Where To Buy Cheap LED Flashlights Under $10?

As LED flashlights, penlights, headlights etc become more and more widely used, you can now find very cheap LED flashlights under $5. In the past, LED flashlights cost more than traditional incandescent flashlights, but with all the cheap manufacturing imports from China, you can now choose to buy a $5 LED flashlight or a $50 Fenix 6 Level High Performance Cree LED Flashlight with lifetime warranty.

While searching for cheap and LED flashlights, you need to understand the difference between the quality of the LED bulbs used, casing material and construction, design touches on small details etc. Although LED light bulbs are actually solid-state with no filaments in incandescent bulbs which often burns out just when you need to use them, these light emitting diodes are rated differently in lumens, expected life time and durability. Although high quality tactical LED flashlights from Surefire, Fenix, Pelican etc are indestructible, do not expect the same from a cheap LED light under $5.

Similarly, you will also find that a cheap 9 LED flashlight is not brighter than a single 5mm white LED used in the best selling Streamlight Nano Light Miniature Keychain LED Flashlight. By the way, this Streamlight mini keychain LED flashlight cost under $10, is shock resistant and has an estimated 100,000 hour lifetime. So it is quite easy to understand why it is the number one selling LED flashlight on Amazon?

Due to its high efficiency, a tiny cell button battery is sufficient to power up most mini LED flashlights for many hours and that is why some people buy one of these each of their family and friends as a personal emergency flashlight.

In fact, the reason why cheap $5 LED flashlights have so many LED bulbs is because in case 1 or 2 of them are spoilt, the user will not notice since the others are still shining brightly. Nevertheless, you will find that very cheap LED flashlights are still miles ahead of average incandescent flashlights of the past. Even poor quality LED bulbs will last longer and more durable compared to incandescent light bulbs, so you do not have to change them.

However, low quality LED bulbs tend to produce a off white color light beam which may affect your color perception. They tend to have a poorly applied phosphor coating that soon fades off after some time.

However, for most people who do not need a super bright 100 lumens LED flashlight, there is nothing much to fault about cheaper LED flashlights suitable for home and indoor use. That said, we recommend you to buy a branded LED flashlight since they are priced around $10 to $20, which is only a couple of dollars more than no-brand flashlights. It is a small price to pay for more quality assurance and manufacturer warranty, and is highly possible to be cheaper in the long run since even a cheap Maglite or Dorcy is expected to last much longer.