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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I measured a colour temperature of a pretty cool 7015K but without any nasty tint. It has a CRI of 74. The i3E’s beam has 500 candela of intensity with 44 metres of throw and a useful mixture of throw and flood for a keyring EDC torch. The white MATCH CA18 LED provides 441 candela or 42m of throw – it’s a very floody beam with not much of a hotspot and is more useful for close work.

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. If you’re on a budget the Thrunite Ti2 is hard to beat. It offers plenty of light, couldn’t be simpler to use and feels rugged. If you still want a AAA torch but don’t want to bother with rechargeable batteries, the OLIGHT i3E runs very well even on an alkaline battery – there’s even one included. And it’s only a few pounds more than the Thrunite.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.

You’ll get better performance with a rechargeable NiMH battery, ideally a low self-discharge battery like this Eneloop. I’d only use Alkaline batteries if you have to. Alkaline batteries are prone to leak and destroy your torch if you’re not careful. It’s the lightest torch in this roundup at just 15.4g. In fact if you take the supplied keyring off it weighs an impressive 12.6g and it can still be attached to your keyring though the end hoop. I’ll have dimensions for all the torches in the roundup on screen as I discuss their build and weight. It’s made of a polycarbonate which keeps the weight down and it still feels tough. It comes with an IPX6 water resistance rating. In any mode and when the light is off holding down the mode button takes you to the momentary 500 lumen turbo mode until you let go. When the light is off holding down the power button will take you straight to the 1 lumen ultra low mode.

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. Overall this is an incredibly well thought out and capable torch once you memorise the interface, but it’s hard to ignore the price. Conclusions A couple of minutes later, the light shut off. That’s not exactly the 90-minute total expected runtime, but it is close enough for me. They claimed a one-hour charge would completely recharge the light. I plugged in the light and in only 45 minutes, the charging LED went from breathing blue to green. Nice!

I measured the main front OSRAM P8 LED as 5346K with a CRI of 69. iPhone 13 Pro torch – measured at 15 lumen There are so many Aurora lights! Specifically, the RovyVon Aurora A8 keychain flashlight comes in some emitter option versions. The front emitter is available as Nichia 219c (seen here) in 5000K with 90CRI, but also a higher-output Luminus SST-20 at 6500K. The side emitters can be red/UV/warm white (as seen here), or amber/red/blue. Price 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. Momentary on: with the light switched off, press and hold for Turbo mode of the FRONT LED, and release to turn off.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. The Ti2’s beam has 600 candela of intensity which equates to 48 metres of throw. It’s a decent mix of flood and throw for a keyring torch. With a fully charged battery I got 172 lumens which slowly dropped to around 150 lumens after 5 minutes, and 108 lumens after 23 minutes – a little better than the manual’s 50% of initial output after 23 minutes. But the output is not regulated – it’s dependent on the voltage of the battery. 180 lm high mode With a Eneloop battery it weighs just 19.6g and you can see its size on screen. Like the Ti2 it has just one mode – tighten the head to turn it on.

The RovyVon Aurora A8 (A8 for short) has a body made of translucent polycarbonate, giving it a neat, high-tech look. The single push button is located on the top of the body near the stainless steel bezel. In high mode the TIKI has an intensity of 1260 candela which equates to a throw of 71 metres. This refers to how focused the torch is – so how bright the hotspot is in the middle of the beam. For such a small torch it does have a fairly concentrated hotspot with an intensity of 2500 candela in high mode, equating to a throw of 110m which I find useful if I’m using it for night walk, if I’ve not got a larger torch with me. The RovyVon Aurora A8 keychain flashlight is another in the long line of Auroras, but it offers USB-C charging and more! Read on for testing!

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I measured a CRI of 85 for this white auxiliary LED with 22 for R9, a colour temperature of 4392K and a tint of 0.0056 Duv. The lower the CCT the warmer the light. What you’re after here will come down to personal preference, but generally values of 4000-5000K are preferred by most people for EDC torches providing less harsh, natural lighting. Measurement disclaimer: Testing flashlights is my hobby. I use hobbyist-level equipment for testing, including some I made myself. Try not to get buried in the details of manufacturer specifications versus measurements recorded here; A certain amount of difference (say, 10 or 15%) is perfectly reasonable. What’s Included Let’s take a look at the relative differences in light intensity between the different modes. From upper left, left to right, moonlight, low, medium, high.