SUPERFIRE FS19-B review: the work light that recharges itself

The SUPERFIRE FS19-B is our Best Solar work light: a 36W LED panel with a 6,000mAh battery, a rear solar cell, a battery percentage display and an IP54 rating, for around ₱549. It’s the only light in our picks that can charge itself when the power has been out for days.

Does the solar panel actually do anything?

It helps, within limits. A panel that size on the back of a work light will add a meaningful top-up over a full day of good sun, but it won’t fill a 6,000mAh cell from empty. The honest way to think about it: charge it over USB like anything else, and treat solar as insurance for a long outage, the scenario where every other light in the house is already flat.

For a country that gets multi-day outages after a typhoon, that insurance is worth having, and it’s why this one earns its award rather than an overall win.

How bright is it?

SUPERFIRE doesn’t say, and that’s more interesting than it sounds. The listing gives you 36W and leaves lumens alone.

In most categories that would be a mark against it. Here it reads as restraint. Our work light buying guide documents a 10W COB panel advertised at 3,000 lumens, roughly four times what a verified 10W light produces. A brand quoting wattage and no lumens has at least declined to make up a number. A 36W panel is a big light by the standards of this category, enough to fill a room or a work area comfortably.

Is it built for the job?

Mostly, yes. IP54 is a published rating, covering dust and splashes from any direction, which suits a work site or an outdoor evening in fair weather. It won’t take a downpour, and it isn’t submersible.

The folding kickstand props the panel at a usable angle so it lights your hands rather than the floor, and the battery percentage display tells you exactly what charge remains instead of leaving you to read two vague LEDs. Both are small things that matter on a light you reach for in the dark.

What’s missing is a runtime figure. You get the 6,000mAh capacity and nothing else, so how long 36W lasts is left for you to find out.

Is it sulit?

Around ₱549 as of July 31, 2026. Check the latest price on Shopee. For a 36W panel with a 6,000mAh battery, a published IP rating, a percentage display and a solar cell, that’s remarkable value, and it undercuts most of the handheld COB lights in this category.

The comparison worth making is with our Best Overall, the SUPERFIRE G25 foldable, from the same brand. The G25 is a compact, pocketable 10W light for close work. This one is a bigger area light that stands on a surface. They aren’t really rivals, and a household doing serious repairs could reasonably own both.

Who should buy it

Buy this if you want an area light for outages and outdoor work rather than a torch for close-up jobs: lighting a room during a brownout, a carport repair, an evening outside. The solar panel makes it the right choice specifically for people who lose power for days rather than hours. If you need a light for under a car hood or inside a cabinet, buy a magnetic COB instead. See how it ranks in our best work lights in the Philippines roundup, or browse more on our Home Improvement page.

Alternatives to consider

If you want a compact light for close work rather than area lighting, the SUPERFIRE G25 foldable work light is our Best Overall from the same brand. If you want the light to stand at working height on its own legs, the Smiling Shark YJ5805 work lamp has a telescoping tripod, though it costs considerably more.