Hotcig Sniper 80W Pod Mod Review

Have reviewed numerous 18650 pod mods just lately, together with Past AIO, Knight 80W, Area 60W and Drag X, now right here’s one other participant: Sniper 80W by Hotcig. The Hotcig Sniper works with a single exterior 18650 battery with 80W max wattage output. The Hotcig Sniper comes with engaging patterns too. It was despatched from Heavengifts for the aim of this overview.

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Specs

• Dimension: 45.5 x 24 x 83mm
• Output: 80W max
• Battery: 1×18650 (not included)
• Show: 0.96-inch color display screen
• Pod capability: 3.2ml
• Coil choices: 0.17ohm mesh (50W advisable); 0.4ohm mesh (26W advisable)
• USB Sort C charging

Within the Field

Design & High quality

The Sniper got here in fairly fundamental cardboard field packaging with outer cardboard sleeve and on opening all the pieces included is all on one degree neatly packed inside particular person compartments. The Sniper has hanging vibrant aspect panels which variations the totally different color/design variations, these panels on very shut inspection are stickers however even stickers will be carried out effectively or badly and Hotcig have carried out an awesome job and so they don’t look or really feel as if they’re going wherever quickly!

The gadget has a Zinc Alloy development and is a compact palm dimension gadget but has some reassuring weight, it’s of strong construct high quality with thick steel outer shell. The form is kind of old style field fashion with bevelled edging to offer an aesthetically pleasing kind issue completed off by the battery cap up prime with the sting of the highest part of the pod neatly wrapping across the caps contour.

The face has a sq. fireplace button prime and aspect by aspect navigational buttons backside, the central part is the place the big color display screen is housed. Transferring to the bottom we now have branding, security marks, venting and the Sort C USB port which i want was positioned elsewhere on the gadget.

The Pod

You get only one pod included which is truthful sufficient because it takes replaceable coils of which you obtain 2 totally different ones. The capability is 3.2ml with the usual model. The highest part of the pod is delrin and protrudes out battery aspect the place it curves across the contour of the battery cap. We’ve a regular replaceable 510 drip tip which is an enormous professional, the one supplied may be very snug however you may swap for one in every of your individual if you happen to want.

The primary part of the pod is dice formed similar to the RPM and Vinci pods and has a really slight frosting though the frosting is that gentle for the aim of viewing any liquid inside it’s nearly as good as clear in order that’s how i’ll confer with it.

On one aspect we now have a silicone strip with bung which will get lifted from the aspect (it stays hooked up to the pod) to disclose a good dimension fill port however i’ve recognized a lot larger (it’s tremendous for contemporary Gorilla nozzles). When filling there isn’t a lot room between the wall of the pod and coil head so i did have to take my time however no large deal and since i took a little bit of care not as soon as did i’ve any points, only a mess free fill.

The Battery

The Sniper is old style with a prime battery cap like on gadgets such because the Pico however many nonetheless like this fashion with the benefit being the gadget it’self can have much less top than the battery as this protrudes out the highest.

The battery tube lining has a Silver reflective coating which attracts the sunshine so the optimistic marking on the backside of the tube stands out so not like most gadgets the place i moan in regards to the visibility of marked orientation, prime marks right here!

The threading on the cap is just a bit crunchy however it screws on and off no dramas so total very completely happy!

The Sniper has a big, shiny, sharp color show and that i do like how color hasn’t been over used making it a nice visible expertise.

High left we now have the mode and prime proper the battery standing bar, beneath the knowledge given we now have the wattage. We then have an horizontal line of chevrons which act as a progress bar when taking a vape, beneath the progress bar to accompany it’s the time of your puff given because the precise time period.

The underside part of the display screen shows the resistance, then voltage and eventually amps, so no puff counter for many who use them.

The Sniper is the standard 5 clicks of the hearth button to activate and 5 clicks to show off and as soon as on urgent each navigational buttons collectively locks these buttons however the gadget will nonetheless fireplace, alternatively 3 presses of the hearth button locks the entire gadget.

Most Pod mods of this sort are just about simply the working display screen and adjusting wattage up and down however the Sniper does produce other modes. By default the gadget is in normal Energy mode (variable wattage) however 4 clicks of the hearth button causes the mode (prime left) to blink and now utilizing the navigational buttons the mode will be modified to Bypass or Customized. Customized is the curves characteristic and has 10 0.5 second slots to tailor the vape you need.

The wattage will be adjusted in 1W increments however you might be restricted relying on the resistance of the coil head which i’ll clarify within the subsequent part. The gadget has all the standard security options and all suggestions is given through the show if one kicks in.

When the pod is put in the gadget will learn the resistance and routinely alter to the perfect advisable wattage, it should additionally restrict the utmost wattage you may modify to to cease the coil heads being vaped at wattage’s that may give a dry or burn’t hit.

In idea the wattage will modify to what the perfect at for the coil is however like with all coils you may get variants in resistance so certainly the 0.17ohm coil head did modify to the perfect at 50w and would solely permit the wattage to be adjusted as much as 70w. The 0.4ohm coil head nonetheless that ought to routinely modify when first becoming to 26w and permit the wattage to be adjusted as much as 35w learn at 0.455ohm so really adjusted to 23w and would solely permit wattage adjustment as much as 30w which was tremendous as a result of i discovered this coil head greatest at 25w.

This implies if you happen to use the RBA it should additionally modify to an computerized advisable wattage and have a max wattage restrict as will if utilizing the 510 adaptor with one other tank.

Utilizing the Customized characteristic although overrides the max wattage characteristic and any 0.5 second section will be programmed at any wattage proper as much as 80w and certainly when vaping utilizing customized mode the wattage you set is the wattage given and you might be not restricted.

Efficiency

The simplest means of doing that is getting out the best way what may enhance the gadget as a result of their actually isn’t a lot flawed! The apparent one is this could be higher if it had adjustable airflow as like with so a lot of such a gadget the coil heads decide airflow and also you simply need to run with it, it additionally wants declaring a great deal of air get to the bottom of the coils so overlook any sort of MTL by any means. The opposite primary con is the pod wants eradicating to fill and actually want this had some type of top-fill by a valve particularly because the capability is a bit down with the usual model solely holding 3.2ml of liquid. The one different con and on this event fairly a petty challenge for me is the place of the USB port being on the bottom however then i’m not going to make use of it so for me it actually doesn’t matter.

Now for all the great things! For those who do cost within the gadget having Sort C USB is an enormous professional, additionally the actual fact it accommodates an exterior 18650 but it’s such a palm sized compact gadget is an actual win. I like the big viewing home windows they’re actually match for goal and having the choice of having the ability to use your individual 510 is one other large professional.

The gadget may be very consumer pleasant and the efficiency i discovered glorious however have to level out when clicking the hearth button to lock or enter the menu system the gadget will fireplace as a result of it fires immediately with no delay by any means. The pod suits very securely and the slots for gripping the pod to take away is an instance of consideration to element proven.

I additionally like that the gadget has totally different modes particularly the Customized mode and though not everybody will like the automated coil detection i do, it solely modify when re-fitting the pod after removing and if it doesn’t set to the wattage i wished it solely wanted a minor adjustment and that i’m tremendous with the max wattage restrict as these included coils give a strong very heat vape inside the wattage permitted.

I did strive each coils however targeting the 0.4ohm coil merely due to the wattage i personally want to vape at, though this has smaller wicking holes than the 0.17ohm coil head it dealt with 70VG with ease. After utilizing the gadget for a superb whereas alongside the Freemax AutoPod50 the final couple of days i used it alongside different pod mods i’ve beforehand examined to offer a fairer verdict.

The flavour from each coils are above common edging the Vinci and RPM coils for me however they each give loads of air, but the one noise is the coil firing, no airflow turbulence in sight only a actually clean vape. The 0.4ohm coil offers a semi restrictive vape whereas the 0.17ohm gave principally no restriction in any respect. I didn’t get spare coils for this and as talked about it’s been examined for some time so no points with coil head longevity both.

Professionals & Cons

Professionals:	Cons:
Solidly constructed Compact and ergonomic Vibrant color/designs High battery cap Accommodates 18650 Pod suits securely Taste isn’t dangerous	Have to take away pod to fill 3.2ml Normal capability under par Airflow not adjustable USB port on base No puff counter

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