OXVA Xlim Pro 2 vs Pro 3: What's the Difference?

The main difference between the OXVA Xlim Pro 2 and Xlim Pro 3 is the battery, the screen, the chip and the fire button. Both are 30W kits from the OXVA Xlim series, both take the same Xlim top fill pods, and both come with a 0.6 and a 0.8 ohm pod in the box.

The OXVA Xlim Pro 2 came out in July 2024. It has a 1300mAh battery and a 0.56 inch screen, and it fires only when you draw.

The OXVA Xlim Pro 3 is the follow-up, with a 1500mAh battery, a 1.05 inch screen, OXVA's Photon chip and a fire button you can lock.

This guide covers only what is different, using OXVA's own figures. The full specs, every colour and what comes in the box are on each kit's own page, and both sit with the rest of the OXVA vapes we sell.

What's the Difference Between the Xlim Pro 2 and Pro 3

Everything else is the same: 5 to 30W output, side airflow from MTL to RDL, USB-C charging at 5V/2A and the same two pods in the box.

Xlim Pro 2 vs Pro 3 Battery Life

The Pro 2 has a 1300mAh battery that OXVA rate at up to 4 days of use. The Pro 3 has 1500mAh, and OXVA rate it at up to 5 days. How long either lasts depends on how much you vape and on the pod and wattage you use.

Both charge by USB-C at 5V/2A. OXVA say the Pro 2 reaches 80% in 25 minutes and the Pro 3 reaches 80% in 30 minutes, so the Pro 2 charges a little faster even though the Pro 3 lasts longer.

Xlim Pro 2 vs Pro 3 Chip

The Pro 3 uses OXVA's Photon chip, which sends power to the coil in high-frequency pulses to keep the output steady from the start of each puff to the end. OXVA say it keeps over 80% of the flavour at 20% battery, the point where a lot of pod kits start to taste flat.

OXVA do not name the chip in the Pro 2. It fires in 0.01 seconds when you draw and holds the wattage you set. If steady flavour as the battery drops matters most to you, the Photon chip is the main reason to choose the Pro 3.

Xlim Pro 2 vs Pro 3 Screen

The Pro 2 has a 0.56 inch HD colour screen. It shows the wattage, the pod resistance, the battery percentage and a five-digit puff count, with animations and RGB light effects you can change.

The Pro 3 screen is 1.05 inches at 300 nits, so it is easier to read outdoors in daylight. OXVA call its layout One-Scan Control, with the wattage, battery level and pod resistance in one view, and you can change the theme, effects and RGB light strip from the menu.

Xlim Pro 2 vs Pro 3 Pods

Both kits come with a 0.6 ohm and a 0.8 ohm Xlim top fill pod, and both take the same Xlim V3 replacement pods, which OXVA rate at 50% more flavour and 30% longer use.

The difference is the older pods. OXVA list every Xlim pod for the Pro 2, including the Xlim V2. For the Pro 3 they list the Xlim top fill, Xlim EZ and Xlim empty cartridges, but not the V2:

The Xlim V3 is the top fill pod and the Xlim V2 is the older side fill pod, so if you still have V2 pods, the Pro 2 is the kit that takes them.

If you have spare Xlim EZ pods from an older kit, both will take them.

If you own more than one OXVA kit, our OXVA pods page has every Xlim, NeXlim and VPrime cartridge together.

Fire Button and Auto Draw

The Pro 2 fires only when you draw. Its one button is for settings, such as the wattage and the screen theme.

The Pro 3 fires when you draw or when you hold the button, so you can choose. The button also locks, which stops a stray press firing the kit in a pocket or bag. How to lock it, and every other button shortcut, is on the Xlim Pro 3 page.

Airflow and Wattage

Both have the same side airflow, from a tight mouth to lung (MTL) draw to a looser restricted direct lung (RDL) draw, the same 5 to 30W range and the same pods, so you set the wattage the same way on either kit.

Our 0.6 vs 0.8 ohm Xlim pod guide has the wattage for each pod.

OXVA recommend the 0.8 and 1.2 ohm pods for nic salt e-liquids, and the 0.4 and 0.6 ohm pods for nic salt or freebase.

For which juices suit which pod, our OXVA e-liquid guide covers it in detail.

Xlim Pro 2 DNA vs Pro 3

The OXVA Xlim Pro 2 DNA is the Pro 2 shape with an OXVA x Evolv DNA chip inside. With an Xlim stainless steel cartridge fitted, the chip controls the coil temperature to stop dry hits, and a Flavour Replay button repeats a puff you liked. You can also set it up on a PC with Evolv's EScribe software.

It keeps the Pro 2's 1300mAh battery and 0.56 inch screen and adds a fire button. So the Pro 3 has the bigger battery and screen, and the DNA has the anti-burn protection and Replay.

Is the Xlim Pro 3 Better Than the Pro 2

For most people buying new, yes. The Pro 3 lasts longer on a charge, its screen is bigger and brighter, the Photon chip keeps the flavour steady as the battery drops, and you can fire it with the button. The Pro 2 still wins on charging speed, weight and choice of colours.

• Choose the Pro 2 if you want auto draw only, faster charging to 80%, a lighter kit, the widest choice of colours, or you still use Xlim V2 pods.
• Choose the Pro 3 if you want the longer battery, the bigger 300 nit screen, the Photon chip's steady flavour at low battery, or a fire button you can lock.
• Choose the Pro 2 DNA if you want anti-burn protection and Flavour Replay.

Other Xlim Kits

The OXVA Xlim 4 takes the same Xlim pods but swaps the screen and wattage menu for three set power levels and a ring light, with a 1600mAh battery.

The OXVA Xlim Go 2 has no buttons: fill the pod and draw. OXVA rate its 1500mAh battery at up to 5 days on the 0.8 ohm cartridge.

Xlim Pro 3 vs Xlim 3 Ultra

The OXVA Xlim 3 Ultra is the touchscreen Xlim. It has the same 1500mAh battery as the Pro 3, but with a 2.2 inch HD touchscreen and OXVA's Super Pulse chip, in 8 colours.

If you are weighing the Pro 3 against OXVA's NeXlim 2 instead, our Xlim Pro 3 vs NeXlim 2 guide puts the two side by side.

To compare them with other brands, browse every pod kit we sell.