The Moshi Deep Purple is a premium, portable UV-C sanitiser for phones, masks, and more - but that premium extends to the price.
Should I Buy The Moshi Deep Purple UV Sanitiser?
Pros
- Slick design
- Portable
- 10-year warranty
Cons
- Awkward USB port
- Expensive
Our Verdict
Price When Reviewed
- $150
The Moshi Deep Purple may sound like a naff tribute band, but in fact this a portable UV sanitiser, so named because the UV-C rays it emits sit at the deep end of the ultraviolet spectrum.
This is, to be blunt, at the pricey end of the burgeoning UV sanitiser market. That’s partly down to Moshi’s branding and premium design language, but features like portability, a 360-degree cleaning cycle, and the use of long-lasting UV LEDs help justify the steep cost.
But the long and short of it is: this is a box that blasts everything you put inside it (phone, headphones, watch, wallet etc.) with UV-C light, which breaks down bacteria and viruses.
Moshi’s chief innovation with Deep Purple, which initially launched on Kickstarter, is its portable design. Inspired by origami, the whole thing folds flat to something roughly the size of an A4 piece of paper (though admittedly a fair bit thicker) and uses magnets to pop up into a surprisingly sturdy little box when you want to use it.
That means it’s easy to fold down and throw into your bag and travel with – either for long-term trips, or just if you want the option to sanitise your kit when you’re out and about.
There’s no battery, so you will need a power supply – but since it uses USB-C, you can run it either from mains power or from pretty much any portable battery pack. A green light on the outside confirms that it has enough power for a cycle, and this changes to purple while it’s cleaning.
Encase in grey leather, the whole kit looks slick enough to show off, whether that’s out at a café or just positioning it in your home’s hallway, ready to use every time you come in.
The only real negative from a build perspective is the USB-C port: it’s set in a fair bit from the leather’s cut-out, making it a touch awkward to plug the cable in each time. I’d hardly call it a dealbreaker, but it’s a minor nuisance in an otherwise well put together bit of kit.
There is, of course, a caveat here. The Deep Purple is large enough to fit in a few things at once. You could comfortably throw in a phone, wallet, true wireless earbuds and a watch and probably still have space to spare. But the more stuff you have in there, the less room there is for the light to reflect, and they’ll start blocking each other – you'll get the best results cleaning one thing at a time.
It helps that Moshi has included a ‘UV indicator’ - a logo inside the box that’s painted with UV reactive paint, so it changes colour to let you know that enough UV light has been emitted. It’s a nice touch, but to be honest, the effect is subtle, and it takes enough squinting to tell if the colour has changed or not that I suspect I’d quickly stop bothering to look.
That makes the $150 asking price a little easier to swallow, especially once you consider the portability and the attractive design – most other UV sanitisers are pretty ugly plastic boxes that you wouldn’t really want out in view.
On the other hand, most other UV sanitisers cost less than a third of the price, so you’ll have to decide how much of a premium you’re willing to pay for portability, aesthetic, and that 10-year warranty.
Verdict
Daft name aside, the Moshi Deep Purple is a pretty impressive bit of kit. It’s by far the most attractive UV sanitiser I’ve seen so far, and the fact that it’s portable is an obvious appeal – even if I haven’t travelled further than my local supermarket in six months.
There’s no getting away from the fact that it’s expensive, and if your main priority is functionality then this extra cost probably won’t be worth it for you. But if you want your tech to look the part – and last the duration – then I’d say this is worth the price.
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