VOOPOO VMate i2

VOOPOO have released another update to a classic pod kit, this time it is the turn of the VMate pod kit which has been refreshed and rereleased as the imaginatively named VMate i2

by Antony Lord
Sep 25, 2024

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VOOPOO are updating their entry level VMate kit with the new and improved VMate i2. They seem to want to emphasize the looong battery life, looong lasting coils, and looong RGB battery indicator compared to the rather looong in the tooth VMate infinity edition that it’s replacing.

Specifications

113.7 x 28.5 x 15 mm
55 grams
Improved 1500mAh internal battery
Maximum 30 watt output
Type C charging
Compatible with the full range of VMate pods

The VMate i2 is intended to be the new entry level kit for the VMate series, and whilst I haven’t been able to find any U.K pricing as yet, the old VMate infinity edition seems to be under £15 so I would expect this to be similarly priced. At this price point, you’re obviously going to get a fairly bare bones offering in the box with the device itself, one pod, a USB-C charging cable, and some basic documentation. Personally I’d rather have seen a second pod and no usb cable but overall, it’s a good package for the price point.

The VMate i2 is available in seven colours and I was sent the “forest green” version which reminded me of a couple of cars that I’ve owned in the past with a metallic green finish on the aluminium alloy shell. It’s quite comfortable to hold with softly rounded edges, and it is surprisingly lightweight at 55 grams given the internal 1500mAh battery.

There’s an adjustable airflow control on the “back” of the unit which I do find myself accidentally covering from time to time as I did with previous VMate kits thanks to its position.

Down one edge of the VMate i2 you’ll find a long RGB strip that acts as your battery indicator, the more charge you have, the more of the strip will light up until finally, as you reach the end of the battery, only a small section at the base will light up red. Whilst this is an interesting feature, there’s quite a bit of light bleed so it’s difficult to gauge exactly how much battery capacity you have left, and there’s also no way to turn this off.

At the base there’s a USB-C charge port surrounded by a rubber foot. In my charge test, the VMate i2 hit a peak charge rate of 0.93 amps with a final recorded capacity of 1297mAh reached in 1 hour and 35 minutes. This is a big jump from the 900mAh in the VMate infinity edition so battery life most definitely hasn’t been an issue and I’ve easily gone two days between charges with the included 0.7ohm pod.

Finally up top we have the pod recess with two large contacts along with the airflow and auto draw sensor. VOOPOO has pretty much perfected the auto draw system on all of their kits now, and this has once again worked flawlessly.

This is compatible with the full range of VMate pods and the included 0.7ohm pod is from the more recent top fill series with a large fill port on the side. My review unit sported the international 3ml pod, but of course we’ll be limited to the 2ml versions here in the U.K.

As always, the flavour from the kanthal mesh coils is superb, and these latest versions of the pods promise up to three times the life of earlier versions, so they’re quite long lived as well. Personally I prefer the more slimline Argus pods, but these perform just as well as those do so I have no complaints on that front, and you can’t argue with the longer battery life that this slightly bigger device offers.

Conclusion

The VOOPOO VMate i2 is a cracking little starter kit for the price point I expect this will be offered at, and VOOPOO pods are top tier as far as performance goes so you’ll be hard pressed to beat this. As this supports the full range of VMate pods, you can take this from a fairly tight mouth to lung to a restricted direct lung vape so it’s a pretty versatile pocket mod to boot.

Many thanks to VOOPOO for sending the VMate i2 kit over for review.

Pros

Increased battery capacity
Compatible with the full range of VMate pods

Cons

Only one pod included in the kit

Antony Lord

Reviewer at POTV

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