I just wrote a few days ago about a guy who used his iPhone to get out of a jam. He'd gotten lost in the woods, so he called the sheriff, and when the helicopter circled overhead he used the flash on the camera to signal his location.

Well, today I came across a video on YouTube of a guy putting his iPhone through some excessive abuse. This smartphone may have a great flashlight, a decent built-in GPS Device and tons of other cool features, but is it tough? Since tough is subjective, instead let's ask if it's tactically tough?

If you check out our tactical flashlights you'll find a number of options that can stand up to incredible punishment. Maybe not the .50 caliber bullets the iPhone is shot with, but many of these flashlights double as a last-line of defense weapon, so they can be banged around quite a bit and still work perfectly.

For example, check out the Surefire E2DL LED Defender Flashlight. This super strong flashlight is made of aerospace-grade aluminum and has a crenelated strike bezel that was designed to be used as a defensive weapon.

I think the iPhone is a fantastic tool for a number of purposes, but the idea that it could be substituted for a quality tactical flashlight is wrong. Check out the video below. I don't know how well the Surefire E2DL would stand up to a .50 bullet, but I bet it would do better than the iPhone.

Labels: flashlights, surefire, videos

Posted by brian.coughlin at 9:30 AM Read Article

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