Geekvape Sonder Q3 vs Sonder Q2: What Changed?

The Sonder Q2 is about as simple as a refillable kit gets, which is why it suits people leaving disposables. The Sonder Q3 keeps that and goes after the Q2's weak spot: battery.

The short answer

Your Q2 gets you through the day? Keep it. The Q3 vapes the same and takes the same pods.

Your Q2 runs flat by the evening, or you are buying your first Sonder? Get the Q3. At £13 it is the better kit.

Side by side

• Battery — Q3: 1750mAh · Q2: 1350mAh

• Power — up to 30W on both

• Charging — Q3: USB-C at 2A · Q2: USB-C at 1A

• Pods — the same Geekvape Q pods on both, 0.4, 0.6, 0.8 and 1.2Ω

• Light — Q3: multi-colour LED · Q2: LED ring

• Body — Q3: aluminium alloy, laser engraved · Q2: aluminium alloy, printed

Those figures are from Geekvape's own comparison of the Sonder Q, Q2 and Q3.

What you gain

About 30% more battery. 1750mAh against 1350mAh is the biggest jump the Sonder line has had. For most people it turns "charge it at tea time" into "charge it at night".

Twice the charging speed. The Q3 charges at 2A, the Q2 at 1A. When it does run low, it is back up much sooner.

A finish that lasts. The Q3's design is laser engraved into the metal rather than printed on, so it should not rub off in a pocket with your keys.

What stays the same

The pods. This is the reason the upgrade is painless. The Q3 takes the same Geekvape Q pods as the Sonder Q and Q2, from 0.4Ω for more vapour to 1.2Ω for a tight nic salt draw. The Geekvape Q pods you already buy carry straight over. Our Sonder Q pod finder lists every Sonder and what fits it.

The simplicity. The Q3 has no buttons and no menus. You fill it, put the pod in and draw.

The power. Both top out at 30W. The Q3 is not a stronger vape, it is a longer-lasting one.

So which one?

Upgrade to the Q3 if your Q2 battery does not last the day, you are tired of waiting for it to charge, or the print on yours has worn off.

Keep your Q2 if it still does a full day. Put the money towards pods.

Buying your first Sonder? Get the Q3. The Q2 is still a good kit while stock lasts, but the bigger battery is worth having.

Weighing the Sonder against other simple kits? We put the Q2 up against OXVA's in Sonder Q2 vs Xlim Go Lite, and every Geekvape pod is in our Geekvape coils and pods guide.

Browse every Geekvape kit, all our pod kits, or the full range of Geekvape pods.