Is the Xelsis Suprema a bean-to-cup or a portafilter machine?

The Xelsis Suprema is a bean-to-cup machine.

Does the Xelsis Suprema have a built-in grinder?

Yes, the Xelsis Suprema grinds beans itself. You can also use pre-ground coffee if you prefer.

How does the Xelsis Suprema froth milk?

The Xelsis Suprema froths milk: with a tube into a carton or container.

How wide is the Xelsis Suprema?

The Xelsis Suprema is 28.7 cm wide. Check the height too if it has to sit under a wall cupboard.

How much water does the Xelsis Suprema hold?

The Xelsis Suprema's water tank holds 1.7 litres.

What is the Xelsis Suprema's model number?

The model number is SM8885/00. Compare on that rather than the name: makers sell near-identically named versions side by side, and the prices differ.

Saeco

Xelsis Suprema

Name: Saeco Xelsis Suprema
Brand: Saeco
SKU: SM8885/00
Availability: InStock

Saeco’s flagship with a 7.8 inch screen, wifi and the filter in the box

€1,459.00

Price verdict from 5 Dec

We have measured this price since 5 November (5 days). Lowest measured: €1,459.00 on 10 November. A price verdict follows on 5 December at the earliest, and only after 2 more readings.

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Date	Lowest price that day
10 November 2026	€1,459.00
9 November 2026	€1,459.00
8 November 2026	€1,499.00
7 November 2026	€1,499.00
6 November 2026	€1,499.00
5 November 2026	€1,499.00

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The Xelsis Suprema is the top Saeco: a bean-to-cup with a metal body, a 7.8 inch colour touchscreen and wifi. Philips lists 22 pre-programmed drinks, iced coffee among them, eight user profiles and a ceramic grinder with 12 settings. Milk goes through a tube from a supplied 0.6 litre jug or straight from a carton, and with LatteDuo it makes two cups at once.

Philips also sells it as the SM8889 in stainless steel, the same machine on paper. For that version the AquaClean filter is listed among the accessories sold separately, where this SM8885 has it in the box according to Philips. The Xelsis Deluxe is the same layout with a 5 inch screen.

Who for: Anyone sharing the machine with many people who each want their own drink saved.

Compared with similar machines

Against 22 other bean-to-cups between €998.00 and €2,104.00, on the specifications the maker publishes.

Water tank: 1.7 l, smaller than most (usually 1.9 l)
Bean hopper: 450 g, larger than most (usually 280 g)
Grind settings: 12, more than most (usually 7)

Same machine, different model number

These versions are the same appliance under another model number, often only a different colour. The prices differ considerably, so it pays to look at all of them.

Roestvrij staal (SM8889/00)€1,269.00€190.00 cheaper

This finish, priced as above: €1,459.00

Specifications

Making coffee

Type: Bean-to-cup
Grinder: Built in
Milk system: Milk tube into a carton or container; A tube into the supplied 0.6 litre milk jug, or into a carton. An automatic burst of steam after every milk drink, the HygieSteam programme every day, the frother and the milk jug apart every week and a deep clean with Philips milk cleaner every month.
Drinks: 22 recipes
Burrs: Ceramic burrs
Grind settings: 12

Capacity

Water tank: 1.7 litres
Bean hopper: 450 g
Grounds container: 15 servings

Dimensions

Width: 28.7 cm
Spout height: 75–148 mm
Cord length: 120 cm

Technical

Pump pressure: 15 bar
Power: 1500 watt
Energy class: B

Model

Material: Metal
Warranty: 2 years
Made in: Romania
Model number: SM8885/00

This is what we know for certain. Dimensions and capacities the manufacturer or the shop does not state are left out rather than estimated. A measurement or a tank volume that is not there is one we do not have.

What does it cost a year to maintain?

A worked example, not a specification: 2 cups a day (730 a year), the intervals from the maker's manual, with the water filter the maker recommends, and the lowest price in our catalog today.

Water filter · 4 a year: €65.90; Saeco: the AquaClean filter when the machine asks, and at least every 3 months. 2 x AquaClean water filter, 2 a pack, at €32.95
Cleaning tablets · 12 a year: Not in our catalog; Saeco: the brew group with a coffee oil remover tablet every month. Saeco requires Philips' own tablets, which our catalog does not carry.
Milk cleaner · 12 a year: Not in our catalog; Saeco: a deep clean of the milk system with milk cleaner every month. Saeco requires Philips' own milk cleaner, which our catalog does not carry.
Descaler: Not stated; The machine says when. Saeco gives no interval.

Maintenance a year (the priced lines above)

€65.90

How often you descale depends on your water hardness. Where the maker gives no interval for it, we leave it out rather than estimate it.

Beans, counted separately

6.57 kilos a year at 9 grams a cup: €108.34 with the cheapest kilo in our catalog, €445.45 with the dearest.

Frequently asked about the Xelsis Suprema

Is the Xelsis Suprema a bean-to-cup or a portafilter machine?: The Xelsis Suprema is a bean-to-cup machine.
Does the Xelsis Suprema have a built-in grinder?: Yes, the Xelsis Suprema grinds beans itself. You can also use pre-ground coffee if you prefer.
How does the Xelsis Suprema froth milk?: The Xelsis Suprema froths milk: with a tube into a carton or container.
How wide is the Xelsis Suprema?: The Xelsis Suprema is 28.7 cm wide. Check the height too if it has to sit under a wall cupboard.
How much water does the Xelsis Suprema hold?: The Xelsis Suprema's water tank holds 1.7 litres.
What is the Xelsis Suprema's model number?: The model number is SM8885/00. Compare on that rather than the name: makers sell near-identically named versions side by side, and the prices differ.

In the box

Milk jug
Milk tube
Grease tube
Water hardness test strip
Coffee spoon
AquaClean filter

As the manufacturer states it. What a shop ships may differ.

Accessories that fit this machine

Picked on what this machine does and does not do itself

Maintenance

Essential

Descaler

Limescale is what most machines die of, and vinegar attacks the seals. A liquid descaler declared suitable for espresso machines does the same job as the maker’s own branded fluid, usually for less.

€15.90

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Maintenance

Recommended

AquaClean water filter

Philips counts a considerably longer descaling interval when this filter is fitted. Replace it on time: a saturated filter does nothing, and the machine keeps counting regardless.

€32.95

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Beans for this machine

Every bean fits every machine. What differs is the order: on a bean-to-cup the 100% arabica beans come first, because dark-roasted blends carrying robusta give off more oil and that clogs a built-in grinder sooner.