Philips water filters are designed, developed and produced by AquaShield Health Technology in China. It\u2019s a Chinese product branded Philips (Source: Linkedin)<\/a><\/em>. A range of water filter products are sold under the Philips brand including faucet filters, pitchers and bottles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In this article we review and compare Philips tap water filters with EcoPro (including EcoPro Compact) by TAPP Water in 7 categories including filtration, taste, product quality, flowrate, capacity, sustainability and value for money. Keep reading to find the winner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n EcoPro 5-stage filter<\/a> removes and reduces over 100 contaminants including chlorine, heavy metals, microplastics and limescale<\/a>. TAPP Water is also the only faucet water filter brand that openly shares the 3rd party lab reports and certifications. With TAPP Water you and your family can feel safe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Philips offers two different faucet filters<\/p>\n\n\n\n Neither of the Philips products offer any lab tests or certifications to support the filtration claims.<\/p>\n\n\n\n EcoPro beats Philips in terms of limescale removal, independent tests and as well as more substances filtered. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Winner: EcoPro thanks to limescale removal and independent lab tests<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Both filters remove chlorine from tap water. <\/p>\n\n\n\n EcoPro also removes metallic taste and smell. TAPP Water has done 100s of blind tests where 9 out of 10 people in tests could not distinguish bottled water to filtered water by EcoPro or EcoPro Compact. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Philips has no published blind tests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Winner: EcoPro thanks to blind tests.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n EcoPro provides a flow-rate of about 4 L\/min or 15 seconds to fill up a 1 liter jug<\/p>\n\n\n\n Philips X Guard and On Tap provides a flow-rate of about 2 L\/min or 30 seconds to fill up a 1-liter jug<\/p>\n\n\n\n Winner: EcoPro<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n EcoPro has a capacity of 1200 liters and estimated 3 months use based on a household of 3 people. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Philips tap water filters have a capacity of about 1000-1200 liters and estimated 3 months use based on a household of 3 people<\/p>\n\n\n\n Note: Some Philips customers have commented on Amazon that the capacity is less than 100 L as the filter gets clogged and the flowrate is reduced around 500-600 L. The estimates in terms of time use are based on a household with 2-4 people <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Winner: EcoPro with slightly more capacity<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n EcoPro by TAPP Water uses less plastic (silicon only), less parts and less weight than Philips.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n The estimated CO2 footprint of EcoPro for the first year is 1.91 kg and second year 0.42 kg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The estimated CO2 footprint of Philips On Tap and X Guard for the first year is 2.4 kg and second year 0.8 kg.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Note: These are estimates.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Winner: EcoPro thanks to lower weight and 75% less plastic.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Both products are made of high quality ABS and PP plastic. TAPP Water uses a higher quality stainless steel connection to the faucet for better fit and perceived higher quality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Warranty comparison:<\/p>\n\n\n\n EcoPro 45-day, unconditional, 100% money-back guarantee with free return and lifetime warranty for subscribers in case your TAPP Water filter gets damaged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Philips 30-day, unconditional, 100% money-back guarantee and a 1-year warranty in case your Philips tap water filter gets damaged<\/p>\n\n\n\n Winner: EcoPro<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Chinese products\/brands like Huawei, Honor and MI will generally be cheaper than European brands. In this case the comparable Philips X Guard is actually more expensive. See comparison table.<\/p>\n\n\n\nFiltering technology of Philips X Guard On tap vs EcoPro by TAPP Water<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Taste comparison<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Capacity of Philips Water Filters vs EcoPro<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
CO2 footprint \/ sustainability\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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