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Kitchen head-to-head

Breville Smart Oven Air FryervsPhilips 3000 Series Airfryer XL

The 2018 Breville Smart Oven Air Fryer still averages higher than the 2021 Philips 3000 Series Airfryer XL, 8.2 to 7.6, on the back of Ease of use.

Breville Smart Oven Air Fryer

Breville

8.2

A countertop oven that air-fries properly, which is a different machine from a basket fryer.

Price and availability change constantly, so we don't quote them here — the link opens the current Amazon listing.

Philips 3000 Series Airfryer XL

Philips

7.6

Philips invented the category and still holds temperature more steadily than the discounters.

Price and availability change constantly, so we don't quote them here — the link opens the current Amazon listing.

Where they diverge

The widest gap is Ease of use, Breville Smart Oven Air Fryer ahead 8.4 to 7.4. They come closest on Value, 6.6 to 6.4. Left of center is Breville Smart Oven Air Fryer, right is Philips 3000 Series Airfryer XL.

Breville Smart Oven Air Fryer versus Philips 3000 Series Airfryer XL — axis scores out of 10Horizontal bar chart of editorial scores out of 10 across 5 axes. Bars for Breville Smart Oven Air Fryer run left from the axis labels, bars for Philips 3000 Series Airfryer XL run right. Breville Smart Oven Air Fryer: Performance 9.2, Value 6.6, Durability 8.8, Ease of use 8.4, Quietness 8.0. Philips 3000 Series Airfryer XL: Performance 8.8, Value 6.4, Durability 8.0, Ease of use 7.4, Quietness 7.6.Breville Smart Oven Air Fryer (left)Philips 3000 Series Airfryer XL (right)PerformanceBreville Smart Oven Air Fryer — Performance 9.2 out of 109.2Philips 3000 Series Airfryer XL — Performance 8.8 out of 108.8ValueBreville Smart Oven Air Fryer — Value 6.6 out of 106.6Philips 3000 Series Airfryer XL — Value 6.4 out of 106.4DurabilityBreville Smart Oven Air Fryer — Durability 8.8 out of 108.8Philips 3000 Series Airfryer XL — Durability 8.0 out of 108.0Ease of useBreville Smart Oven Air Fryer — Ease of use 8.4 out of 108.4Philips 3000 Series Airfryer XL — Ease of use 7.4 out of 107.4QuietnessBreville Smart Oven Air Fryer — Quietness 8.0 out of 108.0Philips 3000 Series Airfryer XL — Quietness 7.6 out of 107.6Editorial score out of 10 — higher is better

Which one to pick

Take the Breville Smart Oven Air Fryer

Leads on Performance, Value, Durability, Ease of use and Quietness.

  • You would rather replace a toaster oven than add a single-purpose appliance
  • Baking evenly matters as much as crisping
  • Cooking for more than two people at a time

Take the Philips 3000 Series Airfryer XL

  • Even results matter more to you than a long preset list
  • Baked goods and delicate items, not just frozen food
  • You expect the appliance to still work in five years

What each one gets wrong

Breville Smart Oven Air Fryer

  • Counter space is limited — the footprint is large
  • You wanted one job done cheaply rather than six jobs done well

Philips 3000 Series Airfryer XL

  • Presets and phone control are half of why you are buying
  • The premium over the volume brands is hard to swallow

Specs, side by side

SpecBreville Smart Oven Air FryerPhilips 3000 Series Airfryer XL
FormCountertop oven with rack—
Element controlElement IQ, individually driven—
CapacityFits a small tray or a whole chickenExtra-large basket
Heating—Rapid Air, Philips' original design
Cleanup—Dishwasher-safe basket

Rankings they both appear in

Questions

The Philips 3000 Series Airfryer XL is 3 years newer. Why does it score lower?
Because the axes didn't move the way the release dates suggest. The 2018 model takes Performance, Value, Durability, Ease of use and Quietness, widest on Ease of use at 8.4 to 7.4. The 2021 model doesn't lead a single axis.
What did the 2021 model improve?
Nothing that shows up in the 5 axes. Its own listed weakness reads: Presets and phone control are half of why you are buying.
Which of our lists do both of these appear in?
Breville Smart Oven Air Fryer sits at #1 in "Four portions need area, not quarts", Philips 3000 Series Airfryer XL at #2. They also share 1 other list on the site.