What Are The Best Vaping Devices For Heavy Smokers In 2024?
Anyone who’s tried to quit smoking knows it's one of the hardest things you could ever do. It’s even tougher if you’re a heavy smoker.
Thankfully, vaping can help you consign smoking to the past without suffering from nicotine withdrawal or feeling miserable.
All you need is the right vape kit, and we can help you to make the best choice.
You need a device that you can get to grips with easily and will replicate the feel of smoking while delivering the nicotine hits you need.
It’s best to avoid complex devices, as the more user-friendly options will give you the fix you crave just a few minutes after you open the box.
If you’re a heavy smoker, these devices will most suit your needs.
In this article
- Innokin Endura T20-S: Best for reliability
- SMOK Novo 4: Best for MTL vaping with adjustable airflow
- Vaporesso Xros 2: Best for portability
- Aspire Vilter: Best for replicating a cigarette
- Innokin Endura T22 Pro Kit: Best for battery capacity
- OXVA Xlim Go: Best for look and feel
- Innokin Endura Apex: Best for ease of use
1. Innokin Endura T20-S: Best for reliability
Price: £21.99
User review
“This is a great device for people who are coming off cigarettes, and it’s also good for advanced vapers who want a mouth-to-lung style of vape.”
Quickfire summary
- Built-in 1500 mAh battery
- 18W maximum output
- Comes with two 0.8-ohm coils
- Simple single-button operation
- Compatible with high-PG e liquids
- Perfect for MTL vaping
- Great selection of colours and designs
What's to love about it
This nifty vape pen was introduced to the Innokin range five years ago and hasn’t been updated since, which tells you it must be special.
Boasting a built-in rechargeable 1500 mAh battery, the T20-S enables you to vape all day without needing to recharge the device. Passthrough technology means you can vape while recharging and spare batteries are available to supplement your kit.
Single button operation keeps things simple. Press the button three times to turn on the device and then press once to fire the vape pen while inhaling on the mouthpiece.
The impressive Innokin T20-S delivers flavoursome and satisfying mouth-to-lung (MTL draws.) If you’re a recently reformed smoker, you’ll almost certainly favour this inhalation method, due to how closely it replicates the feel of inhaling on a cigarette.
In addition, MTL kits have high-resistance coils suitable for vaping high PG e liquids, that have the high nicotine strengths you need to relieve your cravings.
You can choose from 0.8 ohm and 1.5 ohm coils with the T20-S. Both are suitable for vaping high PG and 50/50 e liquids, including salt nicotine flavours.
Available in a variety of colours and finishes, the Innokin T20-S is a stylish, reliable, and user-friendly choice that’s incredibly easy to use.
Here’s a rundown of the style options you have with this kit:
- Black and stainless steel: standard finish
- Red, grey, blue, purple: rubberised texture
You can see each colour for yourself by watching The UK Vaper’s YouTube review, which we’ve linked to above.
2. SMOK Novo 4: Best for MTL vaping with adjustable airflow
Price: £21.99
User review
“I get a nice MTL draw. It’s great that it has airflow control and it works really well. You can get a tight MTL draw or loose MTL draw by adjusting the airflow dial.
If I close the airflow controller all the way, it’s a medium to tight MTL draw. This thing will get as tight as anybody’s going to want it as far as MTL goes.
Another big, big pro is that it now has replaceable coils. These coils work great and rival the Caliburn G coils, in my opinion.
All-in-all, this is definitely the best Novo device so far.”
Quickfire summary
- Adjustable airflow dial
- Small airflow slot
- ‘Duckbill’ mouthpiece
- Features two refillable 2ml pods and two 0.8-ohm mesh coils
- 25W maximum output
- Adjustable wattage
- Auto-draw activated
- Built-in 800 mAh battery
What's to love about it
Another impressive MTL Kit, the SMOK Novo 4 enables you to tailor your draws but remains easy to use. A compact pod system, it is a pocket-friendly device that delivers tight or airier MTL draws, depending on how you set the airflow.
Better still, the Novo 4 is a stylish piece of kit that’s available in ten different colours including Black Armour, White Armour, and Blue Grey Cobra.
This snazzy pod kit is inhale activated for ease of use but it does also enable you to alter your output to find the “sweet spot” of your e liquids.
A small but clear OLED screen gives you all the information you need, including your puff count, wattage, resistance, voltage, and battery life.
Powered by an 800mAh battery, the Novo 4 gives you several hours of vaping between charges and can be recharged quickly thanks to USB-C fast charging.
It’s compatible with the LP1 replacement coils, as Matt From SMM touches on above. These coils provide great flavour and are easy to install.
Note: If you’re vaping this at 0.8-ohm, the recommended output is 12W. This wattage will give you the best all-round performance. You can increase the wattage in increments of 0.5W by hitting the fire button twice. The wattage ‘round-robins’, i.e., reverts to the lowest wattage once you reach the maximum wattage.
3. Vaporesso Xros 2: Best for portability
Price: £18.99
User review
“Great flavour, great airflow. It’s pocket-friendly and made from stainless steel. This is worth checking out for sure.”
Quickfire summary
- Pocket-friendly design
- 1000 mAh battery
- Includes 0.8 ohm and 1.2 ohm pods
- Adjustable airflow slider
- Designed for MTL vaping
- Compatible with high-PG e liquids
- Leakproof technology
- Button and inhale activation
- 16W maximum output
- USB Type-C charging cable
What's to love about it
When you’ve recently quit smoking, you’ll take your vape kit everywhere. Therefore, it’s advisable to choose a compact and lightweight device. And that's exactly what the Vaporesso Xros 2 is.
Just 11.2cm tall and weighing 45g, this is the smallest and lightest device we’ve recommended, and certainly the most pocket-friendly choice. And it’s made from stainless steel, so it’s sturdy despite its size.
The automatic cut-off function will ensure that you don’t accidentally fire the XROS 2 when it’s in your bag or tucked away in your pocket.
Button or inhale-activated, this diminutive pod kit is easy to use and enables you to enjoy both MTL and restricted direct to lung (RDL) draws. An LED indicator will keep you abreast of your battery charge and the 1000mAh battery will power the device for several hours between charges.
If you treat yourself to this kit, we recommend pairing it with either a 50/50 or high-PG e liquids.
4. Aspire Vilter: Best for replicating cigarettes
Price: £12.99
User review
“This is an absolutely perfect device for someone who’s looking to stop smoking and start vaping. I think it’s bloody amazing, and it’s cheap as bloody chips, as well.
If you prefer to use the filter and have that cigarette feeling in the mouth, just pop it in.
The draw and sensation with the paper drip tip is spot on, and you’re getting that warmth coming through.
If you close your eyes, you may not tell the difference between this and a combustible cigarette. The replication is absolutely amazing.”
Quickfire summary
- Soft paper filter drip tip
- Designed for MTL vaping
- Inhale activated
- 15W maximum output
- Compact design
- 450 mAh battery
What's to love about it
If you’re even half as enthusiastic about this kit as The Devil Vaper is in his YouTube review that we’ve linked to above, you’re going to enjoy it. Especially if you’re not mentally prepared to step away completely from cigarettes.
Just like our previous recommendations, the Aspire Vilter is a mouth-to-lung vape kit that’s easy to use.
But what sets this device apart is its innovative filter-style drip tip. It’s designed to replicate the feel of a traditional cigarette and deliver satisfying, tight draws. A plastic drip tip is also available if you’d prefer to use this.
This kit features refillable pods with built-in coils. This means you won’t need to change your coils. Simply vape until a coil’s performance diminishes and then replace the pod. You can refill the pods with high PG or 50/50 e liquid several times before a coil will give up the ghost.
This device is inhale-activated and boasts a 450mAh battery that will give you several hours of vape time between charges.
Considering you get all of the above for just £12.99, purchasing this device is a no-brainer (as we say here in the UK, for any of our international readers).
What you see is what you get – and, to quote The Devil Vaper, what you get is ‘one of the best pod kits, if not the best pod kits that’s hit the market’.
5. Innokin Endura T22 Pro: Best for battery capacity
Price: £38.99
User review
“It’s a very, very simple, straightforward mouth-to-lung starter kit.
If you’ve got a kit with a 1500 mAh battery and have started your vaping journey with it and are thinking, ‘Where do I go from here?’, this is where this kit comes in. The battery lasts for a long time, even at 12.5W. You’re looking at a couple of days between charges.
It’s a nice tight MTL draw, and the flavour from such a simple tank is absolutely spot on.
I’m a big fan. I think it’s simple, easy to use, and really well put together. If it had been around when I started my vaping journey, it would’ve been so much easier to kick the habit.”
Quickfire summary
- 3000 mAh battery capacity
- Four output settings (9.5-13.5W)
- Box mod design
- Choice of six colours
- Spare drip tip
- 1.7-ohm coil included (compatible with high PG e liquids and nic salts)
- Comes with the Prism T18E Pro tank
- Suitable for MTL vaping
- USB Type-C charging cable
What's to love about it
This device differs from the other inclusions in our article as it has more of a box mod than vape pen design. However, it’s still compact, with a height of 13cm and a width of 2.5cm.
And yet, despite its size, it has an incredible battery capacity – this is its biggest selling point.
The 3000mAh battery will last you the best part of an entire week between charges. So, if you end up taking it everywhere with you in a bid to resist your tobacco cravings, you don’t need to fret if you forget to charge it on the odd day, as it’s built to last.
Depending on your needs, you have four output modes to choose from:
- Level 1: 9.5W
- Level 2: 11W
- Level 3: 12.5W
- Level 4: 13.5W
Level 3 is widely considered the optimal performance level for this kit, in terms of throat hit, vapour, and flavour. But again, it really depends on what you’re looking for. You can easily adjust your wattage using the four LED indicators beneath the fire button.
As we highlighted above, this device comes with the 2ml Prism T18E Pro tank, which is designed for mouth-to-lung vaping. This features a convenient and easy to use sliding top fill system, which allows you to top up your e liquids when you’re on the move.
As Alex from Flavour Vapour Ltd says in his review, which we’ve linked to above, this kit could be the perfect upgrade from your initial kit.
It's a simple, aesthetically pleasing kit that's perfect for starters and heavy smokers, and it will just keep on going.
6. OXVA Xlim Go: Best for look and feel
Price: £11.49
User review
“This thing is awesome! It looks sexy — the mouthpiece, vinyl wrapping, and matte finish are beautiful, and it feels nice in the hand. I love that there’s no fire button on here.
The flavour, vapour, and throat hit are on point. You get a beautiful MTL airflow, which you can fine-tune. You can even open it all the way up for a Restricted Direct-Lung.
All in all, this is an easy, simple pod device.”
Quickfire summary
- Leather-style, premium finish
- Curved design for comfortable grip
- Compatible with all OXVA XLIM Pods (V2, V3, Prefilled)
- Built-in 1000 mAh battery
- LED battery life indicator
- 30W maximum power output
- Adjustable airflow control
- Top-fill design for mess-free refills
- 0.8ohm pod included
- Built-in coils
What’s to love about it
No article on the best vaping devices would be complete without a mention of OXVA.
The Xlim Go is a quintessential vape kit for many reasons, but we’ll focus on its overall look and feel.
If you like your pod kit to both look and perform the part, you need to get your hands on this.
Its leather-like finish, curved design, and skin-pasting technology give this product its distinct texture.
They also give you a comfortable grip when you’re using and refilling it, meaning you get the best of both worlds — style and substance.
A swanky upgrade on the impressiveXlim series devices, this kit boasts a 1000mAh battery and delivers many hours of vaping between charges.
The tri-colour LED battery life indicator is a useful feature which keeps you up to speed with where you’re at, and the overall usability of this device couldn’t be simpler.
If you’re a recent smoker, you’ll be right at home with the draw-activation of the Xlim Go. It’s literally like puffing on a cigarette.
You can also find the optimal balance of flavour and vapour production to suit you thanks to the adjustable airflow and variable outputs of 5-30W.
You could have predicted we’d say this, but you can’t get a better-looking vape kit than this one, and you can’t fault its performance or functionality.
The Xlim Go epitomises why OXVA has become such apopular vaping brandin a relatively short space of time.
7. Innokin Endura Apex: Best for ease of use
User review
“The Endura Apex is brilliant.
I like the power adjustment on the bottom.
I thought it was going to be quite long, but it is just right and very easy to fill the tank.
I haven’t had to change the coil yet, but it looks straightforward to do so.
All in all, I’m very pleased. This is a very smart-looking vape pen.”
Robert Euan Tulloch — verified Vapekit customer
Quickfire summary
- Single button operation
- Dual power adjustment dial
- 16.5W maximum power output
- Ergonomic, durable design
- Top-fill design for mess-free refills
- Push-fit coils
- Built-in 1800mAh battery
- 0.8ohm and 0.9ohm coils included
- Suited to both MTL and RDTL vaping
- USB Type-C charging cable
What’s to love about it
You should be able to grasp by now just how much we love Innokin kits — who doesn’t love Innokin kits? The brand produces such an impressive array of products with different selling points that it’s hard not to feature more of them.
The Endura Apex gets top marks for ease of use for several reasons:
- The single power button, which you simply press three times and then push and hold to vape. That’s all there is to it.
- The push-fit coils, which are easy to install.
- The USB-C charging cable, which makes recharging quick and easy.
- The adjustable wattage, which can be achieved simply by twisting the dial at the base, as our reviewer above alludes to. You don’t need to navigate complex menus. Doing this allows you to switch between a high (16.5W) and low (14.5W) power setting, depending on whether you want an MTL or RDTL draw.
- Its compact size and ergonomic shape, which makes it comfortable to hold and carry around.
Everything about the Endura Apex makes it perfect for a beginner. If that’s you, you won’t have any problems using this device.
In addition to the above, you’ll get at least a day’s worth of vaping out of this device between charges, thanks to its impressive 1800 mAh battery capacity.
You also get 0.8ohm and 0.9ohm Prism-S coils included with this kit, but you have the option to get 1.5ohm MTL coils if you prefer tighter draws with discreet vapour.
We could go on all day about the performance of this kit, but we’ve raved enough about Innokin for one article. Just try it for yourself, and one day, you’ll look back at all the times you raged in front of an instructional manual and laugh.
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