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Build & durability

Impact resistance (drop): typical values for flashlights

Half of flashlights in the catalog have impact resistance (drop) below 1.5 m, and 80% fall between 1 m and 2 m (129 models with data).

Median1.5 m
Median 20261.5 m
Typical range1 m – 2 m
Models129
Distribution

How impact resistance (drop) is distributed

01224364811.521: 481.5: 432: 38Median 1.5 m
Percentile10 %25 %50 %75 %90 %
Impact resistance (drop)1 m1 m1.5 m2 m2 m

A model at the 75th percentile beats three quarters of the catalog on this spec.

Trends

Median impact resistance (drop) by year

0 m0.5 m1 m1.5 m2 m2019202120222023202420252026
Recent leaders

Highest impact resistance (drop)

1 Nitecore TINI 3
Nitecore · 2025
TINI 3
600 lm90 m20 g
2 m
8.3
2 Nitecore EDC15
Nitecore · 2026
EDC15
1,200 lm208 m85 g
2 m
6.2
3 Nitecore UT6 MCT
Nitecore · 2026
UT6 MCT
1,600 lm195 m
2 m
9.4
4 Nitecore EDC09
Nitecore · 2025
EDC09
1,600 lm153 mBuilt-in Li-ion / Li-Po114 g
2 m
6.4
5 Nextorch WL50
Nextorch · 2024
WL50
550 lm250 m18650 Li-ion, CR123A135 g
2 m
7.2
6 Fenix HM65R V2.0
Fenix · 2026
HM65R V2.0
2,200 lm230 m18650 Li-ion144 g
2 m
9.4
7 Nextorch Artorch
Nextorch · 2025
Artorch
1,600 lm300 m18350 Li-ion120 g
2 m
6.8
8 Fenix WH23R
Fenix · 2022
WH23R
600 lm100 mBuilt-in Li-ion / Li-Po115 g
2 m
6.7
9 Fenix HM71R V2.0
Fenix · 2026
HM71R V2.0
3,500 lm275 m21700 Li-ion220 g
2 m
9.4
10 Nitecore EDC35
Nitecore · 2024
EDC35
5,000 lm550 m21700 Li-ion
2 m
9.4

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