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Flashlights of 2022

106 models from 33 brands released in 2022 — the best of the year, launches by month and typical specs.

Models106+26% vs 2021
Brands33
Median score6.0
Best of the yearWuben A1
Top rated

Best flashlights of 2022

1 Wuben A1
Wuben · 2022
A1
20,000 lm2,500 m21700 Li-ion
9.7
2 Acebeam X65 Mini
Acebeam · 2022
X65 Mini
12,000 lm1,403 m18650 Li-ion
9.7
3 RovyVon Aurora A8
RovyVon · 2022
Aurora A8
650 lmBuilt-in Li-ion / Li-Po
9.6
4 Acebeam P18
Acebeam · 2022
P18
5,000 lm
9.6
5 Nitecore TM12K
Nitecore · 2022
TM12K
12,000 lm21700 Li-ion
9.6
6 Nitecore TM20K
Nitecore · 2022
TM20K
20,000 lmBuilt-in Li-ion / Li-Po
9.4
7 Origin Outdoors 1000ml
Origin · 2022
Outdoors 1000ml
1,000 lmBuilt-in Li-ion / Li-Po345 g
9.4
8 RovyVon Angel Eyes E4 Pro
RovyVon · 2022
Angel Eyes E4 Pro
700 lmAAA58 g
9.0
9 Seac R40
Seac · 2022
R40
2,300 lm26800 Li-ion594 g
9.0
10 NEBO Einstein
NEBO · 2022
Einstein
1,000 lm
8.9
11 Nitecore P23i
Nitecore · 2022
P23i
3,000 lm468 m21700 Li-ion
8.8
12 RovyVon Aurora A7
RovyVon · 2022
Aurora A7
650 lmBuilt-in Li-ion / Li-Po
8.8
Median

Typical specs of 2022

Spec20222021Change
Maximum output650 lm1,000 lm−35%
Beam distance (ANSI FL1)172 m192 m−10%
Peak beam intensity11,025 cd12,100 cd−8.9%
Maximum runtime30 h42 h−29%
Water protection (IPx)IPx8IPx8±0
Weight154 g137 g+12%
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