The Best Keychain Flashlights for EDC

In this guide, we test 9 of our favorite purpose-built EDC keychain flashlights you can quickly employ once your trusty iPhone runs out of battery. Our EDC keychain flashlight guide features torches with high output and stellar battery life, all with the ability to conveniently stow among your keys.

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Video Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:51 Nite Ize Radiant MicroLight
02:20 OLIGHT i1R 2 Pro Eos
03:44 Fenix E03R
05:19 EagTac Teeny DX3E
06:43 MecArmy X3S Copper
08:57 Nitecore TINI 2
11:23 Maratac Peanut Beast
13:20 RovyVon Aurora A4
15:41 Prometheus Lights Beta-QRV2 Magnetic
17:44 Field Test Comparison

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[acfd]

Great review. For me one of the most important specs of a keychain light is the color rendering index. I often need to see colors as natural as possible. It isn’t helpful to see yellow, white and orange wires in the same look. Unfortunately most cold white leds are horrible for such applications. Another to me important factor is the battery. AAA and AA batteries are everywhere. I tested multiple of the lights shown and others and liked the Beta QRV (non magnetic version) best just because of the excellent light quality with very natural color rendering. The less than 100 Lumens are more than enough for all of my needs. I wish there would be more quality lights using such high quality LEDs

[toolsaholic]

Thanks for your job. Very good comparison

[wigglywrigglydoo]

Damn, a very well done review. Thanks for this review!

[jumpstat]

Great review, many thanks. I have the Rovy A4 Pro and it has the Cree XP-G3 led which has just a tad og green tint. The current versions uses Luminus SST-20 however the green tint is very evident in the high output version. The Nichia 219c cersion with 450 lms is just wonderful. 👍

[ralphcantrell]

Nice review. Thanks!

I bought Wifey and myself the rather economical and rugged, OLIGHT i1R2, and we couldn't be happier. It is rechargeable and tiny, and it puts out enough light to get an unexpected task accomplished. It has no uber-irritating, rubber charge port cover to fumble around with. And best of all, it has no push button, and therefore has never once gotten turned on accidentally while in my pocket. If you didn't already know this, any keychain light with a push button WILL get turned on in your pocket or purse sooner or later, and this can ruin a battery.

[PanSmajl]

There's now Fenix E03R V2 that is practically twice as powerful and has better battery life. I'm probably going to buy it for my son, I already have one Fenix (other type) for me.

[Kampfwageneer]

Just bought Rovyvon thanks for the info I am replacing the olight ir2 heads up its a nice light but the internals broke easily the pin that connects the circuit chip to the LED, i will try the warranty but I wouldn’t buy it again, shame it was a nice light but always ended up accidentally on and seems fragile by that twist design, hopefully the new light will hold out

[TheMetaldudeX]

Great video. I was in the market for a decent keychain light. Wasn’t even familiar with eagtac but that seems like a good value.

[micahgonzales]

Great video, I really liked the field test comparison! I am surprised you don't have more views! Looking forward to more videos from you. Do you know if the magnetic base from the RovyVon Aurora A4 fits on the EagTac Teeny DX3E ?

[largolt]

A suggestion: the Fenix light has already been updated with a stronger battery so I don't know the specs on it. I have the newer version and it has a nice advantage: you can keep it on the lowest illuminated setting while you recharge it! That can be handy if you absolutely need some source of light and still have access to a charging port. Also, don't be fooled by the size. At highest mode, it puts out an almost unbelievable 500 lumens. That's basically 20 times brighter than any Mini Maglite!

[themonster]

Nitecore 500 is the best smallest flashlight I have ever used, very practical and powerful compared to its size

[fparadise]

I have a Boruit V3 with 900 lumens, and I love it. So powerful. I wish it was a bit smaller tho...

[definitelynotclickbait]

i just bought fenix e03r v2 can't wait to test it

[granitejeepc]

Only 4 actually work for carry in the pocket----Olight, Prometheus, and Mecarmy plus Nite Ize. Thought Nite Ize is not good choice compared to other three---as lumen and run time is way lower. All the others have buttons which will be activated and turn on in pocket.

[alhawarialkhusaibi]

I was having Tini2. it was so impressive and enjoyable. unfortunately I lost it in hotel. I am going to buy another one

[dogmeat]

Honestly, any keychain flashlight that can't put out at least 50 lumens is pretty useless because that's what most phone flashlights can easily provide you with and when do you have your keys on you, but not your phone.

[mbhaus]

I can’t recommend the fenix e03r have it on my keys and always when I could need it… it’s empty since the button gets pushed in the pocket I guess. And it does not matter if I lock it or not.
(Still blinks when locked)
Looking this video to find another keychain light.

[blessingsara]

Nice. But I really would liked to hear about construction durability? do they get hot? they really reach the promised lumens? And more in depth stuff. Just got a Tini 2, hope not to be dissatisfied 😊

[jeofir]

the olight i3E EOS it was much better than the i1r 2 pro.

[oal]

The mecarmy has a replaceable battery aswell