Bullpadel Icon 27 vs Dunlop Aero-Star

The verdict

Choose the Aero-Star if you want more handling. The Icon 27 does nothing clearly better on paper.

Icon 27
No clear edge

On paper it does nothing clearly better than the other.

Aero-StarHighest score
Pick this one for
  • Handling+1.0

Better buy now: the Aero-Star. It plays at least as well on paper and costs € 152.45 less in Netherlands.

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How they play

From the Icon 27 to the Aero-Star: more handling.

Controlabout the same4.04.0
Powera bit less power9.59.0
Comforta bit more comfort4.55.0
Handlingmore handling2.03.0
Forgivenessabout the same3.53.5

Icon 27Aero-StarLine = the average of all rackets

Where the specs differ

Launched
2027
Not published
Weight
370 to 375 g
365 g
Balance
Head-heavy according to the brand
Head-heavy according to the brand, 260 mm
Face
X Tend Carbon 12k
Carbon
Core
Multieva
Eva
Head size
534 cm²
Not published
Surface
3d
Rough
Handle
Hesacore: Ergonomic grip with honeycomb structure
Not published
Frame
Carbono
Carbon
Show all specs (2 the same)
Shape
Diamond
Diamond
Thickness
38 mm
38 mm

Reviews and videos

No review site has tested both yet. Reviews of the Icon 27: 0. Of the Aero-Star: 0.

Or a third racket in between

adidasMetalbone 3.4 - Ale Galán

Sits between the two on paper: more handling than the Icon 27, more power than the Aero-Star.