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Best flashlights under $80

Best flashlights under $80

Top 30 models by score, from our catalog.

updated Oct 21, 2026models from 2023 on

Imalent BL70

#1

Imalent BL70

9.2 / 10

6,000 lm18650 Li-ion

2

Loop Gear SK05

Loop Gear · 2024

2,850 lm380 m

9.1 / 10

9.1

3

Nitecore MH15

Nitecore · 2024

2,000 lm

9.0 / 10

9.0

4

Nitecore EDC31

Nitecore · 2025

3,500 lm380 m

8.7 / 10

8.7

5

Fenix E06R

Fenix · 2025

700 lm110 m54 g

8.5 / 10

8.5

6

Fenix C7 V2.0

Fenix · 2026

3,300 lm575 m21700 Li-ion256 g

8.2 / 10

8.2

7

Wuben L1

Wuben · 2025

2,000 lm350 m

8.0 / 10

8.0

8

Fenix LD30R

Fenix · 2023

1,700 lm257 m18650 Li-ion, CR123A132 g

7.8 / 10

7.8

9

Fenix PD26R ACE

Fenix · 2025

1,300 lm354 m18350 Li-ion102 g

7.7 / 10

7.7

10

Loop Gear SK07

Loop Gear · 2026

2,800 lm515 m

7.7 / 10

7.7

11

Imalent GR36

Imalent · 2025

2,800 lm

7.5 / 10

7.5

12

RovyVon GL7 G2

RovyVon · 2023

2,000 lm21700 Li-ion, 18650 Li-ion

7.4 / 10

7.4

13

Fenix LD30 RENEGADE

Fenix · 2026

1,800 lm203 m18650 Li-ion118 g

7.2 / 10

7.2

14

Nitecore LR70

Nitecore · 2023

3,000 lm

7.1 / 10

7.1

15

Fenix E35R

Fenix · 2023

3,100 lm260 m21700 Li-ion148 g

7.0 / 10

7.0

16

Wuben T4

Wuben · 2024

850 lm401 m

7.0 / 10

7.0

17

Acebeam E10 2.0

Acebeam · 2026

1,200 lm241 m16340 / RCR123A Li-ion, CR123A106 g

6.8 / 10

6.8

18

Acebeam TAC 2AA

Acebeam · 2024

1,600 lm181 mAA

6.7 / 10

6.7

19

Fenix PD32R

Fenix · 2024

1,400 lm344 m18650 Li-ion, CR123A136 g

6.7 / 10

6.7

20

Nitecore TrailSight

Nitecore · 2026

1,200 lm530 m121 g

6.6 / 10

6.6

21

Acebeam T35

Acebeam · 2024

1,900 lm380 m18650 Li-ion

6.5 / 10

6.5

22

Nitecore NU05 V2.0

Nitecore · 2025

6.5 / 10

6.5

23

Fenix E06R PRO

Fenix · 2025

1,600 lm160 mBuilt-in Li-ion / Li-Po104 g

6.4 / 10

6.4

24

Wuben L3

Wuben · 2025

3,000 lm226 m

6.4 / 10

6.4

25

Fenix TK05R

Fenix · 2024

1,000 lm450 m18350 Li-ion124 g

6.3 / 10

6.3

26

Nitecore EDC09

Nitecore · 2025

1,600 lm153 m114 g

6.2 / 10

6.2

27

Acebeam EC20

Acebeam · 2024

2,900 lm187 m18650 Li-ion, CR123A

6.1 / 10

6.1

28

Wuben X2 Pro+

Wuben · 2025

1,500 lm14500 Li-ion, AA

6.0 / 10

6.0

29

Nitecore EDC07

Nitecore · 2026

1,500 lm132 m70 g

6.0 / 10

6.0

30

Nitecore MT2A Pro

Nitecore · 2023

1,000 lm255 mAA88 g

5.9 / 10

5.9

Close contests in this ranking

Imalent BL70

Loop Gear SK05

Imalent BL70vsLoop Gear SK059.29.1

Loop Gear SK05

Nitecore MH15

Loop Gear SK05vsNitecore MH159.19.0

Nitecore MH15

Nitecore EDC31

Nitecore MH15vsNitecore EDC319.08.7

Nitecore EDC31

Fenix E06R

Nitecore EDC31vsFenix E06R8.78.5

Fenix E06R

Fenix C7 V2.0

Fenix E06RvsFenix C7 V2.08.58.2

Fenix C7 V2.0

Wuben L1

Fenix C7 V2.0vsWuben L18.28.0

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