Commercial characteristics
- Sponsor having loaned the product for the magazine: Vapoclope
- Price of the tested product: 78.90 Euros
- Product category according to its selling price: Mid-range (from 41 to 80 euros)
- Mod type: Variable power electronics and temperature control
- Is the mod telescopic? No
- Maximum power: 75 watts
- Maximum voltage: 9
- Minimum value in Ohms resistance for a start: Less than 0.1
Reviewer comments on business characteristics
Smok offers us a mini version of the X Cube 2, box of “vapogeek”, the X Cube marked the spirits, but its somewhat imposing size for a double battery has undoubtedly discouraged more than one vapoteur. So when Smok offers us the mini version, we dream of a box by taking the look, but thinner and just as little, a little less cluttered with settings and functions.
The X Cube mini is placed, by its price, in the mid-range category, it is also in this market sector that Smok positions the vast majority of its products.
75W, an 18650, TC battery and all the tralala, let's go to the tests.
Physical characteristics and felt quality
- Width or Diameter of the product in mms: 25.1
- Product Length or Height in mms: 91
- Product weight in grams: 258
- Material constituting the product: Stainless steel, Aluminum, Brass
- Form Factor Type: Classic Box - VaporShark type
- Decorative style: Classic
- Quality of decoration: Good
- Is the coating of the mod sensitive to fingerprints? Yes
- All components of this mod seem well assembled? Can do better and I'll tell you why
- Fire button position: Lateral near the top cap
- Fire button type: Metal mechanics on contact caoucthouc
- Number of buttons making up the interface, including touch zones if they are present: 3
- Type of user interface buttons: Mechanical metal on rubber contact
- Quality of the interface button (s): Good, not the button is very responsive
- Number of parts in the product: 2
- Number of threads: 1
- Quality of the threads: Good
- Overall, do you appreciate the quality of manufacture of this product with regard to its price? Yes
Rating of the vapelier as to feelings quality: 2.6 / 5 
Reviewer's comments on physical characteristics and perceived quality
The “mini” X Cube still measures 91mm high, 25,1mm thick, and 50,6mm wide. I don't think I have the same notion of the mini as Smok. Certainly, compared to its big sister it is more compact, but if we compare it with the other single batteries of the moment it acts as a mastodon.
The design of the X Cube whether mini or maxi is rather successful. It has an industrial style that I would call chic. The two light lines that frame the firebar give it a touch of modernism. The small square OLED screen is placed on the top cap, it displays good definition. Right next to the latter the buttons [+] and [-]. Small rectangular metal, they do not suffer from any adjustment defect.
On the front, we find engraved, the name of the box, the mention bluetooth 4.0 and 75w TC. The other side houses the battery access hatch, it bears the engraving with the name of the SMOK brand. The latter presents a defect of adjustment and holds in place, as on the 150W model.
It's a little balot because it taints the good impression that this box arouses when you discover it, in fact, the materials and the design give it a qualitative aspect of very good level, but when you discover this problem visible to the eye naked, the good impression is somewhat undermined. The same goes for the fire bar, the latter is a bit rickety, which gives the impression that it will be the trunk in the long run.
The bottom cap accommodates the micro USB port, and degassing vents.
To sum up, a successful design, a somewhat massive box for a simple battery, beautiful materials, and small adjustment defects. It is therefore half-hearted, half-grape, the mini does not correct the faults of its big sister, and fortunately it keeps its qualities.
Functional features
- Type of chipset used: Owner
- Connection type: 510, Ego - via adapter
- Adjustable positive stud? Yes, through a spring.
- Lock system ? Electronic
- Quality of the locking system: Good, the function does what it is for
- Features offered by the mod: Display of the battery charge, Display of the resistance value, Protection against short circuits from the atomizer, Protection against reverse polarity of batteries, Display of the current vape voltage , Display of the power of the current vape, Display of the vape time of each puff, Display of the vape time since a certain date, Variable protection against overheating of the atomizer resistors, Temperature control of the resistors of the atomizer, BlueTooth connection, Support firmware update, Support customization of behavior by external software, Display brightness adjustment, Clear diagnostic messages, Operation light indicators
- Accusability: 18650
- Does the mod support stacking? No
- Number of batteries supported: 1
- Does the mod retain its configuration without batteries? Yes
- Does the mod offer a recharge feature? Charging function possible via Micro-USB
- Is the recharge function pass-through? Yes
- Does the mode offer a Power Bank function? No power bank function offered by the mod
- Does the mode offer other functions? No other function offered by the mod
- Presence of air flow regulation? Yes
- Maximum diameter in mms of compatibility with an atomizer: 25
- Accuracy of the output power at full charge of the battery: Good, there is a tiny difference between the requested power and the real power
- Accuracy of the output voltage at full charge of the battery: Good, there is a tiny difference between the requested voltage and the actual voltage
Vapelier's note regarding functional characteristics: 4.3 / 5 
Reviewer's comments on functional features
This X Cube mini is a box that I will describe as Full options, it is a box of technophile geeks.
She offers:
A VW (Variable Wattage) mode: from 1 to 75W in increments of 0,1W - resistors from 0,1 to 3Ω.
And a TC (Temperature Control) Mode: from 200 to 600 ° F (100 to 315 ° C) - resistances from 0,06 to 3Ω.
Automatic recognition of the nature of your coil: Nickel 200, Titanium and Kanthal.
The ability to adjust the temperature coefficient of your resistance to fine-tune the temperature control settings.
The possibility of adjusting the initial value of the resistance and thus improving the precision of the temperature control.
It also offers several pre-set profiles of the first seconds of vape, which allows you to either boost or lower the power of your start puff.
You can also choose the lighting color of the light bars of the fire bar among 16 million colors.
You can memorize 16 different settings and thus switch from one atomizer to another without going through the relative complexity of the settings each time.
The micro USB port can recharge your battery and update your firmware box.
Finally, and I'm pretty sure I forgot, the bluetooth function, which allows you to control all the parameters of your box and to access lots of statistics via an application on your smartphone.
In short, a box that again, like his big sister, offers a lot, can even too much.
Evaluation of the packaging
- Presence of a box accompanying the product: Yes
- Would you say that the packaging is up to the price of the product? Yes
- Presence of a user manual? Yes
- Is the manual understandable for a non-English speaker? No
- Does the manual explain ALL features? Yes
Vapelier's note on packaging: 4 / 5 
Reviewer's comments on conditioning
A black box in a sleeve dressed with the photo of the box. It's sober and up to the standard. The pack is very complete, USB cable, instructions, and silicone skin which will protect the beast from scratches but which undeniably spoils the aesthetics. . I like the little box that informs you about the precautions for using and choosing the battery.
So nothing to complain about on this point, except the absence of French in the instructions.
Appreciations in use
- Transport facilities with the test atomizer: Ok for an external jacket pocket (no deformations)
- Disassembly and cleaning facilities: Easy, even standing on the street, with a simple Kleenex
- Easy to change the batteries: Easy, even standing in the street
- Did the mod heat up? No
- Has there been any erratic behavior after a day of use? No
- Description of situations in which the product has experienced erratic behavior
Vapelier's rating in terms of ease of use: 4.5/5 
Reviewer's comments on the use of the product
This box offers a very pleasant vape, the fire bar even if it rickety, is very practical. Parameter settings are somewhat tedious, too many parameters for three buttons, fortunately the mobile application, even if it is in English will greatly simplify the task.
Even if it is not really compact, you can still carry your box around in large pockets.
Changing the battery is very easy, no worries.
In use, I would say that this box is far from being the easiest to understand, you have to know it and be really technophile to really appreciate the use, because frankly in this area, there is easier to live with competition.
Recommendations for use
- Type of batteries used during the tests: 18650
- Number of batteries used during the tests: 1
- With what type of atomizer is it advisable to use this product? Dripper, Dripper Bottom Feeder, Classic fiber, In sub-ohm assembly, Genesis-type rebuildable
- With which model of atomizer is it advisable to use this product? Not really rule but I can see it well with a TC sub ohm single coil atomizer or not
- Description of the test configuration used: Kaifun 3 mini resistance 1Ω, Aromamizer, double coil at 0,60Ω
- Description of the ideal configuration with this product: you choose
was the product liked by the reviewer: Bof, it's not the craze
Overall average of the Vapelier for this product: 3.5 / 5 
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The mood ticket of the reviewer
Well, a simple summary would lead me to say to you simply: “it is the same as its big sister, with the same qualities and the same faults”. Its size, its weight, are disproportionate compared to the boxes which compete in the same category. In addition, under very qualitative airs, certain aspects of its finish are messy.
But what's left of him? Its design, which incorporates a unique fire bar, its many functions, and especially its bluetooth connection that gives you the opportunity to take control of all the functions of this box with much more ease than with traditional controls.
It is far from being in phase with the canons of the current single battery boxes, but it has its charm and if you are tech-savvy light show enthusiasts, it will undoubtedly amuse you a lot.
Good vape vince
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