Aspire Zelos 3: Aspire New Starter Kit [Review]

The Aspire Zelos 3 Kit is Aspire’s new starter kit. This kit is a versatile vape with a powerful built-in battery of 3200 mAh. The Zelos 3 kit comes with the new Nautilus 3 tank that offers a similar performance and flavor production as the Nautilus GT tank. In short, it’s an excellent tank for a premium MTL and restricted DTL vaping style. Aspire has done an excellent job designing an elegant and high-performance starter kit.

The New Zelos 3 Kit is powered by a single 3200 battery mod and it houses the Aspire’s ASP chipset. Moreover, the 80 W Zelos mod has a maximum charging current that can reach up to 2A. Moreover, it’s designed to be extremely efficient and lightweight compared to other mod boxes. In addition, the mod has an 0.96” TFT color screen that makes extremely easy and user-friendly to adjust the vape settings.

The Aspire Zelos 3 starter Kit is available in: red, black, blue, gunmetal, pink and metallic silver.

Aspire Zelos 3 Kit: Specifications

• 510 replaceable drip tip
• Convenient top fill
• Press-fit coil installation
• Bottom adjustable airflow
• Compatible with Nautilus, Nautilus 2, Nautilus 2S and Triton mini coils
• Comfortable and precise airflow
• Big tank capacity: 4 ml, also has TPD version: 2 ml
• Big battery capacity: 3200 mAh
• Type-C 2A quick charging
• Selectable UI color options and adjustable brightness
• Output mode: VW/ VV/ Bypass/ TC/ TCR/ CPS
• Adjustable wattage range: 1-80 W
• 0.96” TFT Color Screen
• Aspire self-developed smart ASP chipset system
• Output voltage range: 0.5-8.4 V
• Adjustable temperature range: 200-600℉/100-315℃
• Continuous fire time: 10s
• Supported resistance range: 0.1-3.5 Ω
• Dimensions: 38*28*81 mm

Aspire Zelos 3 Kit: Quality and Design

The Aspire Zelos 3 Kit is very solid and nicely built. The part that houses the battery is cylinder-shape whereas the front part is mostly rectangular but with rounded corners that gives the device a unique ergonomic design.  The fire button is square with rounded corners. It’s clickable and and located on the top front part of the mod. In addition, it has “+” and “-” buttons just under the OLED screen.

The Zelos 3 Mod

The Zelos 3 mod is made of high-quality zinc and aluminum alloys. The top and bottom parts are made of zinc alloy and the housing is made of aluminum.  As all the Aspire mods, the Zelos 3 mod comes with an Aspire chipset with safety features. The ASP chipset has the following safety features:

• Vaping overtime protection
• Short circuit protection
• Overheat protection
• Low voltage protection
• Overcharge protection
• Over discharge protection

The mod has also the following options:

• 5 output modes
• 5 screen color options
• Brightness adjustable
• Puff counter

The Nautilus 3 Tank

The Nautilus 3 tank is equipped with a special airflow system designed to enhance the Nautilus coil performance. The airflow control ring is in the base hardware and it’s easy to adjust. It has seven airflow holes with different diameters, and you just need to rotate the airflow ring to adjust it. The seven airflow holes have the following diameters: 0.8 mm, 1.0 mm, 1.2 mm, 1.5 mm, 1.8 mm, 2.5 mm, and 3.0 mm.

Available in three colors: stainless steel, gunmetal, and black. The Nautilus 3 tank has an innovative press-fit coil change system which makes coil replacement much easier. It is compatible with Nautilus BVC coil of 1.8 ohm and Nautilus 2S mesh coil of 0.7 ohm. The Nautilus BVC has nickel-chromium coil wire, and the Nautilus 2S mesh coil is made of Kanthal. Moreover, the Nautilus 3 tank is compatible with all Nautilus series coils.

The glass tube is Pyrex for the 4 ml standard version and acrylic for the TPD version (2 ml version) is made of acrylic.

Furthermore, the Nautilus 3 base hardware is quite thick which allows the tank to cool down quickly.

How to Vape the Zelos 3 Kit?

The Nautilus Zelos 3 Kit is designed for a premium MTL and restricted DTL vaping style. The drip tip is narrower than other starter kits which is perfect for a mouth-to-lung vaping style.

The tank is very easy to use. For example, it’s very easy to change the coils thanks to its innovative press-fit coil replacement system.

Furthermore, you can also adjust its temperature from 200 to 600℉/100 to 315℃.

The Zelos 3 is a very versatile starter kit that can easily adapt to different vaping styles with a maximum wattage of 80 W.

Kit Contents

Standard Version

• 1* Zelos 3 Mod (3200 mAh)
• 1* Nautilus 3 Tank (4.0 ml)
• 1* Nautilus BVC Coil 1.8Ω
• 1* Nautilus 2S Mesh Coil 0.7Ω
• 1* Spare Glass Tube (4.0 ml)
• 1* Type-C Cable
• 1* Spare Drip Tip
• 1* User Manual
• 1* O-rings Pack

TPD Version

• 1* Zelos 3 Mod (3200 mAh)
• 1* Nautilus 3 Tank (2.0 ml)
• 1* Nautilus BVC Coil 1.8Ω
• 1* Nautilus 2S Mesh Coil 0.7Ω
• 1* Type-C Cable
• 1* Spare Drip Tip
• 1* User Manual
• 1* O-rings Pack

Standard CRC Version

• 1* Zelos 3 Mod (3200 mAh)
• 1* Nautilus 3 Tank (4 ml) CRC Version
• 1* Nautilus BVC Coil 1.8Ω
• 1* Nautilus 2S Mesh Coil 0.7Ω
• 1* Spare Glass Tube (4ml)
• 1* Type-C Cable
• 1* Spare Drip Tip
• 1* User Manual
• 1* O-rings Pack

TPD CRC Version

• 1* Zelos 3 Mod (3200 mAh)
• 1* Nautilus 3 Tank (2 ml) CRC Version
• 1* Nautilus BVC Coil 1.8Ω
• 1* Nautilus 2S Mesh Coil 0.7Ω
• 1* Type-C Cable
• 1* Spare Drip Tip
• 1* User Manual
• 1* O-rings Pack