New LC40 torch review
I freaking love the LC90. I sometimes wish i lived in a forest so i can use it more often.
Great job @nigelhealy I love the comparison and the added pictures to show the differences. I love the charge portion is the same cable ad my phone…curious if in an emergency it could be used to charge a phone if one had a double ended micro cable
The idea of combo portable chargers and torches we have floated many times here, but no hints Anker is doing. The way we have envisaged is a USB output port, or one USB-C port and press a button to make it output rather than input. Then you have one torch which can also recharge your phone. If you look at the photos, Anker has slimmed the long part of the body and the end is really struggling to fit all the features of recharge input port and the torch on/off button, it is all very compact. Possibly a wider diameter version could exist.
So a merger of this:
With either the new LC40 or the older LC90 so say merged in with this
Yes indeed that would and could work if Anker made it. The reason I asked about if that current version would be able to charge a phone is because I have an off brand ironwolf rechargeable flashlight that, while it doesn’t state it can, does recharge my phone until the battery is drained low enough. I just wanted to know if that could be the same for this, I know it’s not stated but doesn’t mean it may not work
Do not know. I would not try as then using for other than designed and tested. I think Anker is missing an opportunity to make a bright torch which is USB rechargeable and can recharge, and then offer in 2 or 3 flavors for different USB types. It would then be basically what I’d buy everyone. Xmas season cometh!
Awesome review. I do like the addition of the rechargeable battery. That was one thing that I was hoping it had when I was looking into getting an Anker flashlight. And I do like that the charging port is easy to get to. I ended up buying the LC90 but wouldn’t mind adding the new LC40 and LC130 to my flashlight collection. I also like the new look of the LC40.
Great review @nigelhealy 
I’ve got the original LC40 and LC90, both used regularly on my night runs - LC40 for dark streets and LC90 off-road, fantastic torches, but I’m also tempted by the new Bolder LC40. Can’t have too many torches 
Great review @nigelhealy and thank you for including the comparison photos!
great review! good job!!
Go jogging at night. Problem solved 
Great review and yes a torch with a built in power bank that showed Power left would be a great next step 
Excellent review and comparisons @nigelhealy , think I might be investing in a new LC40 when it comes to the UK
Not if you live in the brightest city ever…
Excellent review. Thanks Nigel!
As always, great review. With the pattern of the latest updates, the LC130 is next for an upgrade. The longer battery life for the LC90 is great for someone who works the night shift. The clip of the LC40 would be great for a shirt pocket. The older version of the LC90 is roughly the length of most "deep"pockets. I compressed my keys so they don’t poke me and the LC90 is perfect so nothing spill out of the pocket.
How useable is the 130? Sometimes I feel like the light can be too bright… Is it it focused or flood?
It has different brightness levels.
Not zoomable and its a got a bright central light and a lot of side light.
Personally it is the least liked light in this house, we carry the LC40, LC90 as good enough. Where we do use it is is in the house for power cuts, put it pointing to ceiling to reflect down and illuminate a large room, or imagining if say the dog escaped and need to illuminate a wide area to make use of peripheral vision.
There are other brands that have released battery pack/flash light combo. But they are on the larger side.
I know.
Challenge Anker to do better.