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A ceramic sensor blade is used inside IQOS ORIGINALS heated tobacco devices (IQOS ORIGINALS 1, IQOS 2.4, IQOS 2.4+, IQOS 3, IQOS 3 Duo, and IQOS 3 Multi).

This electronic heating blade in the IQOS ORIGINALS blade heated tobacco holder simultaneously heats tobacco while monitoring the tobacco temperature to ensure a consistent taste experience and to avoid burning the tobacco.

In Philip Morris International’s IQOS ILUMA heated tobacco products, instead of a blade, we use induction technology.


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