Under ₹5,000 buys the flagship of every consumer grooming category in India, and the interesting thing about this band is how different those flagships are from one another. A ₹4,499 multigroom kit, a ₹4,999 professional clipper and a ₹5,299 foil shaver are not competing products — they are answers to three unrelated questions, and this page exists to help you work out which question you are asking.
If the question is 'one device for everything', the Philips MG7715 Multigroom Series 7000 at ₹4,499 is the answer: thirteen attachments, self-sharpening DualCut blades with zero running cost, 120 minutes on lithium with a five-minute quick charge, turbo mode for coarse hair and a proper body groomer. The MG9530 16-in-1 at ₹5,199 adds BeardSense automatic motor control and a 0.4 mm minimum for slightly more.
If the question is 'I cut hair at home', the Wahl professional cordless clipper at ₹4,999 is the only machine here built for continuous duty, with a taper lever for real fades and individually replaceable blades. And if the question is 'I want a genuine foil shave', the Braun Series 3 ProSkin 3040s at ₹5,299 is the cheapest route to Braun's skin-comfort record — though the Philips Series 3000 rotary at ₹3,299 is the better value if a foil is not specifically what you need.