Davinci has returned to the dry herb vaporizer market with an updated and improved IQ3.
The Davinci IQ3 is the first significant update to the IQ since its launch in 2016. The 2024 Davinci IQ3 has the following upgrades:
- 21700 Battery – A larger, newer battery with a higher power density
- Cool Core™ – The spiraled vapor path makes the IQ3 smooth and cool.
- 54% cooler!
- Larger Bowl – The Davinci IQ3 bowl now holds .7g!
- Improved Airflow – The larger bowl and air intakes give the Davinci IQ3 a 70% increase in air velocity
The new Davinci IQ3 is $299 and is available in 4 colors. CLICK HERE to buy the IQ3 directly from Davinci.
What’s in the Box?
Davinci has some of the best packaging in the game, and the IQ3 is no exception. Unboxing the Davinci IQ3 is a pleasurable experience, and it comes with a handful of high-quality accessories.
- Davinci IQ3 Vaporizer
- 21700 battery (installed)
- Flat Zirconia Mouthpiece (installed)
- Stir Tool (installed)
- Cool Core Flavor Chamber (installed)
- Extra Stir Tool
- Capsule & Capsule Container
- Raised Zirconia Water Pipe Adapter Mouthpiece
- Flavor Chamber Core-less Lid
- Cleaning Brush
- Ceramic Concentrate Pad
- 10 Organic Cotton Concentrate Pads
- 2 Davinci Stickers
- USC-C Charging Cord
- Davinci IQ3 User Manual
Build Quality
Davinci is known for making high-quality vaporizers, and the IQ3 may be the nicest vape they’ve ever made. The larger size gives the Davinci IQ design more room to shine. The hinges are smooth, and all of the little flaps align perfectly. The IQ3 feels like a precision-made vaporizer. It’s heavy for its size, and it feels solid and durable in the hand.
The IQ3 is larger than the previous IQ2 and IQC, but it doesn’t feel much bigger in the hand or the pocket.
The Davinci IQ3 is constructed of mostly metal and zirconia.
Davinci IQ3 User Interface
The Davinci IQ is one of the most accessible dry herb vapes to load and use. The bowl is built with an entirely smooth funnel-shaped loading zone, so no herb ever gets stuck there.
Five clicks of the power button turn the device off and on, while a single click switches the IQ3 between Smart Path and Temperature vaping modes. Smart Paths are pre-programmed temperature progression sessions where the temperature starts low and finishes high.
The Up/Down buttons set precise temperatures or cycle between the four built-in paths while in Smart Path mode.
This vape is also Bluetooth capable and Smart-Phone enabled.
Vapor & Effects
The vapor from the Davinci IQ3 is cool and tasty. The large bowl extracts gently to prevent the burnt popcorn taste that many despise. Depending on the vape temperature and potency of the herb, the vapor session may last 8-12 minutes.
This vape uses a conduction oven to produce vapor. Conduction effects are typically stoney and sedative compared to a convection vaporizer’s cerebral and mental effects.
The best way to use the Davinci IQ3 is with a sipping-style session. Gentle inhales, or even mouth-pulls, work better than long, hard inhales.
The Davinci IQ3 is not a big ripper but can produce massive clouds with the proper technique.
Big Bowl Problems
Portable dry herb vaporizers are not mainstream, and there aren’t any standards. My complaint about the bowl size may be a selling point for many.
Dry herb vaporizers are the most efficient ways to consume cannabis. Many modern ball vapes use .2g or less and extract the full bowl in one or two dab-like hits with dab-like effects. Loading .7g and sucking on it for 10+ minutes is the complete opposite end of that performance and experience spectrum.
This may be great for sharing at a party, or a concert where getting medicated is more important than chasing flavor. Still, as cannabis becomes more accessible and normalized, consumers are demanding full flavor and maximum efficiency.
For comparison, I currently use the Vapvana Ace as my daily vaporizer. I vape through a bong and load .08g into its bowl. One hit completely vaporizes that .08g and leaves me medicated for 30-40 minutes. I can get by on 1g per day while being high most of the day.
I like taking bong rips. The Davinci IQ is not a good bong ripper.
Vaping on the IQ3 is like Smoking a Joint
The Davinci IQ3 holds .7g, about the size of an average joint. The vape heats up in 30 seconds and the bowl produces vapor for 8-12 minutes – similar to the burn time of a joint.
Vapor is pulled from the IQ3 in little sips, not direct inhale, just like a blunt or a joint.
The vapor is smooth, cool, and delicious while being 4x more potent than smoke.
They’re both going to make you cough and you’re going to feel both in your throat.
You won’t stink like an ashtray and have bad breath after vaping through.
Davinci IQ3 Unboxing & Demo Video
Want to see the Davinci IQ3 in action? Check out my unboxing video where I show off the IQ3 packaging and test out its vapor production.
If you’re ready to put down the smoke and pick up the IQ3, CLICK HERE to buy directly from Davinci.
Testing In Progress
The IQ3 is too new to finalize a review and I usually like to push at least an ounce of flower through a vape before making up my mind.
I like this vape but don’t see myself using it over the others. See my list of Best Portable Vapes or Best Ball Vapes to see which vapes I use.
After 1 Month Testing
The IQ3 is a very enjoyable dry herb vape. It’s fun to carry and fun to use. The bowl is large, which can be a good thing or a bad thing.
The larger bowl gets me very high if I vape the entire thing at once. It often takes 2 full sessions on the IQ3 to vaporize the bowl entirely.
Great work as usual Troy! Just one question can you put two pods from the IQ2 in the bowl at the same time?
Thanks Dan! I’m not sure, I’ll have to see if I can find some of my IQ2 pods… my accessories are a mess
Awesome review as always!
The Davinci Ascent (with all its design flaws) is the vape that got me to even consider switching to vaping (coming from several joints a day routine), dynavap pushed me further down the path and the Mighty allowed me to make the full switch. This IQ3 looks awesome indeed for joint smokers looking to make the switch, looks ideal for concert discreet toking too!
That’s wonderful. I’ve heard so many positive stories about the Davinci Ascent. I never had one, but I’d like to find one for my collection!
I’m really torn on the bowl size and need to do more testing and searching for other perspectives.
Hey Troy! Really appreciate your reviews :)
I’m not sure if its still to early to tell, but is satans anus still a pain to clean on the IQ3? Ive had both the IQ and IQ2, and while the IQ2 definitely had some improvements in terms of cleaning satans anus, it still got dirty after a few months of use.
I think the main issue is that Davinci uses those rubber gaskets in the anus, meaning that resin just naturally gets soaked into the rubber pores, making it impossible to fully clean even with countless isopropyl soaked q-tips.
The other issue is that the ‘gap’ between the bottom of the bowl and the rubber gasket is also impossible to fully reach and clean , so resin/particles will just get trapped in there with no way out.
All this meaning that you can never get fully ‘clean’ flavored hits as there will always be that taste of used resin reheating in that area, to the point that even if the oven isn’t loaded but heated up, you can still see it producing small amounts vapor.
I’m really hoping the IQ3 improves on that , otherwise Ill just stick with my IQ2 for now !
Yeah I think it will still be a pain. It’s bigger though, so it might actually be easier. We’ll find out after a few months of use :)
How small can you load with the variable pearl on the end? half bowl?
The pearl barely reduces by 1/3, maybe even 1/4