Flashlight 2025 Test: Which Brand Wins?

claimed max output, battery 5,100 mAh claimed, max beam distance 445 m claimed

claimed, broadcasts light 284 yd claimed, battery 5,000 mAh claimed, impact resistant to 1.5 m

high lm claimed (a much lower claim than several similarly priced rivals), projects up to 1,640 ft claimed, side light, 7 modes, IPX5 water resistant, type-C rechargeable, USB output

claimed, 2.25 hour runtime claimed, battery 4,900 mAh claimed, sliding sleeve protects USB-C port, IP64 dust tight and water resistant

claimed, throws beam 437 yards claimed, fully charges in 1 hr 15 min, 61 hr runtime on slow mode, six brightness levels with digital display

claimed, beam distance 260 m claimed, battery rated 4,800 mAh, 10 light modes, 2 m drop proof, IPX7 waterproof

high lm claimed, projects up to 5,000 ft claimed, 5,000 mAh battery claimed, 4 adjustable modes, smart switch, battery level indicator, zoomable lens

claimed, 15 hour runtime in low mode claimed, five modes (strong/medium/weak/strobe/SOS)

claimed, 4 light modes, includes a power bank for charging smart devices, battery claimed 20 hr operation and 4,500 mAh (2 hrs on highest setting)

claimed, pure beam focusing optic (shines two beams from one optic), 5 light modes, slide focus

super bright 900 lm claimed (a modest claim versus rivals), projects up to 1,000 ft claimed, up to 6 hrs on medium beam, LEDs rated 50,000 hr lifespan, 3,200 mAh rechargeable battery claimed

high lumens claimed, kit includes TWO flashlights, battery capacity 10,000 mAh claimed (8 to 20 hrs use), claims 250,000 charge cycles (explicitly not tested)

claimed, five-mode LED flashlight, battery capacity 3,000 mAh claimed, project up to 1,500 ft claimed, up to 12 hrs on high

million lm claimed (same outlandish claim as Phixton below), illuminate object up to 3,280 ft claimed

million high lumens claimed, high beam broadcast 3,280 ft claimed, 6,000 mAh rechargeable battery claimed with battery life indicator

claimed, rechargeable LED magnetic flashlight, 9 modes, illuminate up to 1,300 m claimed, high-capacity rechargeable battery claimed up to 12 hrs

claimed, everyday-carry mini tactical flashlight, comes with both a lithium battery and an alkaline battery option, zoomable adjustable focus

high lumens claimed, zoomable, adjustable brightness, built-in 1,800 mAh battery claimed up to 16 hrs runtime

(very light/compact for its output)

by far the heaviest of all 19 tested

(light)

by far the hottest of all 19 flashlights tested

one of the coolest yet

cooler than most

same as Alifa and WindFire

very close to 110 F

cooler than most

very close to 107 F

vs 5,100 mAh rating (came up short)

vs 5,000 mAh rating (came up short)

vs 5,000 mAh rating

vs 4,900 mAh rating (came up short)

not tested, excluded due to internal battery design (grouped with Blukar/Nebo/Coast in the narrator's stated battery-test exclusion list, though Blukar's non-battery-tool weight test earlier suggests possible inconsistency; kept as stated)

vs 4,800 mAh rating

vs 5,000 mAh rating, finished 1st of all 19 in the battery capacity ranking

finished 2nd of all 19 in the battery capacity ranking (no manufacturer rating given; transcript once mislabels this brand 'OK360' in the battery section, resolved as LK360 by context)

not tested, excluded due to internal battery design

not tested, excluded due to internal battery design

vs 3,000 mAh rating (beat rating)

no reading given in the transcript; this brand is NOT in the narrator's stated battery-test exclusion list (Blukar/Nebo/Coast/Nitecore), so its battery result appears to be a transcript/caption gap rather than a deliberate skip, flagged rather than assumed

vs 3,000 mAh rating (beat rating)

vs 6,000 mAh rating (came up well short)

vs 6,000 mAh rating (came up well short)

vs 4,000 mAh rating (beat rating)

vs 1,200 mAh rating (beat rating)

not tested, excluded due to internal battery design

(beat its rating)

(brighter than advertised)

by far the brightest at that point in the countdown

(beat its rating)

2nd brightest starting point among units tested up to that point

brightest so far in the countdown at that point

(brighter than advertised)

(beat its modest 900 lm claim)

by far the brightest up to that point in the countdown

well short of its 'million lumen' claim

about 989,000 lm short of its claimed rating

cited as 5,002 lm in the final ranking recap, finished 2nd of all 19 in the 30-second brightness ranking

dropped below its 3,100 lm rating to 2,673 lm

(still better than advertised)

(still brighter than advertised), finished 3rd of all 19 in the 30-second brightness ranking

(actually increased slightly)

finished 3rd of all 19 in the 15-minute brightness ranking

the brightest reading up to that point in the countdown of tested units

the most light at 15 min among products tested up to that point

finished 1st of all 19 in the 15-minute brightness ranking

one of the brightest up to that point

very close to 400 lm

about the same as WindFire

the brightest up to that point in the countdown

better than average

better than average

(dropped off sharply)

one of four flashlights (with Olight, LK360, ADDplus) that produced over 40 watts, exact figure not given

one of four flashlights (with Olight, ADDplus, Acebeam) that produced over 40 watts, exact figure not given

one of four flashlights (with Olight, LK360, Acebeam) that produced over 40 watts, exact figure not given