Tango X Waterproof Rechargeable Ball Vibrator in Midnight Blue – We-Vibe

Only partly, and it is worth knowing before you buy. We-Vibe lists the materials as ABS and body-safe silicone, free from phthalates and BPA and made without latex. In practice the tip and most of the body are soft-touch ABS plastic, and the silicone is confined to roughly the bottom third, around the buttons and the magnetic charging contacts. Reviewer Elia Winters describes it exactly that way. Plenty of retailers call this a silicone vibrator; that is not accurate and we will not repeat it. It is still a body-safe, easy-to-clean construction — just not an all-silicone one. Use water-based lubricant, because silicone lubricant will degrade the silicone section.

Partly, and we want to be precise, because the original had two separate failures that often get blended together. The first was that the magnetic charger would not stay attached, so you would plug it in overnight and find it had not charged. That one is fixed, and three independent reviewers confirm it — Joan Price puts it as the magnets now not disengaging until you pull them apart. The second was the toy quietly dying after about a year. Nobody has confirmed that one is fixed. Kelvin Sparks said outright that he had not owned the Tango X long enough to know, and no reviewer has answered him since. So: the connector is demonstrably better, and long-term life is genuinely unproven. The two-year We-Vibe warranty is the real reassurance.

Yes. We-Vibe rates it IPX7, which means fully submersible, and every distributor datasheet agrees. You can rinse it under a running tap and use it in the bath or the shower. Two habits worth keeping: dry the magnetic charging contacts completely before you put it on the charger, since trapped moisture on contacts is the thing worth avoiding on any magnetically charged toy, and skip antibacterial or strongly scented soaps, which can degrade the silicone section over time. Warm water with a mild soap, or a dedicated toy cleaner, is all it needs. Do not boil it and do not put it in a dishwasher — it holds a sealed lithium-ion battery.

Seven patterns and eight intensity levels, and the important part is that they combine. The patterns are Pulse, Wave, Cha-Cha, Tease, Tempo, Heartbeat and Vibrate, and any of them can run at any of the eight intensities. That is the upgrade over the original Tango, which made you choose one or the other. The three buttons map onto it directly: plus and minus set intensity, and the separate tilde button cycles patterns. Kelvin Sparks notes that the separate buttons also stop you knocking yourself out of a steady setting by accident, which the original's single button did constantly. You will see retailer listings claiming eight modes or ten modes. Those are wrong; We-Vibe's own figure is seven.

No. The Tango X has no app control and no remote — it is operated entirely by the three buttons on the toy. It is not listed among the app-compatible products on the We-Vibe app's own App Store listing, and there is no FCC radio filing for it, which is what you would expect for a device with no Bluetooth in it. If app or long-distance control is what you are after, look at the We-Vibe wearables instead. If you would rather not have a phone involved at all, the Tango X being a purely physical toy is a feature rather than a gap.

Probably not, and we would rather say so. Kelvin Sparks has used both and wrote that it is still rumbly as hell, while adding that he personally cannot feel a difference in power. Elia Winters describes a strong, rumbly motor with nothing buzzy about it. What actually changed is the body around the motor: a silicone grip that holds with lubed fingers, three buttons instead of one, patterns and intensities that combine, and a charger that stays attached. Buy the Tango X for those changes, not for extra power. One practical warning: it is longer than the classic Tango, so it will not fit accessories with a bullet slot sized for the original.

Hold the plus and minus buttons together for a few seconds and the toy locks out, so it cannot switch itself on in a bag. Repeat to release it. We-Vibe describes the lock as automatically deactivating when the toy is put on charge. On timing we are going to be honest rather than precise: We-Vibe publishes a three-second instruction for other models in the range but nothing specific to the Tango X, and the one reviewer who timed it on this model reports two seconds. Hold the buttons until it responds and you will be fine either way. Worth engaging every time it travels.

Water-based only. Silicone lubricant degrades silicone over time, and while the silicone on this toy is limited to the grip section, that is exactly the part you hold, so it is not a section you want breaking down. Water-based lube is also the safest default for the ABS body and will not affect the IPX7 seal. Rinse it off afterwards with warm water and a mild soap. Avoid oil-based products as a general rule with rechargeable toys, and avoid antibacterial soaps, which can be harsh on the silicone.