I’ve been using this SMOK H-Priv device for around 3 weeks now and I was surprised that not many people had bought it so I figured I should just do a brief write up on it because it’s such a great mod. Recently we have seen that SMOK has really stepped up their game and their mods (and tanks) continue to improve in design and innovation. The H-Priv 220W TC mod is one of SMOK’s releases this year which has a very different and intriguing design compared to what we are used to seeing. If you have seen their previous releases you can tell that the H-Priv looks similar to their XCube 2 which was released last year and their R200 mod combined to give you the best combination of design and power.
Here are the specs for this mod:
The H-Priv is definitely one of the best looking mod in its price range. The first thing that catches your eye when looking at this mod is its zinc body case and the red fire button. The zinc alloy case makes this mod significantly lighter and smaller in size than other dual battery mods such as the IPV5 which is made of Aluminum alloy. The paint work on this mod seems to be pretty good and it isn’t such a finger-print magnet like the XCube 2 or the IPV5. I personally love the weight and the rectangular design of this mod which makes it very comfortable in the hand and easy to carry around. The mod is available is 3 colours – black, white and silver with red trims. The one thing you notice is that this mod does not have the round traditional firing button like other mods but rather, it has a red triangle on one side of the mod which is the firing button and all you have to do is squeeze it gently to fire.
The screen and adjustment buttons for this mod is situated on top of the mod. You might think that due to this, 25mm tanks will block the screen but it doesn’t. I have used an Aromamizer Supreme which didn’t block my screen or have an over-hang. The display screen on this mod is quite large and the details aren’t cramped up but rather easy to read. The positioning of the screen does make it easier to view all the information while vaping but also makes it possible to cause damage to the mod due to a leaky tank which may be con. The screen does have a protective glass which won’t allow juice to pass through but the buttons don’t seem to be insulated in any way so it is possible for the mod to get damaged if juice seeps through it.
The H-Priv offers 4 options in the menu:
4. Power – Switch off the mod.
Temp Control works with all the usual wire types: Nickel, Titanium, and Stainless Steel and TCR values for each wire type are user-adjustable. Both Wattage and Temp modes offer different “outputs” — Max, Min, Hard, Norm, and Soft. In addition to Wattage Mode and Temp Mode, the H-Priv also offers “Memory Mode.” The device will remember 16 different power settings (M1 all the way to M16).
One of the most annoying things about this mod is the battery door. The battery door on the H-Priv mod detaches from the device. It is quite easy enough to remove it from the mod but putting it back in place after swapping out the batteries can be a real pain. SMOK should have just created the battery cover with a permanent hinge which would make it a lot easier for the user to open to and close it. I’m not sure why SMOK hasn’t already used the hinge method as yet because their method makes it a real pain especially since you have to remove batteries each time for charging.
Overall, I think this is a great kit for the price. According to DJLSB this mod can go up till 220w but only with a 0.12 Ohm coil otherwise you will be reaching the devices voltage limitations. On the firmware which comes with the mod there is a firing delay which SMOK has now fixed in an update and made the device almost instantaneous. I haven’t used temperature control personally but according to DJLSB it’s fairly accurate.
The battery life is as great as any other dual battery mod however I do feel that my IPV5 battery life does seem to be a tad bit longer and that maybe due to the YiHi chip. So far I’ve been using this mod daily and vaping at 50w my battery lasts me about a day and a half or longer (using LG HG2).
Here are some of the cons with this mod:
1. The battery door.
2. Having the buttons and screen on the top may cause damage to the device if juice has to seep through it. I have also noticed that the screen tends to get fogged up due to vapor exiting from the airflow of the tank.
3. This mod cannot be charged via usb cable and will require an external charger.
The tank that comes with this mod is the SMOK Micro TFV4. SMOK’s TFV series tanks are known for their great flavor and vapor production and this one is no exception. The tank holds 2.5ml of juice but it can be extended to a 3.5ml capacity using the larger glass tube and included extension adapter. It also produces insane amounts of vapor for its size, even at lower wattage levels. The Micro TFV4 is compatible with all micro TFV4 coil heads, as well as two – one single coil and one dual coil – RBA deck that are sold separately. So far I’ve used both the included coils and for me, the included SS coil performed exceptionally well in terms of flavor. The drip tip they include with the tank is a wide bore delrin drip tip which can be removed. This tank does seem to go through juice so you should keep a unicorn bottle with you if you plan on going out with it.
The SMOK H-Priv 220W TC box mod is currently available either as a Mod Kit (containing only the box mod only) or a Full Kit (bundled with a SMOK TFV4 Micro Sub-Ohm Tank). I'm more impressed of the mod than the tank but the tank isn't too bad and there isn't such a big price gap between the full kit and the mod only kit.
Here are the specs for this mod:
- Size: 91 x 55 x 25 mm• Voltage Range: 0.35V–8V
- Power Range: 6W–220W
- Temp Range: 200F–600F/ 100°C–315°C
- Resistance Range: 0.06ohm–3.0ohm (TC mode); 0.1ohm–3ohm (VW mode)
- Battery: 2 x 18650 batteries (not included)
- Material: Zinc Alloy
- Micro TFV4 Tank
- Size: 22 x 47mm
- Capacity: 2.5ml / 3.5ml
- Material: Glass and Stainless Steel
- Thread: 510
- Max 220W power
- TC/VW Modes
- Red Triangle design
- Magnetic battery cover
- Adjustable Initial Resistance
- Easy to read OLED display
- Ergonomic Design
- Multiple Protections such as
- Intelligent atomizer recognition
- Puff monitoring system
- 12 seconds cut-off
- Short circuit protection
- Over-heat protection
- Low battery Warning
- 1 x H-Priv 220w TC MOD
- 1 x Micro TFV4 Tank(22mm) / 2.5ml, 3.5ml
- 1 x 0.3ohm Micro Fused clapton core (pre-installed)
- 1 x 0.25ohm Micro SS Dual core
- 1 x Replacement XL glass tube
- 1 x Tank extension adapter
- 1 x Red Smok vape band
- 1 x USB Upgrading cable
- 1 x User Manual
The H-Priv is definitely one of the best looking mod in its price range. The first thing that catches your eye when looking at this mod is its zinc body case and the red fire button. The zinc alloy case makes this mod significantly lighter and smaller in size than other dual battery mods such as the IPV5 which is made of Aluminum alloy. The paint work on this mod seems to be pretty good and it isn’t such a finger-print magnet like the XCube 2 or the IPV5. I personally love the weight and the rectangular design of this mod which makes it very comfortable in the hand and easy to carry around. The mod is available is 3 colours – black, white and silver with red trims. The one thing you notice is that this mod does not have the round traditional firing button like other mods but rather, it has a red triangle on one side of the mod which is the firing button and all you have to do is squeeze it gently to fire.
The screen and adjustment buttons for this mod is situated on top of the mod. You might think that due to this, 25mm tanks will block the screen but it doesn’t. I have used an Aromamizer Supreme which didn’t block my screen or have an over-hang. The display screen on this mod is quite large and the details aren’t cramped up but rather easy to read. The positioning of the screen does make it easier to view all the information while vaping but also makes it possible to cause damage to the mod due to a leaky tank which may be con. The screen does have a protective glass which won’t allow juice to pass through but the buttons don’t seem to be insulated in any way so it is possible for the mod to get damaged if juice seeps through it.
The H-Priv offers 4 options in the menu:
- Mode – Here you have ‘WATT’ mode which allows you customize the strength. This is something similar to the pre-heat function in the Sigelei 213 and helps with the ramp up time. You can set it to Minimum, Soft, Normal, Hard or Max.
‘Temp’ mode is the temperature control mode which works pretty much similar to other mods. You can set your preferred wattage, wire type (Ni, Ti, SS) and the TCR value for your wire type. ‘Memory’ Mode allows you to set 16 wattage settings which could be useful if you change your atomizers often and don’t want to reset the wattage each time manually.
- Puffs – Allows you to set a puff limit if you wish to do so.
- ‘Scr Time’ which is Screen time. This allows you to enable stealth mode or disable it.
- ‘Scr lock’ which is Screen lock. It allows you to enable auto-lock or disable it.
- ‘Contrast’ allows you set the screen brightness (10%-100%).
- ‘Scr Dir’ lets you change your screen orientation.
- ‘Time’ allows you to set the time and date (this cannot be viewed on your main screen).
- ‘Adj Ohm’ enables you to adjust the resistance of your coil by a few decimals.
- ‘Download’ this mode is for updating the mod but it wasn’t required for me to enable when updating mine so I’m not really sure how this mode is relevant.
4. Power – Switch off the mod.
Temp Control works with all the usual wire types: Nickel, Titanium, and Stainless Steel and TCR values for each wire type are user-adjustable. Both Wattage and Temp modes offer different “outputs” — Max, Min, Hard, Norm, and Soft. In addition to Wattage Mode and Temp Mode, the H-Priv also offers “Memory Mode.” The device will remember 16 different power settings (M1 all the way to M16).
One of the most annoying things about this mod is the battery door. The battery door on the H-Priv mod detaches from the device. It is quite easy enough to remove it from the mod but putting it back in place after swapping out the batteries can be a real pain. SMOK should have just created the battery cover with a permanent hinge which would make it a lot easier for the user to open to and close it. I’m not sure why SMOK hasn’t already used the hinge method as yet because their method makes it a real pain especially since you have to remove batteries each time for charging.
Overall, I think this is a great kit for the price. According to DJLSB this mod can go up till 220w but only with a 0.12 Ohm coil otherwise you will be reaching the devices voltage limitations. On the firmware which comes with the mod there is a firing delay which SMOK has now fixed in an update and made the device almost instantaneous. I haven’t used temperature control personally but according to DJLSB it’s fairly accurate.
The battery life is as great as any other dual battery mod however I do feel that my IPV5 battery life does seem to be a tad bit longer and that maybe due to the YiHi chip. So far I’ve been using this mod daily and vaping at 50w my battery lasts me about a day and a half or longer (using LG HG2).
Here are some of the cons with this mod:
1. The battery door.
2. Having the buttons and screen on the top may cause damage to the device if juice has to seep through it. I have also noticed that the screen tends to get fogged up due to vapor exiting from the airflow of the tank.
3. This mod cannot be charged via usb cable and will require an external charger.
The tank that comes with this mod is the SMOK Micro TFV4. SMOK’s TFV series tanks are known for their great flavor and vapor production and this one is no exception. The tank holds 2.5ml of juice but it can be extended to a 3.5ml capacity using the larger glass tube and included extension adapter. It also produces insane amounts of vapor for its size, even at lower wattage levels. The Micro TFV4 is compatible with all micro TFV4 coil heads, as well as two – one single coil and one dual coil – RBA deck that are sold separately. So far I’ve used both the included coils and for me, the included SS coil performed exceptionally well in terms of flavor. The drip tip they include with the tank is a wide bore delrin drip tip which can be removed. This tank does seem to go through juice so you should keep a unicorn bottle with you if you plan on going out with it.
The SMOK H-Priv 220W TC box mod is currently available either as a Mod Kit (containing only the box mod only) or a Full Kit (bundled with a SMOK TFV4 Micro Sub-Ohm Tank). I'm more impressed of the mod than the tank but the tank isn't too bad and there isn't such a big price gap between the full kit and the mod only kit.
