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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.

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[–] SammysHP@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

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.

[–] helenslunch@feddit.nl 0 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

That's unfortunate, and something I'm disappointed to see omitted from the review.

[–] SammysHP@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It's mentioned several times in the review that the battery is built-in. Not sure what you mean with "omitted from the review".

[–] helenslunch@feddit.nl 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

"Built-in" is not the same thing as "not removable".

[–] lud@lemm.ee 4 points 2 weeks ago

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