Originally Posted by
Quick
It may well be sharper/smoother than your dovo. Even if your dovo was properly sharpened by a honemeister you may have dulled it somewhat with improper stropping or even very bad shaving technique. I shave around a beard and, on the beard edge, I come in at almost a 90* angle and scrape away from the beard edge until I'm able to get a proper shaving angle. My edges need touchup more often than other people's :).
I think a heavier/thicker/stiffer blade give one a larger margin of error with respect to shaving angle and technique. Wider margin of variation within which you're still able to get an acceptable and comfortable shave. Something like a full hollow is somewhat less forgiving and you have a smaller margin to work within. That's not to say that, with proper technique, you can achieve a better shave with one or the other. Once you have impeccable technique, then it's a matter of preference (mainly feel, both on the face and in the hand).