Beware of the Beam

The brightest headlamps

The brightest headlamps ranked by specs — with beam profiles and buying options.

1 Armytek Armytek Elf C2 Max 4,500 lm
  • 4500 lm
  • 150 m / 492 ft / 164 yd
  • Flood
  • 21700 Li-Ion
  • USB-C
  • 153 g / 5.4 oz
2 Armytek Armytek Elf C2 Max LR Long Range 4,500 lm
  • 4500 lm
  • 235 m / 771 ft / 257 yd
  • Flood
  • 21700 Li-Ion
  • USB-C
  • 153 g / 5.4 oz
3 Armytek Armytek Wizard C2 Pro Max Long Range 4,150 lm black · cool white 3 colours & light colours
  • 4150 lm
  • 181 m / 594 ft / 198 yd
  • Flood with wide spot
  • 21700 Li-Ion
  • Magnet
4 Acebeam Acebeam H18 4,000 lm
  • 4000 lm
  • 70 lm
  • 162 m / 531 ft / 177 yd
  • 6561 cd
  • 21700 Li-Ion
  • 190.6 g / 6.7 oz
5 Fenix Fenix HP35R 4,000 lm Normal · sport headband 2 versions
  • 4000 lm
  • 450 m / 1476 ft / 492 yd
  • Spot
  • Flood
  • Akkupack Li-Ion
  • USB-C
6 Armytek Armytek Wizard C2 Pro Max 3,720 lm black · warm white 5 colours & light colours
  • 3720 lm
  • 110 m / 361 ft / 120 yd
  • Flood
  • 21700 Li-Ion
  • Magnet
7 Fenix Fenix HP30R V2.0 3,000 lm
  • 3000 lm
  • 270 m / 886 ft / 295 yd
  • 17933 cd
  • Flood with wide spot
  • Flood
  • Akkupack Li-Ion
  • USB-C
8 Nitecore Nitecore HC75 UHE 3,000 lm
  • 3000 lm
  • 30 lm
  • 192 m / 630 ft / 210 yd
  • 9216 cd
  • Flood
  • 21700 Li-Ion
  • USB-C
  • 209 g / 7.4 oz
9 Olight Olight Perun 3 3,000 lm black 4 colours
  • 3000 lm
  • 60 lm
  • 160 m / 525 ft / 175 yd
  • 6400 cd
  • Flood
  • 21700 Olight Individual Li-Ion
  • Magnet
  • 150 g / 5.3 oz
10 Fenix Fenix HM71R 2,700 lm
  • 2700 lm
  • 5 lm
  • 230 m / 755 ft / 252 yd
  • 13300 cd
  • Flood with wide spot
  • Flood
  • 21700 Li-Ion
  • USB-C
11 Nitecore Nitecore HC35 2,700 lm
  • 2700 lm
  • 134 m / 440 ft / 147 yd
  • 4500 cd
  • 21700 Li-Ion
  • micro-USB
12 Armytek Armytek Elf C2 Max WR 2,500 lm
  • 2500 lm
  • 200 lm
  • 120 m / 394 ft / 131 yd
  • Flood
  • 21700 Li-Ion
  • USB-C
  • 153 g / 5.4 oz
13 Armytek Armytek Wizard C2 Pro 2,500 lm black · cool white 4 colours & light colours
  • 2500 lm
  • 131 m / 430 ft / 143 yd
  • Flood
  • 18650 Li-Ion
  • Magnet
14 Replaced by: Olight Perun 3 Olight Olight Perun 2 2,500 lm
  • 2500 lm
  • 166 m / 545 ft / 182 yd
  • 6889 cd
  • Flood
  • 21700 Olight Individual Li-Ion
  • Magnet
  • 161 g / 5.7 oz
15 Nextorch Nextorch hiStar 2,300 lm
  • 2300 lm
  • 55 lm
  • 256 m / 840 ft / 280 yd
  • 16384 cd
  • Spot
  • Flood
  • 18650 Li-Ion
  • USB-C
  • 147 g / 5.2 oz
16 Coast Coast XPH34R 2,075 lm
  • 2075 lm
  • 195 m / 640 ft / 213 yd
  • Focusable spot & flood
  • 21700 Li-Ion
  • USB-C
17 Nitecore Nitecore HC65 UHE 2,000 lm
  • 2000 lm
  • 15 lm
  • 222 m / 728 ft / 243 yd
  • Flood
  • 18650 Li-Ion
  • USB-C
18 Discontinued Nitecore Nitecore HC68 2,000 lm
  • 2000 lm
  • 11 lm
  • 202 m / 663 ft / 221 yd
  • 10300 cd
  • Flood with wide spot
  • Flood
  • 18650 Li-Ion
  • USB-C
  • 118.5 g / 4.2 oz
19 Nitecore Nitecore HU2000 UHE 2,000 lm
  • 2000 lm
  • 15 lm
  • 160 m / 525 ft / 175 yd
  • Flood
  • externe Powerbank
  • charge port in the light
20 Fenix Fenix HM61R V3.0 1,800 lm
  • 1800 lm
  • 70 lm
  • 195 m / 640 ft / 213 yd
  • 9540 cd
  • Flood
  • 18650 Li-Ion
  • USB-C
  • 168 g / 5.9 oz
21 Replaced by: Nitecore HC35 Nitecore Nitecore HC33 1,800 lm
  • 1800 lm
  • 187 m / 614 ft / 205 yd
  • 8750 cd
  • 18650 Li-Ion
22 Replaced by: Nitecore HC65 UHE Nitecore Nitecore HC65 V2 1,750 lm
  • 1750 lm
  • 165 m / 541 ft / 180 yd
  • 7000 cd
  • 18650 Li-Ion
  • USB-C
23 Armytek Armytek Wizard C2 Pro Nichia 1,600 lm
  • 1600 lm
  • 113 m / 371 ft / 124 yd
  • Flood
  • 18650 Li-Ion
  • Magnet
24 Fenix Fenix HM60R V2.0 1,600 lm
  • 1600 lm
  • 20 lm
  • 170 m / 558 ft / 186 yd
  • 7223 cd
  • 18650 Li-Ion
  • USB-C
  • 173 g / 6.1 oz
25 Replaced by: Fenix HM61R V3.0 Fenix Fenix HM61R V2.0 LED 1,600 lm
  • 1600 lm
  • 5 lm
  • 162 m / 531 ft / 177 yd
  • 6566 cd
  • Flood
  • 18650 Li-Ion
  • Magnet
26 Fenix Fenix HM65R-T V2.0 1,600 lm red 3 colours
  • 1600 lm
  • 170 m / 558 ft / 186 yd
  • 7353 cd
  • Flood with wide spot
  • Flood with wide spot
  • 18650 Li-Ion
  • USB-C
  • 140 g / 4.9 oz
27 Fenix Fenix HM70R 1,600 lm
  • 1600 lm
  • 5 lm
  • 186 m / 610 ft / 203 yd
  • 8667 cd
  • Flood with wide spot
  • 21700 Li-Ion
  • USB-C
28 Fenix Fenix HM75R 1,600 lm with rear battery 2 versions
  • 1600 lm
  • 120 lm
  • 223 m / 732 ft / 244 yd
  • 12448 cd
  • Flood with wide spot
  • Flood
  • 18650 und 21700 Li-Ion
  • USB-C
  • 321 g / 11.3 oz
29 Fenix Fenix HP25R V2.0 1,600 lm
  • 1600 lm
  • 5 lm
  • 290 m / 951 ft / 317 yd
  • 20849 cd
  • Spot
  • Flood
  • 21700 Li-Ion
  • USB-C
30 Nitecore Nitecore HC60 UHE 1,600 lm
  • 1600 lm
  • 15 lm
  • 157 m / 515 ft / 172 yd
  • Flood
  • 18650 Li-Ion
  • USB-C
  • 140 g / 4.9 oz
31 Nitecore Nitecore HC70 UHE 1,600 lm
  • 1600 lm
  • 15 lm
  • 156 m / 512 ft / 171 yd
  • Flood
  • 21700 Li-Ion
  • USB-C
  • 172 g / 6.1 oz
32 Replaced by: Nitecore HU2000 UHE Nitecore Nitecore HU60 1,600 lm
  • 1600 lm
  • 162 m / 531 ft / 177 yd
  • 6570 cd
  • Akkupack Li-Ion
33 Fenix Fenix HM65R-DT 1,500 lm
  • 1500 lm
  • 170 m / 558 ft / 186 yd
  • 7167 cd
  • Flood with wide spot
  • Flood with wide spot
  • 18650 Li-Ion
  • USB-C
34 Replaced by: Fenix HM65R-T V2.0 Fenix Fenix HM65R-T LED 1,500 lm
  • 1500 lm
  • 170 m / 558 ft / 186 yd
  • 7261 cd
  • Flood with wide spot
  • Flood
  • 18650 Li-Ion
  • USB-C
35 Fenix Fenix HM65R 1,400 lm
  • 1400 lm
  • 163 m / 535 ft / 178 yd
  • 7439 cd
  • 18650 Li-Ion
  • USB-C
36 Replaced by: Nitecore NU33 Nitecore Nitecore NU43 1,400 lm
  • 1400 lm
  • 130 m / 427 ft / 142 yd
  • 3800 cd
  • 3400 mAh
  • USB-C
37 Nitecore Nitecore NU50 1,400 lm
  • 1400 lm
  • 130 m / 427 ft / 142 yd
  • 3800 cd
  • 4000 mAh
  • USB-C
38 Fenix Fenix HP12R-T 1,300 lm red 2 colours
  • 1300 lm
  • 5 lm
  • 200 m / 656 ft / 219 yd
  • 9973 cd
  • 18650 Li-Ion
  • USB-C
  • 199 g / 7.0 oz
39 Nextorch Nextorch eStar 1,300 lm black 2 colours
  • 1300 lm
  • 50 lm
  • 205 m / 673 ft / 224 yd
  • Akkupack Li-Ion
  • USB-C
  • 87 g / 3.1 oz
40 Fenix Fenix HP16R 1,250 lm
  • 1250 lm
  • 5 lm
  • 255 m / 837 ft / 279 yd
  • 16260 cd
  • Akkupack Li-Po
  • USB-C
41 Olight Olight Perun 3 Mini 1,250 lm black · cool white 5 colours & light colours
  • 1250 lm
  • 45 lm
  • 155 m / 509 ft / 170 yd
  • 6000 cd
  • Flood
  • 16340 Olight Individual Li-Ion
  • Magnet
  • 54 g / 1.9 oz
42 Replaced by: Armytek Wizard C2 Pro Armytek Armytek Wizard C2 1,200 lm warm white 2 light colours
  • 1200 lm
  • 108 m / 354 ft / 118 yd
  • Flood
  • 18650 Li-Ion
  • Magnet
  • 114 g / 4.0 oz
43 Coast Coast XPH30R 1,200 lm
  • 1200 lm
  • 185 m / 607 ft / 202 yd
  • Focusable spot & flood
  • 18650 Li-Ion
  • USB-C
44 Fenix Fenix HM53R 1,200 lm
  • 1200 lm
  • 30 lm
  • 158 m / 518 ft / 173 yd
  • 6300 cd
  • Flood
  • 18350 Li-Ion
  • USB-C
  • 102 g / 3.6 oz
45 Fenix Fenix HM55R 1,200 lm
  • 1200 lm
  • 20 lm
  • 175 m / 574 ft / 191 yd
  • 7453 cd
  • 18350 Li-Ion
  • USB-C
  • 105 g / 3.7 oz
46 Fenix Fenix HM60R 1,200 lm
  • 1200 lm
  • 5 lm
  • 116 m / 381 ft / 127 yd
  • 3400 cd
  • 18650 Li-Ion
  • USB-C
47 Replaced by: Fenix HM61R V2.0 LED Fenix Fenix HM61R 1,200 lm
  • 1200 lm
  • 145 m / 476 ft / 159 yd
  • 5287 cd
  • 18650 Li-Ion
  • Magnet
48 Fenix Fenix HM62-T 1,200 lm
  • 1200 lm
  • 150 m / 492 ft / 164 yd
  • Flood
  • 18650 Li-Ion
  • charge port in the battery
  • 125 g / 4.4 oz
49 Replaced by: Nitecore HC65 UHE Nitecore Nitecore HC60 V2 1,200 lm
  • 1200 lm
  • 130 m / 427 ft / 142 yd
  • 4240 cd
  • 18650 Li-Ion
  • USB-C
50 Armytek Armytek Wizard C2 WG 1,100 lm cool white 2 light colours
  • 1100 lm
  • 400 lm
  • 98 m / 322 ft / 107 yd
  • Flood
  • 18650 Li-Ion
  • Magnet