100,000 Lumen Flashlight? Let’s Find Out!

Fenix earns the top overall ranking in the flashlight comparison for balanced brightness, battery, and build quality.

• Initial brightness — Nitecore reaches 7,434 lumens first [11:43]

• Sustained lead — Olight holds 5,607 lumens after 30 seconds and 1,408 lumens after 15 minutes [13:42]

• Battery winner — Fenix delivers 6,290 milliamp hours of capacity [18:30]

• Durability check — All but two models restart after a 2-meter concrete drop [18:38]

• Run time results — Bushnell runs 7.9 hours on high while brighter units drain faster [18:46]

• Category performance — Fenix finishes in the top three for every test except run time, averaging 3.5 place overall [19:09]

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• Which flashlight claims 100,000 lumens but measures far below that?