I thought a comparison of the 2 devices might be helpful to folks who are quitting smoking and just getting started with vaping. Between the 2 devices, I prefer the juul but I have major criticisms of both. I think there are better devices but if you want prefilled pods, then you might consider the myblu or juul.
Both devices are similar in size. The myblu is a bit bigger since it has a larger battery and liquid capacity.
myblu: 2ml liquid, 350mAh battery
Juul: 0.7ml liquid, 200mAh battery
I couldn’t find the mAh on the manufacturer websites but I found those numbers with a Google search. They are consistent with my experience—the myblu battery lasts a lot longer.
The myblu produces more vapor and has consistent performance. The first hit off a new Juul pod is excellent. But air bubbles get trapped around the wick and seem to diminish performance. I find that I have to regularly tap on the pods to get rid of the air bubbles.
Although neither myblu or Juul is advertised as refillable, both can be easily disassembled and it would be a waste to only use them once. The myblu pods are a bit leaky even with the original liquid before refill. There’s only a thin o-ring and it is bottom fill. I’ve heard complaints about the Juul leaking but I’ve never had problems with the pods leaking. The Juul pods are top fill and have a thick rubber stopper.
[Juul pod on the left, myblu pod on the right]
One complaint that I often hear about Juul and myblu is that the pods are expensive but they are actually pretty close in price to empty pods from other manufacturers. The price of empty pods from Suorin, for example, is around $4 each. A pack of 4 Juul pods costs $15.99 so the price per pod is $4 each (less with a subscription). And a pack of 2 myBlu pods costs $8.99 so the price of each pod is $4.50.
Although there’s little difference in price compared to other pod systems, the real drawback of the Juul and myblu is the limited selection of flavors and nicotine concentrations. The options are 1.2 or 2.4% (free base) from myblu and only 5% (salt) from Juul. It blows my mind that Juul is only offering one concentration. If they had offered 2.5%, I might not have needed to try other brands shortly after I quit smoking in February.
At these concentrations, I prefer nicotine salts. I also prefer the flavors from Juul. That is the reason that I prefer the Juul over the myblu. Also the Juul pods aren’t leaky. In every other way, the myblu is a better device. But since I didn’t enjoy the flavor of the stock liquids, I didn’t enjoy the myblu. Individual preferences will vary.
Unfortunately, neither company gives a lot of options when it comes to nicotine concentration and flavor. So if you are willing to mess with filling your own pods, then I'd recommend looking at one of the open systems that don't come prefilled. I like the Suorin Drop but there are a lot of new devices that have been recently released and I'm looking forward to trying them. In particular, the Vapeccino Mate 1 and Smok Infinix and Suorin Eva look really good but I haven't had a chance to try them.
Another prefilled system to consider is Myle. I haven't tried the device but I have tried the mango juice they use. Taste was pretty good. Unfortunately, the pods are only available with one concentration (5% nicotine salt). The mango juice is available bottled with either 5% or 2.5% nicotine salt and I hope they will offer pods with 2.5% in the future.
Hope that helps. It was really easy for me to switch to vaping even after 25 years of smoking but it will be different for every individual. Good luck!
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I absolute love it. I can't get two days out of the pods which hold more juice than the Juul(1.6ml). The draw is slightly more open but not by much. Juno has an excellent sweet tobacco flavor similar to RY4. Juno is also releasing about 20 new flavors all of which are really good. Pods are the same price at my store anyway for both Juul and Juno at 16.04 after tax. The only downside for me is having to rely on Juno for pods. I prefer a refillable device but have truly enjoyed my experience with the Juno and would strongly recommend it over the Juul to anyone who comes in.
