Disclaimer: This is an independent review of a vape device kindly provided to me by Healthcabin and is not associated with Planet Of The Vapes or any other organisation. The opinions here are purely my own and I am not receiving any payment or inducement for them.
‘Good things come in threes’, or as they said in Latin ‘Omne trium perfectum’. It’s an adage we use everyday and one we never even think about. From Little Pigs to sneezes, Musketeers to busses and Wise Monkeys to Churchillian speeches… It’s ubiquitous.
Lionel Ritchie even wrote a song about his lady being as good as three.
In writing it’s known as the rule of three and if you’ve been paying attention you’ll have noticed I’ve used it once in this article already.
Given its prevalence and long term usage, one must think it carries some truth, and whether it’s the Three Little Pigs or the Three Musketeers, the number three carries a certain weight in our minds.
It’s with this in mind that I looked forward to my latest review – Voopoo’s latest flagship release, the Drag 3 – because if the old adage holds true, it should be their best.
Ever since it was first launched in 2017, Voopoo’s Drag has dominated the scene it created, and only now, four years on are its rivals beginning to catch up and perhaps even surpass it.
With this in mind, the new Drag needs to be as advanced as its forebears just to see off the competition and even better to maintain, or reclaim, its crown.
So is it?
Well, for the most part yes. It’s certainly a development on its two predecessors, and it’s main changes are the new, increased capacity 5.5ml TPP pod system and the updated Gene.Fan 2.0 chip.
It’s also much smaller and lighter than the previous models with a significant reduction in weight over the Drag 2 refresh edition, down 40g to 120g – and with dimensions of just 122 x 50.25 x 25mm it’s really quite small for what it is.
Wrapped around the retro Zinc alloy C-frame mod is a soft, spongy leather panel that features Voopoo and Drag 3 logos stamped on the sides, encircling it almost three quarters of the way around.
It comes in a choice of five tasteful colours – classic, marsala, Prussian blue, sandy brown, and smoky gray – each with a black or silver pod base to match the colour of the frame.
Mine looks super elegant in its tasteful Red Marsala but the others are equally good looking.
Voopoo Drag 3 Kit 
Voopoo Drag 3 Kit
The display is also equally as aesthetically pleasing.
It comprises a vivid 1.08” TFT colour panel screen, placed neatly on the back, which can be set into horizontal or vertical orientations depending on your preference.
All the information is easily legible and the new Gene 2.0 chip gives you all the information you need, indicating its mode by illuminating the detailing in various different colours.
Wattage, puffs, ohms, battery life and puff duration are all there, plus various menus for Smart, RBA, Super and TC modes, not to mention warnings for checking and shorting of the atomiser, high temperature, puff time out, battery shorts and maximum coil power.
The single power/fire button and two stacked up/down buttons are reasonably firm and clicky and sit in the standard position above the charging port on the side, enframing the top and bottom of the screen.
Voopoo Drag 3 Kit 
Voopoo Drag 3 Kit
The pod is a giant 5.5ml 25mm PCTG affair that sits comfortably atop the mod, surprisingly not looking out of place.
It features a replaceable 810 drip-tip with two O-rings, improved airflow via ‘two way convection’ and two new sub-ohm DTL coils, but unfortunately Voopoo have still maintained a bottom-fill design rather than upgrading to a more convenient top-fill like some of their rivals.
In use the Drag 3 is a powerful beast. It has little turbulence or drag, but can be a little audible and bubbly if you have the airflow turned down too low.
The new larger 0.15 ohm DM1 (65-75w) and 0.2 ohm DM2 (50-55w) mesh coils are both extremely flavoursome and productive, and both improve on the previous, smaller PNP’s – but in all honesty it’s hard to tell the difference if you don’t look. The warmth and fog they emit would put Ming the Merciless to shame too.
Part of this is probably down to their increased size over the previous PNP’s and the tank’s larger recess. They really are huge for stock coils.
However, If you don’t like them, you can still use your old PNP’s as the Drag 3 and 510 affixed TPP base take all the previous PNP pods – including the MTL one. You can even use another tank entirely if you want. So there’s really something for everyone here.
Unfortunately though, as standard it’s not really set up as standard to accommodate MTLers and is very much geared towards the sub-ohm DTL market – and with a wattage range of 5 – 177w (adjusting in 1w increments) and a dual 18650 battery setup it has the power and longevity to do it.
The change to a quick charge 5v/2amp USB Type-C fast charge system makes topping up lightning fast and is a welcome addition too.
I do feel they’ve missed a trick here though. With their rivals now seeking to accommodate both styles of user they may be leaving themselves a little behind.
Having said all this, even as an MTLer, I got a lot of pleasure out of using this kit despite not being its primary audience.
It’s been a largely enjoyable and harmonious affair, but I have experienced the odd small weap and seep, although this was nothing out of the ordinary and easily wiped away.
The mod and pod’s construction and operation is mostly good too, but the battery door is concerningly loose and exceptionally flimsy. This is something Voopoo is going to have to fix and that wouldn’t surprise me at all if a fair few broke with even a minor drop. This is mitigated somewhat when the batteries are loaded but it’s still a problem and needs to be rectified.
Voopoo Drag 3 Mod 
Voopoo Drag 3 Mod
My only other gripe I have is that I feel the packaging a little substandard.
This isn’t anything new with Voopoo either.
In the past I’ve always felt their presentation a little disappointing, and unfortunately it hasn’t improved much here. With the Drag 3 they’ve presented the mod and pod nicely on the surface but seem to have thrown the coils, USB-C cable and instruction book in a box underneath as an afterthought.
Despite this, it’s clear they have tried hard with the layout and hand comfort of the mod itself, it’s nicely tactile, functional and accessible even if you have dinky digits like mine.
If you want one you can get one from Healthcabin for £47.71, and you can even get 30% off if you sign in and a further 10% off if you’re a new customer.
Voopoo Drag 3 Kit 
Voopoo Drag 3 Kit
This review was written by Ryan from POTV(Planet Of The Vapes), click to view original review.
