Both are approachable automatic-milk bean-to-cup routes with 1.8-litre tanks and removable brew units. Philips lists five coffee recipes plus hot water, a 275g ceramic grinder and two-part LatteGo; De’Longhi lists three coffee drinks plus hot water, a 250g grinder and LatteCrema carafe.
This is an editorial inference, not a direct manufacturer comparison. Drink naming and milk hardware differ, and neither machine has an independently tested advantage in taste, temperature, noise or reliability.Both are approachable automatic-milk bean-to-cup routes with 1.8-litre tanks and removable brew units. Philips lists five coffee recipes plus hot water, a 275g ceramic grinder and two-part LatteGo; De’Longhi lists three coffee drinks plus hot water, a 250g grinder and LatteCrema carafe.
This is an editorial inference, not a direct manufacturer comparison. Drink naming and milk hardware differ, and neither machine has an independently tested advantage in taste, temperature, noise or reliability.Change the priority lens, detail level and ownership assumptions below. A highlighted fit is evidence for one selected priority—not an overall winner.
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Lowest known starting basket at £299.00. A connected grinder is included where required.
This is a single-priority signal, not an overall winner or CoffeeScore.| Compare | PhilipsSeries 3300 LatteGoRecord 91% complete | De'LonghiMagnifica Start LatteCremaRecord 88% complete |
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| Model identity | EP3347/90 | ECAM220.61.GB |
| Product lifecycle | Current model | Current model |
| Known starting basket | Machine: Philips Series 3300 LatteGo (£349.99) | Machine: De'Longhi Magnifica Start LatteCrema (£299) |
| Current retailer context | £349.99 · Philips UK · verified delivered · exact model verified | £299 · Currys · verified delivered · exact model verified |
| Known starting equipment | £349.99 | £299 |
| Machine type | Bean-to-cup | Bean-to-cup |
| Capsule ecosystem | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Checked pod-cost example | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Daily effort | Low | Low |
| Milk workflow | Automatic LatteGo | Automatic LatteCrema Hot carafe |
| Built-in grinder | Yes · ceramic · 12 settings · 275g | Yes · 250g hopper |
| Best for | Affordable one-touch milk drinks with a simple milk system to rinse | One-touch latte macchiato without learning to grind, dose or steam milk |
| Main trade-off | There are no user profiles and the 43.3cm depth needs checking carefully. Philips' SilentBrew wording is a manufacturer comparison, not our own noise measurement, and independent drink, cleaning and reliability tests are pending. | Only three of the four buttons are drinks involving coffee—Espresso, Coffee and Latte Macchiato; the fourth is hot water. There is no dedicated one-touch cappuccino, flat white or americano programme. Automatic milk rinsing is not automatic ownership: run CLEAN after the last milk drink, dismantle the carafe within two days, and hand-rinse the infuser monthly. The optional £8.99 DLSC002 filter can model at about £54.69 a year if replaced every two months. Independent taste, milk-temperature, noise, energy and reliability testing is pending, so no CoffeeScore is published. |
| Width | 24.6 cm | 24 cm |
| Depth | 43.3 cm | 44 cm · allow access space for the removable tank and infuser |
| Water capacity | 1.8 L | 1.8 L |
| Warranty field | 2 years | 2 years minimum |
| UK support provider | Philips UK / Versuni | De'Longhi UK |
| Unresolved evidence gaps | 5 fields | 5 fields |
| CoffeeScore | Awaiting test | Awaiting test |
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Change the assumptions to match your household. Pod machines use the same editable capsule figure for a like-for-like scenario; the table above shows when an exact checked system example exists. Other machines use bean cost and dose. A connected grinder is included where the machine needs one.
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