LUMINTOPTool AA 2.0 EDC Flashlight, Pocket-Sized Keychain Light, Super Bright 650 Lumens, 5 Modes with Mode Memory, IP68 Waterproof LED Torch for Camping Hiking Emergency

For a flashlight it is very small not much larger than the AA battery. The third mode is the best for amount of light put out and battery life which is about 2 hours. The bright mode is very bright for its size, the battery life is not that great maybe an hour. On the lowest setting it will run for a very long time and give you enough light in a dark setting to keep you from bumping around.I use mine every day time will tell if it is durable enough to replace my Streamlight.

I just received the Tool AA 2.0 flashlight and gave it a quick tryout. I am amazed at how small and lightweight it is, especially compared to my Fenix LD12. However, it makes the Fenix LD12 feel like a tactical flashlight, with thicker, sturdier construction that feels like you could run over it with a truck on a concrete drive and it would be ok. But the Fenix is substantially bigger and heavier in your hand, and if clipped on a hat visor tends to drag it down. Both flashlights use a single AA cell and have several brightness modes.Both the Fenix LD12 and the Tool AA 2.0 come with the clip oriented to open toward the front of the flashlight, fine for securing to a belt or strap but not useful for clipping to a hat visor. So you have to pop the clip off and reverse it in order to clip to a hat for headlamp use. [**** Revision: while the Fenix flashlight failed to put the clip groove in a perfect place for the reverse orientation, the Tool AA 2.0 provides a second groove to attach the clip so it is centered in the flashlight and balanced for visor use - nice design!. The Fenix, on the other hand, ends up with the clip on the back end, causing most of the length and weight of the flashlight to be in front of the clip and thus an imbalance when clipped to a visor with the light extending further than desired in front of the visor. Another great light for visor-clipping is my old NEBO NU11K flashlight (AA battery) - it also has a glow-in-dark sleeve and a glow-in-dark end switch button. But it lacks fancy power management -- only one level of brightness, on or off, not super bright. A great camping companion though, and simplicity is a blessing in a pressure situation. *** end of revision.]I do like the Tool AA 2.0. It has a lot of utility in a very compact, lightweight package. I am a little ambivalent about how gentle a touch it takes to cycle through the modes, just a light tap on the end button (or you can uses twisting of the lamp cylinder part, probably not intuitive for me). I feel it is a little too easy to bump it into a different mode. It does seem to retain the last mode that I select when turning back on, but the instructions say you have to wait a few seconds after turning off for the memory to retain. I found that if I'm having trouble getting it to retain the last mode, holding down the rear button for a couple of seconds instead of a quick click when turning it on seems to help.Using an alkaline AA battery, the brightness modes seem good and useful, though the top two levels seem the same (I think the highest level requires the higher voltage lithium battery). I agree with someone else that an even dimmer mode would be useful for when you want to be most stealthy or just make out something to read without disturbing others.The Tool AA 2.0 beam is quite a bit broader than the Fenix or Nebo lights, which have more center-weighted spot beams. The Tool beam is nicely uniform across its circle of light, making a very useful illumination area for close working or in a tent. For outdoor use, the Fenix or Nebo may be more useful for targeting objects at a distance, such as animals, or for searching inaccessible locations, at a given brightness level. However, at max brightness, the Tool, especially with the higher voltage lithium batteries, would probably compensate for its wider beam and hold its own.A very good feature is that the battery cylinder unscrews from both ends (the lamp can come off and the end button can come off). This is important if a battery corrodes and swells and jams in the barrel. You have a chance of ramming it free. I had another cheapo light, about the same size but dumbed down, which only unscrewed from the lamp end. The battery jammed and I never got it out.So, I think it's a good light, at an okay price. Not quite cheap enough to buy a bunch and put them everywhere I want, though.

I like this light, great value for my dollar, it has a straightforward menu and good throw, I find myself carrying this every day, and it comes in handy.

Been rocking this thing as my EDC since November 2023. I've beat it all to hell and it still keeps on. I keep mine stoked with a 14500 and mainly use the medium setting. The high and turbo setting are BRIGHT!

Love this light. Sad to it discontinued. Handy. Bright. Weighs almost nothing. Machining and anodizing is great. Nice that it will run on multi chemistry batteries.

I have carried this flashlight daily for over a year now. It works great. No issues what so ever. Worth way more than what you pay.

First off, I just wanted to write here to say that if you get one of the newer stock of these lights, it seems that Lumintop has removed the Blue indicator LED on the tail switch. I hated it, so this is great news. But if you wanted that feature, beware you might not get it.Update after consistent daily use: I recently renewed my obsession with flashlights and started updating my collection. I originally expected to use an 18650 or 21700 light more as my EDC, but that hasn't been the case. Since I got this light, I've barely used my other, larger flashlights except when I'm outside for longer periods of time. I have a Nitecore MH-12 Pro, a Thrunite TN12 Pro, a Thrunite Ti, and various others. Due to the size, beam pattern, and ease of use of this small light, I end up using it 99% of the time because it can easily reside in my front pocket whether I'm at work or home. For context, my main use case for this light has been inspection work indoors and general use around the house. I don't run a 14500 battery in it, although the compatibility is there. With common alkaline batteries, the lowest two brightness settings are all I need most of the time. The lowest setting is realistically 4-6 lumens with an alkaline, which is great at night when you want to retain your night vision. The 2nd lowest setting is around 20-25 lumens, which works perfect most inspection work indoors. You can go up in brightness if you're using the light outside, but you will sacrifice a substantial amount of runtime when going brighter. I'd say if you need more than 50 lumens consistently, I'd go with a bigger light so you're not swapping out AAs every day.The main reason I wanted a light like this was because of the AA compatibility. While internal batteries inevitable fail over time, this light has the potential to last a lifetime, depending on durability of the rear tail switch. Keep a couple extra AAs with the light or at work and you'll never have to worry about having to charge a dead flashlight in when you need it. Also, in a "SHTF" scenario, AAs will be plentiful while Lithium Ion batteries and chargers (and possibly power, for that matter) will not be.I've dropped this flashlight quite a bit, when working in confined spaces its easy to lose your grip and drop your tools. This flashlight has been dropped from 2-5 feet a dozen times or so and it's never turned off or failed. The tails witch has held up well, and remains very tactile.One thing I should list is I'm not using this light for hours a day. I'd guess that the flashlight is actually on 10-15 minutes per day. If you're more reliant on your light in your line of work, you may way to look at an 18650 light that will have a longer runtime, especially if you're a first responder.