Before the Geekvape Aegis X was announced I almost convinced myself that Geekvape were done with the Aegis line. A plethora of Aegis mods have come before this.

Update: There is now an update device. Check out our Geekvape Aegis T200 review.

We’ve had everything now, single 18650 (Aegis Solo), single 26650 (Original Aegis), dual 18650 (Aegis Legend), Internal Battery (Aegis Mini) and even the single battery Aegis Squonker – And there is also an Aegis Boost Pod Kit on the way!

GeekVape AEgis line upSurely there cant be many more? When is a company just trying to stretch a line of products too thin? Is it a cash grab? Or is it just a long path to perfection?

One things for sure – The Aegis X is, at a glance, is a winner.

What Can We Expect From The Geekvape Aegis X Kit?

A huge 2.4in colour display on one side, and flip it round and you get the typical Aegis design we’ve all become accustomed to. Along with all those fancy features, it’s also in keeping with its predecessors. An IP67 water proof and dust proof rating, thick rubbery finish and that squidgy leather on one end.

I suppose we should look at the Aegis X as the Aegis Legend’s Offspring, which was their Flagship, Dual 18650 200w mod and personally the best vape mod I have tried. The Aegis X follows suit but has brought the Aegis into 2019.

Let’s see what it’s all about.

This Kit was sent to me for the purpose of review. All views and opinions are solely those of my own and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of others.

See The Aegis X In Action With My Video Review

 

What’s In The Box

  • Aegis X Mod
  • Cerberus Tank with 5.5ml Glass
  • Spare 4.0ml Glass(0.20Ω X1 coil pre-installed)
  • Extra Mesh Coil 0.20Ω MESH X1 (30-90w) Recommended 60-80w
  • Bag of Spare O-Rings
  • Spare Glass Tube
  • USB Charging/Firmware Upgrade Cable
  • Manual (Not included in my Sample Packaging)
  • NOTE – TPD Version may come with 2.0ml Glass Only

What's in the box

Features

Mod

  • Battery – Dual 18650 Battery Compartment
  • Up to 200w power
  • 2.4in OLED Screen
  • Upgraded AS Chip
  • Multiple settings options including Wattage/TC/Bypass/Curve
  • IP67 Rating Waterproof/Shockproof/Dust proof
  • ABB – Automatic Battery Balancing
  • Height: 89.0mm
  • Width: 55.0mm
  • Depth:28.5mm
  • Colours Available: Stealth Black | Gunmetal & Camo | Classic Silver | Gold & Black | Green & Black | Rainbow & Black | Red & Black | Signature Orange

Aegis X Colour options

Tank

  • Constant wattage fixed output
  • Tank capacity: 5.5ml (2ml for EU)
  • Airflow adjustment
  • Rubberised body
  • Height: 43mm (Including Low Profile Drip-Tip)
  • Diameter: 24mm (27mm at widest point with bubble glass)
  • Colours Available: Black, Silver, Rainbow, Black w/Red

Design and Build Quality

I received the Stealth Black version of the Geekvape Aegis X – Which came with the Black Cerberus Tank. A underrated tank in my opinion.Geekvape aegis x full mod

In The Hand

If you used or even held an Aegis Legend before, the Aegis X will feel much the same to you.

However, it does weight a little less than the Legend, which in all honesty is a positive point as one of the general issues with the Legend, for some, was its weight.

Geekvape aegis x in hand

Held with your thumb over the ‘Ski-Slope’ styled fire button, the Aegis X is very comfortable.

The nice leather finish on one end gives the device a comfortable feel. Any fingers not on the leather are gripped to the rubberised parts giving you extra grip, limiting the chances of dropping the mod.

A perfect mod to hold personally. Fit my hands like a dream.fire button on aegis x

As an index finger firer, it’s just as comfortable though. So no matter how you hold your mod, as long as you can appreciate this is a dual 18650 ‘Indestructible Mod you’re going to enjoy its feel.

mod buttons

OLED Screen

With regards to the screen, it’s one of the largest, clearest, brightest screens I’ve used.

Certainly a plus, especially for those who struggle with their vision.

side buttons

Everything is large and clear and that’s what makes the Aegis X stand out in comparison to the majority of mods that hit the market.

Not to mention those that have tried to imitative the Aegis style.

Cerberus Tank

The Cerberus Tank has been used by Geekvape for quite a while now, but it’s easy to see why. There’s nothing too fancy or smart about it but it’s a good all rounder for both performance and build quality.

cerberus tank close up aegis solo-kit

All the tolerances and threads are spot on, the 90 degree twist filling cap is good and creates a lovely tight seal.

I really like the low-profile drip it that came with the tank and it fits into the top nice and snug.

Airflow

The airflow control is super smooth and adjusts beautifully, mostly thanks to the knurling around the top cap, and the airflow ring.

It’s not a super noisy tank, theres a little whistle and a slight bit of that turbulence going on, but it’s not deafening and certainly won’t turn peoples heads.

Geekvape Aegis X with tank

Basic Operation

There are quite a lot of settings to go through here, but if you’re looking at picking up this kit, you may want to have a little read.

First off – The main screen displays probably everything you need go know.

  • Mode (1,2,3,4)
  • Battery levels
  • Power and Power Mode
  • Coil resistance
  • Voltage
  • Current Rating
  • Puff Count

There are 2 levels to the menu options – But firstly, the Geekvape Aegis X has the usual 5 fire button clicks On and Off along with the option of Locking the device by pressing the Up and Down buttons for approx 3 seconds.Locked mod

Menu 1

3 Clicks of the Fire button take you into the Basic Menu which allows you to change between 4 Configurable Modes.

In wattage mode you can choose between Soft, Standard and Powerful which will basically increase or decrease the initial ramp up time when you press the fire button.

You can also reset your Puff count in this mode.

To get out of this Menu, simply leave the device for approx 5 seconds and you’re ready to go.

Menu 2

So getting into the Main Menu puzzled me at first, but simply click the fire button 3 times as you did to get into Menu 1, then follow up by pressing and holding the Up and Down buttons for 3 Seconds – this will open up a new screen! Yippee!Main Menu

Auto

Automatically detects the best wattage for your installed coil. Set to Auto, or Off.

Theme

Select between 3 different themes

Theme 1

Side view of Geekvape aegis X

Theme 2

Menu Style 3

Theme 3

Menu style 3

Colour

Select between 5 different colours

Obviously blue is one, the other are:

Red
Red screen
Orange
Orange screen
And Green
green screen

Of course all these colours are used on all 3 Themes.

Version

Displays the Version, and the Version Date.Aegis X version

ABB (Automatic Battery Balancing)

This is super clever, with the ABB option activated, the device will automatically Balance your battery levels. Yes it can take some time, but effectively what it’s doing is taking charge out of the more full battery, and levelling the charge levels out.

Most people know to ‘marry’ their batteries, ensuring the batteries are always used together, charged together – But that doesn’t mean batteries that have been paired, will stay perfectly balanced.

The Aegis X has done something remarkable here by self-balancing the batteries which may help increase the life of your batteries long term.

Reset

Simply resets the device to factory settings

How Does The Geekvape Aegis X Kit Perform?

First let’s take a quick look at getting started with the tank.

How To Fill The Geekvape Cerberus Tank

  1. Unscrew the top-cap by turning the top anti-clockwise by 90 degrees
  2. Fill the tank using either filling slot
  3. Re-fit the top-cap by pushing and turning clockwise 90 degrees

How to fill the Geekvape Cerberus tank

How To Change The Cerberus Coils

  1. Ensure the tank is empty
  2. Holding the base of the tank with your thumb, unscrew the rest of the tank anti-clockwise
  3. Unscrew the existing coil by turning anti-clockwise
  4. Fit the new coil and screw in Clockwise until tight
  5. Refit the rest of the tank (Including Glass of course)

Flavour and Clouds

The kit comes with 2 of the same coils, the 0.2Ω X1 Mesh Coil.

How to change the geekvape aegis coilI think they’ve missed a trick here – Some people, including myself like to try different coils in a kit as it helps them make a long term choice on which coil they prefer.

I really enjoyed the X2 0.3Ω coil that I had with the Aegis Solo Kit, they perform extremely well, flavour is ace, and at around 40w they were a lovely vape.

Not to mention the battery saving when vaping at a minuscule 40 watts.

The X1 0.2Ω Mesh Coil

The X1 coil recommends vaping at 60-80w. I found at around 75 watts, with the airflow halfway open, I get the best mix of a nice slightly warm, every so slightly restrictive vape.

However, the flavour is also slightly lacking. But not terrible. Just, in my opinion, not as good as the X2 Coil.

Breaking In Time

I found the X1 coils take quite a while to break in fully – around 4 tanks. Which in this case, meant running through 22ml of e-liquid. That’s pretty painstaking. But eventually the flavour comes through.

I didn’t experience such a long break-in time with the X2 coils, which is why I felt the need to mention this.Aegis leather palm grip

How Long Does The Aegis X Battery Last?

Like any mod, the battery life purely depends on:

  • A: The Batteries being Used
  • B: The resistance of your coils
  • C: The wattage you are vaping at.

I’ve had no problem getting a full days life out of my batteries when vaping at 75 watts.

So its comparable to many other mods I use daily at around the same wattage.

Charging

You can charge the device via the Micro USB port with a 5V/2A charge. As always I strongly recommend you remove the batteries, and use en external charger.

However, if you get really stuck, its nice to have the option there.

Top view of vape modI just suggest not leaving the device to charge overnight, and make sure its on a fire-proof surface. Sounds petty but safe to be safe.

Battery Door

The battery door is very similar to the Aegis Legend design, with a flip lid, and slide to lock catch. In all honesty, I’ve had a bit of trouble with the Aegis X.

Geekvape aegis x battery doorIt’s easy enough to open, but closing it once the batteries are installed can be a little annoying.

It just wont close shut with a hard push – you have to physically slide the catch over slightly to get it to lock

The Stress Test – Is the Geekvape Aegis X Waterproof and Shockproof?

I’ve done the usual testing but I wont lie, I’ve struggled to strum up the courage to give the Aegis X a good kick about.

I really, REALLY like this mod and found myself finding excuses why I shouldn’t throw it around – But I wouldn’t be doing my job right if I didn’t do it!

So a quick cycle to the nearest Teen-Infested Skate Park and I gave the Aegis X a gentle, cautious beating.

Aegis X mod thrown about

Too cautious? Let’s turn it up a notch!

Aegis x mod punishment
Well.. That didn’t end too well!

Once a couple of local lads got their hands on the mod they soon realised just how fun it was to do tricks with the mod on-board. This ended disastrously for the Aegis X.

damage to the geekvape aegis x mod

After a quick wipe over…

screen damage

Generally, it all looks OK still – however, the real issue is going back to the battery door.

geekvape aegis x battery door broke

It doesn’t look like a lot of damage, but its caused problems, meaning the device is now difficult to use.

Now it’s fair to say the device does still turn on and work, the screen is still bright and bold considering the amount of scratches.

However, the battery door is fairly badly damaged, meaning you have to press on the battery door to turn on, and any light knock will switch the device off completely.

run over mod with bikeLet’s be fair here, the Geekvape Aegis X is ‘Shock-proof’ not Bulletproof, and certainly not Punishment-Proof.

However, one unfortunate drop, landing at the wrong angle, could possibly leave you without a usable device.

As much as I want to say this device held up really well, and it did. I’m just surprised that the battery door is that much weaker, especially in comparison to the Aegis Legend, and Aegis Solo that I’ve used and abused before.

I feel the battery door section could do with a little bit of work to give it a little bit more strength against accidental damage.

shockproof test

With regards to an underwater test – well I’m afraid I cant comment. Stupidly I decided to give the Aegis X a good bashing before getting to the bucket test.

However, looking at the silicon/Rubber seals around the battery door, the USB port and the build quality I have no concerns that the Aegis X wouldn’t survive a 30 minute soak in up to 1m of water.

Pros

Mod

  • A great device to use and abuse daily
  • Excellent bright, large clear screen
  • Hits fairly hard
  • For a large mod, its comfortable
  • Durable and Tough(Ish)

Tank

  • A solidly built tank
  • Good Flavour
  • Especially good with a 0.3 X2 coil
  • Airflow is smooth

Cons

Mod

  • Battery door doesn’t close easily
  • Battery door is its weakest point

Tank

  • The 0.2Ω X1 Mesh coil takes an age to break in
  • The X1 Mesh coil just doesn’t quite hit the spot with flavour

Final Review Verdict

I started testing this product with a huge smile on my face, and I was expecting nothing less than a huge smile at the end of my trials.

However, I’ve managed to destroy it, yes I went to town with giving the Aegis X some punishment. But in all honesty it really wasn’t given much of a beating and I have all footage on camera to see it was only a couple of drops from no more than 2m height.

Which unfortunately for me, hit the weak spot and caused the unfortunate damage to the battery door. Leaving the Aegis X almost good as useless.

But let’s get things straight – The Geekvape Aegis X is the best of the Aegis line in my opinion. It has everything the Aegis Legend had, but with a beautiful bright screen.

It really finishes the Aegis off and there is not a doubt in my mind I will be replacing this with another Aegis X myself very soon. Maybe I’ll ask Father Christmas for one?

The Cerberus is still a great ‘Kit-Tank’, I just feel slightly let down by the 0.2Ω X1 Mesh Coils. Apart from that, its a flavour banger and cloud chucker.

If you’re looking at the amazing line of Aegis Mods, don’t mess around and go straight to the top.

Its function, style and day to day uses far out-weigh every other Aegis mod available. Don’t forget to think of sad old me looking at my broken Aegis X.

Did you buy the Geekvape Aegis X? Have any questions about the device? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below!

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Hey Folks. Im Gaz, The Flat-cap Vaper. I’m 35, married with 3 kids and I just love Flatcap's and Vaping! I started my e-cigarette journey in 2014 when I entered my local vape shop and got so well looked after, I ditched my 10 year habit of 15 roll-ups a day within 48hrs. Following on from this, my Vaping journey began. I started a Youtube Channel at the beginning of 2019 and so far has had over 500,000+ views. I quickly upgraded my device and that’s when my geeky side took over and I began to experiment with making my own liquid, building my own coils and even my own mods! As a trained electrician I suppose ohms, wattage and voltage runs through my veins so Vaping has become my hobby and a passion that I want to share with everyone.

REVIEW OVERVIEW
Build Quality - Mod
8
Build Quality - Tank
8
Design - Mod
9
Design - Tank
8
Display & Functions
9
Flavour - X1 Coil
7
Cloud - X1 Coil
8
Durability
8
Buy Again if Lost?
9
Hey Folks. Im Gaz, The Flat-cap Vaper. I’m 35, married with 3 kids and I just love Flatcap's and Vaping! I started my e-cigarette journey in 2014 when I entered my local vape shop and got so well looked after, I ditched my 10 year habit of 15 roll-ups a day within 48hrs. Following on from this, my Vaping journey began. I started a Youtube Channel at the beginning of 2019 and so far has had over 500,000+ views. I quickly upgraded my device and that’s when my geeky side took over and I began to experiment with making my own liquid, building my own coils and even my own mods! As a trained electrician I suppose ohms, wattage and voltage runs through my veins so Vaping has become my hobby and a passion that I want to share with everyone.
geekvape-aegis-x-modGeekvape have created an awesome every-day kit, and also a mod which is ideal for all sorts of people. The Geekvape Aegis X kit loses a small number of points for 2 main reasons. The 0.2Ω X1 Mesh coil is down on flavour, and the Battery Door. Which first off was a pain to push back in, but secondly became the weakest part of the device, that has caused its death. And i have my concerns, one drop to that sweet spot on the door. And you'll end up with an Aegis Xtinct .

29 COMMENTS

  1. I had this mod too but also experienced weird problems after 2 months. Batterys showing hamf full or even empty while being full. When firing just get a few watts in stead of the watts i set up. I reached out to geek vape and they asked me to make video´s of the problem so i did. I sent them all they asked but never heard of them since them…..

  2. Not satisfyed with my Aegis X. Batteries doesnt last nearly as good as with any of my other mods. Its big, the battery door is clumsy, screen is nice and big, but you cant take any advantage of it because of poor firmware (which isnt getting any better).. Theres plenty of better mods out there with half of this price, so just dont buy. Huge disappointment. Its responsive yes etc, but not worth your money. Now its 5/10. Better firmware would give this 7/10 or maybe even 8/10.

  3. I just replaced my legend, since the fire button is finally about worn out, I’d have to press the hell out of it, and the rubber was worn off, trigger cover thing long gone down to the bare switch.

    Still works like a champ, other than having to readjust the damn battery door latch every now and then.

    I’m disappointed they still used the same deal with the x, but as said before, not a deal breaker. Especially now that I’ve gotten fixing it down,never had to replace anything.

    Just took it apart and bent the latching bolt to fit tight again. I too, don’t know why they wouldn’t just use something like the original single cell legend. That’s basically bulletproof. But the biggest problem I have with the X, the damn fire button. If a stiff wind comes up, it’s gonna fire.

    I completely drained my batteries earlier tonight after maybe 5 minutes or so,and they still had a decent charge. My vtc5’s were still very warm even another 10 minutes later when I swapped them. I don’t even know how it would do that, as quickly as it did. Apparently it doesn’t have the cut off after 10 seconds, or if it does, just fires again for another 10 seconds.

    I’m going to either have to try and take it back to swap for another legend, or get a silicone case. Which I really don’t want to do, because this one is actually easier to get out of my pocket than my legend was. A case will ruin that. Just turning it off is not a solution. I’m not going through the shut down and start up EVERY SINGLE TIME I want to take a puff. I get if I have something else in my pocket and putting pressure on it.

    But this thing is way too sensitive. Wish they’d kept it the same as the legend, it worked great. Had enough resistance where I could pick it up without having to avoid the fire button, or if something just touched it, it wouldn’t fire. But not so firm it was uncomfortable or a chore to use.

    If I had it to do over, wish I’d just ordered another legend, but mine pretty much died and I needed a replacement asap. Didn’t want to wait for it to be shipped.,but it would’ve been well worth it.

  4. I own the aegis with zeus tank … I have 3 other mods.but I panic when I can’t find this mod.I don’t see any tank getting any better than the zeus only one in my experience that comes close…is a Freemax tank I bought second hand long story short …these geek vape mods are on top of the game…the battery door is only complaint but not a deal changer….now I find myself tempted to get this mod here cause I did see in this review a benefit for someone like me with bad eyes…but hands up to the team responsible for the design and development of these mods cause for price your not going to get nothing better…again my opinion…they are second to none.

  5. Just received the aegis x Zeus kit and really not sure what batteries to buy for it please help? Thank you.

  6. Well I bought an Aegis X about a month and a half ago. I just threw it in the trash this morning. Since I got it, ill have the batteries fully charged in my external charger, put them in the mod, and it says “battery too low”. No matter what I did to try to fix it, it was still there. Very poor design mechanically. I went back to my old smoant ranker mod. Reliable. Not fancy but it works when I need it. I just couldn’t count on the Aegis X.

    • Almost guaranteed the white wire between the battery assembly and atomizer pin has broken loose of the solder joint. A relatively easy fix if you have the tools and ability to disassemble the mod. Not that it matters now if you tossed it.

  7. Is there a way to lock the fire button or make it a double tap?? I’ve burned up a few coils by accidentally hitting the fire button in my pocket

    • Its a bit of a hassle but I’ve trained myself to turn any mod off before I put it into my pocket. My old mechanical stick mods with the bottom firing button are the exception, they have a twist ring that stops the button from being pushed.

  8. I bought it a couple of mounths ago and I have to say that I’m a little disappointed. 80 euros and A) It is basically the same as far as watts go with everything else B) It’s screen scratches even by looking at it and C) The micro USB is the most annoying thing in the word to plugin.

    6/10 from
    Preferably don’t buy it

    • I have to disagree with Stratos, first thing I done was buy a screen protector for it, I’ve not long bought it, so still getting used to it. I’m using an Augvape Skynet Pro Tank on mine at the moment which is awesome. All in I’m impressed with what’s in my hands tbh.

  9. I’ve got the x great vape but what concerns me now is that liquid has leaked into the battery compartment & my batteries & inside battery compartment are soaked why is this ?

  10. Thank u very much about your answer but i’m still confused about two of them..about perform which is better aegis x or smok morph?

    • Hi Bubu,

      In terms of performance they are similar..

      I personally prefer the Aegis X as it also has the additional benefit of being waterproof/shockproof. It also looks great with the big screen it has 🙂

  11. Geekvape sell the door catch for the aegis legend. I have just had a look at the door catch on aegis X and they take the same catch so it can be fixed. I do agree this is a weak point of the X.

    I have fixed many legends were people have dropped them I now keep them in stock its about a 5 minute job to do

  12. my biggest concern is that battery door..who wants to wager thats the thing that will kill this Aegis X …i have yet to see a hinged battery door stay closed on any sort of moderate impact.. the original aegis door was the one..they would have been smart to double that on this mod.

    • I 100% concur with the reviewer above. I have the original Aegis and that thing was a tank. When I got the Aegis legend two of them fell on me because the contact on the bottom for the batteries was horrible and the company would never back up there warranty. Horrible horrible company to deal with. Never had worse of the time with a company. The new age of solo is pretty good. But I wouldn’t trust them on much else

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