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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It’s no secret that I love these little Aurora keychain lights. If you need UV, this is a fine option. USB-C charging is a great update, too. Long Review The Big Table RovyVon Aurora A8 keychain flashlight

Its CREE XTE LED has a cool 7088K colour temperature with a CRI of 73, but mine was very neutral with no nasty green tint you often get with cheap torches. 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. Before we get into the performance, let’s go over how this thing works. Remember, it has a main light with four intensity levels, a sidelight with two intensity levels and flashing, and a UV mode, also on the sidelight. All of this is operated with a single push button. 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. 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 Nitecore TINI 2 comes with a key ring clasp already attached and a user manual. It has a built in 280mAh battery and a USB-C charging port, but no cable is included. Bernard is known for bringing everyday carry out of obscurity and into the mainstream, having been published or featured in various publications such as GQ, TIME Magazine, The New York Times, VICE, HYPEBEAST, Outside, and many others. He has also played a part in curating, designing, and developing digital and physical products, resulting in successful crowdfunding projects or limited edition collaboration products with established softgoods brands. He stays on the pulse of the EDC industry by attending trade shows, participating in online interest communities, and actively engaging with fellow gear enthusiasts on social media. 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 Fenix E03R looks very similar to the Nitecore TINI 2, and weighs pretty much the same at 22.2g. It has the same type III hard anodised aluminium body but a slightly better IP66 waterproof rating.

It’s very easy to use – the power button turns it on and the mode button just above changes mode from a 1 lumen ultra low, to a 15 lumen low, to a 65 lumen medium and a 200 lumen high. 500 lm turbo mode

I measured the main front OSRAM P8 LED as 5346K with a CRI of 69. iPhone 13 Pro torch – measured at 15 lumen

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. Rather bizarrely it arrives in Demo mode, so you need to switch it to Daily mode before use. Press and hold the two buttons simultaneously to switch mode.

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. 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.