Makita DHR263Z 36V (2x18V LXT) 26mm SDS-Plus Rotary Hammer (Skin) vs Bosch Professional GBH 18V-22 Brushless SDS-Plus Rotary Hammer (Skin)

Pros

• + 2.5 J and 26 mm in concrete, the most drilling headroom of the cordless picks here
• + 36V output from LXT packs you may already own - no new battery platform to buy into
• + Three modes with 40 bit-angle settings, so it chisels and chases as well as it drills
• + 0-1250 rpm and 0-5000 bpm, with a one-touch SDS-Plus slide chuck

Cons

• − Needs TWO 18V LXT batteries fitted at once - not a single-pack 18V tool
• − Brushed motor, so runtime per charge and long-term maintenance trail the brushless picks
• − Anti-vibration handles only, not Makita AVT, at 17.6 m/s2 hammer drilling
• − Heaviest hammer here with two packs fitted, and skin only so batteries and charger cost extra

Pros

• + Light for its class at 2.3 kg without a battery, and it still chisels with 36-position Vario-Lock indexing
• + KickBack Control and Vibration Control both fitted, with 14.0 m/s² declared for hammer drilling in concrete
• + Sold in Australia under the identical order number 0611924000, so Bosch Professional blue batteries and chargers are easy to source here
• + Brushless with constant-speed electronics, and 22 mm concrete capacity

Cons

• − Amazon Global Store item shipped and sold by Amazon Germany, so roughly one to three weeks transit and the local warranty position on an imported unit is unclear
• − 1.9 J is the lowest impact energy of the three flagship cordless picks on this page
• − Skin only, and it locks you to Bosch Professional blue 18V, GBA and ProCORE; green POWER FOR ALL packs do not fit