Bullpadel Vertex 04 vs Bullpadel Icon 2025

Bullpadel · 2024Vertex 04
8.5padell.io score
€ 139.90at Padel Nuestro · + € 4.95 shipping

The verdict

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

Better buy now: the Vertex 04. It plays at least as well on paper and costs € 37.90 less in Netherlands.

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How they play

From the Vertex 04 to the Icon 2025 you gain and lose little: every trait stays within one point.

Controla bit less control4.54.0
Powera bit less power10.09.5
Comforta bit less comfort5.04.5
Handlingabout the same2.02.0
Forgivenessa bit more forgiveness3.03.5

Vertex 04Icon 2025Line = the average of all rackets

Where the specs differ

Launched
2024
2025
Weight
365 to 375 g
370 to 380 g
Core
MultiEVA rubber
Dual-density MultiEVA
Head size
Not published
534 cm²
Frame
CarbonTube
Not published
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Shape
Diamond
Diamond
Balance
Head-heavy according to the brand
Head-heavy according to the brand
Face
Xtend Carbon 12K
Xtend Carbon 12K
Thickness
38 mm
38 mm
Surface
Rough
Rough

Reviews and videos

No review site has tested both yet. Reviews of the Vertex 04: 1. Of the Icon 2025: 0.

Often mentioned in video reviews

Vertex 044 videos
  • Easy to handle 3×
  • Good spin 3×
  • Comfortable, little vibration 2×
  • Demanding, needs good technique 3×
  • Lacks power 2×
Icon 2025

No summarised videos yet.

Or a third racket in between

NoxAT10 Genius 12K

Better where both are weak: control 7.5 against 4.5 and 4, and otherwise close to the two.

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