GAN356 Air SM: in depth review

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This is our in depth review of the GAN356 Air SM, current 3x3 average world record cube and GAN's newest flagship puzzle. A successor to the highly acclaimed Air UM, the SM comes with a few cool new features, including magnet slots, a reworked GES system, and a unique honeycomb surface design. The SM is famous for its soft feel and light, effortless turning.
Shoutouts to Chris's Z perm at 3:32. Great M slices.

[@rikishikato5001]

Money~ where are you, darling~

[@cubingwithkiwi4032]

Me

[@samholtschneider5616]

Same

[@dwilhelm_21]

Cubing With Kiwi Hi

[@Dark-le3bn]

She ran away lol

[@tiansiangteh2574]

Problem we don't have money

[@jacobcfx]

Greatest cube of all time

[@nathanwu4139]

5:00 I saw that +2

[@Milkman-zx2hd]

Me to

[@abdulwasey8807]

Same by phil they to not show

[@fluytzzik9394]

xD

[@meixiapan3427]

Hyperspace Chewy me2 why phil

[@amodmathur2269]

0:26 when you said derivative I instantaneously started thinking about calculus

[@ne4098]

Amod Mathur Me too!

[@Sk3ly7426]

Dude same :P

[@whalesoup8914]

Right I just started that topic in school

[@hammadizhar1208]

pun intended?

[@Nylspider]

Amod Mathur Same LoL😂

[@flowerofthecross]

My first speed cube ☺️

[@rmcuber1917]

This what I've been waiting for ever since the GAN SM has been released. Good job Cubicle! ;)

[@kevinbones8599]

Wallet: Mr. Stark, I don’t feel so well

[@sujatahota6147]

FortnitePro KevinBones omg that was genius

[@kevinbones8599]

Sujata Hota thanks

[@youraveragedirtbikerider5004]

Love GAN356 Air SM. I bought it about a month ago don’t regret it

[@bhoomachandru]

Chris is back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Edit- amazing review!!!!!!!!!!(forgot to say that lol)

[@enochchong7531]

Very detailed review! Keep up the quality!

[@ahmoodk]

omg , chris reviewing a gan cube!

[@l3n2ox67]

I literally ordered my UM the day before this cube was released. :-(

[@KennyNguyenlolyo]

L3N2OX ikr, I wanna kill myself

[@thrashermagz743]

Same!

[@KennyNguyenlolyo]

L3N2OX I went in and bought an sm.

[@jonathanbai9874]

You can cancel your order.

[@katherineang9618]

Rip

[@pian0masterjapet]

Chris's z perm is hyped!

[@evan_playznaruto9764]

I’m excited for when my gan 356 sm comes to my home!

[@parkertrager4849]

I was watching jesses review on it when you uploaded this

[@yating92774]

PT Cuber Me too

[@ZekeMackay]

The Gan Air Superman

[@shreenivask953]

I am excited for gan s

[@BlackFireBDO]

Just remove the magnets from the SM and BAM, you just got a Gans S.

[@shreenivask953]

BlackFire what is bam

[@mhh.cuber_ofc]

Shreenivas K Raghavendra Rao K "walla"

[@bmlcuber7149]

But its cheap and smarter to buy the non magnetic cause you can magnetize it (unlike the um)

[@unknownxxx3830]

BMLCuber7 the slots for magnets are removed to make the cube lighter......so you will not be able to magnetize gan air s

[@BinninjaSANL]

the gans air sm is the first mass produced magnetic 3x3 that released as a magnetic version before the normal one.

[@leoshork]

Binninja SANL Oh cool!

[@kllyjossjoss4700]

So the air sm is magnetic?

[@TheXCuber1]

kllyjoss Joss duh

[@CubeRated]

It's still Gans Air Sm (Sucks Money)

[@juanmarco8109]

Siyam Sadman I FOUND YOU LOL (were both in cubing worldwide)

[@CubeRated]

yeah

[@ryanjansen3229]

Steals money

[@xuksexner8728]

*sucks for money xD

[@moesat2335]

Superspeed Magneto

[@avi_mukesh]

Got one for my birthday. I can't go back to my Thunderclap now. It feels so sluggish in comparison. Loving the 356 so far!

[@aayamkc3055]

I ordered one fro you guys and its getting here in 2-3 days

[@quinn4533]

*"have a good day"* and then my drawstring cube bag breaks

[@Kjellcubing]

Great review guys!

[@wooper4322]

I already ordered it .WAITING for it to arrive. :)

[@iTzNsp]

THE SOUNDD OF THE CUBE..... ITS SO SETESFYING

[@definetlynotkeech5202]

awesome review love the new style

[@SuperZiggyCraft]

Someone at my school had one of these, and I have a UM. It has more effortless turning and the magnets are lighter, and if I could get it, I would love it. One of the magnets dislodged on my UM.

[@samirdaadouch9294]

Omg thank u cubicle, guys I got the sm for 39 dollars instead of 49! Fall discounts

[@thewatcher3516]

The gan logo was always on the nut

[@Benjrt]

I cant wait to get this

[@RayAnimations..]

Imma go buy this after Hmmm a very long time

[@varadgosavi4603]

Awesome video!!!

[@jackdaniels1749]

That aounds soooo satisfying

[@nathanjamessantos9197]

Wow! That GAN is great wish I have one of them😅

[@virginiaarrais5629]

And there is me, with my Rubik's brand!

[@lordsplashda2688]

Im definately getting the Air S.

[@KSCuberOfficial]

Early... I've been waiting for this video!

[@alvinwolf2356]

Just as i get the air um they come out with this

[@DannyAguilar21-2]

Who is watching this after the GAN 11 M Pro came out and saying this is way better

[@arjanvirdi3]

would you say so? For my first pro cube was opting for this instead of the 11 m pro

[@connot]

Right when I get the SM, Gan will come out with a new cube because when I got the 356 air (the regular one) the UM was released!

[@ashaydwivedi420]

When I got the Air SM they released the 356X

[@shamw0w63]

Well I'm glad it has a feel similar to the aoulong v 1 because that's one of my all time favorates.

[@BibleBelieversVideos]

I just got my gans 356 air sm and its really good compared to my old cube

[@marctan9087]

Remember when this cube was peak technology

[@ghanshyamsahu279]

Will the non magnetic version have slots for magnets? Nice review though

[@GabrielSunMaoMao]

Yeah, I am wondering the same thing

[@ghanshyamsahu279]

i'd just buy some magnets and put them in when needed lol i hope they do

[@unknownxxx3830]

Ghanshyam Sahu no

[@ghanshyamsahu279]

lolwut this was 2 months ago! everyone now knows that it doesn't have slots for magnets XD

[@unknownxxx3830]

Ghanshyam Sahu answered just in case

[@joshjeorgemejia9397]

Chris’s Z perm at 3:32, Fast M slices bro

[@MaksReveck]

just ordered this should have it on 2/25/18 will edit when i get a bigger feel for it

[@ashaydwivedi420]

?

[@cytnix879]

ok i am getting this for christmas yES

[@Vykori]

how much heavier is it? I noticed it's using screws to hold the pieces together again, unlike the air UM. and in the picture at 1:32 looks like the the corners have more plastic in them to be sturdier

[@cyotheking]

NikWillOrStuff it's in the video haha. 75grams Vs 76 grams

[@bcgden3512]

Chris man ur slamming ur spacebar so hard man

[@nitaimatan2247]

wow its 1 year old today NICE

[@kamjorsh3537]

Eyyyyy Damian green ges!Green buddys

[@Uraganasviesulas]

Im getting this cube

[@raghavtoshniwal5977]

Chris , why did you do a t perm+ u perm for the r perm??

[@edac394]

I notice that

[@patrickjensen3091]

I Need This Cube

[@ryanjansen3229]

I agree! [look at bottom of description]

[@voxmindflex]

Chris likes a GAN cube.. Woww

[@Jacob-mx6ie]

Can i order it with full fitted stickers already applied on it?

[@MrMcCuber]

You forgot to mention that the sticker set comes with application tape:)

[@fluytzzik9394]

Are you lube cube before video?

[@soph7480]

that Z perm though

[@joshweigt6460]

Chris Olson: I've done a FEW HUNDRED solves and I'm a little above my average. That probably means I need more time. Me: Isn't a FEW HUNDRED solves enough?

[@miacubing]

Nice! :D

[@lolthinh7006]

Hey do you think i need a upgrade of my sm 2019 edition?

[@AdamRubiks]

Nice

[@TroyDynasty2007]

sheeesshhhhhh nice vid

[@Callisthenicskid]

I really wish I know cubing was a thing in 4 years,so I can buy the Valk and Gan air cubes

[@Maniacked]

they should so a cubicle pro shop boron treated angstrom lubicle black gan air sm

[@chriscuddy633]

I love the cubicle but MagicCubeMall has for $35 right now soooo. Also a bunch of other puzzles have huge discounts right now. Please don't hate because this is a cubicle video.

[@twicecuber5790]

First I know im not ;)

[@TwilightNightGaming]

Just ordered the SM, looking forward to see the difference from the Air S and the Air SM

[@mcdrei8774]

Finally

[@jonahsallee1794]

Considering I don't care about turning style, which cube should I buy: this cube or the Cubicle Valk M?

[@stephenwaller132]

How much of an improvement is this on the gan air um -my main at the moment- I'm thinking about getting one

[@kuratoinaba]

Will the sound for the UM get quieter if I put the Lubicle silk?

[@Jamorgus]

incoming comments about damian's review being biased

[@leejunkent1224]

What is the steps for these cubes can be solve in 8 sec such as in the video?

[@rakeshchoudhary4730]

Will it come with an extra set of stickers ??? Please answer Because I want to buy this

[@jestherinovejas7657]

so which one is better beacuase I'm planing to by the um but sm came out now I don't know what to buy

[@leoshork]

Where has the S version been announced?

[@kevinmarcalian9613]

can you tell us what method Phil uses to solve please?

[@cyotheking]

Kevin Marcalian ZZ

[@forg4206]

Petrus my nigga jk its ZZ with COLL

[@insaneboy4381]

Hi cubicle, can you make a video on setting up the valk 3 m (cubicle labs)

[@insaneboy4381]

Like if you agree

[@gmseo]

Insane Boy its just heavy lube on core and traxxas and lubicle speedy on pieces

[@mrgreninjaop9177]

Does the stickers peel off easily???

[@867star]

I didn’t get the pamphlet....

[@davidhariyanto7636]

TheUntold Same

[@cubedude5817]

price? Edit:oh boy ill stick with my yuxin little magic

[@perceusshadowmantle9538]

you didn’t edit it though

[@evander29]

@@perceusshadowmantle9538 lol ikr

[@Sample_1]

If you buy this one is there magnets in it already?

[@HandyCuberMan]

phil, do you use coll

[@gamadanofminecraft9717]

what happens if sand (literal sand) accidentally went into the cube, then i turned it with sand, then i completely remove the sand? how is the cube's (Gans 356 air sm) performance?

[@jackolopecuber7112]

Damian's TPS though...

[@its_fprime]

I think it’s funny that no one realizes that they had the gan logo on the original GES as well

[@Rory_shi]

What's the title of the song used in the video?

[@ahmoodk]

Will the gan s have slots for magnets?

[@Badassblacksmith]

Cartoon Nation no. The slots are taken out to further reduce weight. I should be getting mine in a few days and I’ll check to make sure

[@ineverwingiveawayssadly791]

No

[@ShreyasMetkar]

Which magnet does the sm contain?

[@marctan9087]

Did somebody purchased a gans air 356 but the box is xmas themed and with the same gans air sm box?

[@Hallucinates05]

What's the intro songg 0:07

[@최찬얼-v4i]

Is this how you do the giveaway thing???

[@jaybeemarayag6375]

is the 2019 version of the GAN356 air SM better than this or is it the same?

[@satheesanen679]

What is the strength of the magnets in the SM

[@haorengaming2398]

Whats the best lube for this cube??

[@puc1274]

3:22 PLL skills

[@ashaydwivedi420]

I saw that! 😂

[@dylan5576]

Can you put magnets in it?