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- EC20 vs EDC23
Acebeam EC20 vs Nitecore EDC23
What EC20 does better (2) and where EDC23 wins (4) — every spec side by side.
Why is EC20 better than EDC23?
- Water protection (IPx)IPx8 vs IPx42×
- Maximum output2,900 lm vs 2,500 lm+16%
Why is EDC23 better than EC20?
- Peak beam intensity8,742 cd vs 20,720 cd2.4×
- Beam distance (ANSI FL1)187 m vs 280 m+50%
- Maximum runtime36 h vs 39 h+8%
- Impact resistance (drop)1.5 m vs 2 m+33%
Specifications
Side by side
| Light output | ||
| Maximum output | 2,900 lm | 2,500 lm |
| Peak beam intensity | 8,742 cd | 20,720 cd |
| Beam distance (ANSI FL1) | 187 m | 280 m |
| Light source | LED | LED |
| LED & beam | ||
| LED emitter | Luminus SFT-25R | NiteLab UHi 25 |
| LED maker | Luminus | NiteLab |
| Number of LEDs | — | 25 |
| Colour rendering (CRI) | 90 | — |
| Colour temperature | — | 6,500K |
| Battery & charging | ||
| Battery | 18650 Li-ion, CR123A | — |
| Battery capacity | — | 1,500 mAh |
| Maximum runtime | 36 h | 39 h |
| Rechargeable | Yes | Yes |
| USB-C charging | — | Yes |
| Charging time | — | 1 h |
| Also runs on AA/AAA/CR123A | Yes | — |
| Build & durability | ||
| Protection rating | IP68 | IP54 |
| Water protection (IPx) | IPx8 | IPx4 |
| Impact resistance (drop) | 1.5 m | 2 m |
| Body material | Aluminium | — |
| Magnetic tail / base | Yes | — |
| Pocket clip | Yes | — |
| Modes & features | ||
| Strobe | Yes | Yes |
| SOS / beacon | Yes | — |
| Lockout | — | Yes |
