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Hi All, Anthony Vapes back here with my review of the Voopoo Drag Mini. Please see bottom for disclaimers and links. Note: This is marked as a sample.
Introduction:
The Voopoo Drag Mini is one of the latest mods from Voopoo along with the Drag 2 both releasing at around the same time. I did my drag 2 review a couple of weeks ago and was a little disappointed in it so let's see if they can bounce back with the drag mini. Voopoo is a company that doesn't need much of an introduction these days. They came onto the vape scene with the original drag which was hugely popular albeit IMO a bit overrated but still a great budget mod for the time it came out, and since then have mostly done a good job with the mojo, too, and pericles, but kinda whiffed on the pod thing with the panda. The Voopoo Drag mini is an internal battery mod rated at 117 watts and has a resin side panel. It’s available in 8 colors all with a black frame and the color choices are just the design and color of the resin panel which are Atrovirens, Rhodonite, Coral, Prussian Blue, Lava, Phthalo, Purple, and Lime. Looking around online i see it mostly in the kit version and priced from 40-60USD
Manufacturer's Specs:
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Initial Impressions and features
When I first got this mod it was what i expected. I’ve had the original drag and the drag 2 which arrived the same time as this so it was basically a smaller internal battery version of the drag 2. Still not a fan of the giant drag but i do really like the resin panel. They do use a nice resin. Outside of that though it’s pretty much exactly a drag 2 but slightly smaller and without replaceable batteries.
Watt Mode Performance (chart and spreadsheet in picture album)
Now let’s get into some data. I ran my normal testing. I used the internal battery for the testing. Testing resistances were done at .12, .16, .2, and .63 ohms. wattage points were max (117), 100, 80 60, 40 and 20. At .12 ohms it maxed out at 113 watts and 31 amps. For the rest of the testing it pretty good. 6 watts low at 100 and 4 watts high at 20 but outside of that only 1-2 watts off. At .16 it maxed out at 111 watts. The rest of the testing a little on the low side 2-5 watts at 60 or more but on point at 40 or less. For the .2 test it maxed out at 127 watts. The rest of the testing pretty solid but a little high 2-4 watts mostly.. For the .63 testing it maxed out at 94 watts and 7.679 volts. For the rest of the testing it hit 3-9 watts high. The volts shows there is no boost circuit in this mod and instead it has 2 cells in series internally but no issue with the volt limit personally and matches most dual battery mods.
Overall I felt the performance of this mod was really good. It mostly hits a little low under .2 ohms and a little high over .2 ohms but pretty accurate. I was able to get 127 watts max, so I consider it to be accurately rated at 117 watts even a little underrated. The 7.679 volt limit shows there is no boost circuit but instead 2 batteries in series internally. They list the volt limit at 7.5V so it exceeds that as well. I could not find any amp limit listed so I wish they would list all 3 personally. On this mod and the most amps i got was 31 with a .12 ohm coil which is a little above average for an internal battery mod (average is 25-30 these days). They list soft cell cutoff at 6.4V.
Simplified TLDR Power Performance summary
Mod performance is really good. Accurately rated for watts (127), no boost circuit but instead 2 batteries in series internally, above average amp limit of 31. Accurate rated for volts as well (listed 7.5 tested 7.679)
Fit Mode and Software
The new mode they added to this mod from the original is fit mode which has 3 options labeled 1, 2, and 3. So what is fit mode? I like to keep things simple personally when explaining it so basically it’s a mode where it reads the resistance of the coil and then puts out a pre-programmed wattage amount based on that and was designed to be used with their uforce coils. Basically it’s power mode with a lack of settings. I Already tested this on the drag 2 for my review and found it to be underwhelming and pointless. Overall it’s a decent idea for a kit to make life simpler for vapers however poorly executed and a useless mode
They also have their voopoo software, I was disappointed with the Vmate when the software didn’t work for it during my review and was wondering if they were decided against continuing to offer that. Thankfully the drag 2 had no issue connecting to the software as it’s been updated to work with the drag 2 already. I was able to connect no issue and remove the Ti and Ni options for TC mode and it worked great with no issues. The software is pretty basic though, but does allow you to remove modes you don’t need or want and also allows you to change the theme and to program the power curve and temp curve memories so it’s a decent software and a nice bonus so hard to complain there as most companies don’t have software to allow mod adjustments.
Temperature Control Performance
Using SS316 wire in SS mode, I tested 6 builds. 2 simple round single coil, 1 simple round dual Coil, 2 large fancy single coils builds, and 1 large fancy dual coil builds. The mod is again limited to 80 watts sadly which is something that needs to be addressed and most of the time won’t give 80 watts anyway. It’s dependant on resistance and the lower you go the less of that 80 watts you can get. This makes it unusable for large dual coil builds as it stands and really limits the ramp up ability on anything but a single coil build which is disappointing. Also it felt quite pulsey as well i don’t remember the original being as pulsey as this one but maybe based on the time my standards were lower with not many affordable TC options. As far as accuracy goes it does hit a bit weak and it could be adjusted and I would have played around with it more if it worked better to dial in it but as it stands their TC is behind the curve now and not really worth messing with these days. With that said, unlike the Drag 2, this is competing in a different market being a smaller, lower watt, internal battery mod so the limit isn’t that big of a deal like it is for the drag 2. Still It’s not one of the better ones out there, but it is at least passable on this mod. Not something i’d outright recommend for TC but not something i’d completely avoid either.
Introduction:
The Voopoo Drag Mini is one of the latest mods from Voopoo along with the Drag 2 both releasing at around the same time. I did my drag 2 review a couple of weeks ago and was a little disappointed in it so let's see if they can bounce back with the drag mini. Voopoo is a company that doesn't need much of an introduction these days. They came onto the vape scene with the original drag which was hugely popular albeit IMO a bit overrated but still a great budget mod for the time it came out, and since then have mostly done a good job with the mojo, too, and pericles, but kinda whiffed on the pod thing with the panda. The Voopoo Drag mini is an internal battery mod rated at 117 watts and has a resin side panel. It’s available in 8 colors all with a black frame and the color choices are just the design and color of the resin panel which are Atrovirens, Rhodonite, Coral, Prussian Blue, Lava, Phthalo, Purple, and Lime. Looking around online i see it mostly in the kit version and priced from 40-60USD
Manufacturer's Specs:
- Dimensions - 81.5mm by 48.5mm by 25.5mm
- Integrated 4400mAh Rechargeable Battery
- Highly Advanced GENE FIT Chip
- Wattage Output Range:
- Voltage Output Range:
- Resistance Range - Power Mode: 0.05-3.0ohms
- Resistance Range - TC Mode: 0.05-1.0ohms
- Temperature Range: 200°-600°F/100°-315°C
- Supports Ni200, Titanium, Stainless Steel Compatibility
- TCR Adjustments Mode
- Battery Set
- Flavor Ser
- Cloud Mode
- POWER Mode
- Superior Zinc Alloy Chassis Construction
- Visually Striking Resin Inlay Design
- Intuitive OLED Screen
- Large Firing Button
- Mode-Setting Button
- Two Adjustment Buttons
- Magnetized Battery Door Cover
- Over Temperature Protection
- Output Over-Current Protection
- Overcharge Protection
- Over Discharge Protection
- Short-Circuit Protection
- Switch Timeout Protection - 10 Seconds
- Brand Balance Battery Charging
- Micro USB Port
- Centered 510 Connection
- Available in Atrovirens, Rhodonite, Coral, Prussian Blue, Lava, Prussian, Purple, Lime
- 1 DRAG Mini 117W Mod
- 1 Instructional Manual
- 1 Warranty Card
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Initial Impressions and features
When I first got this mod it was what i expected. I’ve had the original drag and the drag 2 which arrived the same time as this so it was basically a smaller internal battery version of the drag 2. Still not a fan of the giant drag but i do really like the resin panel. They do use a nice resin. Outside of that though it’s pretty much exactly a drag 2 but slightly smaller and without replaceable batteries.
Watt Mode Performance (chart and spreadsheet in picture album)
Now let’s get into some data. I ran my normal testing. I used the internal battery for the testing. Testing resistances were done at .12, .16, .2, and .63 ohms. wattage points were max (117), 100, 80 60, 40 and 20. At .12 ohms it maxed out at 113 watts and 31 amps. For the rest of the testing it pretty good. 6 watts low at 100 and 4 watts high at 20 but outside of that only 1-2 watts off. At .16 it maxed out at 111 watts. The rest of the testing a little on the low side 2-5 watts at 60 or more but on point at 40 or less. For the .2 test it maxed out at 127 watts. The rest of the testing pretty solid but a little high 2-4 watts mostly.. For the .63 testing it maxed out at 94 watts and 7.679 volts. For the rest of the testing it hit 3-9 watts high. The volts shows there is no boost circuit in this mod and instead it has 2 cells in series internally but no issue with the volt limit personally and matches most dual battery mods.
Overall I felt the performance of this mod was really good. It mostly hits a little low under .2 ohms and a little high over .2 ohms but pretty accurate. I was able to get 127 watts max, so I consider it to be accurately rated at 117 watts even a little underrated. The 7.679 volt limit shows there is no boost circuit but instead 2 batteries in series internally. They list the volt limit at 7.5V so it exceeds that as well. I could not find any amp limit listed so I wish they would list all 3 personally. On this mod and the most amps i got was 31 with a .12 ohm coil which is a little above average for an internal battery mod (average is 25-30 these days). They list soft cell cutoff at 6.4V.
Simplified TLDR Power Performance summary
Mod performance is really good. Accurately rated for watts (127), no boost circuit but instead 2 batteries in series internally, above average amp limit of 31. Accurate rated for volts as well (listed 7.5 tested 7.679)
Fit Mode and Software
The new mode they added to this mod from the original is fit mode which has 3 options labeled 1, 2, and 3. So what is fit mode? I like to keep things simple personally when explaining it so basically it’s a mode where it reads the resistance of the coil and then puts out a pre-programmed wattage amount based on that and was designed to be used with their uforce coils. Basically it’s power mode with a lack of settings. I Already tested this on the drag 2 for my review and found it to be underwhelming and pointless. Overall it’s a decent idea for a kit to make life simpler for vapers however poorly executed and a useless mode
They also have their voopoo software, I was disappointed with the Vmate when the software didn’t work for it during my review and was wondering if they were decided against continuing to offer that. Thankfully the drag 2 had no issue connecting to the software as it’s been updated to work with the drag 2 already. I was able to connect no issue and remove the Ti and Ni options for TC mode and it worked great with no issues. The software is pretty basic though, but does allow you to remove modes you don’t need or want and also allows you to change the theme and to program the power curve and temp curve memories so it’s a decent software and a nice bonus so hard to complain there as most companies don’t have software to allow mod adjustments.
Temperature Control Performance
Using SS316 wire in SS mode, I tested 6 builds. 2 simple round single coil, 1 simple round dual Coil, 2 large fancy single coils builds, and 1 large fancy dual coil builds. The mod is again limited to 80 watts sadly which is something that needs to be addressed and most of the time won’t give 80 watts anyway. It’s dependant on resistance and the lower you go the less of that 80 watts you can get. This makes it unusable for large dual coil builds as it stands and really limits the ramp up ability on anything but a single coil build which is disappointing. Also it felt quite pulsey as well i don’t remember the original being as pulsey as this one but maybe based on the time my standards were lower with not many affordable TC options. As far as accuracy goes it does hit a bit weak and it could be adjusted and I would have played around with it more if it worked better to dial in it but as it stands their TC is behind the curve now and not really worth messing with these days. With that said, unlike the Drag 2, this is competing in a different market being a smaller, lower watt, internal battery mod so the limit isn’t that big of a deal like it is for the drag 2. Still It’s not one of the better ones out there, but it is at least passable on this mod. Not something i’d outright recommend for TC but not something i’d completely avoid either.