Review on Olight Warrior Mini2 1750 Lumen Rechargeable Tactical Flashlight With Dual Switch & Proximity Sensor, High Performance LED EDC, Outdoor Camping And Emergency Light (Desert Tan) by Matthew Ciula

I’ve been carrying around a cheap flashlight for years and thought I’d finally spring for a good one. At the price point of this little light, I wanted and expected to love it, but there have been some disappointments and problems right from the start.As far as look, feel, charging, and brightness, I was immediately impressed. This thing was wicked bright, the perfect size to clip in my pocket for daily use as a service technician, and just plain looks cool in this coppery/brown color. The deep carry clip works great, and the magnetic end cap is awesome for my daily use on the job.So why only 3 stars? First, I initially thought the the end cap button was flaky, as it quit working for "turbo mode” after a couple of weeks of use. What I finally realized after the light died completely, was that the charger is what’s flaky and, when I thought I was topping off the charge every week, it wasn’t actually charging. That said, I got nearly a month out of the light before it died, which is pretty impressive. Maybe it took a charge one of those times? The fact that I may have to buy a charger and remove the battery to charge reliably is frustrating at this price point though.Second, the side button is just inconvenient. I can’t tell you how many times a day I pull it out to find it was on in my pocket. For a flashlight that’s meant to be carried in pocket, a side button is just nonsensical and shouldn’t be there. My old cheap light with an end cap button never got turned on accidentally either in or out of pocket.Finally, the fact that the beam isn’t able to be adjusted from flood to spot is a major disappointment. My cheap light had a great, focusable beam. The beam pattern of this light just sucks, as it’s halfway between flood and spot, meaning you’ve got a big bright spot in the center of your field of vision. If Olight can’t provide a focusing lens at this price, I’d prefer they played it like ZebraLight does on some of theirs where it is offered in both a flood and spot model based on the user’s need.It still remains to be seen if this light will last as long and reliably as the Home Depot Coast flashlight that served me well under hard, daily use for the past 10 years. For what I paid, I hope it does, but part of me feel’s enough buyer’s remorse due to the problems that I almost hope it dies early so that I can justify getting a light that addresses these problems.