Check whether you are buying an integrated-coil pod or cartridge, an empty pod or cartridge that takes a separate coil, or a tank. Manufacturers use these names differently. Match the exact product and construction to your device; integrated-coil units are replaced whole, while compatible empty versions accept their specified replacement coils.
Get that right, and the rest follows quickly. Get it wrong, and you have bought a part that physically cannot fit the device in your hand.
Cartridge, pod or tank, which your device takes
Sealed cartridges: the UWELL Caliburn GPP covers the G3, G4 and G5 families, the UWELL Caliburn G4 Pod Kit and UWELL Caliburn G5 Koko Pod Kit included; the Geekvape Q Cartridge serves the Geekvape Sonder Q2 Pod Kit; VAPORESSO XROS 5 Pod Kit uses integrated-coil XROS pods at supported resistances; the 0.4Ω option requires a model that explicitly supports it; and the SMOK Novo 5 Pod Kit has its coil built in. On all of these, there is no separate coil and no point looking for one.
Empty pods that take a coil: the SMOK Nord 5 pod, which needs an RPM 3 coil bought alongside it, and the SMOK IPX 80 RPM 2 pod. Buy the pod without the coil, and you have an empty shell.
Threaded tanks: the VOOPOO UForce-X and the PnP X Pod Tank, both of which take PnP X coils and screw onto a mod rather than clicking into a pod slot.
The VOOPOO PnP X cartridge comes in DTL and MTL versions, which look similar and behave differently. The MTL one gives a tighter draw at the same coil.
The Caliburn trap, and why “G4 coil” returns results
Original Caliburn G/G2-style pods use separate compatible coils. G3-labelled integrated-coil cartridges belong to the wider GPP ecosystem, alongside newer GPP versions. Match the exact cartridge capacity, resistance and supported device before ordering; a family name alone does not confirm every version fits.
So a Caliburn G4 owner needs a GPP cartridge, not a coil. The G3-specific pod also exists and is a different part again. If you are replacing something on a Caliburn and are not certain which generation you own, the marking on the old part settles it faster than the device name will.
Capacity is a market fact, not a model fact
Replacement pods can have different capacities and generations. Check the selected listing’s capacity, resistance and exact device fit before ordering.
Capacity can differ between regional versions of the same cartridge. Match the capacity stated for the exact product variant you are buying.
Product and variant overview
Thirteen families: VOOPOO PnP pods, PnP X DTL and MTL cartridges, PnP X Pod Tank and UForce-X tank; UWELL Caliburn GPP, G3 and A3 pods; Geekvape Q Cartridge; VAPORESSO XROS pods; SMOK Nord 5, Novo 5 and IPX 80 pods.
Compatibility and related products
- The Nord 5 pod specifically needs an RPM 3 coil. Ordering the pod alone leaves you with nothing that vapes.
- Our stocked pod kits and MTL devices support 50/50 liquids with suitable coils or pods rated 0.6 ohm and above. Follow the fitted coil or pod’s marked power range and the device’s nicotine-strength guidance. For tanks and other cartridges, check the exact coil’s recommended VG/PG ratio rather than selecting liquid from resistance alone.
- Mods running external cells also need the right battery. See Batteries. Pod kits with a fixed internal cell, such as the UWELL Caliburn A3 Pod Kit, need nothing from that shelf at all.
Buying guidance
- Check whether your device takes a cartridge, a pod or a tank before anything else. It is the question that decides everything downstream.
- Buy the resistance you are replacing. On a sealed cartridge, the resistance is the coil, so changing it changes the draw, the power the device applies and how the liquid tastes.
- Check the exact replacement type before ordering. Integrated-coil pods or cartridges are replaced whole; empty versions use their specified separate coils. Choose compatible spares for your device.
- For an unfamiliar part, the marking on the old cartridge identifies the platform immediately. Send a photo of that rather than of the device.
Kenya and Nairobi relevance
Pod orders go out same-day within Nairobi and nearby towns, and in 1 to 2 business days elsewhere in Kenya. Capacity varies by the exact stocked kit and cartridge; check the capacity listed on the product page.
Not sure when to swap? The pod and coil replacement schedule covers the signs, the timelines and how to get the most from each coil.
IPX 80 replacement cartridge
The IPX 80 has separate RPM and RPM 2 pod versions. This cartridge is the RPM 2 version: