The short answer
Choose the De'Longhi Magnifica Evo for a heavier-bodied shot and a little more grind adjustment. Choose the Philips 3200 LatteGo for milk drinks with the easiest cleanup in the category. With either, the machine decides dose, yield and shot time.
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1. Choose this for body
De Longhi Magnifica Evo
Upper-mid tier · A bean-to-cup machine that grinds, doses, tamps and brews at a button press.
A bean-to-cup machine with 13 grind settings and a small-hole basket that builds body.
The Magnifica Evo grinds on a steel conical burr with 13 settings, then doses, tamps and brews at a button press.
Its brew unit uses a small-hole basket, which builds more body than most machines in the class.
13 grind settings is more adjustment than most super-automatics offer.
You cannot control dose, yield or shot time, and the grinder and brew group need regular cleaning or the cup degrades quietly.
Specification
- Grinder
- Steel conical burr, 13 settings
- Format
- Super-automatic, bean to cup
What it does well
- Genuinely one-touch - no portafilter, no tamping, no cleanup between drinks
- 13 grind settings is more adjustment than most super-automatics offer
- Its brew unit uses a small-hole basket, which builds more body than most machines in the class
Where it gives ground
- You cannot control dose, yield or shot time - the machine decides all three
- A sealed brew unit means the ceiling is fixed and cannot be raised
- Grinder and brew group both need regular cleaning or the cup degrades quietly
Skip it if
Skip it if milk drinks with easy cleanup are the point. The Philips's LatteGo is simpler to clean.
2. Choose this for easy milk
Philips 3200 LatteGo
Upper-mid tier · A bean-to-cup machine whose milk system is two parts and rinses under a tap.
A two-part milk system with no tubes, and ceramic burrs.
The 3200 grinds on a ceramic conical burr with 12 settings.
Its LatteGo milk system is two parts with no tubes and rinses under a tap - the easiest to clean in the category.
Ceramic burrs do not transfer heat the way steel does, and wear slowly.
It pulls a cleaner, lighter shot than the heavier-bodied machines, and because the machine builds the milk drink, latte art is not on the table.
Specification
- Grinder
- Ceramic conical burr, 12 settings
- Milk system
- LatteGo - two-part, no tubes
- Format
- Super-automatic, bean to cup
What it does well
- The two-part milk carafe is the easiest to clean in the category - no tubes to harbor milk
- Ceramic burrs do not transfer heat the way steel does and wear slowly
- Cleaner, lighter shot than the heavier-bodied machines in the class
Where it gives ground
- 12 settings, and as with all super-automatics you cannot set dose or yield
- Lighter body will disappoint anyone who came from a pressurized basket
- Milk drinks are built by the machine, so latte art is not on the table
Skip it if
Skip it if you want the heaviest-bodied shot. The Magnifica Evo builds more body.
What neither machine does
Super-automatics trade control for convenience. You cannot set dose, yield or shot time, and a sealed brew unit fixes the ceiling. If you want to grow into espresso, a semi-automatic machine and a grinder is the other route - see super-automatic machines.