Eleaf Istick Amnis Kit Review
In-depth Eleaf Istick Amnis with GS Drive Tank Review
We love it when vape companies produce small vape mod kits that can easily fit in your pocket, but what we don鈥檛 like is when these kits don鈥檛 perform. So the major question on the new Eleaf Istick Amnis Kit is, has this kit got the performance to match its ultra-small look? Only one way to find out and that’s to review the kit!
Design
The design is all about size, and it鈥檚 small, although technically it鈥檚 a box mod, it鈥檚 more like a cross between a vape pen and a mod, because of it’s thin yet relatively tall look.
With the tank on it measures just 122mm tall, 24mm wide and has a depth of 18mm with an overall weight of around 60-65grams, so it fits in the hand relatively well but can鈥檛 quite be concealed thanks to its protruding and pretty big tank.
Eleaf is releasing a nice range of colors in the initial release which includes black, silver, red, green, blue, and purple, but expect some special edition colors and designs to appear soon. The finish on the Amnis has a rubber-like coating making it soft and smooth to grip, but also gives it a non-slip feel.
Features
The Istick Amnis has a built-in 900mAh battery which is relatively small, but with a maximum output wattage set to 30W should last a reasonable amount of time. The resistances for your coils can be between 0.15-3-ohms so will support both mouth to lung and direct lung inhales, although the coils that are included in the kit only support direct lung inhales. If your not sure if this is the right e-cig, then you can compare the different types of e-cigs here.
There鈥檚 no screen or settings but it does have a battery indicator, which is a simple color LED. Red means it has less than 10% charge remaining and needs a recharge, blue means less than 30% charge, amber represents less than 60% charge and green is obviously fully charged.
The Istick Amnis mod is also packed with safety features which include over-charge/discharge protection to extend the life of the built-in battery, current protection to stop your coils burning through, as well as short circuit protection should your device get wet or develop a fault.
GS Drive Tank
A slightly new design with the tank from Eleaf with a clever, but somewhat over-engineered, retractable top fill and childproof top cap. Not sure why they wanted to include a lock on the cap, but it works and has a better function of stopping any leaks with an accidental opening. Our guess is that this is the real purpose of this lock. The cap has an arrow showing you which way to slide the cap to enable easy top fill.
With a small capacity of just 2ml, it means you鈥檙e going to have to carry your e-liquid bottle around with you, unfortunately, but this is mainly thanks to the TPD regulations in Europe. Eleaf is not producing a larger tank at this time.
The GS Air Mesh coils are something to get excited about though. In our opinion mesh coils are the best way to get the maximum flavor from your e-liquid, so it鈥檚 really good to see that Eleaf is also including this with the tank. It鈥檚 slightly on the high side of resistance at 0.35ohms, but it鈥檚 been designed that way to suit the relatively low power of 25-30 watts from the Amnis mod.
Performance
We鈥檙e using the 0.35ohm mesh coil with the airflow fully open to get the maximum out of this device. The vape is a little restricted as we expected and the flavor is slightly muted in comparison to more powerful devices on the market. This is to be expected.
Performing repetitive vapes to test the wicking of the coil seems to pass without a problem, no dry hits at all.
To Conclude
There is obviously one huge positive with the Eleaf Istick Amnis kit and that鈥檚 the size, it鈥檚 small and convenient. For this, though you do pay slightly with a slightly muted taste and resistant airflow. The battery at 900mAh isn鈥檛 going to last the day. But for a first time user, or a user looking for the best e-cig to quit smoking with it鈥檚 a great option to give vaping a try and start your vaping journey with. For an experienced vaper, however, you may be a little underwhelmed.
What Others Say:
[one_second][blockquote author=”vaping v1ck” link=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llkR72YuqvM” target=”_blank”] I like it, I thinks its pretty solid and can see a smoker transitioning to this without a problem… [/blockquote][/one_second]
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