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This rainbow pocket flashlight is all metal and surprisingly bright, but its side light let me down

I tried every mode on the TUOWEE QL3, a small all-metal EDC flashlight with a laser, UV, an RGB ring and a brightness dial. At night the main beam lit up trees and a parked car across the road, and the dial is the best part. The side light was disappointing, and there are so many button combinations that I kept losing track of them.

Published October 7, 2026

Iridescent blue and purple TUOWEE QL3 EDC flashlight held in hand, showing the TUOWEE logo and the round dial on its face

Tested context

Unboxed the iridescent TUOWEE QL3 on camera, read through the manual, then worked through the main light, side light, UV, laser and RGB modes indoors with the lights off, and took it outside at night onto a balcony to see how far the main beam reaches.

4 / 5Rated 4 out of 5 by Ramiz Raja

Verdict

For a light this small, it is surprisingly bright. From the balcony at night it lit up the trees, the road and a parked car across the street, and the rotary dial that turns the brightness up and down is the best idea on it. The body is all metal and feels solid, with a magnet and a clip in the box. The weak spots are the side light, which is too dim to do much with, and the controls: single tap, double tap and long press on two buttons give so many combinations that I still got lost after testing everything.

Pros

  • All-metal body that feels solid in the hand
  • Main beam is bright enough to light trees and a car across the road at night
  • Rotary dial adjusts brightness on both the main light and the side light
  • Cool, warm and mixed main light, plus UV, a laser and an RGB ring
  • Magnet, clip, lanyard and USB-C charging

Cons

  • The side light is dim and disappointing
  • So many tap and long-press combinations that the modes are hard to remember
  • I could not find the battery capacity on the box or in the manual
  • The laser is a pointer, so keep it away from eyes

The TUOWEE QL3 is a small, rainbow-coloured EDC flashlight with a laser, UV, an RGB ring and a dial for brightness. I liked the brand's marketing video enough to try it myself, so I went through every mode I could find and then took it outside at night. It is brighter than it looks and built like a tank for its size, but the side light was a letdown and the controls take real effort to learn.

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Solid metal, with a magnet and a clip

Everything about it is metal, and it has a solid weight in the hand. It is not something you could smash into a wall, but it does not feel like it will break if you drop it. There is a magnet so you can stick it to something metal while you work, a clip to hang it from a belt or bag, a USB-C charging port behind a cover, and a lanyard in the box.

On the face are four small battery indicator dots and a round dial with a satisfying, gear-like click. The manual warns that the laser is a consumer laser product, so treat it like any laser pointer and don't look into it. I looked for the battery capacity on the box and in the manual and could not find it.

The dial is the best part

The main light has cool, warm, both together, and a blinking mode. What I really liked is the dial: turn it and the brightness goes smoothly from a gentle glow up to the maximum. It works on the side light too. I think this idea of a slider-style dial to control the whole flashlight is the coolest thing about it.

The side light let me down

The TUOWEE QL3 held between two hands with the row of LEDs along its edge lit yellow
The side light in its yellow mode. It looks nice, but it is too dim to be a real work light.

The long strip along one edge is the side light. You get white, yellow, and the two mixed, and mixed looks best. But even at its maximum it is not much of a work light. You could do some small jobs with it, but compared with the main beam it is weak, and it was honestly the most disappointing part for me.

UV, laser and the RGB ring

An open palm lit purple by the TUOWEE QL3's UV light on a pink surface
UV mode (double tap) lighting up my palm.
A small red laser dot on an open palm, with the TUOWEE QL3 at the right edge of the frame
The laser pointer leaves a sharp red dot on my palm.

Double tap the main button and you get UV. It makes things like stains or the places your pet made a mess easier to spot. The laser sits on the other end and works as a pointer. Outside at night I could put the dot on a tree across from my balcony.

The RGB ring took me the longest to find. A long press brings up a colourful flowing effect, and a single tap switches to a second pattern. It looks much better in person than on camera. There are so many combinations of single tap, double tap and long press across the two buttons that, even after testing everything, I still got confused finding the mode I wanted. If you buy one, just try every press on both buttons and you will find them all.

Brighter than it looks

Trees beyond a balcony railing lit up at night by the TUOWEE QL3's main beam
From the balcony at night, the main beam lights up the trees across the way.

At night I took it onto my balcony. For such a tiny light, there is a lot of light in it. I could light up the building across from me and the trees in front of it, and see down to the road, where I could even read the number plate of a parked car. Both cool and warm work well outside.

Who should buy

If you want one small light that does a bit of everything, with a properly bright beam, UV, a laser and a fun RGB ring, and you like the idea of a dial for brightness, this is a fun pocket light that feels solid.

If you want one button that just turns on, or you mainly need a strong side or work light, look for something simpler.

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Is this for you?

Who it’s for

Get it if you want a pocket light that does a bit of everything: a bright main beam for walking outside at night, UV for spotting stains or pet mess, a laser pointer, and a colourful ring that just looks fun.

Who should skip it

Skip it if you want a simple light with one button and no learning curve, or if a strong side or work light is the main thing you need.

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