Momentary on: with the light switched off, press and hold for Turbo mode of the FRONT LED, and release to turn off. It has two modes – half tighten the head for the 5 lumen low mode with 12 hours of runtime, and fully tighten the head for the high 180 lumen output with 23 minutes of runtime until it reaches half this initial output. With a Eneloop battery it weighs just 19.6g and you can see its size on screen. Like the Ti2 it has just one mode – tighten the head to turn it on. The 60 lumen mode should last around 1 hour and the ultra low mode can last for up to 40 hours. A long press turns the torch off. You can run the TIKI off a USB portable charger and unusually all the lighting modes are available. So it would be great for a reading light when camping for example.

I measured a CRI of 85 for this white auxiliary LED with 22 for R9, a colour temperature of 4392K and a tint of 0.0056 Duv. The lower the CCT the warmer the light. What you’re after here will come down to personal preference, but generally values of 4000-5000K are preferred by most people for EDC torches providing less harsh, natural lighting. It’s a simple torch to operate, but it’s disappointing there’s no direct access to turbo – you need to switch the torch on and cycle up the modes. And the 5 lumen eco mode is too bright to be a true moonlight mode – for night adjusted eyes 1 lumen is usually enough and doesn’t disturb anyone if you’re getting up in the night. Finally, the RovyVon Aurora A8 G4 also has three auxiliary side LEDs, which provide additional lighting options. These include a UV light, which is useful for detecting counterfeit money and other hidden markings, a red light, which helps preserve your night vision, and a 4000K warm white light, which is great for everyday use. It’s shorter and fatter than the i3E we’ve already looked at, and weighs a little more at 22.2g, but it’s still very compact.

2 year warranty

One of the most convenient features of the RovyVon Aurora A8 G4 is its USB C rechargeability. This means that you can easily recharge the flashlight using any USB C cable, which is the same type of cable used by many modern smartphones and other devices. This makes it easy to keep your flashlight charged and ready to go, no matter where you are. A couple of minutes later, the light shut off. That’s not exactly the 90-minute total expected runtime, but it is close enough for me. They claimed a one-hour charge would completely recharge the light. I plugged in the light and in only 45 minutes, the charging LED went from breathing blue to green. Nice!

It runs off an alkaline or rechargeable AAA battery – neither is included. Li-ion 10440 3.7V batteries are forbidden and don’t fit being ever so slightly longer.

Final thoughts

But the red LED could be useful, and once you get used to the interface it’s pretty simple to use. OLIGHT i1R 2 Pro It’s very easy to use – the power button turns it on and the mode button just above changes mode from a 1 lumen ultra low, to a 15 lumen low, to a 65 lumen medium and a 200 lumen high. 500 lm turbo mode I did find the user manual confusing, but that’s partly because they are a few variations of this light. You can choose a brighter cool white 6500K SST-20 650 lumens main LED that I have or a 5000K Nichia 219C LED with a higher CRI but only 420 lumens. And then you have a choice of side lights – either UV, red and white that I have, or amber, red and blue. After our fans repeated calls and long-awaited, in 2022, RovyVon finally brings the USB C charging port to the aurora series. Powered by a 330 mAh Li-Po battery, the upgraded A7 can be fully charged in one hour through the USB C charging port, it also supports USB C to USB C charging. With this Eneloop battery it weighs only 19.3g and you can see its size on screen. It’s as simple as a torch gets with just one mode. Tighten the head to turn it on.

The Aurora A8 Pro was inspired by the demand of a compact, portable UV-C light, as small as your keys. Front LED uses dual-band wavelength UV-C (270nm) and UV-A (390nm-400nm) from Seoul Semiconductor, and the glass is quartz, the reflector is CNC-machined brass smooth reflector. For the front light, it is UV-C light. OLIGHT don’t specify the exact LED used but I measured its colour temperature as a very cool 7251K without any noticeable unpleasant tint and with a CRI of 77. The RovyVon Aurora A8 G4 has a polycarbonate body, which is both lightweight and durable. This makes it easy to carry the flashlight with you wherever you go, without adding a lot of extra weight to your EDC gear. And because polycarbonate is a tough and resilient material, you can be confident that the flashlight will be able to withstand regular use and abuse. Measurement disclaimer: Testing flashlights is my hobby. I use hobbyist-level equipment for testing, including some I made myself. Try not to get buried in the details of manufacturer specifications versus measurements recorded here; A certain amount of difference (say, 10 or 15%) is perfectly reasonable. What’s Included

Seeing a display of the mode you’re in with real time information on how long you have left is just brilliant. From 60 hours in ultralow to 56 minutes in 200 lumen high mode. Turbo mode has up to 15 minutes but has temperature regulation and will step down when it gets hot.