NitecoreEDC25 EDC Flashlight, 3000 Lumen Slim Flat Shape USB-C Rechargeable Lightweight for Everyday Carry with Clip, and NitecoreSt Sticker

I am actually surprised by just how compact and bright this light is. I’ve been carrying this light everyday for almost 3 weeks straight and it’s an absolute power house of a light. It’s not perfect but it’s very impressive for what it is. Small disclaimer, the battery life isn’t the greatest when using the brightest setting and full power mode, and also in those modes specifically the light does get hot to the touch specifically where the leds are, but I’m still giving this light a 5 star rating because it’s very lightweight, very pocket friendly, really bright, and intuitive to use once you get used to the buttons and the dual click on the power button. Ultimately I think if you are looking for a sleek wedge light that you intend to carry daily for when the need arises or if you just want a compact bright light with a nice finish to it, this might be the one to get!

Amazing light amazing output beam pattern is awesome very compact and lightweight can't even feel it in your pocket. Yes the menu buttons are a little confusing at first but once you get used to it it just becomes natural. I own the first generation .now I own this one. It's the only flashlights I use now. Very high quality build feels amazing in the hand when holding it. Does get a little warm but nothing major. And only gets warm if you're using turbo mode. I wouldn't be able to use any other flashlight ever again! All my o light flashlights are now retired!

I bought an EDC27 after 2 years working on the job as a CO. I had a previous Nitecore flashlight with one brightness setting for two years working as a CO before that, so I trust the brand. Seeing the EDC25, I had to get it, to have a backup just in case (and so I could cycle one out to charge while I took the other one to work.)EDC27 is a great light and the EDC25 is a sidegrade, or at the very least a lighter cousin of the EDC27, but a decent light that eliminates some features of the 27 in the interest of saving weight.In case you're curious, I'll give a brief overview:EDC25 and 27 are very similar in function, really the only difference is an LED screen that gives you a timer for how long until the battery is expended (which is shared on the 27 and 29.) The 25 uses 4 green LEDs, each representing 25% battery life. Also, the 25 uses 4 blue LED's to indicate brightness intensity, while the 27 and 29 display a number of lumens on a small black/white LED screen. How close these lumen intensities are to the actual number of lumens they display is debatable, but I'm sure if you wanted to test them, you could. On the lumen intensities that overlap, they are comparable brightness, so at least there's that consistency. All you need to know is that the bigger the number (or more blue lights on), the brighter the light is.The EDC 25 and 27 lights have multiple brightness functions. The difference is intensity.All of them have a 15 lumen (low setting)From there, the power levels are different.EDC27 have 65 lumen, 200 lumen, 1000 lumen and a 3000 lumen (ultra) bright mode. This ultra mode has a timer that counts down and has a limited time because of heat generated. The EDC 25 doesn't have a countdown timer (since there's no screen to display it on), but the light brightness on the (ultra) mode will reduce over time.Since the 25 and 27 are almost identical in functionality, their battery life is also similar. On the lowest setting, the 25 will run 38-40 hours on a full charge. On the highest brightness setting, you're looking at about an hour of 1000 lumen light on a full charge. These numbers are based on the EDC27 timer on the LCD screen.The 27 has a dedicated strobe light setting.The EDC 25 feels less substantial than the 27. Losing the LED screen saved some weight that you notice if you hold both in your hands.One big difference between the 25 and 27 is that the 27 has a dedicated strobe setting. On the 27, if you half press the large button next to the power button, you get a 3000 lumen "turbo" and if you hard press the button, you get a strobe light that flashes at 3000 lumen several times a second as long as you hold that button down. The 25 does not have this functionality. However, the 25 can flash the 3000 lumen light as quickly as you can depress and release the button (similar to how the EDC 29 eliminated the dedicated strobe light function.It's a 3000 lumen flashing light. Regardless of if it's trigger by your hand or programmed to function this way, you will get someone's attention with it.The biggest difference between these two lights is weight and the dedicated strobe function. If you think like you can simply press and release the ultra button, the dedicated strobe function is largely unnecessary. The 25 feels a couple ounces lighter than the 27, so if weight is a concern, this may be the light for you.If you're wanting a better idea of how much battery or time you have left on your light, with an exact amount of hours:minutes left of run time or a graphic showing you how depleted the battery is and you don't mind it weighting another ounce or two, the 27 is a good choice.You just have to decide how precise you want to be and if that's worth $15 to you.

Flashlight is easy to carry as it is a rectangle shape. Has lockout feature so won't go on by accident.Bright white light. Wish the beam could focus and throw better but good EDC for sure.

EDC. Love it. Great quality. Couldn’t be happier.

I do not leave home without it, very light , slim in the pocket, intense amount of light.

What is the point of a flash light that has 15 different "modes"? All I wanted was a bright, rechargeable, flat, flashlight that I can activate with my thumb. That's it! What I got was a computer with two buttons. Seriously this thing could have been a quarter of the cost if it just had the features I wanted. Who uses anything but the brightest setting?... Anyone? Nope! Who uses "Strobe"? For the most part, nobody. (Maybe a few people. Make a separate model that includes strobe for those people) Seriously why does my flashlight need to flash SOS? Nobody even knows Morse code anymore! All I want is a bright flashlight that when I press the bottom with my thumb, it turns on, and when I take my thumb off the button it shuts off. That and maybe a way to have it stay on that doesn't involve pushing the same button as momentary, or if it does, it can't stay on accidentally. I don't need a lockout, or a screen, or indicator lights, or any of that crap. The freaking lockout mode sucks! I couldn't get the light to work for the first 20 minutes I had it in my hand. Even when I did get it to work I don't know how. I kept following the directions, "push the power button half way then hold the same button". For Pete's Sake Nitecore, It doesn't need to be child proof! Come on! A simple hood over the buttons would do the same freaking thing and not be so bloody annoying! Seriously, I would NOT recommend this light for EDC and especially not for law enforcement or anything serious. If you need it, it will probably be on low or in lockout mode. Because it likes to change modes on you. I knew it had a lot of features. That was why I bought the least complicated one. I thought I could put it on high and leave it there. Unfortunately, so far, that doesn't seem to be the case. Yes, it has "memory" but the button you use to change the mode is also the button you push to turn it on. So if you accidentally don't push it all the way in, it changes the mode from high to low. So you go to use your bright flashlight, and all you get is a pen light. If you want it to work that way, you need to, very purposefully, push the power button all the way down. Anything else, and you will change the mode when you try to turn it on. Seriously, Nitecore, you have all the pieces. Just eliminate three quarters of the crap on your flashlight, and you will have a light that will compete with Surefire and Streamlight. If this light just had high,1000 lumens or better, and the flat button turned it on momentarily and the power button turned it on constant. It would be perfect. That's all I would want or need. I wouldn't have thought it was possible to screw up a flashlight, but you learn something new everyday.