RovyVon Aurora A8 Small Multifunctional Torch USB C Rechargeable, 5000K High CRI, 420 Lumens EDC Keyring Torch with Magnetic Clip and Socket (White+Red+365nm)

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But my favourite keyring torch is the RovyVon A8 – it has nearly every feature I want and enough lumens for outdoors too if I don’t have anything else on me.

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. If you triple press the power button with the torch on or off you get to the 365nm UV side LED, again useful for identifying counterfeit banknotes amongst other things. A single press in this mode takes you to the 20 lumen red LED and then again to the flashing red mode. The torch has a IPX8 rating with the USB-C port well protected by the screwing mechanism and o-ring, but it does mean you can’t use the torch whilst it’s charging like the other rechargeable keyring torches. There’s a rubber flap covering the USB-C charging port and it charges from flat with a USB-A to USB-C or a USB-C to USB-C cable in 1 hour 45 minutes. Like the TIKI you can use all the modes even whilst it’s charging.I charged up the RovyVon Aurora A8 and turned it on in high mode. After about a minute, it started dimming as expected but still remained plenty bright for general use. The bezel gets a little warm but not uncomfortable. I set the timer and went about doing other things. The documentation said I should get one minute at high plus another 90 minutes at reduced brightness. After about 75 minutes, the red LED came on indicating that the light’s internal voltage was low. 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.

Moonlight is great for a nightlight. Low is plenty bright to see a menu in a dark restaurant. Medium is a good, general-purpose flashlight. High is surprisingly bright for such a little flashlight. The beam is well-focused and can shine a long way at its brightest. I measured the main LED a little warmer than spec’d at 5848K with a slightly green tint and a CRI of 68. The Nitecore TINI 2 comes with a key ring clasp already attached and a user manual. It has a built in 280mAh battery and a USB-C charging port, but no cable is included.

I confirmed these outputs, although high I measured a little lower at 240 lumens – but that’s still pretty good for a light this size and weight. This drops to around 50 lumens after 1 minute. Unless I state otherwise I’m measuring the lumens after 30 seconds, as per the American ANSI flashlight testing standards.