Finally got my TFV4 from Gearbest, almost a month after I ordered it
. Never ordering from them again as I picked the US warehouse but they still shipped from China. There excuse was they ran out at the US warehouse so they had to ship from China, they should have refunded my order instead, terrible company.
I did check the product verification through Smok's website and at least I got an original, phew.
I started with the triple coil which was installed and while it was good that things sucks through juice like no other even though it wasn't that much more clouds than the Crown. I went through a full tank in less than an hour with the triple coil and it wasn't better than the Crown IMO. I decided to switch to the Quad coil for my next fill up, much better for me. Filled up both the Smok and Crown with the same juice, 1 on my TNT 80 and the other on the Sig 150TC. I would take 2 puffs off of each back to back. The Crown is more airy with both wide open, not a lot more but definitely noticeable. You can match the air flow on the Smok by opening the air flow on the tip. Cloud wise I really didn't notice much of a difference but flavor wise I would give the edge to the Smok, not a big difference but noticeable. The Smok still went through more juice than the Crown with the quad coil installed but it wasn't ridiculous like the triple coil.
I am not a cloud chaser but for those that are the Crown has a slight edge there, you can really crank it up. After the coil has had a few tanks run through it I am able to lower the wattage some which I like and still get a satisfying vape with the Crown, the Smok so far just likes to suck the life out of my batteries.
I personally prefer the look of the Smok better, the fit and finish is very nice. I also get less spit back with the Smok, not that the Crown is bad in that regard but it is a little more finicky about the wattage to avoid spit back.
There are Pros and Cons for both tanks but they are pretty close. If I had to choose which one to buy based on what I already know I would choose the one that is the best deal both tank and replacement coil wise. Also keep in mind that your going to go through juice faster with the Smok, it does give you slightly better flavor but at a cost. If I was still buying store bought juice then I would go with the Crown, since I DIY my juice now it is not much of a concern anymore.
I did talk to my friend who was disappointed with the TFV4 Mini he got when he ran the triple 6 coil that came installed with his. He also went through the first tank in about 30 minutes and wasn't impressed. He switched to the Clapton RBA head and is now impressed, he says great flavor and not gulping juice like mad man. He doesn't have a Crown but he doesn't like a super airy draw so I told him that the Crown is great but maybe not for him as it is airier than the Smok.
I really do like both of these tanks and whichever you choose you can't go wrong. I won't be taking either of them on the road with me though as I use a OBS T-VCT for that as it holds more juice and gives a great vape at around 20 to 30 watts. I know with the OBS I can vape for a long time without having to bring extra juice with me when I am driving. If I had to choose 1 tank it would be the OBS as it fits my lifestyle better than all the other tanks I have. After trying my OBS 2 other friends ordered it right away and it is there overall favorite tank as well. It is not a cloud monster but does give a very satisfying dense cloud with great flavor and no spit back. It also has 6mil capacity from a tank not much bigger than the Arctic which only holds about half that.
