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I Ditched My iPhone’s Garbage Flashlight for This Tiny Beast (It’s On Sale Right Now)

Quit relying on your phone’s flashlight. It sucks. This keychain light is twice as bright and so small you won’t even notice it’s in your pocket.

By Matt Jancer | Reviewed by Ysolt Usigan

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Olight is often said to be the Apple of flashlights. Flashlight enthusiasts—yes, there’s such a thing—go wild for Olight’s innovative designs, such as rectangular flashlight bodies that fit comfortably in a front pant pocket, which I can confirm is much less obtrusive than a round-barrel flashlight. Detractors complain that Olight charges a high price, which is also true.

You don’t have to spend triple digits on an Olight, though. They make a killer keychain flashlight, the diminutive, so-small-you-won’t-know-it’s-in-your-pocket Olight iUltra Mini, and it’s on sale for $27, down from $30.

I figured it may come in handy for finding the occasional dropped object in a dark movie theater or bar. After all, it’s about 2/3rds the size of my pinky finger. I could give it a test for a week, right? Well,........

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