Owner of 50 lenses I said to get this one for 3 reasons and to have it in the car's glove compartment:
1. 21700 battery
2. USB Type C charging
3. Concentrated beam (thrower)
In the pros:
+ 21700 battery - slightly larger in volume than the 18650 but with a larger capacity
+ USB Type C charging
+ One of the very rare cases where the battery that comes with the product is actually good!! I measured it at 3740mAh! It seems that Superfire / Supfire does this because I had the same experience with the Supfire C20.
+ Illuminated button that informs you about the battery status (usually it is blue and turns red towards the end of the battery)
+ Nice grip
+ Without having an accurate way of verification, the 950 lumens seem plausible to me, it shines well and far due to the concentrated beam
In the cons:
- To turn it off or cycle through all the modes (low, medium, high, strobe, SOS, and then off), you have to hold the button for 1-2 seconds.
- It does not have memory. It always turns on in the low mode.
- Charging method: To charge it, it must be in the "on" position!!! If it detects power, it turns off, but if the charging is interrupted, it automatically turns on... I can't imagine a reason for this, I consider it a design flaw which I mentioned to the company, the newer models (not the C8-H) told me they don't have this, so get a new model.... At least I got the idea that I got a defective piece, they just make it like that.
- Lenses with the button at the back are generally considered "tactical / operational". And they are well designed for security bodies, etc... However, all the tactical lenses I have seen have 2 things that this one doesn't have and which I wrongly assumed it would have: a) They turn on from the beginning in high mode (alertness) b) They turn on with a half-press of the button (they call it half-click) to instantly see a dark spot. I miss these.
- Check the attached instructions... They included a leaflet that covers many lenses without answering questions about this specific one. For example, I was confused when I saw that it only charges in the "on" position and I was looking to confirm it but in vain...
- The company itself gives it at 950 lumens. The 1500 mentioned here is misleading.
+/- Depending on each person's preferences:
It has a concentrated beam (thrower - it sends a narrow beam far away, so it's not for walking in a dark room, it's for seeing a boat at the edge of a bay, for example).
It has volume and considerable weight - personally, I like it for the car, it's not meant to fit in a pocket...
Overall, it's not a bad flashlight for this price (under €20) but it didn't impress me.
I expected more and especially the issue with the charging. I would gladly pay €30 if it didn't have the negatives I mentioned here.
Overall, I find the Supfire C20 to be a more reliable flashlight for about the same price (the one with 1100 lumens that Skroutz writes as 1500, not the one with 280 lumens).
Source: https://www.skroutz.gr/s/31929846/Supfire-%CE%95%CF%80%CE%B1%CE%BD%CE%B1%CF%86%CE%BF%CF%81%CF%84%CE%B9%CE%B6%CF%8C%CE%BC%CE%B5%CE%BD%CE%BF%CF%82-%CE%A6%CE%B1%CE%BA%CF%8C%CF%82-LED-%CE%91%CE%B4%CE%B9%CE%AC%CE%B2%CF%81%CE%BF%CF%87%CE%BF%CF%82-%CE%BC%CE%B5-%CE%9C%CE%AD%CE%B3%CE%B9%CF%83%CF%84%CE%B7-%CE%A6%CF%89%CF%84%CE%B5%CE%B9%CE%BD%CF%8C%CF%84%CE%B7%CF%84%CE%B1-1500lm-C20.html