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Best precision screwdriver set

Updated: 22 October 2026

You want one set for phones, a laptop, and the odd spectacle screw, and the star average keeps pointing at the biggest number. The best precision screwdriver set here is conditional. The top pick is the £9.99 JOREST row with the larger review count. Skip it for a fixed Wera handle, a thin glasses flat, or a clutch you have already checked. The full table is the [precision screwdriver comparison](/hub/hand-tools/precision-screwdriver). Figures are shelf prices from 22 October 2026. Peter F. did not lab-test the bits. A qualifying purchase can earn a commission at no extra cost to you.

You want one set for phones, a laptop, and the odd spectacle screw, and the star average keeps pointing at the biggest number. The best precision screwdriver set here is conditional.

Our top picks

Wera Wera Kraftform Micro 12

Best overall

Wera Wera Kraftform Micro 12
8.9/10about £37.21
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JOREST JOREST 40-piece precision set

Rank 2

JOREST JOREST 40-piece precision set
9.4/10about £9.99
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JOREST JOREST 40-piece CR-V set

Best value

JOREST JOREST 40-piece CR-V set
9.4/10about £9.99
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On this page
  1. 1.What best means on this page
  2. 2.The two £9.99 JOREST sets
  3. 3.When Wera or Bosch is the better tool
  4. 4.Who should leave the cheap sets

What best means on this page

The score is four parts, not a workshop trial. Stars contribute up to 40. A review count of 1,000 or more adds 25, and 200 or more adds 20. A real precision set, rather than a quarter-inch cordless driver, adds 22. Value adds 10 under £10 when the stars are at least 4.0, 8 under £15 at 4.2 or more, 6 under £30, and 4 above that. Both JOREST rows total 94. B09PY8WQHJ is the top pick on the larger review count. B09FFCGLHK, with a value part of 10, is the best value. That is a tie-break, not a measured difference in steel. Bosch is £25.41 on amazon.co.uk and Wera is £37.21, not the lower trade prices quoted elsewhere. The criteria without a winner are on the precision screwdriver buying guide.

The two £9.99 JOREST sets

B09PY8WQHJ at £9.99 prints P2 0.8, P5 1.2, P6 1.5, and Y000, plus security Torx. The bullet says S2 and the material line says alloy steel. The same page says 40, 38, and 30 bits. The 4.6 from 34,877 is shared with B0D2HGJFL2, and a review mentions coating wear on a Dell XPS opening. Phone sizes are on the precision screwdriver for iPhone page. B09FFCGLHK is the same £9.99, at 4.6 from 27,035. The bullet says 30 CR-V bits and a rotating cap. The title prints Torx T5 to T9, Y00, and P5, not the P2 line. The 152-in-1 at £24.99 shares that 34,877 and prints 48 mm, which is not a tip width.
Wera Wera Kraftform Micro 12

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Wera Wera Kraftform Micro 12
8.9/10about £37.21
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When Wera or Bosch is the better tool

Wera B009ODV0PI is twelve fixed drivers with a swivel cap, made in the Czech Republic, at 4.8 from 6,715. The pouch flexes and can bend the shafts. The amazon.co.uk spec block does not list the twelve sizes, so do not treat an RS description of Phillips, slotted, Torx, and hex as if this page had printed P2. Bosch 1600A02Z9N is 4.7 from 884, with 60 mm blades and slotted 1.5 to 3.0, PH000, PH00, PH0, TX5 to TX9, and two hexes. The 40 percent over standard line names ISO 2380, ISO 8764, and TMD-705 as a claim, not a certificate. PH000 is not P2.

Who should leave the cheap sets

JKG at £3.99 totals 85. The sample part is 20 rather than 25, and UK reviews say the flats are too thick and the case does not shut. flintronic at £5.99 prints Phillips from 0.8 mm and slotted sizes from 1.2 mm. Its head-style line says pentalobe, which the bullet does not support. STREBITO at £10.99 prints 60 HRC and names security Torx, pentalobe, and tri-wing. UK reviews say the bits fall out. The JOREST 52-in-1 needs a separate magnet ring. Fanttik at £79.99 states 0.05 to 0.6 N·m, and UK notes say the lowest stated gear can still strip heads.

Common questions

Which set is the top pick, and who should skip it?
The top pick is JOREST B09PY8WQHJ at £9.99, because it ties on 94 and carries the larger review count, and because the head-size line prints P2, P5, and Y000. Skip it if you need a review sample that is only about that 40-piece box, a fixed Wera handle, or a thin flat for glasses. The 34,877 reviews are shared with the 152-in-1 listing, so they are not a private test of this carton.
Is the other £9.99 JOREST the better buy?
It is the best value, not a second top pick. B09FFCGLHK is the same £9.99 and the same 94, with 27,035 reviews that are a separate line and a UK-marked sample. The title names P5 and tri-wing Y00 rather than the fuller P2 and Y000 head-size line. Choose it when you want that cleaner review pool and a rotating cap. Choose the other row when the listing must print P2.
When is Wera worth £37.21?
When you want twelve fixed handles, a 4.8 score from 6,715 reviews, and you already know the profiles are Phillips, slotted, Torx, and hex. UK reviewers buy it for watch bands and fine work and then complain about the pouch, which flexes and can bend the drivers. It is a poor spend if you still need to see the letters P2 on the page before you open a phone.
Does the Bosch 13-piece open an iPhone?
Not from the size list in this file. It prints PH000, PH00, PH0, and Torx TX5 to TX9. It does not print P2, P5, or Y000. A Phillips bit in a pentalobe recess cams out. Use Bosch for slotted, small Phillips, Torx, and hex on kit that matches that list, such as the 3D-printer screws in the UK reviews, and use another set for Apple's bottom screws.
Why is the £3.99 set not the best value?
JKG is under £10, so the value part is 10, and the total is still 85. The stars are 4.1 from 563, the lowest line here, and UK reviews say the flats are too thick for glasses and that the case does not latch. Best value is the other row that keeps a value part of 10 and a much higher total, which is the £9.99 JOREST with 27,035 reviews. Cheap and best value are different tests.

Related pages

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Precision screwdriver for iPhone bottom screws (P2)

Sources

Public UK sources are listed below. Shelf prices, stars and review counts are the amazon.co.uk figures captured on 22 October 2026. This page did not lab-test the sets. A hardness figure on a bullet was not measured here.

  1. HSE, work near electricity (retrieved 22 October 2026)
  2. Consumer Rights Act 2015, section 22 (retrieved 22 October 2026)
  3. Which?, what to do with a faulty product (retrieved 22 October 2026)
  4. ISO 8764-1:2004, cross-recess screwdriver tips (retrieved 22 October 2026)
  5. ISO 2380-1:2004, slotted screwdriver tips (retrieved 22 October 2026)
  6. Wera Kraftform Micro 12 Universal 1 (retrieved 22 October 2026)
  7. Klein Tools UK, precision screwdriver set (retrieved 22 October 2026)
  8. iFixit, pentalobe screwdrivers (retrieved 22 October 2026)