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I Tested the Flashlight of the Future, Equipped With Spotlights, UVs and Lasers

Olight's most powerful flashlight can do a bit of everything. / Tyler Lacoma/CNET Art

Olight ArkPro Ultra Flashlight

8.5

Pros & Cons

Very, very durable custom aluminum design with a stylish flat shape under 5 inches
Bulbs for a spotlight, floodlight, UV light and laser pointer, reaching up to 1,700 lumens on highest settings
Multiple brightness settings and control options
Handy moonlight mode to avoid blinding people at night
Useful dial-based control doubles as user-friendly indicators for battery level and brightness
Multiple charging methods, including an easy snap-on magnetic charger that can plug into a power bank
Performed well in basically all of my tests
So many different modes will take time to learn and can be confusing at first, with some possible user manual errors
Higher settings the flashlight can scorch materials and potential be a fire hazard

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