Streamlight Wedge Review: 1,000 Lumens for Thirty-Five Seconds, and They Say So

The verdict

We have not used this light. What makes it worth a dedicated page is not the hardware, which is good but not remarkable. It is one line on the spec sheet.

The published specification

Why 35 seconds is the most valuable number on this site

Nearly every flashlight sold has a maximum mode it cannot sustain. A handheld light is a small aluminum tube with nowhere to put heat, so above roughly a thousand lumens the driver steps the output down within seconds or minutes to protect the emitter and the cell. This is not a defect and it is not a scandal. It is physics, and every manufacturer knows it.

What almost none of them do is tell you how long it lasts. They print the peak figure on the box, omit the duration, and let you discover the step-down after you have paid. We have documented that pattern across this site: Fenix publishes 3,300 lumens for the C7 V2.0 with no runtime beside it, NEBO names a light the TORCHY 3K and publishes a runtime for every mode except the 3,000-lumen one, and Olight publishes a single low-mode figure and nothing else.

Streamlight prints 35 seconds. In the specification. Next to the number that sells the light. That is a company choosing to make its own headline look smaller because the alternative is letting a buyer believe something untrue, and it tells you something about how to read every other figure on the sheet.

It also, usefully, gives you a scale for everyone else. When you next see an unqualified 1,000-lumen claim on a pocket light, the honest translation is roughly what Streamlight printed: about half a minute, then something much lower.

What you are actually buying: 300 lumens for three hours

Treat the Wedge as a 300-lumen light and the purchase makes sense. Three hundred lumens for three hours at 69 meters is a genuinely useful pocket light — it is more than enough for a walk, a fuse box, a car park or a dog, and three hours is a real evening rather than a demonstration.

The THRO burst is then what it is meant to be: a thing you press when you need to see something further away for a moment. Used that way it is excellent. Bought as a 1,000-lumen light it will disappoint, which is precisely why Streamlight told you.

The body is the other half of the appeal. It is flat rather than cylindrical, which means it sits in a pocket without rolling and lies flush against a phone, and at 3.3 ounces it is light without being negligible. IPX7 in something that thin is a good result.

#	Light	Max output	Battery	Lumens / $	Price
1	Streamlight Wedge The clearest published turbo duration anywhere	1,000	Sealed	10	$98.82 on Amazon→ Price as of September 27, 2026 — 10 lumens per dollar. #ad How we earn
2	Streamlight MicroStream USB Best pen-clip light with published runtimes	250	Sealed	7	$37.81 on Amazon→ Price as of September 27, 2026 — 7 lumens per dollar. #ad How we earn
3	No listing image Wurkkos TS10 V2 Best pocket light under two ounces	1,400	Replaceable	Needs a live price	Check price on Amazon→ We show a price only when we have pulled a live one. #ad How we earn

Prices pulled September 27, 2026. Lumens per dollar is the manufacturer's published maximum output divided by that price, recomputed every time the price moves.

1. The clearest published turbo duration anywhere

Streamlight Wedge

Lumens per dollar

10

Three hundred lumens for three hours in normal use, and a boost mode Streamlight publishes as a 1,000-lumen, 35-second burst. Not a footnote, not buried in a manual — printed as the specification. Every brand knows their turbo behaves like this; this one says so.

Max output

1,000 lm

Runtime

35 seconds at 1,000 lm; 3 h at 300 lm

Battery

Sealed

Water rating

IPX7

What it gets right

• The 35-second burst duration is published outright — an unusual piece of honesty
• Flat, wedge-shaped body sits in a pocket without rolling
• IPX7 in a light this thin

What it gets wrong

• Sealed cell, so the light has a service life
• Three hundred lumens constant is its real specification
• Thumb-wheel switch is divisive and cannot be locked out mechanically

Published specification

• Constant: 300 lumens, 69 m, 3 hours — Streamlight published specification
• THRO boost: 1,000 lumens, 110 m, 35-second burst — Streamlight published specification
• Battery: Built-in lithium-ion, USB-C — Streamlight published specification
• Water rating: IPX7, 1 m — Streamlight published specification
• Impact: 1 m tested — Streamlight published specification
• Weight: 3.3 oz (93.6 g) — Streamlight published specification

Skip this one if

you plan to use the 1,000-lumen mode as a mode. It is a burst by design and Streamlight tells you the duration in seconds.

Buy it if: someone who wants a flat pocket light and appreciates a manufacturer that publishes the uncomfortable number.

• Output 6.5
• Battery 4.5
• Build 8.5
• Usability 8.0
• Overall 7.3

$98.82 on Amazon→

Price as of September 27, 2026 — 10 lumens per dollar. #ad How we earn

2. Best pen-clip light with published runtimes

Streamlight MicroStream USB

Lumens per dollar

7

Two hundred and fifty lumens for an hour and a half, fifty for three and a half, at 1.2 ounces. The battery is sealed, which caps its lifespan, but every other number on the sheet is published and checkable.

Max output

250 lm

Runtime

1 h 30 min

Battery

Sealed

Water rating

IPX4

What it gets right

• Every mode's runtime is published, which is why it scores well here despite modest output
• Deep pocket clip that actually holds in a shirt pocket
• 1.2 ounces — it is easy to forget you have it

What it gets wrong

• The cell is sealed in; when it fails the light is finished
• IPX4 splash rating only
• 250 lumens is not enough to light a yard

Published specification

• High: 250 lumens, 68 m, 1.5 hours — Streamlight published specification
• Low: 50 lumens, 31 m, 3.5 hours — Streamlight published specification
• Battery: Lithium-ion, charges in-product in 4 hours — Streamlight published specification
• Water rating: IPX4 — Streamlight published specification
• Impact: 1 m tested — Streamlight published specification
• Weight: 1.2 oz (34.1 g) — Streamlight published specification
• Length: 3.87 in (9.83 cm) — Streamlight published specification

Skip this one if

you want a light you can re-cell. For a keychain-sized light with a replaceable battery, look at the Sofirn SC21 Pro instead.

Buy it if: a shirt pocket, a scrubs pocket, or anyone who wants a light without a bulge.

• Output 5.5
• Battery 4.5
• Build 8.5
• Usability 9.0
• Overall 7.2

$37.81 on Amazon→

Price as of September 27, 2026 — 7 lumens per dollar. #ad How we earn

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3. Best pocket light under two ounces

Wurkkos TS10 V2

Lumens per dollar

Computed the moment we have a live price for it

Thirty-two grams, three 90-CRI emitters, and one of the very few budget lights whose maker publishes the runtime at maximum output: one hour fourteen at 1,400 lumens. Publishing that number at all puts Wurkkos ahead of several brands ten times its size.

Max output

1,400 lm

Runtime

1 h 14 min

Battery

Replaceable cell

Water rating

IPX8

What it gets right

• Wurkkos publishes runtime at maximum output, which most brands quietly do not
• Thirty-two grams — light enough that you stop noticing it in a pocket
• Standard 14500 cell, replaceable
• Documented automatic step-down instead of an undocumented one

What it gets wrong

• A 14500 is a small cell; sustained output is not this light's job
• RGB auxiliary LEDs are a toy, and they draw from the same cell
• Anduril again, with the same learning curve

Published specification

• Maximum output: 1,400 lumens — Wurkkos published specification
• Runtime at maximum: 1 h 14 min — Wurkkos published specification
• Runtime at 1 lumen: 6 h 43 min — Wurkkos published specification
• Battery: 1 x 14500 Li-ion, user replaceable — Wurkkos published specification
• Water rating: IPX8, 2 m — Wurkkos published specification
• Weight: 32 g +/- 1 g without battery — Wurkkos published specification
• Length: 71.5 mm — Wurkkos published specification
• Thermal behavior: Automatic step-down from turbo to high — Wurkkos published specification

Skip this one if

you need something to run for an hour on high without getting hot. A light this small has nowhere to put the heat, and the step-down is not optional.

Buy it if: the person who wants a real light on them at all times and will not carry anything heavier than a pen.

• Output 8.0
• Battery 8.0
• Build 7.5
• Usability 7.5
• Overall 8.2

Check price on Amazon→

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Where it is weak

The cell is sealed in. Streamlight publishes a built-in lithium-ion battery charged over USB-C, which means this light has a service life: when the cell reaches the end of its cycles, the light is refuse rather than a body waiting for a new battery. For a light at this price that is the single biggest reservation, and it is why the Wurkkos TS10 V2 appears on this page — it does a comparable job on a standard 14500 you can replace for a few dollars.

The thumb-wheel switch is divisive. It is a rotating wheel rather than a button, which some people find the best interface on any pocket light and others find fiddly with gloves or in the dark. We have not used it and cannot arbitrate, but it is worth knowing it is unusual before buying, and it cannot be mechanically locked out the way a twist-head light can.

And on pure arithmetic it loses. Three hundred constant lumens at this price will not compete with a budget 18650 light publishing four figures, and it is not trying to. What you are paying for is documentation, an IPX7 rating, an impact figure and a shape.

How it compares to the obvious alternatives

Against Streamlight's own MicroStream the trade is size against output: the MicroStream is 1.2 ounces and 250 lumens with every mode's runtime published, but only IPX4, so it handles a splash rather than a puddle. If you want the smallest documented Streamlight, that is the one.

Against the Wurkkos TS10 V2 the trade is honesty against ownership. Wurkkos also publishes a runtime at maximum output — one hour fourteen at 1,400 lumens, which is unusually forthcoming for a budget brand — and its cell is a replaceable 14500. It is also 32 grams and IPX8. What you give up is Anduril's learning curve and Streamlight's build and warranty.

The flat-light class it belongs to

Flat pocket lights have become their own category, and the Wedge is one of the more conservative examples. Several brands now build them, usually with a side-facing panel of LEDs rather than a reflector, and the appeal is consistent: a flat body carries against a phone instead of fighting it, and it does not roll off a bench.

Streamlight's version keeps a conventional forward beam and a real 69-meter throw figure, where several rivals trade distance for a wide panel flood. If you want a flat light that still reaches across a yard rather than lighting a workbench, that is the distinction to check before buying — and it is the reason the beam distance appears in the table above at all.

Who should buy it

• Anyone who wants a flat light that does not roll off a table or bulge in a pocket.
• Anyone who would rather have a small honest number than a large unverifiable one, which is the whole case for this light.
• Somebody buying a first serious pocket light who wants the interface to be simple and the specification to be complete.

Who should not

• Anyone who plans to use the 1,000-lumen mode as a mode. Streamlight tells you the duration in seconds; believe it.
• Anyone who wants to re-cell a light rather than replace it. The battery is sealed in.
• Anyone shopping on lumens per dollar, where 300 constant lumens will always look poor next to a budget 18650.

What we cannot tell you

We have not held this light, so the thumb wheel is the largest unknown on the page and it is the thing most likely to decide whether you like it. We also cannot tell you how the beam looks, how the anodizing wears, how many charge cycles the sealed cell actually delivers, or what happens at second 36 of the THRO mode — Streamlight publishes the burst length but not the level it steps down to.