First and foremost, the cleaning power of this electric toothbrush is remarkable. The rotation of the brush leaves teeth feeling clean. There is no way your hand can rotate as fast as an electric brush to clean teeth.

It features a two-minute smartimer that ensures i brush for the recommended amount of time. A quad-pacer prompts me to switch quadrants of my mouth every 30 seconds. A pressure sensor to keep you from brushing too hard.

The rechargeable battery is another standout feature of the philips sonicare essence. The included charger is compact and convenient. Took on a 2-week vacation and did not have to recharge once.

Barell is about 3 inch around. It makes zero sense. Truly a piece of junk.

Ordered & got this. The process is tedious, it request all the same information that you provided when you registered the product. If i don't get the power adapter within a couple weeks, it goes back to amazon. You have to contact the manufacturer...  Read More

The sonicare charger doesn't plug onto a normal 110 vac outlet; it needs a usb outlet. It is advertised to hold a charge for 14 days. Does not come with a charging block.