Praveen· VisakhapatnamVerified purchase· 27 March 2026
Good for daily touch-ups
Use it every morning on one day of growth and it is quick and comfortable. Left it three days once and it struggled. For the price and with Havells warranty I am happy.
🏆 Best Shaver Under ₹1,500✂️ Trimmer & shaverrotary
Brand: Havells
Havells RS9101 Rotary Shaver
A real rotary shave for the price of a trimmer
7.6/10
Our editorial score
Good — right for the specific buyer
Stubble cleanup and travel, or a first electric shaver where the budget is genuinely capped at ₹1,500.
- Cutting system
- Rotary
- Length range
- —
- Runtime
- 45 min
- Waterproof
- Washable heads, body splash-resistant
About this grooming device
- The cheapest genuinely usable electric shaver from a brand with a national service network
- 3D floating dual heads follow the jawline far better than a fixed-head budget shaver
- Pop-up trimmer handles sideburns without a second device
- Replacement heads at around ₹700 are affordable and available
- Two-year Havells warranty at a price where most rivals offer six months or nothing
How it scores
Cut performance7.4
Build quality7.6
Value for money8.8
Blade & running cost8.6
Service & spares8.8
Our verdict
There is a real gap between ₹1,500 and ₹3,300 in Indian electric shaving, and the RS9101 is the only machine in it worth recommending. Two floating rotary heads is a compromise against the three you get on a Philips Series 3000, but floating heads at all is the thing that separates a usable shaver from a novelty, and this has them.
Set your expectations at the price. This will tidy a day or two of growth into a clean-looking finish; it will not deliver the bald result a Braun foil gives you, and it will bog down on a week of coarse growth. Used as intended — a quick daily or alternate-day cleanup — it does its job and the pop-up trimmer covers sideburns.
The reason it beats the flood of ₹600 marketplace shavers is the boring one: Havells has a service network, sells replacement heads for about ₹700, and gives you two years of warranty. A no-name shaver at half the price has none of those, and when its heads dull in a year there is nothing to be done. If you can stretch to ₹3,300, the Philips Series 3000 is a materially better machine and the better long-term buy.
What we like
- The cheapest genuinely usable electric shaver from a brand with a national service network
- 3D floating dual heads follow the jawline far better than a fixed-head budget shaver
- Pop-up trimmer handles sideburns without a second device
- Replacement heads at around ₹700 are affordable and available
- Two-year Havells warranty at a price where most rivals offer six months or nothing
What we don't
- Two heads rather than three means noticeably more passes than a Philips Series 3000
- Not a close shave — expect tidy stubble cleanup, not a bald finish
- NiMH battery with an eight-hour charge and no quick-charge mode
- Body is only splash-resistant, so no shower shaving
- Struggles on genuinely coarse or long growth — trim first
Full specifications
| Cutting system | Dual-head 3D floating rotary shaver |
|---|---|
| Head movement | 3D floating heads follow facial contours |
| Pop-up trimmer | Yes — for sideburns and moustache |
| Runtime | 45 minutes cordless |
| Charge time | 8 hours via micro-USB |
| Battery | NiMH |
| Washable | Shaving heads rinse under the tap; body is splash-resistant only |
| Head replacement | Available separately, approximately ₹700 every 2 years |
| Warranty | 2 years |
Specifications are from manufacturer literature and were checked at the last price-verification date. Brands occasionally revise stage counts, tank sizes and warranty terms without changing the model name — confirm against the current listing before purchasing.
About Havells
A trusted electricals major whose purifiers punch above their weight on design and on genuinely useful engineering — Havells' revitaliser and corner-mount designs solve real kitchen problems. The Aqua S hot-and-ambient dispenser range is a standout.
Service: very goodPrice band: midHQ: Noida, Uttar Pradesh
What owners report
Themes we see consistently in owner feedback for this model. These are illustrative of reported experience rather than a statistical sample — read the current marketplace reviews too, and weight recent ones most heavily.
Havells RS9101 Rotary Shaver — frequently asked questions
Which is the best electric shaver under ₹1,500 in India?
The Havells RS9101 rotary shaver at roughly ₹1,399. It is the only shaver in the band combining 3D floating heads, a pop-up trimmer, a two-year warranty and a national service network with affordable replacement heads. Expect stubble cleanup rather than a bald finish — for that you need the Philips Series 3000 at around ₹3,299 or a Braun foil.
Havells RS9101 Rotary Shaver vs the competition
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