Compact pods, pocket-tested.
We look at each compact pod as an object, meaning its size, its cartridges, how long it lasts in real use and how you look after it.
Top story · Pod Care
OXVA VPrime and VPrime 2, telling them apart and caring for the cartridge
OXVA VPrime or VPrime 2, the differences on the maker's figures, which cartridges fit, then a care plan to make cartridge and coil last longer.
Open the featureFive pods to slip into a pocket, one per feature. Scroll the row or move from one to the next with the keyboard.
Cartridge Pods
Vaporesso Vibe SE and Vibe SE 2 compared on the maker's figures, battery, filling, ECO and PWR wattages, then how to look after the Dual Mesh pods.
Cartridge Pods
Geekvape Soul 2 cartridges in 1.0, 0.6 and 0.4 ohm, sorted by draw style on Geekvape's own labels, with compatibility and the power setting to match.
Pen Pods
Switching on, filling, changing the coil, choosing an e-liquid and setting the draw on the Aspire PockeX, step by step from the maker's own manual.
A Perle Glacée tool
Enter the dimensions and weight of two pods. Volume, gap and verdict update as you type.
The verdict
Pod B is the more discreet, taking 20.5% less room and weighing 8 g less than pod A.
Volume is worked out on the box that encloses the pod (length × width × thickness, divided by 1,000 to turn mm³ into cm³), so a pod with rounded edges takes up slightly less room in practice. The verdict goes to the smaller volume; under a 3% gap, the lighter pod wins. Indicative only, for adult products.