Purple Restore Premier Review

In This Review
Performance Tests | Firmness | Support & Sleeping Positions | Design | Materials | Comparisons | FAQ

At NapLab, we put each mattress to the test.

We test 10 different factors that impact the performance, comfort, and value of the mattress. We then take the results of that test and compare to every mattress we’ve tested to date.

Check out the full performance table below to see how this mattress ranks:

Factor	Purple Restore Premier	Average
Overall Score	8.46	8.64
Price (Queen)	$3,495	$2,407 (Specialty only)
Cooling – Score	9.0	8.8
Sinkage – Depth	1.82″	2.16″
Sinkage – Feel	Minimal	Moderate
Motion Transfer – Score	6.7	8.2
Motion Transfer – Acceleration	12.36 m/s²	8.64 m/s²
Response Time – Score	10	8.9
Response Time – Mostly Recovered	0.2 sec.	0.4 sec.
Response Time – Fully Recovered	0.3 sec.	0.9 sec.
Bounce – Height	9.46″	9.69″
Bounce – Feel	Moderate	Moderate
Edge Support – Score	9.9	8.6
Edge Support – Sitting	3.25″	4.07″
Edge Support – Lying	Outstanding	Good
Sex – Score	8.8	8.5
Pressure Relief – Score	9.0	8.8
Comfort Layer Thickness	3.0″	4.2″
Mattress Thickness	13″	12.0″
Off-Gassing – Score	2.7	8.4
Off-Gassing – Smell	Strong	Strong
Off-Gassing – Days	26 days	6 days
Company – Score	8.5	8.7
Trial	100 nights	165 nights
Warranty	10 years	25% have lifetime warranties, average of other 75% of mattresses is 14 years

How is the Purple Restore Premier Different?

The Purple Restore Premier mattress has a performance score that is right at the average, comparing all mattresses tested to date.

The price is 34% more than the average specialty mattress and over 2X the price of the average hybrid mattress.

Advantages

Cooling performance is slightly above average, in addition to better than average edge support. In our sitting test, we only measured 3.25″ of sinkage where the average is 4.17″. This improved support by 22%, generating 0.92″ less sinkage than average.

Neutral Factors

Neutral factors are more a matter of preference than being “good vs. bad”. The Purple Restore Premier mattress has 16% less sinkage than average and also has 2% less bounce than average.

Disadvantages

The mattress is 13″ thick, but only has 3.0″ of comfort material—1.1″ less than the average. Motion transfer levels are also 50% more than the average level, likely due to the firmer coil unit.

The Purple Restore Premier has excellent cooling. During our tests, I felt no significant level of heat retention. The mattress breathes well and doesn’t retain heat.

In our objective temperature testing, we measured a max surface level temperature of 91.3° F. After getting off the mattress the temperature dropped by 3.8° from minutes 0 to 1 and then by 5.1° from minutes 0 to 5.

• Baseline Temperature – the temperature of the mattress before anyone lies on it
• Maximum Temperature (0 minute) – the temperature of the mattress after lying on it for 15 minutes
• Ending Temperature (5 minute) – the temperature of the mattress after being lied upon and having no one on it for 5 minutes

While cooling is excellent, it notably does not rise to the 10 out of 10 level. In my view, the cooling performance is a notable step down from the now-discontinued Purple Hybrid Premier 4 and Premier 3 mattresses.

In our test, I found both of those mattresses to be 10 out of 10. The foam materials on the new Restore line are perfectly fine quality, but don’t appear to be at the same level as the previous Purple Hybrid series.

Heat Dissipation Over Time

In addition, the cover feels notably thicker and doesn’t allow air to flow as easily. All that to say, cooling isn’t bad by any stretch. It’s excellent in fact. But, in my view, it is worse than the previous Purple Hybrid series.

The Purple Restore Premier has a minimal level of sinkage. In our tests, we measured a pressure point sinkage depth of 1.82”. This is 0.36” less sinkage than the average of 2.18”.

The level of sinkage is documented in the image below.

The mattress creates more of a floating feeling for my arms, legs, and head (IE, lighter parts of my body). However, my midsection and butt do sink more notably down into the mattress.

For the portions of my body that are sinking further down the mattress has a moderate level of body contouring hug.

It’s not as dramatic, exacting, or sharp as memory foam is going to be, but it still does wrap and contour the body.

The Purple Restore Premier has a high level of motion transfer. In our tests, we measured 12.36 m/s² of acceleration. The firmer feel and thick 10.0” pocketed coil base work together to create more motion.

The level of motion transfer is also documented in the video below.

In our motion transfer chart, which visualizes our accelerometer data, we see the highest motion spike from 0 to 0.21 seconds. Motion drops into a moderate range after 0.21 seconds, but it’s not until 1.20 seconds that we return to near-zero levels.

Neither the motion spike nor motion duration are particularly great. Mattresses with the lowest motion are able to disperse all energy within 0.3 seconds. Needless to say, Purple Restore Premier is far from that mark.

The Purple Restore Premier has an extremely fast response. In our tests, we measured a mostly recovered response time of 0.2 seconds and a fully recovered response time of 0.3 seconds.

At these speeds, the material rebounds back to shape effectively instantly. The Restore Premier is tied for 1st with a number of other mattresses as the fastest responsiveness we’ve tested to date.

The level of responsiveness is documented in the video below.

The rapid response ensures you’ll never feel stuck on the mattress, as the material will immediately adjust to any changes in movement.

The Purple Restore Premier has a moderate level of bounce. In our tests, we measured a total bounce height of 9.46”. This is 0.15” less bounce than the average of 9.61”.

This is a relatively low level of bounce, especially for Purple. Purple’s gel pad, especially when placed on top of coils, generally creates a high level of bounce. Comparing all Purple mattresses we’ve tested to date we’ve seen an average bounce height of 13.01”.

The level of bounce is also documented in the video below.

This super high level of bounce greatly enhances sex and ease of movement, but can also create a less desirable trampoline feel for some. The Restore Premier’s 9.46” bounce is far more restrained, while still being high enough to experience the benefits of sex and easy movement.

The Purple Restore Premier has excellent sitting edge support and exceptional lying edge support. In our sitting edge support tests, we measured a sitting edge sinkage of 3.25”. This is 0.92” less sinkage than the average of 4.17”.

In general, I want to see 4.0” of sitting edge compression or less. The Restore Premier easily hit that mark. Lying edge support was even more impressive.

During our tests, I felt well-supported in all sleeping positions, even when lying directly on the edge of the mattress.

The level of edge support while seated is documented in the images below.

The level of edge support while lying is documented in the images below.

The mattress uses both a poly foam that encases the gel pad and reinforced edge coils in the coil unit. That foam is 3.0” tall and 4.0 wide”.

That foam layer is further supported by reinforced coils at the absolute edge of the mattress. These two material choices work together to create great support for both sitting and lying.

The best mattresses for sex have high bounce, good edge support, quiet materials, and good pressure relief and cooling.

These 5 factors make up the NapLab sex performance score.

Sex Factor	Factor Weight	Score	Rating
Bounce	65%	8.4	High
Edge Support	20%	9.7	Excellent
Noise	5%	10	Minimal
Pressure Relief	5%	9.0	Excellent
Cooling	5%	9.0	Excellent

The mattress has a moderate level of bounce and excellent edge support. These two factors make up 80% of the sex performance score and contribute to fantastic performance in this category.

Noise is minimal and pressure relief and cooling are both excellent. All things considered, the Purple Restore Premier is everything you’d want in a mattress designed for good sex.

The Purple Restore Premier has excellent pressure relief. In our tests, I felt no significant level of pressure point build-up anywhere on my body. I was unsurprised by the strong level of pressure relief and overall comfort.

Over the years, virtually every Purple mattress I’ve tested has had an excellent or exceptional level of pressure relief. As long as the mattress contains at least 3.0” of the gel pad (aka Purple grid), the performance is solid.

With the Restore Premier, we have a 3.0” layer of the gel pad on top of a 10” zoned coil unit. These two materials work well together to provide ample pressure relief and a balanced, but strong level of support. I expect most sleepers will find the level of pressure relief to be perfectly sufficient.

Off-gassing on the Purple Restore Premier is strong when it initially is unboxed. The odor took 26 days to fully dissipate, which is significantly longer than average.

The average timespan for off-gassing is 4.6 days (comparing over 170+ mattresses we’ve tested to date.)

The company score takes a look at factors that may influence your experience with the mattress.

Factors include length of the trial period, warranty, shipping / return costs, and country of origin.

Company Factor	Factor Weight	Score	Data
Trial Period	15%	8.0	100 nights
Warranty	10%	8.0	10 years
Shipping	5%	10	$0
Returns	20%	10	$0
Trust	50%	8.0	Good
Country of Origin	0%		USA

Purple mattresses come with a 100-night trial period and a 10-year warranty. Shipping is free and returns are also free if the mattress ends up not working out.

Compared to the average (across all mattresses tested to date), Purple has a 38% shorter trial and 40% shorter warranty as well. Even so, 100 nights should be long enough for most to make a decision.

The Purple Restore Premier mattress comes in two firmnesses—soft and firm. We tested the firm version and it had a medium-firm feel, 6 out of 10 on the firmness scale.

Based on this assessment and material feel, I would estimate the soft version to be closer to a 4 out of 10 on the firmness scale.

The Purple Restore Premier has excellent support. During our tests, I felt well-supported in all sleeping positions.

When it comes to support, strong and quality materials are essential. With the Restore Premier, we have a 3.0” comfort layer (the 3.0” gel pad / Purple grid) on top of a 10.0” support coil unit. This gives the mattress a total thickness of 13.0”.

On average, mattresses we’ve tested are 11.9” thick with a 4.2” comfort layer and 7.7” support layer.

The Restore Premier’s total profile and support layer exceed the average. While the comfort layer is south of average, given the high-performance pressure relief the Purple grid is capable of, it’s able to get away with having a slightly thinner profile.

Given the total thickness, material quality, material types, and mattress design, I am confident that most sleepers will find support is more than sufficient. 

Below are the recommended body types and weights for the soft version of the Purple Restore Premier.

Sleeper Weight	Stomach Sleeper	Side Sleeper	Back Sleeper
Under 150 lbs.	Yes	Yes	Yes
150-250 lbs.	Maybe	Yes	Maybe
250-300 lbs.	No	Maybe	No

And here is the same chart for the firm version.

Sleeper Weight	Stomach Sleepers	Side Sleepers	Back Sleepers
Under 150 lbs.	Yes	Yes	Yes
150-250 lbs.	Yes	Yes	Yes
250-300 lbs.	Yes	Yes	Yes

Design

The Purple Restore Premier mattress is designed as the top-tier mattress within the Restore collection. It is 13″ thick and is available in two firmness levels—soft or firm.

Materials

This mattress contains only two layers. In the simplest form, the top layer is for comfort and the bottom layer is for support. From top to bottom, there are the two layers included in the Restore Premier:

• 3.0″ gel pad (Purple Grid)
• 10.0″ pocketed coils

The Cover

The cover of the Purple Restore Premier is soft and thin, with a decent amount of stretch to it. It also has an antimicrobial finish that helps the mattress to resist bacteria growth.

The Comfort Layer

The Restore Premier has a 3.0″ gel pad that serves as the primary comfort system on this mattress. The pad extends the entire surface of the mattress with the exception of the outer edges.

Along the perimeter of the pad is a perimeter foam designed to help improve edge support. This foam is 3″ tall and 4″ wide, having a denser and harder feel than the gel pad.

Unlike the Purple Restore and Purple Restore Plus, which both have a layer of foam between the gel pad and the support coils, the Restore Premier does not.

Instead, the Restore Premier has small pieces of foam capping each of the coils. In all honestly, the foam is completely invisible from the edge of the mattress and had limited (if any) performance benefits, based on our testing.

The Support Layer

The support layer is a 10.0″ support system of pocketed coils that are individually encased in a thin fabric.

This fabric helps limit any noise while also allowing the coils to move independently of each other, in turn improving pressure relief.

Product Evolution

The Purple Restore Premier was released in Summer 2023, as a new version of the Purple Hybrid Premier 4. In the Summer of 2023, the Purple Hybrid Premier 4 was slowly phased out and discontinued.

Here are the most notable material changes made comparing the legacy Purple Hybrid Premier 4 to the new Purple Restore Premier:

Purple Restore Premier vs. Purple Hybrid Premier 4

The table below shows in more detail the difference in materials between the two mattresses.

	Purple Restore Premier	Purple Hybrid Premier 4
Purple Grid	3.0″	4.0″
Poly Foam Transition	None	1.0″
Pocketed Coil	10.0″	7.5″
Base Foam	None	1.0″

The Purple Restore Premier eliminates the 1″ transitional poly foam below the Purple Grid, the 1″ base foam, and 1″ of thickness from the Purple Grid itself. It replaces the thickness of these foams with 3″ of extra coil height.

Due to these changes, it should come as no surprise that the Restore Premier struggles to hit the same performance as the preceding Hybrid Premier 4.

A 10″ support coil system with only 3″ of comfort material delivers some of the highest levels of motion transfer that we’ve seen to date.

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Frequently Asked Questions

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