rounded investment into a grooming kit. It’s easy to use, long-lasting, powerful and packed with a bunch of attachments, yet the cost remains feasible for most consumers.

Unboxing the Norelco Multigroom 7000

Multigroom 7000’s package quality is solid and everything inside is protected from any sort of pressure or damage. 

Once you pull out the sliding tray, you’ll locate the trimmer on one side, along with a bunch of accessories like different blades and guards.

Underneath the holder, there’s a cloth pouch housing even more accessories. These range between cleaning brush to beard combs.

You can also use this pouch to carry around your Multigroom 7000 handle itself. Not the safest, but definitely very convenient.

What’s Inside the Box: Multigroom 7000 Handle with Main Trimmer Blade, 1 Clipper Blade, 1 Precision Blade, 1 Foil Shaver Head, 1 Nose/Ear Head, 2 Adjustable Beard Combs, 1 Fixed Beard Comb, 1 Eyebrow Comb, 2 Body Combs, 2 Ear Combs, 4 Hair Combs, 1 Charging Cable, 1 Cleaning Brush, User Manual.

Philips Multigroom 7000: Which Features Stand Out?

Below is a list of features that I believe to be standing out from the lot which I will be elaborating further on in this article.

Feature Highlights

• 7.6 ounces of weight balances it between average weight & precision
• Self-sharpening DualCut stainless steel trimmer blade is highly capable & sharp
• Rubberized grip ensures grip under running water, IPX7 rated
• BeardSense technology adjusts power detecting hair density
• 4 hour battery life, 2 hours charging time
• Metallic Aesthetics, Identical to Multigroom 9000

I often get confused between my Multigroom 9000 and Multigroom 7000 because they are identical in their housing department.

Made with stainless steel, draped in shiny, metallic silver that’s accented with black, the handle does feel like a collectible at times.

This brushed metal housing offers a nuanced sense of aestheticism, bridging quality with minimalistic style.

Rubberized Grip Points

Other than the brushed metal housing, the rubberized thumb rest spot is another factor that comes together in terms of proper grip.

Also, a subtle ergonomic curvature allows firm finger placement and minimum touches respond to its maneuvering and output.

If you have sensitive skin, such command over the grip is indeed going to save you all sorts of unwanted nicks - something to consider for sure!

Everlasting Build Quality

Borrowing information from users who have been using the Multigroom 7000 for a long time (over 4 years), it’s safe to say that this model shows minimal loss of performance.

 Blade dulling is limited, it doesn’t heat up at all despite a metallic build, the li-ion battery degrades much slower and the housing exterior never showed any cracks or wear.

Forget all those disposable devices, Multigroom 7000 is going to enter your homestead and stay with you, grooming critiques regard it to be one of the finest beard trimmers of all time for a reason!

7.6 Ounces of Average Weight

Multigroom 7000 weighs 7.6 ounces. It’s not heavy, yet not the most lightweight device you’ll ever come across either.

While regular consumers may not feel any wrist fatigue, elderly men can reconsider their purchase decision.

For me, it’s been easy to maneuver, attends better to precision grooming like edging or shaping, and the weight balance is just perfect to boost your confidence!

Sharp, DualCut SS Blades

This trimmer is equipped with Norelco’s trademark DualCut blade system, consisting of stainless steel self-sharpening blades.

The strokes are always tug-free, regardless of beard texture or density. Since the blade unit is not zero-gapped, the closest cuts are around 0.5 mm, without guards.

Also, it gives you the headspace for safety due to this gap, guaranteeing there’s no accidental nicks even when you press it hard against the skin.

4 Alternate Blades Included

There are four more blade heads included inside the package. Let me briefly describe them in this section for your convenience.

To tell you frankly, the clipper blade is sharp enough for diverse hair textures but not efficient due to the lack of width and a taper lever.

The precision blade is generally useful for minute works like fine tuning, cleaning out areas where the trimmer blade might feel too wide to adjust.

Foil head is compact and it’s not going to be effective for full on shaving. Rather, you’ll find its use over small patches outside the intended beard area and smooth things out.

Nose and ear hair trimmer has been marked safe without any irritation and can clean out those unwanted hair within seconds.

Unrelenting Motor with BeardSense

Philps’ motor in the Multigroom 7000 is unrelenting to say the least, chopping comfortably through medium to high density beards.

I sensed no tugging or pulling during my time spent with it, and it has managed to extend comfort by engaging the BeardSense when necessary, torquing less at low density beard areas.

The performance doesn’t decline even toward the latter part of the trimming operation, the motor remains static and consistent till the very end.

Complete Kit with Accessories

My variant comes with a total of 13 guide combs for different functions and purposes. Let me give you a consolidated report to better inform yourself.

As you can see, the expected beard grooming range is mostly between stubble to medium, the two adjustable guards do come in handy. The fixed beard comb is the longest as it caters to slightly longer beard, still limited to a medium gradient.

Hair combs indeed go up to 16 mm in length, but the effective length of hair body to be applied cannot be too long as it might cause pulls.

Although there are body combs, Philips expects you to attach them to the beard trimmer SS blade, more on that later.

IPX7 Waterproof - Wash, Shower

Multigroom 7000 is rated IPX7 and thus ensures there’s no leakage of water in any given condition, unless you keep it submerged for less than 10 minutes under water.

This makes grooming inside the shower much more convenient and tension-free. Also, rinsing under the tap calls for effortless cleaning.

Making use of the shape and rubber pad, the grip levels remain up to par, I didn’t experience any slippage issue even with soapy fingers.

4-Hour Battery Life

Although the brand tells you that the Multigroom 7000 lasts for 5 hours with a full charge, my testing found out that the battery life is unpredictable after the 4 hour mark.

It’s not like it’ll die right after 4 hours, it might even run way past 5 hours with a full charge, but it has never given up before at least crossing the 4 hour runtime.

This trimmer takes around 2 hours to be fully recharged. The charging light indicates whether it’s charging or fully charged. The cable is a USB Type-A with no brick, you can simply use your phone’s or any other.

How Was My Experience Using the Multigroom 7000?

Now begins the learnings from my experience as I disclose how practical and well-built the Multigroom 7000 is.

Experience Highlights

• Gripping gives a premium feel
• Trimmer blade doesn’t tug or cause discomfort
• Not ideal to body groom without guards on
• Surprisingly fast across diverse beard scenarios
• Least maintenance among all-in-one trimmers
• Trimming Closeness – Beard, Hair, Body

Closeness of trimming is as expected - none of the two main blades, namely trimmer and clipper, go close to the skin.

Trimmer blade offers a closeness of around 0.5 mm with direct blade contact, good enough if you prefer a tight stubble. The clipper blade can maintain a balding head with 0.6 mm cutting length.

Since I’m not recommending body grooming without any guards, the closest trim you’re going to get is at 3 mm.

The foil and precision heads are the closest from the lot, but they’re mostly used for fine tuning, not for bigger aspects of the grooming.

Comfort on Skin for Each Blade

The trimmer blade is definitely very comfortable on the skin, mustache areas and even sensitive spots around your neck - no tugs, pulls or nicks.

The clipper blade feels similarly comfortable as you can easily perform skin to blade actions without needing any guards, in case you feel obligated to apply a skin-close trim.

The precision blade feels less than a tickle on the skin, you’ll be perfectly safe using it. Foil head can cause irritation around the neck, but it has remained gentle on the face.

In case you apply the trimmer blade on the skin, learn from my experience - it leaves a trail of red patches that you really don’t want out of your grooming device. I definitely wouldn’t consider it for ball trimming.

Grooming Efficiency

For beard trimming, mustache grooming and overall lining up works, the Multigroom 7000 has proven its worth by being one of the most efficient tools I’ve ever used.

However, body grooming is going to slow things down since you’ll be using a guard. Pace is relatively faster if you’re shaving your pubes with it.

When it comes to hair clipping, bulk hair removal is not efficient, let alone working with a longer or textured body of hair. For that, you should look into dedicated hair clippers. How Versatile is the Multigroom 7000? 

Let me tell you the things the Multigroom 7000 is capable of performing, it should help you make up your mind.

First of all, it can maintain your stubble to a medium-length beard, shape out the beard body, although the fringes are not going to be the sharpest.

Additionally, mustache detailing, neckline cleaning, lighter haircuts are all possible with this device. Add body grooming with guards and nose/ear hair trimming to the list, and you get a solid device that’s capable of almost everything!

Wet Grooming Experience

Trimming directly with the trimmer blade over a damp beard has proven to be handy, but the lengths are not always even.

As per body grooming goes, doing on shorter body or pubic hair is fine as long as you have a guard. But for longer and/or denser body hair, it might tug as the guards get overwhelmed dealing with damp hair.

Those who regularly trim and keep their hair very short, doing it under the shower can certainly help out with the post-cleaning by saving a bunch of time.

Cleaning & Maintenance

Since the trimmer and clipper SS blades are self-sharpening, you rarely need to lubricate either of these blades, and they require replacements less frequently than other tools.

For dry sessions, use the cleaning brush to pull out the stray hair from the blade crevices and the crevice under the blade.

Otherwise, just take apart the blade and rinse everything - it’s much easier, safer and saves a whole lot of time!

How Was the Multigroom 7000 Tested?

My tests for the Multigroom 7000 included daily beard trims, application on different beard lengths of various textures and densities.

Also, I put it to use for both bulk trimming and maintenance work. A wide array of hairdos were tested with this tool, along with body hair grooming with and without guards.

From a completely unkempt beard to the most fine tuned, barber-shop like outcome, the Multigroom 7000 has indeed proven itself to be worthy.

Cleaning, charging, water-resistant, grip, durability - these aspects were personally tested by me within a span of 2 years.

Who Should Consider Buying the Multigroom 7000?

Well, I’d say that the first group of interested consumers for the Multigroom 7000 are mostly groomers who are looking for a versatile kit that covers almost everything.

Also, a fact should interest you that the Multigroom 7000 performs identically as the 9000 at a much cheaper price.

What’s the catch? It doesn’t come with a dedicated body blade. So if up close body grooming is not your priority, you don’t really need to go for the latest 9000 device.

Furthermore, frequent travelers, stubble to medium beard enthusiasts - you all would want to consider the Multigroom 7000 as your potential purchase choice.

Philips Multigroom 7000 vs 5000: Consider This Before Paying Extra

In case you’re considering whether to go for a full-metal trimmer kit or a plastic build at a lower price, the debate between Philips Multigroom 5000 vs 7000 will definitely interest you.

I’m going to bring together the similarities first, then proceed to describing how the two are different from one another. It should help you settle on one of the either for your upcoming purchase! 

Similarities

• DualCut stainless steel blades are almost identical
• Shares the library of similar clipper and precision blades
• Carry pouches are somewhat identical

As you can see, there are very little similarities between these two trimming devices. Well, they are both kit-style packages, so that’s got to be a similar aspect.

Other than this factor, the DualCut blades are oddly similar among the two - same width, same cutting length of 0.5 mm and offers sharpness of uncanny caliber.

Their clipper and precision blades also come very close to each other in terms of design and performance. Lastly, the cloth pouch you get for each can be synonymized. 

Differences

• Multigroom 7000 offers a stainless steel body, opposing 5000’s plastic build
• Multigroom 7000 has a better battery life
• Multigroom 5000 is lighter in weight, easier to maneuver and carry
• Multigroom 7000 covers a larger grooming area with its accessories
• Multigroom 7000 features BeardSense, which is absent in the 5000
• Multigroom 5000 is much cheaper
• Multigroom 7000 has an IPX7 rating, Multigroom 5000 is only washable

Out of the two Philips tools, Norelco Multigroom 7000 has a sturdier, heftier handle built with stainless steel. It’s more robust and tactile, credit goes to the brushed metal design with rubberized thumb rest.

Multigroom 5000 is built entirely with premium plastic and rubber padding. It’s not as robust as the 7000, but the durability has yet to disappoint. 

Multigroom 7000’s battery life is around 4 hours, lasting an hour longer than the Multigroom 5000. Charging times and battery indicators are oddly similar though.

 Multigroom 5000 is a lightweight tool, weighing 6.5 ounces, that is 1.1 ounce less than the 7000. While the former caters to feebler men and enables easy maneuvering, the latter offers better precision with the anchored weight.

With the 5 available blade heads and between 19 to 25 total accessories, Multigroom 5000 covers a broader grooming area, also the BeardSense technology with a more powerful motor must be given a shoutout.

Multigroom 5000 doesn’t have such advanced technology, and its motor power fails to deliver over coarse or textured beard bodies. 

In terms of wet grooming or carefree rinsing, Multigroom 7000 comes out on top with its IPX7 rating. Multigroom 5000 can also be washed, but submerging it under running water for longer durations has its own threats. 

Key Takeaway: Long story short, if you have a less dense, fine beard and don’t want to spend extra, Multigroom 5000 should be your easy choice. Yes, it has a plastic build but it’s not a big deal in terms of durability.

However, Multigroom 7000 is more robust, powerful, capable of withstanding water pressure and overall offers a broader versatility.

So those who need those extra accessories, don’t mind spending the extra to get facilities like longer battery life or fully waterproof design, Multigroom 7000 would be your ideal choice.

FAQ

The final set of information on this unique, durable trimming device can be found here under the FAQ section.

Q: Is the Multigroom 7000 powerful enough for coarse beards?

Ans: Yes! Its powerful motor and super-sharp DualCut blade combination is a killer for coarse beard. The SS unit chops through the densest of beards without any untrimmed patches left behind, giving you the result with the least number of strokes!

Q: Can the Multigroom 7000 do clean fades?

Ans: Not really. Multigroom 7000 is mostly capable of very light haircuts. If you have the skill and patience, you might employ the provided guide combs and utilize some pullaway techniques to craft clean fades, but it’s not exactly going to be impeccable, and definitely challenging.

Q: Are the Multigroom 7000 guards premium?

Ans: Well, I’d have to say they are average. The adjustable beard guards are good enough, so is the fixed beard guard. Hair guards are quite generic, nothing exceptional. Body combs work well unless you’re dealing with longer body hair. Overall, they’re not really premium, but get the work done.

Concluding Remarks

Philips Multigroom 7000 can be regarded as a budget-killer in some way - it’s definitely not the most affordable, but offers greater value for money than every possible device on the market.

From beard trimming, mustache grooming, neckline trimming, manscaping, hair maintaining - you name it and the Multigroom 7000 will deliver!

Getting your hands on a long-lasting device like this at the given price point is definitely a big plus point.

I’m appealing to all those groomers who wish to buy one of the finest without spending the extra, to seriously consider Multigroom 7000 - trust me, it’s worth it!