Bullpadel Icon 26 vs Bullpadel Icon 2025

The verdict

On paper they play much the same, so price and feel decide.

From the Icon 2025 to the Icon 26 4 specs changed: weight 370 to 380 g became 370 to 375 g; face Xtend Carbon 12K became 12K carbon; core Dual-density MultiEVA became MultiEVA; level advanced became professional.

Better buy now: the Icon 26. It plays at least as well on paper and costs € 2.90 less in Netherlands.

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How they play

From the Icon 26 to the Icon 2025 you gain and lose little: every trait stays within one point.

Controlabout the same4.04.0
Powerabout the same9.59.5
Comfortabout the same4.54.5
Handlingabout the same2.02.0
Forgivenessabout the same3.53.5

Icon 26Icon 2025Line = the average of all rackets

Where the specs differ

Launched
2026
2025
Weight
370 to 375 g
370 to 380 g
Face
12K carbon
Xtend Carbon 12K
Core
MultiEVA
Dual-density MultiEVA
Head size
Not published
534 cm²
Handle
Hesacore
Not published
Frame
100% interwoven carbon
Not published
Show all specs (4 the same)
Shape
Diamond
Diamond
Balance
Head-heavy according to the brand
Head-heavy according to the brand
Thickness
38 mm
38 mm
Surface
Rough
Rough

Not published for one of the two, so not compared: head size, frame and handle.

Reviews and videos

No review site has tested both yet. Reviews of the Icon 26: 0. Of the Icon 2025: 0.

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