The ARGUS P line has always stood out with its unique square design, but the ARGUS P3 and ARGUS P2 are vastly different devices despite sharing that familiar form factor.
Design
The ARGUS P3 feels like a premium gadget in your hand. Real leather wraps the back panel—stitched or embossed depending on your color choice—paired with a color-matched zinc alloy frame. It’s a professional look that demands attention. However, that gorgeous 2.01″ touchscreen scratches far too easily, even with careful handling. Within weeks, mine accumulated visible marks despite my best efforts to baby it.
The ARGUS P2 takes a simpler approach with its pearlescent zinc alloy and polycarbonate construction. The transparent section revealing the internal chipset is a nice touch for those who appreciate that aesthetic. Build quality is solid overall, though the firing button has an annoying rattle that’s hard to ignore once you notice it.
How You’ll Actually Use Them
Here’s where these devices diverge completely.
The ARGUS P3 operates almost entirely through its ultra-responsive touchscreen. Swipe up to unlock, left to change modes, down for quick settings, right for detailed puff stats. It’s genuinely smartphone-quality in responsiveness, but there’s a learning curve. You’ll spend your first day or two figuring out where everything is. Once you’re past that, daily use becomes natural, but newcomers might feel overwhelmed.
The ARGUS P2 keeps things refreshingly straightforward. No touchscreen navigation to learn—just a button and a small OLED display. You can make it as simple or complex as you need. Stick with Shift mode (SPT/NOR/ECO presets) if you want dead-simple operation, or dive into Power mode if you like adjusting wattage yourself. The raised fill ports mean you can top up without removing the pod, which is genuinely convenient when you’re out and about.
Features
The ARGUS P3 throws everything at you: eighteen unlockable themes, custom DIY power curves with twenty-five adjustable wattage points, incredibly detailed puff tracking with daily/weekly/6-month charts, party mode, SOS mode in Morse code. It’s impressive on paper. In reality, most vapers will pick one theme they like and stick with normal wattage mode. The puff tracking is genuinely useful if you’re monitoring your usage, but features like party mode feel gimmicky.
The ARGUS P2 gives you four user modes split between Power and Shift, and honestly, that’s all most people need. SPT mode maximizes flavor and clouds, NOR balances performance with battery life, and ECO stretches your charge when you need it most. No frills, just practical options.
Battery
The P3’s 1500mAh battery delivers excellent real-world performance. Three full pods (7.5ml) on the 0.7Ω before needing a charge, which could easily last you multiple days depending on your habits. The 2A charging gets you from dead to full in roughly forty minutes. My only gripe is the display doesn’t stay on during charging—you have to tap the button to check progress.
The ARGUS P2’s 1100mAh is noticeably smaller, but the 2A charging partially compensates. You’ll get through a day for most vaping styles, though pushing 30W will drain it faster. ECO mode genuinely helps when you can’t charge immediately.
The Vape Itself
Both deliver outstanding flavor, but the ARGUS P3 edges ahead slightly. Those new ICOSM 2.0 pods produce rich, wet flavor that stays remarkably consistent. After sixteen refills on the 0.7Ω pod, I couldn’t detect any degradation. It genuinely might offer the best flavor I’ve experienced from a pod system.
The ARGUS P2’s vertical mesh coils in the Argus pods also produce excellent flavor that lasts—up to 90ml or 30 days per pod. The difference between them is marginal enough that most vapers wouldn’t complain about either.
For airflow, both shine. The ARGUS P3’s slider is stiff (difficult without nails), but allows precise micro-adjustments. The 0.7Ω pod handles loose to tight MTL perfectly, while the 0.4Ω spans RDL to MTL. The P2 offers similar versatility with its airflow nib, though the adjustment mechanism is less refined.
Who Each Device Actually Suits
Get the ARGUS P3 if you want a feature-rich device and don’t mind spending time learning the interface. It’s genuinely impressive once you’re comfortable with it, and the flavor performance justifies the effort. Just accept that the screen will scratch and the menus take patience.
Get the ARGUS P2 if you value simplicity and don’t need eighteen themes or custom power curves. It’s intuitive from day one, delivers fantastic flavor, and the Shift mode presets make it perfect for both newcomers and veterans who just want to vape without fuss.
Both are excellent pod systems. The P3 is objectively more advanced, but the P2’s straightforward approach has real appeal. Choose based on whether you want complexity with top-tier performance or simplicity with excellent performance.
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