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What is this flashlight? (sopuli.xyz)
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I bought this flashlight at a random tech market for the equivalent of ~$9 USD, it gets plenty bright and accepts 18650 batteries. There is no branding whatsoever or even a model number. It has a metal body as well as a magnet on the end. It has a USB-C port for charging as well as a USB-A port to act as a mini power bank.

There is a distinctive blue ring around the button as well as on the front of the flashlight. The power button glows green when on / full battery after charging and red when charging / low battery. There is also a metal clip on the back as well.

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[–] SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 12 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

It's Chinese mass produced. You'll find the same exact thing with 10 different brands on it.

wally world

Also found it branded as sunconda, dvumao, and angeler on Walmart.

[–] sbeak@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 months ago

interesting!

[–] Blaster_M@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

What you got there is a laser

[–] rah@feddit.uk 6 points 2 months ago

What is this flashlight?

It is black.

[–] Zak@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Alibaba white label special. 9 USD seems like about the right price. The probability of the battery exploding is not zero.

[–] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 1 points 2 months ago

is not zero

Lol. Well put

[–] XeroxCool@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Image searching brought me to this xaoyunyn. I don't expect that to be any kind of real brand. It probably gets many different labels over time.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/xaoyunyn-Rechargeable-High-Lumens-Flashlight-Compact-Powerful-Zoomable-4-Modes-Emergencies-USB-C-Fast-Charging-Water-Resistant-Everyday-Carry-Aviatio/16036601660

[–] sbeak@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 months ago

You can cycle between full brightness, less brightness, and flashing. If you hold down the button while it’s on (and I think you have to turn it on by holding it as well, this doesn’t work if you don’t do that half the time), it goes immediately to off.