In the “long” history of sub ohm tanks, which series is the best one? You may have different answers like Horizon Falcon, FreeMax Fireluke, but I do believe many people will pick the SMOK TF series, which begins from TFV4, TFV8, TFV8 Baby, TFV8 Big Bagy, TFV12, TFV12 Prince, TFV16, TFV16 Lite, TFV9, TFV9 Mini, now it comes to TFV18. There are lots of stories we can talk about for each tank mentioned, SMOK became a well-known brand out of its innovative TFV4, hot selling TFV8 with lots of coil options… In this post we will have a brief comparison between the latest 3 versions: TFV16 VS TFV16 Lite VS TFV18.
Here we go:
Product Name | TFV18 | TFV16 | TFV16 Lite |
Brand | SMOK | SMOK | SMOK |
Release Date | Dec 2020 | Jun 2019 | Nov 2019 |
Appearance |  |  |  |
Size | 66.3*31.6mm | 64.5*32mm | 58.5*28mm |
Material | SS & pyrex glass | SS & pyrex glass | SS & pyrex glass |
Capacity | 7.5ml Max | 9ml | 5ml |
Top Cap Locker? | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Filling Method | Top Filling | Top Filling | Top Filling |
Coils |
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Drip Tip | SMOK Special | SMOK Special | 810 |
Airflow | Adjustable | Adjustable | Adjustable |
Colors | 6 colors | 6 colors | 4 colors |
Thread | 510 | 510 | 510 |
Member Price | $20.23 | $17.28 | $17.15 |
Ratings | Unknown | ||
Where to Buy |
Summary
Overall, the new TFV18 is a bit smaller than TFV16 in size & tank capacity, TFV18 also followed the top filling design from TFV16 with a top cap locker system. Another noticeable change is the TFV18 arranged 5 braces on the base to effciently transfer the power to the coil for circular and fast heating.
Good news is the coils for TFV18 and TVF16 are interchangeable, including the RBA. While the coils for TFV16 Lite do not match other tanks.
We may expect the new coils to deliver an unique vaping experience with the TFV18 tank.
Which one is your favorite tank in SMOK TF series? Share us your thoughts in comments below.
Just bought a Morph 2 kit with a TFV18 tank. Using the single mesh 0.33 ohm and i love it. Great taste big cloud. But big juice eater. 1/3 of the tank used for 28 puffs. And I’m only at 80W. They say best at 100-110W (tried it) but I prefer 80W. I recomend it but be aware that you e-juice bottle will empty quickly. The good side is that you can put a TFV16 coil in it if you find it’s too thirsty. One thing thats great about the tank they don’t mention is that it has a crazy big airflow. 3 bottom opening compared to 2 on the TFV16 (I had a TFV16 berfore)
Hey Mike,
Quick question for you, I have tfv16 and am curious about tfv18.
How is the airflow when using tfv16 coil in the tfv18?
It’s huge. It has 3 11mm airflow holes so you get a very cool airy vape when it’s all the way open. The airflow mechanism is very smooth and easy to adjust. Apart from guzzling my juice, I can’t find anything to complain about with the TFV18
Can we use the tfv 16 coils in the tfv 18
Yes, they are interchangeable
Actually not , I have tfv18 and not all coils from tfv16 will fit dual mesh yes single mesh nope plus I’m searching for other coils which can fit in my tank
TFV16 and TFV18 Coils are not interchangeable. They will fit that is true but if you run an 18 coil in a 16 tank no matter how well you seal it. The cotton will saturate and the juice will flow out the air holes. I went through a 3 pack in 2 different tanks and had the same result. Just bought an 18 tank instead.
That is just not true. I run a vape shop and have been using either a 16 or 18 for years now and they all work in both tanks equally well. Never had an 18 coil leak in a 16 tank, and never had a customer have that issue either. Smok had bad quality control a couple years ago and where some would leak and some wouldn’t screw in due to bad threads so that was probably what happened to you, but I haven’t had one leak in over a year now. Also 18 coils in general are trash compared to 16(duals in particular), they burn out in just a couple days whereas 16 coils last upwards of 2 weeks, and that’s mine and dozens of customers experience with them. So I recommend everyone run an 18 tank with 16 coils if they want high wattage vaping, lower wattage between 50-80 just get a Zeus.