Given that I am neither a fan nor can I call myself a pod mod expert, despite this Havok V1 by Uwell, intrigued me. Apparently a mod without many pretensions, but weight and dimensions seemed interesting ...

Packaging

The mod arrives in a black cardboard box with a relative sleeve (always black). The equipment is essential, in fact in addition to the device we receive:

• one UN2 Meshed-H 0.25ohm Havok Coil (installed)
• one UN2 Meshed-H 0.6ohm Havok coil
• a packet of o-rings (spare for the coils )
• a user manual in English
• Strangely, there is no USB cable for charging ...

As mentioned, weight and dimensions, for those looking for something light and not bulky to carry around, are definitely interesting: 105g of weight (the body is in aluminum alloy), 100 × 42.9 × 19.2 mm. Excluding the drip tip, the height is reduced to about 88mm.

Description

The Havok V1 is available in 5 colors: silver (received by me), red, blue, green and black, which correspond on one of the 2 sides with multi-colored panels of different shades. In any case, the writing HAVOK Faithful to Powerful is present in good evidence.

On the opposite side, Uwell has indulged itself not a little: in addition to the writings HAVOK, Designed by Uwell, Made in China, and Mesh, we find a strange logo (also present under the display) and geographical coordinates.

For the logo I prefer what was found on the net: with a little imagination you can still read HAVOK.

The coordinates are 113.849998 ° N - 22.607131 ° E, therefore non-existent! (90 ° N we are at the North Pole, and no further is possible). Not believing it to be a (gross) mistake, I would say that it is a simple puzzle to solve: in fact, by inverting latitude with longitude, that is 22.607131 ° N - 113.849998 ° E, we arrive in the district of Bao'an in Shenzen, headquarters of Uwell.

Returning to more serious things, on the front we find the display displays the status of the built-in 1800 mAh battery, Watt, Volt, coil resistance, the duration of the last puff and the total number of puffs. At the top left the writing POW (er), something of which however I do not understand the use since it is the only delivery method foreseen.

The fire button located above the display, is precise and "clicky", like the + and - buttons. Even if you shake vigorously, you can sometimes hear only the slightest movement of the fire button alone (but you have to get there with your ear).

The (few) key combinations to know are:

Fire and +: lock/unlock the + and - keys
Fire and -: blocks / unblocks the delivery
+ and -:  resets the puff counter
Fire, + and -:  factory reset (resets the puff counter and Watts to the default for the coil in use).
5 clicks of the Fire: power on / off
The base in addition to the battery vent holes and the CE mark houses the USB-C port for charging. As mentioned, in addition to the charger, you must also provide for the cable yourself.

The pod, in PCTG material, has a capacity of 4ml and is fixed to the mod by pressure with a well audible click (there are no magnets). The insertion of the coils is obligatory since the circular base of these is rectified at a point that faces the front of the pod.

The liquid level is visible from the side, but since the tank comes out of the body of the mod only for one half diagonally, the observation is certainly not the most precise. Certainly more interesting is the refill, which takes place from the top thanks to a sliding system. A rubber membrane also prevents liquid leaks even with the pod open.

On the front of the pod, we find a sliding system for air regulation, with a stroke of about 6mm, of which however only 2 come out of the mod when the cartridge is inserted.

Usage impressions

I used the Havok V1 for about 3 weeks, practically every day alternating it with other devices. The first observation is that even if the box allows, in theory, to reach 65W, with the 0.25-ohm coil there is no way to go beyond the maximum recommended wattage which is 45W (in reality it reaches 46W). Ditto for the 0.6-ohm coil, with which it necessarily stops at 25W. Since these are the only coils at the moment available for Havok, I expect even more thrusts will come out of it. The second observation, equally important, is that thanks to the refill system from the top and the lateral airflow, there is no loss of liquid. In addition, condensation in the drip tip and in the airflow slot is also at a minimum level.

The 0.25-ohm coil, the first I tried given my preference for flavor, I must say that it did not impress me. With a creamy liquid (Bust-a-nut by Alisa Borek, Flavor West aromas) it left me quite indifferent, the aroma is faithful but milder than what I know well. Things went (much) better with a fruity iced (Blue Razz Coldfinger by Joe's Juice), in which the poor hit of this mesh coil, combined with the fact that I vape at 1.3-1.4 mg/ml of nicotine, is compensated by the ice effect of the liquid.

A separate discussion for the 0.6 coils, which I tried with synthetic vanilla tobacco (Millennium by Goldwave). In this case, the aroma is decidedly more pronounced, and also the air control is effective and allows to obtain a more than discreet MTL shot. The autonomy of use, which with the 0.25 used at 45W does not go beyond 180 puffs, here being on 18-20W allows you to make 400+ puffs before having to recharge.

Conclusions

The initial curiosity I had towards this pod mod I can say that it was satisfied. Of course, there is no need to cry for a miracle, and neither can you say that you have a high-level system in your hands, but especially in this summer period when you go out with little on having a device so light and small to carry around. it's a nice convenience. Promoted with 0.6-ohm coils, "Postponed to September" (in the true sense of the word) for those of 0.25. Also promoted for the refill, the absence of leaking and autonomy, below the sufficiency for the lack of sobriety. Thinking of a V2 version, I would opt, in addition to a less noisy design (but they are tastes), for a drip tip not integrated with the pod and for a revisitation of the airflow (to adjust it now you have to extract the pod).