Honest Review | Nitecore TIP2 vs. TIP vs. TUP Keychain Flashlight

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[@charlescollier7217]

Thanks Ben! I've been carrying the TIP for a couple years now and have had no problems at all, but I like some of these upgrades, especially the magnets and the covered micro-USB port.

[@darthblade2016]

Pretty cool light, i may look into that for my keys. I like that u have to hold down the buttons to turn it on, for the same reason u said. Less likely to accidentally turn it on in the pocket.

[@danbarb9728]

I actually think the Tip 2 is the better EDC light and more versatile compared to the TUP. The TUP is to bulky and the magnet feature of the TIP 2 is a great feature. I already have the TIP1 and i dont like the weak and short clip of it, the clip of the TIP2 seems to be alot longer which is key for me. I also accidentaly activated the TIP1 in my pocket which isnt good.

[@50kArchipelagos]

You said that much better than I did. You're right that is the point it's the quality. Anyone who has ever tried to work on a wiring harness with a blue light has found themselves eventually pulling out their Zippo lighter just to tell what colors they're looking at.

[@sashaghovanlou8175]

A "little" bit more output? tip 2 has exactly double the output of the original TIP

[@onetimeoutdoorsdj1394]

Thank you Ben I really appreciate your reviews I have been thinking about kidding a really good EDC flashlight and I also I was thinking about getting a better flashlight mounted on one of my yellow Hawk custom sheaths do you think the tip to would work well with Kydex

[@TDubsKid]

all the little nitecore flash lights are incredible

[@heavyhanded1782]

Hate that the tip 2 has a memory feature... It should always start in low you already have instant access to turbo but no access to low

[@Yaotl-1]

I've been carrying the TIP for a while and have used it extensively. Great light but there are some cons. The exposed usb port screwed me once by getting wet so I got a new one. Another con with my old and new TIP as well as the one I got for my father is the body screws next to the attachment point come out way too easy. I even used locktite on my father's and my new one and still the screws backed out completely and are missing. The TIP 2 definitely seems better with the covered usb port and solid body minus the exposed screws holding the switch plate down. Going to give the TIP 2 a shot.

[@groundcontrol6876]

How'd it go?

[@Yaotl-1]

@@groundcontrol6876 Loving it so far, no complaints

[@faizalrefendi3323]

Hey @Alpha this is old but I'll test my luck. On my tip2 I noticed that sometimes water leak from the keychain holder at the back. Does that happens to you too? I might as well got a copy version i guess.

[@Yaotl-1]

@@faizalrefendi3323 That's exactly where the screws would back out on the first version. Maybe the switch plate is the culprit and the screws backed out? Try taking it off to see if there's a gasket that's allowing the water in. Put a thin coat of silicone there and try using red locktite for the screws. Ended up losing mine and never got another so I can't take it apart to help pinpoint your problem

[@faizalrefendi3323]

@@Yaotl-1 thanks for the idea! I was thinking to permanently glue the plate behind ahahaha. I guess there's tons of better version now in case of you want to get a replacement for it. Thanks for the reply, never thought that you were still around xD

[@ohnename1358]

Instant low instead of stupid sensless Demo Mode. There you have quite perfect light. Thanks for the great Video indeed

[@littlepacificstudios]

Great light the new one! I use it for my Pest control business on my hat and works wonderfully. The only con for me is I use it on high all the time because I need it and it won't last long. I am charging it every few days....

[@StKnightis64]

Great review, ordering now.

[@DJJAW11]

... Let's hope they do it, in other metal options, inconel/stainless steel,ti, or carbon plastic etc (noted they borrowed switch idea,from the good old surefire sidekick,still one of my favourite carry/key lights). RovyVons A1 cool too. 😊

[@drcsep]

Great comparison... that scream got me... wtf🤣

[@photorolensoman8101]

I am waiting for the Tip3. Hope it will be semular, but with higher output.

[@daveyks1]

Hey there...do another best of the best video....so many new flashlights its hard to see which one is the best...Ideally I'm looking for the size of the TIP2 with all its features but with the SOS and intermittent flash...thoughts?

[@sampingpoleng1081]

Kecil dan sangat berguna

[@MoosesGearGooReview]

I've been carrying the nitcore tube. Looks like I'll be upgrading to the TIP2.

[@stevessteve2920]

had that.that was fun little light.but forgot it and it got salt water:((

[@DivineTrueGod]

i have the Tip-1, is it worthwhile to upgrade to the Tip-2? That extra 20 lumens in Tip-2 means nothing since it won;t be noticeable to most people.

[@complicatedmfer1557]

Omg I'm dying to get the tip2!

[@bobgox]

LOL, love that scream :D great vid Ben, thanks for the comparison as i have the first Tip,High CRI which actually works really well ...no complaints here. might wait for a price drop of the Tip 2, or until a high CRI come out. thanks again !

[@ArshadMalik-cz3zv]

Tip2 or tip se which one is batter ur recommendations?

[@Tolga.alkan77]

Thanks mate.

[@randomescu]

the plastic part broke when i nunequiped it from the flashlight itself... i was gentle with it but plastic on Nitecore is crap. the antiroll square of P30 is broken too, i guess i screwed the tail too much, if that is possible. anyway the quality of Nitecore is awesome excluding plastic parts. i wear a Tini as a dogtag in house, lol.

[@Madman6505]

I know it's a preference thing but waiting for my light to turn on while holding the button down really bugs me for some reason. I wish they would use a quicker unlock method... maybe a double click? Or would that not be a reliable lockout?

[@heavyhanded1782]

It would be better with a lockout mode instead of a demo mode or maybe both and have the instant click

[@gremlinuk1968]

Just ordered one,

[@dbfcrell8300]

Ben, I'm still using the 2 Lumintop Tools that you reviewed a while back. I have one in aluminum and one in copper. I use the crap out of them both and they're holding up just fine BUT the pocket clips both broke within a few months SO I neeeeeed (must have) a new rechargeable pocket clip edc flashlight (okay, I just want one, I don't neeeeed one). I am a gadget guy, but I don't want insane gadgetry. It's gotta make sense like these Nitecores. Something in the 400-1000 lumens area maybe. So my question is, who else besides Nitecore makes a cute little high-powered rechargeable keychain light?

[@randomescu]

i own the tup and tini but this seems to be better then both!

[@Orochi_001]

I miss exciting products from Nitecore. I haven’t seen a must-have light from them in a couple years. It’s been a weird period of impractical lumen-war proofs-of-concept and minor iterations on existing products lately.

[@jessejames7074]

I just wish you could control the focus off the light

[@albertreade7607]

Hell yeah finally

[@onedirection3510]

Where does the TIP SE fit in?

[@bigmac3006]

I only buy if there are outside night shots.

[@captainskippy6622]

Hope it works better than my tip1. It crapped out after about a month. I contacted the company and they did nothing. Haven’t bought a nightcore since. I have bought several olights and love them.

[@50kArchipelagos]

Man it's a real drag to hear that. I have a tip CRI right now I've had for a few months it's doing well but I don't want all that consternation about what might happen if it goes bad.

[@randomescu]

No big company products are flawless. I got 1olight baton and 1 ledlenser broken. I managed to repair ledlenser, not the olight.. When i bought a nitecore p30 i drop it from more then 1m on concrete. Not even a scratch.. And the glass is kinda big on p30 and it was intact.

[@kaleoariola]

So its just a stronger tini ss

[@ucitymetalhead]

My pocket clip sure broke but I figured out that some velcro was way more reliable.

[@lucianodaros]

I broke two

[@rdooski]

One thing not mentioned is battery life tip2 is 500mah and the tup is almost 2.5x more at 1200mah.

[@livingsurvival]

Battery life depends on brightness

[@rdooski]

@@livingsurvival indeed it does. I guess I worded it wrong. I should have said "battery size" instead of "battery life".

[@ArbitraryLifestyle]

Why change turbo mode to a must-hold-button action on the TIP2??

[@livingsurvival]

I actually prefer it that way. Otherwise it would just step down anyway.

[@ucitymetalhead]

At least it won't come on full blast in your pocket and cause problems.

[@Wigglythegreat2]

The price seems too high for a keychain light. Spending $25-$30 for a nitecore tip wasn't too bad, but a lot of people can't justify $45-$50 for a keychain light. I think Nitecore lost sight of what the Tip was originally designed for.

[@cdawson198600]

I like it except for the magnetic retention and you can’t replace the batteries... I hate not being able to replace batteries.

[@ArvinG]

Why would you need to change batteries if its rechargeable? Its not like the battery is going to go bad too soon. I had mine since release and the battery still good as new. If it does go bad then you can still easily replace it via soldering.

[@cdawson198600]

A G I like to be able to service thing I buy myself and I don’t like non-replaceable batteries that are built into devices because those internal batteries will eventually reach their charge cycle life and not hold a charge anymore. For the price they’re charging you should be able to replace the battery without having to find a battery that will fit and solder a new one in.

[@ArvinG]

@@cdawson198600 Yeah I agree, I'm pretty sure they can either make a proprietary connector or battery like those in old nokia phones, gopro or chinese smart watch but there's no market for it in keychain flashlight, its more practical to use standard batteries. Unlike the chinese smartwatch which all uses the same battery size, keychain flashlight on the other hand are very few and has variety of battery form factor. Maybe if more keychain flashlight are release in the future then maybe well see proprietary battery that will become a standard for keychain flashlight.

[@chapps80]

which one is better for EDC? TUP or TIP2?

[@YuriThorpe]

The TUP is a brick in your pocket. The pocket clip isn't very deep so it sticks out, and the battery isn't replaceable (a big problem for the price imo)

[@EarlyMist]

Are you sure that it's going to stay in that magnetic holder?

[@heavyhanded1782]

Yep the magnets stupid strong... Id prefer a cover to hide the magnetic properties because I'm afraid it'll ruin my cards

[@IWH8023]

I hate holding for light.

[@50kArchipelagos]

Good review. Not avail. in HCRI, so it's still a no-go. To hell with that old dinosaur blue light obnoxious tech.

[@livingsurvival]

Terry Harris IKR

[@travispratt6327]

Yea I agree, it’s cause so many people want “the brightest” and don’t give two thoughts to the quality of light... hopefully the market will change and we’ll get more high quality lights instead of pure brightness measured by a machine.

[@randomescu]

When you need a flashlight for work you want cool whight light. Probably neutral or warm is better suited for fishing, hicking, hunting, i dont know, i dont do that. Industrial environement is often dark pained, metal and concrete are better illuminated by cool white imho.

[@travispratt6327]

cristi nel I hate cool white, it strains my eyes, even at work (I work construction). It’s not that I want warm necessarily, I just want closest to sunlight as possible, and that’s around 4-5k, these blue lights are only blue because it renders brighter in testing, and does look brighter but a neural light you can determine features and identify things better, which is the whole purpose of a flashlight. Incandescent is too warm, regular led is too cool, high cri leds are awesome and look like you’re using a mini mirror directing a beam of sunlight.

[@travispratt6327]

cristi nel Oh also as I understand it it’s not just tint, high cri means it can reproduce colors evenly, idk if just tint does that. Also why would you ever want something to look different in your flashlight than it does in sunlight? Sunlight is what we’re evolved to see with, it’s a perfect light that contains all colors evenly, ever notice how you can be inside a well lit room and look at something then take it outside in the sunlight and notice more detail and get a better sense of depth and everything? That’s what high cri is trying to achieve. Just like the op hinted, I’m guessing pretty soon we will have perfect leds that accurately recreate sunlight, and anything outside that people will consider outdated and undesirable technology.

[@avservice314]

No Lockout at all? Mine turns on in pocket. Driving me crazy that they would just remove a vital feature that leaves the light useless for me?

[@rizkyp]

I have been carrying Tip 1 on my car key since it's release and still working, the delay when turning on with the TIP 2 is kind of deal breaker for, me too bad.

[@gixxerboy555]

yeah wright bro

[@AGC828]

Those are both $100 (CAD) keychain lights. LOL!! Might as well buy a handheld EDC light!! :) Key-chain lights are meant for backup. When we forget our EDC light or the one we left in the car for emergencies. Or if the EDC lights charge happens to completely drain out at the wrong time... And should be a "throw-away"...on the very rare case we drop our keys or forget it somewhere....

[@filtax3984]

nitecore please give strobe to your edc flashlights

[@DinnerForkTongue]

Ew.

[@conductorcammon]

I adore my copper TIP, they come out with a copper TIP2, I'll bite.

[@ronfry5851]

Hey we're not interviewing the old one we're interviewing the new one

[@gixxerboy555]

Believe me..if you got the original TIP....you really don't need this one..got them both and I prefer my TIP-1 ...I have 5 issues I don't like on this TIP-2...also just ordered the TUP....hope that-one will be better than this TIP-2..also...way too expensive.($25,00 would be more than enough)....so sad..shame on you Nitecore :(

[@gixxerboy555]

I love my original TIP..I don't like the not instant moonlight and especially ..only momentary turbo??no thanx I will not buy the TIP2 or the TUP...

[@luispablolee77]

Tini was in my opinion baaaaad!

[@livingsurvival]

Luis Pablo Lee never reviewed it.

[@luispablolee77]

I know, also know your policy when it comes to thing you don’t like

[@kennyckl2000]

Tup is the best。

[@user-po2sc8hd8q]

Το θέλω είναι το καλύτερο ευχαριστώ πολύ ΔΑΣΚΑΛΑΚΗΣ ΜΑΝΩΛΗΣ Χαράς 6 Άρτεμις 19016 Αθήνα Ελλάδα

[@mc1996]

Almost 50$ for a (very strong) keychain light with a broken clip? No thanks...

[@ssteffannnn]

and where is the review...yeah, all 3 has 2 buttons...

[@Wigglythegreat2]

They need a CRI version.

[@heavyhanded1782]

The tup is plastic and from what I've heard not really water resistant worth a damn. If it were aluminum or copper and water proof I'd buy in a heartbeat

[@knighthawk3759]

okay pretty decent review however you talk far too much about the lights you're not reviewing and the comparison to the light you are reviewing and you're not talking enough about the light you are actually reviewing.......maybe you should make a separate video just giving a low-down on the light that we're looking at instead of the past versions or things you want to compare it to

[@draventannoy]

Lol, Micro USB in 2019... Most fragile charging connector ever, such a shame they did not go with USB C.

[@livingsurvival]

Kyle Devey I’ve never had one issue with all the hundreds of micro usb items I’ve used.

[@ohnename1358]

I have several problem items this is the worst usb ever

[@draventannoy]

Great to hear you didn't have any issues with those, but I have, and with some expensive devices. I would suggest you take a look to some durability results from both connectors, it's a big difference.

[@ArvinG]

@@livingsurvival Yeah never had problem with micro usb too, either they're just not lucky with qc or just don't know how to insert cables carefully and properly.

[@Valorius]

The UI on this is pure trash. Hard, hard pass.