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Best cordless grass shears

Updated: October 2026

A 4.7-star shear with 57 reviews can look like the winner until you put it next to 4.3 from 3,438. The best cordless grass shears in this set are a sort of eleven amazon.co.uk listings, with a condition on each pick and a line for who should skip it. The full table sits on the [cordless grass shears comparison](/hub/lawn-and-garden-equipment/cordless-grass-shears). Peter F. used the amazon.co.uk captures from 22 October 2026. No lab test and no Which? trial. A qualifying purchase through our links can earn a commission at no extra cost to you.

A 4.7-star shear with 57 reviews can look like the winner until you put it next to 4.3 from 3,438.

Our top picks

Einhell Einhell GE-CG 18/100 Li Solo

Best overall

Einhell Einhell GE-CG 18/100 Li Solo
9.0/10about £52.98
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Bosch Bosch EasyShear

Rank 2

Bosch Bosch EasyShear
9.0/10about £42.95
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WORKPRO WORKPRO W159022

Best value

WORKPRO WORKPRO W159022
8.5/10about £26.80
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On this page
  1. 1.What top pick means in this set
  2. 2.The light Bosch for a small garden
  3. 3.The low price with a battery already fitted
  4. 4.When a body-only 18 V tool is the better buy

What top pick means in this set

The label on this page is a composite of amazon.co.uk stars and review count across eleven listings. It is not a laboratory ranking. Two tools share the top composite: the Bosch EasyShear, 4.3 from 3,438 reviews at about £42.95, and the Einhell GE-CG 18/100 Li Solo, 4.5 from 1,741 reviews at about £52.98. The tie breaks toward the larger review count, so the top pick is the EasyShear. About £52.98 is not a ready-to-cut price, because the battery is not included. The best value label is the lowest battery-included price that still clears the score line: the WORKPRO W159022 at about £26.80, with 4.3 from 762 reviews. The POSENPRO PGHT12 at about £39.99 shows 4.7 from only 57 reviews. A woody hedge sits outside every pick.

The light Bosch for a small garden

The EasyShear, model 0600833303, is the top pick when the garden is small and you want the battery already in the tool. Amazon lists it at 530 g, with an integrated 3.6 V cell and a stated runtime of up to 40 minutes. That runtime is a listing claim, not a time measured here. The highlight pairs an 8 cm grass blade with a 12 cm shrub blade, and the table cutting width is 80 mm. Reviewers describe border edges and small shrubs. One review says it jams past the stated 8 mm. The included line does not name a charger, though Bosch's GB page lists a micro USB cable. Skip it for a spare slide-pack, a long hedge, or old wood. The lock-off and the blade click are on the how to use cordless grass shears page.
Einhell Einhell GE-CG 18/100 Li Solo

Testsieger

Einhell Einhell GE-CG 18/100 Li Solo
9.0/10about £52.98
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The low price with a battery already fitted

The WORKPRO W159022 is the best value pick when you already own a USB charging plug and the growth is this year's soft wood. It is about £26.80, with 4.3 from 762 reviews, a stated 2000 mAh cell, a safety lock, 370 g and a 75 mm cutting width. The box includes a USB-C cable and excludes the charging brick. The blade click is hard to line up, in one review. One reviewer cut toward a gloved finger and returned the tool. The POSENPRO PGHT7.2 at about £26.99 has 4.1 from 1,488 reviews and a charger in the bullets, plus a report of a blade panel breaking on a second use. It is the alternative if you want the brick in the box. It is not the best value label. The spec order is in the cordless grass shears buying guide.

When a body-only 18 V tool is the better buy

Buy an 18 V body only when the matching pack is already on the shelf. The Einhell at about £52.98 then makes sense: 4.5 from 1,741 reviews, a 100 mm grass blade and a 200 mm shrub blade, and a two-handed safety switch. The amazon table says 20 cm, which clashes with the 100 mm grass highlight. If you own no Einhell pack, skip it. The Ryobi RY18GSA-0 at about £71.39 is 4.0 from 704 reviews, with no battery, and several reviews say the grass blade does not fully close or drops off. The Bosch AdvancedShear body at about £76.94 excludes the pack. The kit at about £107.46 adds a 2.0 Ah battery and charger AL 1810 CV, at 4.5 from 189 reviews and 1.45 kg. Choose the kit if you own no Bosch pack and want it to run today. Neither is for a meadow or for work above your shoulder.

Common questions

Which listing has the most reviews?
The Bosch EasyShear has 3,438 amazon.co.uk reviews at 4.3 stars. Next is the Einhell Solo with 1,741 at 4.5, then the POSENPRO 7.2 V with 1,488 at 4.1, and the AdvancedShear body with 1,429 at 4.3. Review count is why the EasyShear takes the top-pick label when its composite ties the Einhell. A larger sample is not a lab score.
Why is the 4.5-star Einhell not the top pick?
It shares the highest composite with the EasyShear, and the tie breaks to the listing with more reviews. The Einhell also has no battery and no charger in the box, so about £52.98 is a body price. If you already own Power X-Change packs, it can be the better buy for you even though it is not the top pick of the sort.
What is the cheapest shear that still includes a battery?
On these captures the WORKPRO W159022 is about £26.80 with a built-in battery stated at 2000 mAh. The POSENPRO PGHT7.2 is about £26.99 and names a charger in the bullets. WORKPRO includes a USB-C cable and not the charging brick. Includes a battery does not mean the brick is in the box.
Is 4.7 from 57 reviews enough?
It is enough to notice, and it is not enough to outrank 3,438 reviews. The POSENPRO PGHT12 is about £39.99, with a 2.0 Ah battery and a charger in the title, and the table lists 1.7 kg. One review says it would not restart after the pack ran flat. On a sample that small, one failure is not a failure rate.
Who should buy the £107.46 Bosch kit?
Buy the AdvancedShear kit, model 0600857070, if you want the 18 V shear, both blades, a 2.0 Ah pack and charger AL 1810 CV in one carton, and you do not already own a Bosch 18 V battery. It is 4.5 from 189 reviews and lists 1.45 kg. The up-to-85 m² line is a listing claim, not a measured plot. Skip it if a pack is already in the shed, because the body is about £76.94.

Related pages

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Sources

Blade scope is IEC 62841-4-5:2021 and the BSI edition current on 12 February 2024. Vibration duties are the HSE page for the Control of Vibration at Work Regulations 2005, and INDG480 is the horticulture note that covers hedge trimmers and strimmers rather than these shears. Marking and lithium waste are GOV.UK. Lawn edges and rain are the RHS. Prices, stars and review counts are the amazon.co.uk captures dated 22 October 2026. They are not a lab test.

  1. IEC 62841-4-5:2021, grass shears up to 200 mm (retrieved 22 October 2026)
  2. BS EN IEC 62841-4-5:2021+A11:2021 (retrieved 22 October 2026)
  3. HSE, Control of Vibration at Work Regulations 2005 (retrieved 22 October 2026)
  4. HSE INDG480, vibration in horticulture (retrieved 22 October 2026)
  5. GOV.UK, UKCA and CE marking in Great Britain (retrieved 22 October 2026)
  6. GOV.UK, batteries and electrical waste (retrieved 22 October 2026)
  7. RHS, how to maintain lawn edges (retrieved 22 October 2026)
  8. RHS, electricity in the garden (retrieved 22 October 2026)