Hello again, it’s been a little while since I’ve posted a review but I’m back with the new geekvape aegis hero Pod mod kit. To be honest, before I received and tried it, I thought it was just going to be a smaller Boost. I was pleasantly surprised with the Hero. More so than I thought I would be. I was sent the Hero by Geekvape in order to try to give a fair and honest review by Geekvape. Let’s go ahead and take a look at the device and I’ll give my opinion on it.
What’s in the box?
1*Aegis Hero (4ml)
2*G Coil Boost Formula (Mesh) Coil
(0.4Ω，25-33W, 0.6Ω，15-25W)
1*Drip tip
1*USB cable
1*User manual
1*Coil tool
Specifications:
Weight: 88g
Size: 48.15*25.4*82.9mm
Battery Capacity: 1200mAh
Charging Voltage: 5V 1.5A
Mode: Power /Bypass
Output Power: 5-45W
Screen Dimension: 0.42"OLED
Resistance Range: 0.1Ω-3Ω
Working Temperature:-10~45℃
Standby Current: ＜10uA
E-juice Capacity: 4ml
Filling Mode: Top filling
Drip tip type: 510 drip tip
Features:
Top Airflow
Zero Leakage
Geekvape B Series Coil
Shockproof and Waterproof
45 MAX / 1200mAh
Stable output Buck-boost tech
First Impressions:
I was pleasantly surprised when I first opened the Hero. It of course says Aegis on one side and Hero on the other. I like the signature leather and stitching that it has as does all of the Aegis line. The drip tip and airflow design reminded me of the rba for the original Boost. I was pleased to see the decent sized fill port on top with the rubber plug that is fairly easy to open. I have been familiar with the coils that it uses but had not tried the .4 coil until recently. I immediately noticed how light it was. At only 88g, it’s small and light enough to throw in a pocket.
I very much like the design of the pod. It is fairly easy to see the liquid level even when the pod is installed into the battery. I found the fill port easy to use and fairly mess free when using the 10ml plastic bottles that I use a lot for liquids. The airflow design on the pod is by far my favorite feature. You can run it wide open for a slightly restricted DTL or you can close it down almost all the way for a more restricted MTL style experience. Even with the.6 coil installed I didn’t feel like I could find a happy place for the MTL but if you like a tight draw then it is very achievable. This is where I think that Geekvape could come out with a 1.0 or 1.2 coil to better fit the MTL side of what the Hero could be.
The pod is held in by a very strong magnet and is a tight fit with no wiggling. It’s so strong and such a good fit that a couple times the magnet pulled the pod in before I had it properly aligned and it took me a couple tries to get the pod inserted correctly.
When inserting the coil, there are two raised edges that you align the flats on the coil with to properly insert the coil.
I started with the .4 ohm coil that came with the kit. I started at around 20w and worked my way up to 25.5w with the airflow about ¾ open. I must take shorter puffs than some others that I’ve talked to because I ended up getting nearly 300 puffs before the 1200mah battery was completely drained. After approximately one week, I switched to the .6 coil. I once again started a little lower and worked up to about 20 watts. I didn’t care as much for the .6 coil as I found it to be a little restricted compared to the .4 coil. I also felt like the .4 coil produced a little bit more flavor and more vapor. It was surprising to me as to how much vapor this little device can produce.
The operation of the Hero is very simple. Five clicks of the fire button will turn the device on and off. Three clicks will allow you to choose between power and bypass modes. Holding down the fire button and the down button will allow you to reset the puff counter. Pressing the up and down buttons at the same time will lock the device but does not lock the fire button. Once the adjustment is locked then you can press the fire button three times to also lock the fire button. I think if I was going to go through all that then I would just press the fire button five times and shut the device off before sticking it in a pocket. To each his own.
As you can see in the picture below, the screen on the Hero is quite small. I can clearly read the wattage setting but with 50 year old eyes, I definitely have trouble reading the puff counter. I’m not sure why geekvape made the screen so small when there is room available on the face to make it much larger. Perhaps there isn’t room on the inside due to battery placement. I have had to grab a magnifier a couple times to read the puff counter.
The Hero has all of the same safety features as the other Aegis mods so I feel like it’s rather redundant to cover them again. I will say that it is IP67 rated. I will post a link at the end of the review to Geekvape’s website for those that might not be familiar with these features.
The Hero is a very small unit for a pod mod that has a 4ml pod. It’s easily concealed in the palm of the hand but I guess that is also dependent on the size of your hand. Below is a picture of the Hero beside the Aegis Solo and Aegis Max for a size comparison. You can also see that the charge port for the Hero is on the side under the rubber cap. It is a micro usb which may make some people groan but I felt it charged in a timely manner which was a little less than an hour.
Final Thoughts:
I very much enjoyed testing the Aegis Hero. I did prefer the flavor and vapor production of the .4 coil over the .6 coil and feel like Geekvape could further the function of the Hero by releasing some MTL coils in either 1.0 or 1.2 ohms. With the very nice adjustable airflow, it would just be a matter of a coil change to achieve what I would consider to be a proper MTL experience.
I found it to be comfortable to hold and liked the fire button placement and function. It’s definitely a plus that it can use the same coils as some of the other Geekvape devices. Coil compatibility is always a positive in my book.
Some might see the mini usb charging as a negative but with a wall wart and proper charging cord, it charges plenty fast enough for me.
The only negative thing I have to say about the Hero is that the display is too small. I’m sure I’m not the only one that can’t clearly read the display without some sort of assistance.
Overall, I very much like the Hero very much. Depending on your wattage settings and puff length then you may get way less puffs before needing to recharge. Would I recommend the Aegis Hero? Definitely. Even if you are one that runs longer and higher wattage and don’t get as many puffs as I did, it’s still a great pocket carry device that gives good flavor and impressive vapor production for a small device.
Thanks to Geekvape for sending the Aegis Hero for the purpose of this review and thanks to everyone that has read this review and my others. Below is a link to the Geekvape website if you’d like to take a further look at the Hero and its functions.
https://www.geekvape.com/kits/aegis/aegis-hero.html
What’s in the box?
1*Aegis Hero (4ml)
2*G Coil Boost Formula (Mesh) Coil
(0.4Ω，25-33W, 0.6Ω，15-25W)
1*Drip tip
1*USB cable
1*User manual
1*Coil tool
Specifications:
Weight: 88g
Size: 48.15*25.4*82.9mm
Battery Capacity: 1200mAh
Charging Voltage: 5V 1.5A
Mode: Power /Bypass
Output Power: 5-45W
Screen Dimension: 0.42"OLED
Resistance Range: 0.1Ω-3Ω
Working Temperature:-10~45℃
Standby Current: ＜10uA
E-juice Capacity: 4ml
Filling Mode: Top filling
Drip tip type: 510 drip tip
Features:
Top Airflow
Zero Leakage
Geekvape B Series Coil
Shockproof and Waterproof
45 MAX / 1200mAh
Stable output Buck-boost tech
First Impressions:
I was pleasantly surprised when I first opened the Hero. It of course says Aegis on one side and Hero on the other. I like the signature leather and stitching that it has as does all of the Aegis line. The drip tip and airflow design reminded me of the rba for the original Boost. I was pleased to see the decent sized fill port on top with the rubber plug that is fairly easy to open. I have been familiar with the coils that it uses but had not tried the .4 coil until recently. I immediately noticed how light it was. At only 88g, it’s small and light enough to throw in a pocket.
I very much like the design of the pod. It is fairly easy to see the liquid level even when the pod is installed into the battery. I found the fill port easy to use and fairly mess free when using the 10ml plastic bottles that I use a lot for liquids. The airflow design on the pod is by far my favorite feature. You can run it wide open for a slightly restricted DTL or you can close it down almost all the way for a more restricted MTL style experience. Even with the.6 coil installed I didn’t feel like I could find a happy place for the MTL but if you like a tight draw then it is very achievable. This is where I think that Geekvape could come out with a 1.0 or 1.2 coil to better fit the MTL side of what the Hero could be.
The pod is held in by a very strong magnet and is a tight fit with no wiggling. It’s so strong and such a good fit that a couple times the magnet pulled the pod in before I had it properly aligned and it took me a couple tries to get the pod inserted correctly.
When inserting the coil, there are two raised edges that you align the flats on the coil with to properly insert the coil.
I started with the .4 ohm coil that came with the kit. I started at around 20w and worked my way up to 25.5w with the airflow about ¾ open. I must take shorter puffs than some others that I’ve talked to because I ended up getting nearly 300 puffs before the 1200mah battery was completely drained. After approximately one week, I switched to the .6 coil. I once again started a little lower and worked up to about 20 watts. I didn’t care as much for the .6 coil as I found it to be a little restricted compared to the .4 coil. I also felt like the .4 coil produced a little bit more flavor and more vapor. It was surprising to me as to how much vapor this little device can produce.
The operation of the Hero is very simple. Five clicks of the fire button will turn the device on and off. Three clicks will allow you to choose between power and bypass modes. Holding down the fire button and the down button will allow you to reset the puff counter. Pressing the up and down buttons at the same time will lock the device but does not lock the fire button. Once the adjustment is locked then you can press the fire button three times to also lock the fire button. I think if I was going to go through all that then I would just press the fire button five times and shut the device off before sticking it in a pocket. To each his own.
As you can see in the picture below, the screen on the Hero is quite small. I can clearly read the wattage setting but with 50 year old eyes, I definitely have trouble reading the puff counter. I’m not sure why geekvape made the screen so small when there is room available on the face to make it much larger. Perhaps there isn’t room on the inside due to battery placement. I have had to grab a magnifier a couple times to read the puff counter.
The Hero has all of the same safety features as the other Aegis mods so I feel like it’s rather redundant to cover them again. I will say that it is IP67 rated. I will post a link at the end of the review to Geekvape’s website for those that might not be familiar with these features.
The Hero is a very small unit for a pod mod that has a 4ml pod. It’s easily concealed in the palm of the hand but I guess that is also dependent on the size of your hand. Below is a picture of the Hero beside the Aegis Solo and Aegis Max for a size comparison. You can also see that the charge port for the Hero is on the side under the rubber cap. It is a micro usb which may make some people groan but I felt it charged in a timely manner which was a little less than an hour.
Final Thoughts:
I very much enjoyed testing the Aegis Hero. I did prefer the flavor and vapor production of the .4 coil over the .6 coil and feel like Geekvape could further the function of the Hero by releasing some MTL coils in either 1.0 or 1.2 ohms. With the very nice adjustable airflow, it would just be a matter of a coil change to achieve what I would consider to be a proper MTL experience.
I found it to be comfortable to hold and liked the fire button placement and function. It’s definitely a plus that it can use the same coils as some of the other Geekvape devices. Coil compatibility is always a positive in my book.
Some might see the mini usb charging as a negative but with a wall wart and proper charging cord, it charges plenty fast enough for me.
The only negative thing I have to say about the Hero is that the display is too small. I’m sure I’m not the only one that can’t clearly read the display without some sort of assistance.
Overall, I very much like the Hero very much. Depending on your wattage settings and puff length then you may get way less puffs before needing to recharge. Would I recommend the Aegis Hero? Definitely. Even if you are one that runs longer and higher wattage and don’t get as many puffs as I did, it’s still a great pocket carry device that gives good flavor and impressive vapor production for a small device.
Thanks to Geekvape for sending the Aegis Hero for the purpose of this review and thanks to everyone that has read this review and my others. Below is a link to the Geekvape website if you’d like to take a further look at the Hero and its functions.
https://www.geekvape.com/kits/aegis/aegis-hero.html
