Wotofo Manik Mini Review by Simon

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As you can see there’s nothing that we haven’t seen before and uninspiring for 2021, but judging this book by its cover is a big mistake, sure there’s nowt new but everything has been done well and it’s very refined, even the charge current is a reasonable 1.2 Amps even though its Micro USB, I have seen many USB-C pods that still only charge at 1 Amp, the 60 minutes charge time I found to be faster, it rarely took over 45 minutes.

Unboxing & Contents

The Manik Mini comes in a quirky small square box, it’s really compact and I liked its appearance, Wotofo do go a bit ‘manic’ with their branding though.

The box was a bit awkward to open, I had to shake the hell out of it to get it open, once open there’s no surprises as you can already see the top layer.

But instantly you can see they included 2 pods which is always welcome, underneath is the Micro USB cable and paperwork, also a silica moisture baggie doofa.

There’s already some charge in the battery but it’s best to recharge it before first use, it only took 15 minutes on mine which gave me time to fill the pod and let that saturate.

First impressions

This device oozes quality, it looks and feels great and I really liked the zinc alloy chassis, it has been well designed and sculpted so there’s no hard edges and it sits nicely into you hand.

The whole ‘leather’ thing is getting a bit boring now yet I really liked it on this pod, it feels soft and grippy, the embossing is quality and looks flawless, to the best I can tell; the stitching looks real and adds to the styling, overall it has a nice tactile feel to it.

There is a tiny screen on the one side and a control button, the opposite side has been matched with the same gloss black panel, it all looks symmetrical which appeals to my tastes.

I generally avoid manuals and there’s absolutely no need for one on this device as it’s very user friendly and there’s only one button, so it’s just a combination of presses to control, it isn’t a fire button as it is auto-draw only.

Little details start to become apparent, I noticed that the auto-draw air intake was raised and sits inside the pod which not only makes it more reliable but should also prevent eliquid entering the battery section which is an example of how Wotofo have refined this pod system.

The pods are very high quality, possibly the best quality I have seen in a pod kit, but there is a problem there which surprised me, they are disposable! I had to double check as the pods seemed far too good to waste but no, they are indeed disposable which is wasteful, on the plus side the pods are pretty cheap (3 for around £7)

The 2 included pods are different, one is regular wire and the other is mesh but both are the same 0.6Ohms, they are etched onto the bottom side of the pods, there is a filling bung on the side which is easy enough to pry open and fill.

The pod fits like a glove (NOT O J Simpson’s glove!) and no play or wobble at all, it’s easy to remove as there’s plenty of surface to get a grip on, though it’s dark plastic I found it was still easy enough to see your juice level, especially if you tip it upside down when running low, the wick is right at the bottom so you can almost run it dry without a dry hit.

Colour choices

There’s quite a range of colours available, I chose the Orange purely to be different with the photography as I wasn’t expecting to use it after the review period, but I really like it, the contrast of the silver chassis and black work really well, I quite fancy a ‘spare’ Beige one now.

Performance

This is what won me over from the very first draw, I started with the Mesh pod at 15Watts and the draw and flavour was a real surprise, damn its good! The other surprise which I really thought I wouldn’t like was the mouthpiece, it looked too large for my tastes but it was actually very comfortable and well suited for MTL, the actual airflow bore in the pod is nice and narrow, it taper out near the top, the result is a very satisfying MT auto-draw.

One of the reasons I was reluctant to review the Manik Mini originally was the sub-ohm coils, 0.6 Ohms is half of my preferred 1.2 Ohm coils and 0.6 is closer to an RDL vape in my experience, this was not the case with the Manik, simply put; I bloody love the MTL vape this pod gives, the flavour is on par if not better than any other pod I can think of.

The regular wire pod wasn’t too shabby either but I much preferred the mesh as it just vaped so well.

Battery life lasted me over a day (3 refills of the 3ml capacity) which I’m more than happy with and the average recharge time of 45 minutes was ideal.

Pros

• Flavour is right up there with the very best.
• Solid quality chassis.
• MTL Auto-draw works perfectly.
• Ducks bill mouthpiece is surprisingly comfortable.
• Simple and beginner friendly.

Cons

• Disposable pods are wasteful.

Final Thoughts

What started off as an unpromising boring pod kit ended up winning me over big time, mainly down to the quality of the vape the Manik produces, sure the wasteful disposable pods bothers me but it pales into insignificance when a look at the contents of my wheelie bin, the Manik Mini is a guilty pleasure that’s worth it.

The Manik Mini Pod will make at least 4 of my other ‘best’ pods redundant.

This review was written by Vapaneezer Scrooge-Simon from POTV, click to view original review there with more beautiful photos.