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Which Hair Dryer Brand Wins?
We compared 11 hair dryer options head to head. Dyson Supersonic came out on top. See the measured results, the runner-up, the budget pick, and a link to the full test video.
Winner
Dyson Supersonic
Price shown in test: $430
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Runner-up
Shrate
Price shown in test: $31
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Budget pick
Remington
Price shown in test: $19
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The measured results
Every number below is read straight from the test. Scroll sideways to see all measurements. Products are listed in the order they finished.
| Product | Claimed Wattage | Weight | Noise | Wattage Low | Wattage High | Air Speed Low | Air Speed High | Towel Dry Test | Hair Dry Test | Emf | Country Of Origin | Wattage Medium | Ergonomics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Revlon$16 | 1,875 W | 422 g | 85.3 dB | 738 W | 1,712 W, came up short of the 1,875 W claim | 16.57 mph | 22.74 mph | towel 150 g to 129 g (21 g water removed), almost 40% moisture content remaining, temperature reached 115 F | driest patch 31% moisture content | 54 V per meter, 0.56 microteslas | China | not tested | not tested |
| 2Remington$19 | 1,875 W | 458 g | 83.7 dB | just over 1,000 W | 1,694 W | 21.2 mph | 30.1 mph | towel 151 g to 127 g (24 g water removed, 3 g better than Revlon), driest area under 5% moisture, tied for best towel result with Dyson | driest patch 20.3% moisture content, second best of all brands tested | 45 V per meter, just under 1 microtesla | China | not tested | not tested |
| 3Conair$20 | 1,875 W | 454 g | 83.3 dB | 741 W | 1,675 W, about 200 W short of rating | just over 17 mph | just over 24 mph | 20 g water removed total, still almost 50% moisture content in direct path | driest patch 25.5% moisture content | 46 V per meter, 4.14 microteslas | China | not tested | not tested |
| 4Kiss$25 | 1,875 W | 392 g, lightest of all brands tested | 82.4 dB, second quietest of all brands tested | about 200 W | 1,665 W | just over 19 mph | 30.54 mph, briefly the fastest of the brands tested up to that point | 20 g water removed, tied for third place at that point with Conair, still over 50% moisture content | driest patch 32.2% moisture content, trailed even the Revlon on this test | 36 V per meter (best yet at that point in testing), 4.68 microteslas (worst yet at that point in testing) | China | about 952 W | not tested |
| 5Shrate$31 | 1,800 W, 18,000 RPM motor claimed | 466 g, heaviest of the brands tested up to that point | 86.1 dB, loudest of the brands tested up to that point | about 778 W | just over 1,500 W, well short of the 1,800 W claim | 29.32 mph | 38.68 mph, third fastest overall behind Dyson and Shark | tied with Remington at 24 g water removed, driest area 5.1% moisture (nearly tied for best result) | driest patch 23.7% moisture content | 29 V per meter (best yet at that point), 5.38 microteslas (worst/strongest yet at that point) | China | not tested | barrel length 2.25 in |
| 6Wavytalk$32 | 1,875 W | 446 g | 86.2 dB, described as pretty loud | around 737 W | 1,675 W, about 200 W short of rating | just over 15 mph | around 25 mph | 19 g water removed, over 40% moisture content remaining, temperature reached 140 F (highest yet at that point) | 48% moisture content, described as struggling | described only as performing well for volts per meter with no figure given; 1.34 microteslas measured, triggered the alarm | China | not tested | not tested |
| 7Trezoro$40 | 2,200 W | 450 g | 83.2 dB | 253 W | 1,667 W, about 500 W less than advertised | around 19 mph | 27.6 mph | 20 g water removed, about 4 g less than the top two brands, around 38% moisture content remaining | 23.2% moisture content, about the same as Shrate | 33 V per meter, described as by far the best yet; 0.04 microteslas, the best magnetic field reading of any brand tested | China | around 1,026 W | not tested |
| 8BaByliss PRO$90 | 2,000 W | 442 g | 84 dB | 1,270 W | just over 1,800 W, described as by far the best yet and the highest measured wattage of any brand tested | just over 23 mph | just over 36 mph | 23 g water removed, better than average, 28% moisture content remaining, temperature reached 126 F | 21.3% moisture content, better than average | described only as performing well for volts per meter with no figure given; 2.7 microteslas, set off the alarm | China | not tested | power cord 8.7 ft, tied for longest with Dyson |
| 9Panasonic$115 | 1,875 W | 516 g, heaviest of all brands tested | 83.7 dB | around 978 W | 1,728 W, second highest measured wattage of any brand tested | 15.68 mph | 25.15 mph, notably slower than Shrate or BaByliss PRO | 20 g water removed (average), over 45% moisture content remaining, temperature reached 128 F | around 50% moisture content, described as struggling | 64 V per meter, the highest (worst) reading of any brand tested; 0.14 microteslas | Thailand | not tested | power cord listed as '8.5 in' in the transcript, inconsistent with the other cord lengths given in feet elsewhere in the same recap (BaByliss PRO/Dyson 8.7 ft, Shark 8.3 ft); likely a caption unit error for 8.5 ft, kept verbatim and flagged rather than silently corrected |
| 10Shark$200 | 1,700 W | 416 g, pretty light, second lightest of all brands tested | 88.2 dB, loudest of all brands tested | 983 W | 1,643 W, close to its 1,700 W rating | 13.78 mph | 39.45 mph, second fastest of all brands tested | only 18 g water removed, described as struggling badly on this test, over 40% moisture content remaining, temperature only reached 108 F | 24.3% moisture content, performed well despite not generating much heat | 40 V per meter, better than average; 0.94 microteslas | China | 1,323 W | barrel length 2.75 in, power cord 8.3 ft |
| 11Dyson Supersonic$430 | 1,600 W | 466 g, tied for heaviest with Shrate | 82.3 dB, quietest of all brands tested | 845 W | 1,554 W, close to its 1,600 W rating | just over 26 mph | just over 40 mph, fastest of all brands tested | 25 g water removed, best result of all brands tested, driest area under 5% moisture, temperature reached close to 130 F | 11.5% moisture content, best (driest) result of all brands tested | 49 V per meter, 5.16 microteslas (second highest/worst magnetic field reading of any brand tested) | Mexico | just over 1,200 W | barrel length 1.5 in, shortest of all brands tested; power cord 8.7 ft, tied for longest with BaByliss PRO |
How it was tested
- heat output and wattage (claimed vs. measured, low and high heat settings)
- noise level in dB measured 12 inches from the blower
- air speed in mph on low and high fan speed
- wet towel drying test (starting/ending weight, moisture percent, temperature after 2 minutes)
- wet hair drying test on a mannequin with human hair (moisture percent after 90 seconds)
- EMF test (electric field in volts per meter, magnetic field in microteslas, measured 6 inches away)
- ergonomics (barrel length, power cord length)
“the Dyson definitely falls into the buy once, cry once category at over $400. However, it is in a league of its own earning A's for ergonomics and noise. It also earned A's in all performance categories.”