Magic Wand OG vs. Rechargeable vs. Plus vs. Mini Review & Comparison

Is there any sex toy more iconic than the Magic Wand?

Hitachi called it a back mas­sager back in 1968. Nowadays, we know it as the Magic Wand Original by Vibratex. It’s like the “cool grand­ma” fig­ure for all the wand mas­sagers now — suc­ces­sors have arrived on the scene, but we still respect the OG.

(Except for Hitachi. They don’t want their image to be all but syn­ony­mous with orgasms.)

What is the Magic Wand used for?

Broad vibra­tors like the Hitachi Magic Wand and its off­shoots are known for deliv­er­ing strong vibra­tions across the entire vul­va. Rather than focus­ing on the cli­toral glans alone, they also mas­sage the labia and shake the inter­nal parts of the cli­toris.

When were the Magic Wand Rechargeable, Plus, and Mini released?

Since Vibratex acquired the Magic Wand, they have launched four new ver­sions. Joining the Magic Wand Original, we now have the following:

• Magic Wand Rechargeable (2015)
• Magic Wand Plus (2019)
• Magic Wand Mini (2022)
• Magic Wand Micro (2023)

This post gives you the 411 on what changes each iter­a­tion intro­duced, and I’ll com­pare them. Yes, they have dif­fer­ent set­tings and con­trol pan­els. But, more notably to me, they each have a dis­tinct vibra­tion qual­i­ty and feel.

Read on to find out the dif­fer­ences among the Magic Wand Original, Rechargeable, Plus, and Mini  — and which one is the most pow­er­ful, best Magic Wand.

UPDATE: I've made a sep­a­rate post all about the Magic Wand Micro and how it com­pares to oth­er Magic Wands and strong bullets!

Magic Wand Rechargeable and Plus vs. Original

The Magic Wand Rechargeable was nothing short of game-​changing when released in 2015.

And it wasn’t just because you could use it cord­less. (Though yes, you can use the Magic Wand Rechargeable while it's plugged in.)

Compared to the Hitachi Magic Wand Original, the Rechargeable boast­ed:

• A more com­pre­hen­sive range of speed settings
• A rum­bli­er motor
• Way more hygien­ic sil­i­cone com­pris­ing the head
• An LED indi­ca­tor to show which speed you’re on

The Magic Wand Plus, released in 2019, is like a middle ground between the Original and Rechargeable. 

Where is the Plus mod­el sim­i­lar to the Original Magic Wand?

• It’s mains-​powered
• It doesn’t have any pat­tern settings.
• And it’s still quite afford­able for all the pow­er you get!

Otherwise, the Magic Wand Plus has much over­lap with the Rechargeable:

• Similar motor and speed range
• Silicone head
• LED speed indicator
• Same port for plug­ging in 
  • Though the Magic Wand Plus must be plugged in dur­ing use, you can detach the cord for more com­pact storage.

How do the Magic Wand Rechargeable and Plus feel?

Those revi­sions addressed many crit­i­cisms I had of the Magic Wand Original. Despite its rep­u­ta­tion as the “Cadillac of vibra­tors,” the Magic Wand Original is not for every­one. Its two speeds (EARTHQUAKE and DEVASTATION) are too pow­er­ful for some and not the opti­mal type of inten­si­ty for others.

I found that, with old­er wands, like the Original, I either came instant­ly, or I’d feel quite numb and pinchy and take for­ev­er to fin­ish the ses­sion. Insta-​cum or insta-numb.

The new­er Magic Wand Rechargeable and Plus, in con­trast, have two addi­tion­al set­tings on the lighter end. These low­er inten­si­ties are about half the strength of the Original’s two options.

And they’re deep in pitch, thud­ding­ly rever­ber­at­ing with my inter­nal and exter­nal cli­toris. I find the Magic Wand Rechargeable and Plus more sat­is­fy­ing. They suit a broad­er range of moods and rarely numb me. Less steam­rolling and more sen­su­al. And that means more time for mul­ti­ple orgasms.

Tl;dr, the upgraded Magic Wand massagers are a big deal!

In short, Vibratex expand­ed the Magic Wand’s audi­ence beyond the hard­core and power-​hungry. The Magic Wand Rechargeable and Plus are almost as strong, but they also have options for peo­ple who:

• Want to warm up to the experience
• Simply don’t want to choose between OMG and OMFG strength

Sometimes, “omg” and “omfg!” are enough.

It used to be that if some­one want­ed low­er set­tings on the Hitachi Magic Wand Original, they’d get a light dim­mer. We’re in the twenty-​first cen­tu­ry now, and we’ve moved past that.

Thank you, Vibratex, for upgrad­ing the Magic Wand and fur­ther deify­ing its lega­cy. Whatever it was before, it’s prac­ti­cal­ly god-​tier now.

The Magic Wand Rechargeable was my favorite until the Fun Factory VIM came along.

Magic Wand Mini: a mini-review of 2022's Magic Wand

Three years lat­er, the Magic Wand Mini has a lot to live up to. It’s recharge­able, but the con­trol pan­el looks like some­one shrank down the Magic Wand Plus.

How does this cutie patootie mea­sure up to the others?

Let’s start with the dis­claimer: at 9.7 oz, less than half the weight of the Magic Wand Rechargeable, we have to be real­is­tic with our expec­ta­tions for the Magic Wand Mini. It can’t be the seis­mic mar­vel that its ances­tors were.

Mini-​wands cer­tain­ly have their mer­its, though:

• Travel-​friendly
• Easier to hold
• They take up less vul­va real estate dur­ing penetration

How does the Magic Wand Mini feel in use?

The Magic Wand Mini has three set­tings on the rumbly side for the size. Its high­est inten­si­ty is about par with the Plus and Rechargeable's sec­ond speed. (Which means it doesn’t even graze the Original’s low­er setting.)

If I had mere­ly felt the Magic Wand Mini in my hand, I’d tick off the box­es: “pow­er­ful for the size” and “rumbly for the price.” No complaints.

Using it against my clit, though, is anoth­er sto­ry. In oth­er words, I deeply respect what the Mini does, but it’s just not for me.

It awk­ward­ly strad­dles the grey zone between a broad pow­er­house wand and a tra­di­tion­al mini-​vibe. The Magic Wand Mini isn’t strong or rumbly enough for me to say it’s excel­lent for a wand, but it’s also not focused enough for me to appre­ci­ate its com­pact frame.

It works, but I’ll sel­dom reach for it for recre­ation­al orgasms. If I want broad stim­u­la­tion, I’ll go with the Magic Wand Plus or Rechargeable. If I desire a dynamite-​level power-​to-​size ratio, I’ll grab a bul­let like the Je Joue Duet or Tango X. This par­tic­u­lar mini-​wand feels non­com­mit­tal, like it tried to do both things simul­ta­ne­ous­ly but didn’t do either one that well.

Which mini-​wand massager should you get?

Despite my reser­va­tions, I think that the Magic Wand Mini’s quality-​to-​cost ratio is well worth it.

My top choic­es for a com­pact mini-​wand mas­sager would be the Lovense Domi 2 and Doxy 3 Rechargeable. They’re a lot of fun. The down­side, though? They’re expen­sive and have rel­a­tive­ly high defect rates.

I’ll like­ly love the Lovense Domi 2 to death and, once it inevitably dies from overuse, hap­pi­ly splurge on a replace­ment. Not every­one is com­fort­able with that, though.

Would you rather com­pro­mise some strength for a more robust qual­i­ty prod­uct that will last longer? What if it meant pay­ing less?

The Magic Wand Mini isn’t per­fect, nor does it live up to the hype of its pre­de­ces­sors. It’s also bare-​bones, but it’s strong enough to mat­ter. And it works. All while cost­ing less.

While I’m ambiva­lent, my final ver­dict is that it’s well worth the price. Use code SUPERSMASHCACHE at Peepshow Toys.

Get the Magic Wand Mini.

Or check out fur­ther read­ings and decide which cord­less wand best match­es your needs:

• Magic Wand Micro review
• Guide to Rechargeable Wand Vibrators

What do the numbers and specs say? A comparison

Magic Wand vibrator strength comparison

Let’s zoom out and look at the big­ger pic­ture: how do the dif­fer­ent Magic Wands’ inten­si­ties com­pare? Here’s a rough outline.

The Doxy Die Cast (B A E !!!) at about 80% pow­er is com­pa­ra­ble to the Magic Wand Original at 100%.

The Original’s top speed is about the same strength as — but a lot buzzi­er than — the Plus and Rechargeable’s.

Overall, the Magic Wand Rechargeable is a tad rum­bli­er than the Plus, and that dif­fer­ence is more appar­ent the more you turn the speed up. In oth­er words, the Magic Wand Plus's vibra­tion qual­i­ty is sharp­er than the rechargeable's, but only by a lit­tle. Meanwhile, both the Rechargeable and Plus are way rum­bli­er than the Original.

The Magic Wand Mini’s high­est inten­si­ty is about as strong as the Rechargeable and Plus’s sec­ond. And the Mini’s sec­ond speed about mea­sures up to their bot­tom one.

Where does the Magic Wand Micro stand? Its high­est speed is par with the Mini's bot­tom speed. Rad my full Magic Wand Micro review for more.

Magic Wand vibration quality comparison table

Below is a table of rough­ly how the dif­fer­ent Magic Wand mod­els' inten­si­ty set­tings line up.

The num­bers in each cell rep­re­sent the num­ber of oscil­la­tions per sec­ond (or RPM divid­ed by 60). The low­er the num­ber, the low­er the pitch.

Original	Rechargeable	MW Plus	MW Mini	MW Micro
				44
				79
			62	103
	44	47	82
	56	64	97
91	79	91
108	97	108

To recap one exam­ple: the Magic Wand Rechargeable is heav­ier than the Plus since its inter­nal com­po­nents also accom­mo­date a self-​contained bat­tery. The over­all force is about the same, but the Rechargeable moves more slow­ly and with more weight. (For those who took clas­si­cal mechan­ics… force = mass * acceleration.)

Other wand massager features: a comparison table

Beyond how the vibra­tions feel, you might want to know how these wand mas­sagers com­pare in oth­er respects. Here's a table summarizing:

• Price
• Magic Wand weight 
  • An impor­tant con­sid­er­a­tion when you have grip issues
• Head width — how dif­fuse or focused are the vibrations?
• Magic Wand's cord length 
  • Short cords are a pain in the ass when you have a loft­ed bed
• Settings
• Control pan­el

	Original	Rechargeable	MW Plus	MW Mini	MW Micro
	SHOP	SHOP	SHOP	SHOP	SHOP
Weight	24 oz	21 oz	16 oz	10 oz	3 oz
Head Width	2.3"	2.3"	2.3"	1.9"	1.3"
Cord Length	6 feet	n/a	6 feet	n/a	n/a
Settings	2 speeds	4 speeds + 4 patterns	4 speeds	3 speeds	3 speeds + 4 patterns
Control Panel	Switch	On / speeds / patterns	On / speed up / down	On / speed up / down	On / cycle

A closer look at the Magic Wand massagers’ control panels

Also notable: I’m par­tial to the Magic Wand Plus’s con­trol pan­el. You can turn the speed up and down, unlike with the Rechargeable. And I looooove stim­u­la­tion, decreas­ing inten­si­ty after orgasm and ramp­ing it back up for near­ly back-​to-​back mul­ti­ple orgasms.

Since the Magic Wand Rechargeable has pat­terns, Vibratex incor­po­rat­ed a but­ton to cycle through the rhythms. Only one but­ton con­trols the intensity.

I under­stand that they want­ed to keep the inter­face sim­ple, so I can’t fault them for that. However, giv­en a choice between:

• POWER /​ UP /​ DOWN and no patterns
• POWER /​ CYCLE INTENSITY /​ CYCLE PATTERNS

I pre­fer to use the for­mer. To hell with rhythm set­tings. Another exam­ple of a well-​done wand con­trol pan­el? The We-​Vibe Wand offers easy access to the pow­er but­ton and up/​down joy­stick  — whi­i­i­ile the pat­tern but­ton is quar­an­tined far­ther down on the handle.

The Magic Wand Mini’s con­trol pan­el is like the Plus’s: power/​up/​down. No com­plaints there. And, of course, the Original has a switch to choose between its two settings.

Finally, the Magic Wand Micro's is the most bare-​bones: one for on/​off, and the oth­er for cycling through the speeds and patterns.

Can the Hitachi Magic Wand be used in the shower?

Unfortunately, these icon­ic Magic Wand mod­els by Vibratex (and for­mer­ly Hitachi) are not water­proof. Vibratex's wand mas­sager safe­ty man­u­als are aggres­sive­ly filled with warn­ings like:

• Do not use an hour before or after eating
• Do not use while smoking
• Do not drop or insert into any opening
• Do not sit on top of this product 
  • Full dis­clo­sure: I'll prob­a­bly dis­re­gard this contraindication

…and, of course, do not put them in water, beyond what's nec­es­sary to clean the wand mas­sager heads.

There are, how­ev­er, plen­ty of wands that are total­ly water­proof for show­er use! See my recharge­able and cord­less wand com­par­i­son for more details.

Best places to buy a Magic Wand massager

I sug­gest buy­ing wand vibra­tors from a rep­utable retail­er that you can trust to label their prod­ucts accu­rate­ly. Some of the best online sex shops include:

• Peepshow Toys — use coupon code SUPERSMASHCACHE for 10% off
• Betty's Toy Box — use code SUPER for 10% off
• SheVibe
• Early to Bed
• Spectrum Boutique - use coupon code SUPERSMASH10 for 10% off your first order 

Read more about why I love these shops so much. In short, these inde­pen­dent shops are run by real­ly sweet peo­ple who give a shit about con­sumer edu­ca­tion, health, and safe­ty. They got your back.

Is the Magic Wand on Amazon real?

It might be, and it might not be. Unfortunately, buy­ing wand mas­sagers from Amazon is a gam­ble, for a few reasons:

• You might run into coun­ter­feit items made with low­er qual­i­ty standards.
• If your prod­uct breaks, the brand-​name man­u­fac­tur­er won't replace or fix an item that they didn't make in the first place.
• It's not easy to tell whether a third-​party sell­er is send­ing you a used or returned toy. 
  • This sce­nario isn't com­mon, but it does happen.

There's prac­ti­cal­ly no reg­u­la­tion regard­ing mate­r­i­al safe­ty or pro­tect­ing con­sumers from used sex toys — and def­i­nite­ly not on Amazon. Buying from a trust­wor­thy and eth­i­cal online sex shop is your main defense.

Final thoughts: which Magic Wand is the best?

If I had to rec­om­mend one offi­cial Magic Wand brand mas­sager, it would hands-​down be the Magic Wand Plus. Its set­tings are force­ful­ly fab­u­lous, its con­trols are fan­tas­tic for boom-​boom-​boom mul­ti­ple orgasms, and the price makes it a fuck­ing steal.

The Magic Wand Plus com­bines the best fea­tures of the oth­er models:

• It's close to the thud­di­ness of the Magic Wand Rechargeable
• A sim­i­lar price to the Magic Wand Original
• The Magic Wand Mini's easy-​to-​use buttons

As far as cord­less wands go, the Hitachi Magic Wand Rechargeable is unde­feat­ed. It comes with all the bells and whis­tles and ful­fills a vibrator's rea­son for being: a robust motor in a rag­ing machine.

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Disclosure

I use affil­i­ate links through­out this post. When you shop using them, they bring me a com­mis­sion at no extra cost to you. All of the shops I link are great places to get a Magic Wand mas­sager, but I gen­er­al­ly link to whichev­er shop sent me the prod­uct to try out and review.