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StarVie Raptor+ vs StarVie Raptor + 2026

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The verdict

Choose the Raptor+ if you want more comfort and handling. The Raptor + 2026 does nothing clearly better on paper.

From the Raptor + 2026 to the Raptor+ 2 specs changed: weight 360 to 376 g became 350 to 370 g; weight system Dynamic Star became Power Balance.

Raptor+
Pick this one for
  • Comfort+1.0
  • Handling+1.0
Raptor + 2026
No clear edge

On paper it does nothing clearly better than the other.

Better buy now: the Raptor + 2026. It plays at least as well on paper and costs € 50.00 less in Netherlands.

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How they play

From the Raptor+ to the Raptor + 2026: less comfort, less handling.

Controla bit more control7.58.0
Powera bit more power6.57.0
Comfortless comfort5.54.5
Handlingless handling5.54.5
Forgivenessa bit more forgiveness5.56.0

Raptor+Raptor + 2026Line = the average of all rackets

Where the specs differ

Launched
2027
2026
Weight
350 to 370 g
360 to 376 g
Thickness
38 mm
Not published
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Shape
Teardrop
Teardrop
Balance
Even according to the brand
Even according to the brand
Face
3D Carbon
3D Carbon
Core
M-EVA Balance
M-EVA Balance
Surface
Rough
Rough

Not published for one of the two, so not compared: thickness.

Reviews and videos

No review site has tested both yet. Reviews of the Raptor+: 0. Of the Raptor + 2026: 1.

Often mentioned in video reviews

Raptor+4 videos
  • Good feel 2×
  • Large sweet spot 2×
  • Good at the net 2×
  • Less control 2×
Raptor + 20264 videos
  • Adjustable weight system 3×
  • Easy to handle 3×
  • Lacks power 3×
  • Expensive 2×
Raptor+: reviews and videos →Raptor + 2026: reviews and videos →

Or a third racket in between

StarVieDrax + 2026

Sits between the two on paper: more forgiveness than the Raptor+, more handling than the Raptor + 2026.

€ 139.95Compare all three →

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