Innokin Proton Review: Test Results Are In

Innokin Proton review

The Proton is sold separately or as a kit with the Innokin Scion II Tank. It is available in three color options, black, silver, and rainbow, but there's not much variation going on between these designs, besides the slightly different color accents.

Price: ~ $65
Colors: black, silver, rainbow

First impressions

The screen is really large too. At 1.45 inches, it’s the largest screen I’ve seen on a mod to date (the Smoant Cylon and SX Mini G Class have 1.3-inch screens.)

Speaking of the G Class, I also found the joystick on the Proton works well and is really easy to use. I didn’t need to read the manual to figure out how to use it. The menu system is really well laid out, and the joystick makes it easy to navigate. I'm already very impressed.

Build quality and design

The Proton is solid overall with no button rattle, but there is some minor play in the fire bar (you can wiggle it back and forth slightly.) I have already relayed that information back to Innokin, so hopefully they can fix it. Not a big deal but worth mentioning.

Features and functions

Using the menu, you can:

• Set the vape cut-off time between 3 to 18 seconds (default is 12)
• Adjust the dim time, timeout, and brightness of the screen
• Change from Celsius to Fahrenheit in temp mode
• Change the screen text color (blue, pink, red, white, purple, green)
• Check or reset your puff count
• Check and update your current firmware version

Using the Innokin Proton

To adjust your power or temperature, hold the joystick in any direction until either the power or temperature blinks. Then use up and down to adjust and click to select. When attaching a new atomizer, the mod will ask if it’s the same one and give you the option to select a different mode.

There are also quite a few shortcuts and Innokin includes a large and easy to read quick reference guide. Right and fire together locks or unlocks the mod. Left and fire will read individual battery voltages and show the puff counter.

Power mode performance

The amp limit I got was 40 amps, which is average for a dual battery mod and meets their listed specs. The volt limit I got with a 0.56-ohm coil was 9.362 V, which is pretty high for a dual battery mod. It also confirms that it has a boost circuit as well, which is another plus. Not all dual battery mods have boost circuits.

It’s also a pretty accurate mod as well. It hit a little weak at the 0.12-ohm mark, like most mods do, but at 0.15 ohms and higher, it was usually within 1-3 watts. Overall it performs great and is accurately rated. See the full test results below:

Temperature control mode performance

• One simple round spaced single coil
• One simple round spaced dual coil
• Two fancy single coil builds
• Two fancy dual coil builds

When you put a new atomizer on it tells you to pick your mode and you can select SS316, but if you want to use TCR mode you need to go into the menu and manually select it. With that said, in "SS mode" the mod performed poorly. Whatever TCR they use for it is wrong, there was no dry hit protection. (This is something that should be corrected in an upcoming firmware update.)

In TCR mode I got great performance however. It’s pretty accurate. A warm vape will be in the 460-480ºF range and most people will find what they like between 400ºF to 500ºF. The throttle is nice and the dry hit protection at 500ºF and below works great too. Adjusting the wattage changes the ramp up time as well. It works the way it should and is a good performer if you use TCR mode. It’s a pass overall with the caveat of using it in TCR mode and not in SS316 mode.

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