Pod System Reviews

Vaporesso XROS 5 and Mini

Vaporesso are back with the latest versions of the ever popular XROS series, and Stephen got hands on with the new XROS 5 and XROS 5 Mini kits

by Stephen Gitsham
May 19, 2025

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Vaporesso sent me over both of their new XROS 5 and XROS 5 mini kits to have a blast on and I’ve been happily puffing away on them for a wee bit now.

The XROS series of pod kits has been around for a while now and have been a few people’s staple kits. They always come up as recommendations on the forum for anyone looking for a new pod kit and for a good reason, they are consistently decent. You could argue that they don’t need to be updated so frequently but that’s the nature of business. Companies need to update and innovate to get the sales they need, and everyone likes a new shiny vape, don’t they? Plus, all the previous and new XROS pods fit every version, so you don’ have to upgrade if you don’t want to.

The XROS 5 Mini has a 1500mAh internal battery and comes with a single 0.8ohm pod. It has airflow adjustment and a LED indicator to show the battery level. There are no buttons on the mini as it’s auto draw only, and the maximum output is 30W so it should be able to handle most of the existing (and new Corex 3.0) XROs pods that are out there. The kit comes in 10 different colours.

The XROS 5 also has a 1500mAh internal battery and it also has an airflow adjustment slider on it. This one comes with both 0.8 and 0.6ohm pods. It also has a fire button and screen so it’s clearly the more advanced of the two. The power output is, again, 30W max and the XROS 5 comes in 10 different colours as well.

Both kits come with Vaporesso’s new Corex 3.0 technology in the pods. The marketing blurb claims that this gives you 40% more vapour production, 30% more flavour delicacy, 30% more airflow smoothness, and 30% more performance stability. I wonder if that’s an upgrade on the Corex 2 or if the comparison is with standard pod kits, but then I’ve never really understood or listened to marketing. It’s all about how things perform for me.

Design wise the XROS 5 Mini is your usual squashed pen style vape with branding on the front and back. The one I got was the flowing pink version and I do like the pearlescent effect on the panels, even if I’d have preferred the blue one. On one side is the airflow adjuster and on the other is the USB Type C slot so you can charge it standing up. The pods fit in well, with strong enough magnets that they won’t fly out if dropped and there’s enough room to see all the liquid so you can clearly see when it’s time to refill.

The XROS 5 is longer than the mini and has a fire button above the USB C slot. It also has a screen so that you can adjust the themes and power output, as well as lock the button to make it auto draw only. The one I got sent was the blue silk version and again, I like the styling they’ve used here, it’s all nicely minimal and classy looking.

Function wise there’s not a lot there, as it should be with pod kits. The mini is purely plug and play, you just fill it up, wait a bit then vape. The XROS 5 has a bit more to it. You can set six different themes by clicking the fire button twice. There’s black, white, pink, rainbow, space, and watch to choose from, and the rainbow, space, and watch themes have different animations that run when you take a draw. Three clicks let you change the power output from eco to normal to power. I prefer the power personally but I’m like that with my mods and such as well. Finally, four clicks lets you lock the fire button, so it’s only draw activated, always a handy function to have for pockets and bags.

In use, I’ve found that the vape is, as always with Vaporesso pod kits, lovely. They do seem to be able to get a good cloud of vapour and some great flavour from their kits and pods. The 0.8ohm pod is lovely for a nice loose MTL, and the airflow adjustment allows for a pretty tight draw as well, not super tight but tight enough to keep most folks happy. You can still get a restricted RDL from the mini with the 0.8ohm pod, and I’ve not had any burnt hits, even when taking a few draws in a row.

The 0.6ohm pod on the XROS 5 is also great for flavour and vapour production. There’s a real depth from my DIY juice, and with bar salt juice, it really ups the sweetness and flavour from those as well. I’ve been running it on power mode most of the time, but the eco and normal modes still give that depth of flavour, which is quite impressive to me. I need to add that none of the pods I’ve used on these kits have leaked at all whatsoever, even when left for a day or two on their own.

Final Thoughts

Vaporesso have managed to upgrade the XROS series again. It really isn’t just an upgrade to the look for me, the vape is better with the new pods as well as the battery capacity increase.

The marketing blurb again takes pains to note that they are using ‘mega battery’ technology, and it is quite impressive again that they manage to keep the kits roughly the size of their predecessors while upping the battery capacity. I think the first XROS mini I had was something like 800mAh, and now it’s a whopping 1500mAh. I’m not techie enough to check and compare, but I do like that both of these kits will likely last me whole night in the pub or in the house without needing a charge.

The fact that all older XROS pods fit too is always a bonus. You can use your older ones that you have in stock, but I would recommend getting a pack of the Corex 3 ones when you can as they do make a difference for me personally.

Thanks again to Vaporesso for letting us test the XROS 5 and XROS 5 Mini kits out.

Pros

Nice big battery on both kits
Flavour is great from the pods, as usual
Nice clean look to the kits

Cons

You might already have an XROS kit or two but don’t let that stop you from getting the 5

Stephen Gitsham

Reviewer at POTV

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I was a very militant smoker for many years…why would I stop doing the only thing I had left that I liked doing? Then I fell into vaping in 2017. My wife bought a cheap kit off from Amazon that stopped working and I took it to a local vape shop to see what they could do with it. An hour later and full of new knowledge about watts, ohms, and juice strength, I headed home with a new nautilus mini tank for her and raved to her about the helpful guy in the shop. I must have bored her with all my new found information. I tried her vape that night, and a week later bought my own kit. Then I found POTV and the amazingly helpful and generous people on it. A month later I was making my own (disgusting) vape juice, and a month after that I was winding coils for my new RDA. Six years on and I'm much better at making juice, and I now have no money but lots of shiny mods and tanks