De'Longhi Rivelia EXAM44055W vs Philips Series 5500 LatteGo EP5544/90

Two bean hoppers, so decaf or a second coffee is one tap away rather than an emptied hopper

Twenty drinks including six iced, from a two-part milk system that rinses in seconds

Scores higher on cleaning & upkeep, grinder & grind control, value for money.

• +Two removable bean hoppers, so decaf and regular live side by side.
• +Takes pre-ground coffee as well as beans.
• +LatteCrema Hot milk with automatic cleaning.
• +Four user profiles and a 3.5 inch colour touch display with guided steps.
• +Five colours, including an online exclusive Jade Green.

• −Cold foam needs the LatteCrema Cool accessory, sold separately.
• −De'Longhi's pages say 18+ recipes on one and up to 16 on another.
• −A 1.4 litre tank, smaller than the 1.8 litres on the cheaper Magnifica Evo.
• −The 3 year warranty banner omits that the third year needs registration.

• +Twenty drinks, all named by Philips, including six iced ones and a travel mug setting.
• +LatteGo is two parts with no tubes, and Philips states both go in the dishwasher.
• +A removable brew group, which is what lets you rinse the part that does the work.
• +AquaClean, which Philips says means no descaling for up to 5000 cups.
• +Four user profiles plus a guest, so a household is not re-setting strength every morning.

• −Philips publishes no price, and its own retailer list runs from $699.00 to $1,299.95.
• −The SKU most shops sell, EP5544/94, has no page on Philips' own site at all.
• −Philips' two pages for this series disagree on voltage and country of manufacture.
• −The AquaClean claim assumes eight filter replacements, which is a running cost to price in.