The Olight iMini 2, a keychain flashlight that only claims to pump out 50 lumens. But this pocket-sized powerhouse illuminates like it’s compensating for something. Probably its size. It’s not because its cold, this compact flashlight makes your Chapstick look like the flashlight she told you not to worry about.
The iMini 2’s design is delightfully simple: two magnetic halves that snap together. The front half houses the LED bult, while the back half terminates in a bare USB-A jack. To activate, simply pull the two halves apart. The light stays on until you reunite the halves, in a snap.
The most surprising feature was its run time. OLight claims a one-hour runtime, but I got considerably more. After an hour, it dimmed like your enthusiasm on Monday morning, then gradually faded over two hours. By the three-hour mark, it was so faint that in daylight, I thought it had given up the ghost. But I discovered it was still on with a faint glow; maybe just 1 lumen? I left it on my desk where it ran for another 12 hours before I gave up on testing it because I had to recharge it for filming more testing the next day.
At around $20, this diminutive dynamo costs less than a movie ticket and outlasts most celebrity marriages.
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SPECS
Max Lumens: 50
Throw: 68 ft (21 m)
Length: 2.17 in (55 mm)
Diameter: 0.59 in (15.1 mm)
Weight: 0.69 oz (19.5 g)
Battery Capacity: 80mAh
Connection: USB-A
Waterproof: IPX6
