Since its debut over 30 years ago, the Streamlight Stinger family has seen multiple upgrades in LED technology, battery chemistry, and electronics that delivers higher output and longer runtime. Despite the continued use of nickel-based rechargeable technology, a lesser-known lithium-ion replacement battery has been available since 2015 but without any...
Higher candela and longer beam distance continues to be the theme among recent product launches and the Streamlight ProTac 2.0 HP is no exception. New for 2025, the “HP” model is an update of the original ProTac 2.0 (released in 2022) which maintains the same shape and size but now...
In the past couple years, high-candela lights designed for long distance illumination are more widely available and represent the next evolution in LED technology. Streamlight has released several new high-performance “HP” models throughout various product lines in 2025, and the new ProTac HP-X is a compact tactical handheld with 800...
Improvements in lithium-ion battery technology have enabled compact flashlights to achieve significantly higher output levels and one example of these capabilities is the Streamlight MegaStream USB. Announced earlier this year at the 2025 SHOT show, this new light designed for everyday carry features a maximum output of 1,800 lumens, focused...
Taking the top spot as Streamlight’s highest performance handheld light with an output of 5,300 lumens, the ProTac HL 6 is the latest version of the ProTac HL 4 which we reviewed back in 2016. Compared to earlier versions, the ProTac HL 6 uses the new SL-B48 battery with almost...
With the release of the Streamlight Strion 2020 in early 2024, several of the new features from the Stinger 2020 has finally made it to the Strion family of compact rechargeable lights. The new mode selector switch now eliminates the need to cycle through output levels and the battery status...
