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Coil life, liquid cost and the apple habit

Apple sounds like one product. It is not: a RDA running varies will taste nothing like the same blend on a different device, which is why we test before we recommend.

Most people searching IQOS in Mozambique are not after a spec sheet. They want to know what it costs, how long it lasts and which shop will still service it in three months.

If you only read one line: the RDA you buy decides how long apple tastes right, and the coil inside it decides how long that is.

What a apple RDA really costs in Maputo

Ordering into Maputo usually means waiting 7–14 business days. Plan the reorder around that, not around the flavour you like best.

How we tested apple in a RDA

1. Choose strength against the ceiling in Mozambique, which is the local legal limit for retail here.
2. Order before 14:00 so the parcel leaves the same day and lands inside 7–14 business days.
3. Settle the draw first: mouth-to-lung or direct-to-lung, because it decides the coil and the liquid.

• Spare parts availability for RDA in Mozambique, since tanks and pods go first.
• Batch code and production date, so a apple bottle turned in 4 weeks ago is not sold as new.
• Coil type inside the RDA, because mesh and wire age at different rates.
• Stock depth: 9 lines held, so the shortlist does not turn into a special order.

Where apple goes wrong

• Chasing a discount on a RDA that then needs an adapter nobody in Mozambique stocks.
• Skipping the spare coil, which is the single part that decides how long apple in Maputo survives.
• Mixing apple with a coil rated for a different wattage, which dulls the flavour and drains liquid faster.

The rules that apply here

Mozambique is an emerging channel with limited retail infrastructure.

Packaging for apple in Mozambique must be child-resistant, and the batch code has to be readable without cutting the shrink wrap.

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