Following the release of the Caliburn A3, here comes the “Koko” (or square) version – the Uwell Caliburn AK3.
By the way “KOKO” stands for “Keep On Keeping On”!
There are 3 ranges of Caliburn and this fits into the “A” range of lower power, higher resistance kits.
I have reviewed quite a lot of the Caliburn kits including the original Caliburn, A2, AK2 and recently the A3. Therefore I have personally witnessed and experienced some of the evolution of this range!
More Details On The Uwell Caliburn AK3…
As you can see this is a pod kit, with 2 main components – the Pod (tank) and Mod (device).
The mod contains a 520mAh battery and this is charged via the USB Type C port. Uwell state this has 15 min fast charging too.
A cute addition is the side LED display which is in the shape of the Caliburn logo. This changes colour according to the battery charge remaining. It has a cycling colour effect or you can turn this off.
Operating is simple – you just inhale on the mouthpiece to fire, no buttons or adjustments to contend with!
Plus you get a Lanyard to keep the kit at reach at all times!
This has the e-liquid check window to help you keep track of e-liquid level.
The pods are compatible with the A3. These are not compatible with other previous Caliburn pods unfortunately.
There is only 1 pod option – 1ohm meshed – and thankfully you get 2 of these in the kit.
Filling is taken care of by removing the mouthpiece to access the fill port.
Here is an introduction video from the Uwell YouTube channel.
There are 6 colours to choose from: Grey, Black, Cyan, Gold, Silver and Red.
Kit Includes
- Uwell Caliburn AK3 device
- 2x Caliburn A3 pod 1ohm
- Silicone Lanyard
- User manual
Uwell Caliburn AK3 Specs
- Size: 67.5x44x12mm
- Output: 13W Max
- Battery: 520mAh (internal)
- Display: LED indicator
- Resistance range: Not specified
- USB Type C port – 2A charge rate – 15 minutes fast charging
- Pods: Refillable, fixed coils
- Capacity: 2ml
- Top fill port
- Auto draw activation
Uwell Caliburn AK3 Design and Build Quality
I received this in the Grey and Cyan versions.
The packaging as usual from Uwell was perfect, even down to little details like a tear off strip on the shrink wrap packaging (like to open a pack of cigarettes!)
Instructions are a 4 page affair, all in the same language but still quite small text. Thankfully for those who struggle with small writing you can download the digital version here on the Uwell Website.
Uwell Caliburn AK3 Mod
This is quite similar to the AK2 (sadly I no longer own any of these – gave them all away) but does have a more ergonomic appearance.
A major difference is the curved side which also houses the LED display. This is very cute and the LED lights up a cut out in the shape of the “Caliburn” text. It is completely hidden when not lit up!
This can be animated (cycles through different colours after vaping) or you can switch that off and just have the light as a solid single colour. It changes colour to indicate faults and battery charge remaining. It looks amazing but not very easy to see when vaping! I do love the colour changing feature though as demonstrated in the video below.
I absolutely LOVE the top fill design! Nic Salts here in the US come in very small bottles so the diameter of the filling port is of no consequence. I do, however, dislike that it feels as though I’m going to break it when taking off the mouthpiece. Mine does charge fully in 15 minutes. I wonder if it’s due to the difference in voltage between the UK and US. I’m also a heavy vaper and it lasts me 8 hours. If you’re a US buyer, this little guy gets a 10/10! The flavor is unbeatable! Love the color changing animation too!