The full review is available here
English review at BLF
German review at my website
Summary
You don’t hear much about JETBeam. That’s a shame, because the long-established company has some interesting flashlights in its portfolio. The new JETBeam E26 (“Kunai”) has just been released.
The E26 was announced a few months ago via a Kickstarter campaign and was successfully funded after just one day. I had the opportunity to test the flashlight before it was officially shipped.
JETBeam made a successful start with the E26 “Kunai” into the world of flat flashlights: white light, UV light and a green laser, combined with intuitive UI using a rotating ring and two buttons, fast charging via USB-C and an ergonomic, practical design.
For the perfect experience I miss direct access to the lowest level, which could also be a little lower. That, and if the flashlight was a little shorter, it would be the perfect EDC flashlight for me. But even as it is, it makes a very good impression.
This review was sponsored by flashlightgo.com, a Chinese shop with a large selection of flashlights.
You can’t call something the “Kunai” and not put a big old thumb ring on the back. Not doing so is just… rude.
With some imagination the lanyard could be seen as a ring.
On the other hand, I just tried to stab myself and it didn’t hurt. Definitely no real kunai.
And you can’t call something E26 without it fitting into an E26 light bulb socket
JETBeam made a successful start with the E26 “Kunai” into the world of flat flashlights
TIL there is a world of flat flashlights. Wow :)
If it’s as bright as that picture I assume this gets insanely hot very quickly. Is their data on that?
It’s mentioned in the review. It reaches 38°C in turbo, or 43°C if you activate turbo again. That’s rather moderate for a modern flashlight. Usually I set my limit to 55°C - not because the flashlight would be damaged, but that’s the limit I can comfortably hold in my hands.
I have a different brand but yes it does. The torque test channel on YouTube has a video comparing a bunch of these kinds of flashlights with actual data if you want to look into it.
Where is battery?
I have a similar flashlight as my every day carry from OLight and the battery is just integrated into the flashlight and rechargable. Can’t speak for the one op posted but I get pretty good runtime, only charging it every few weeks under admittedly light use. (I work retail and use it for looking in between shelves mainly)
I imagine they could use the same batteries they used in cell phones. So many built and wasted.
It’s built-in. The back cover is secured with four screws, so I assume you could replace the battery once it’s dead. But the seal didn’t want to release the cover without force, so I stopped to not damage it prematurely.
That’s unfortunate, and something I’m disappointed to see omitted from the review.
It’s mentioned several times in the review that the battery is built-in. Not sure what you mean with “omitted from the review”.
“Built-in” is not the same thing as “not removable”.
If a place or piece of equipment has built-in objects, they are permanently connected and cannot be easily removed:
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/built-in
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I would’ve preferred two high-CRI SFT-40’s and the green laser in the middle.
