SUPERFIRE L22 review: a big claim, at least from the brand itself

The SUPERFIRE L22 is our Best Value flashlight: a 60W three-bead light SUPERFIRE rates at 5,000 lumens, reaching 500m, with a stated 1-year warranty and standard replaceable cells, for around ₱1,000. It’s the most light per peso here, as long as you keep it out of a real downpour.

How much light is 60W across three beads?

A lot, and importantly a wide lot. Three lamp beads spread output across a broad beam instead of concentrating it into one hot spot, so the L22 floods an area rather than throwing a pencil of light down the street. For lighting a yard, a work area, or a room during a brownout, that shape is more useful than a thrower’s.

SUPERFIRE’s 5,000 lumen claim is worth some care. The brand publishes it itself, which puts it a clear step above the resellers who invent numbers. But one of SUPERFIRE’s own spec sheets quotes 60lm/W efficiency, and 60W at that rate is closer to 3,600 lumens. Two numbers from the same brand that don’t quite reconcile. Read 5,000 as an optimistic ceiling rather than a working figure. Our flashlight buying guide covers how to weigh claims like this.

What’s the catch?

IP44. That’s splash resistant, and nothing more. Light rain is fine; a Philippine downpour, a flooded street, or a drop into a puddle is not. Every step up in this category, IPX5 on the Xiaomi and IPX8 on the Sofirn, handles weather better.

The other gap is runtime. SUPERFIRE states “up to 8 hours” and leaves it there, with no per-mode breakdown. Since “up to” almost always means the dimmest setting, assume the high mode runs for a small fraction of that.

What’s genuinely good?

Three things. Temperature control protection, which throttles output before the head cooks itself, is a real engineering feature rather than a badge. Standard 26650 or 18650 cells, both easy to buy in the Philippines, so a worn battery costs a few hundred pesos rather than the whole flashlight. And a 1-year warranty, the longest stated cover of anything in this category, from a brand selling through its own official store.

Five modes, including strobe and SOS, round it out sensibly.

Is it sulit?

Around ₱1,000 as of July 31, 2026. Check the latest price on Shopee. On brightness per peso, nothing here beats it.

The comparison that decides it is our Best Overall, the Sofirn IF22A at around ₱1,800. Sofirn gives you a verified 2,100lm with a published runtime for every mode, 697m of throw, and IPX8 submersion. SUPERFIRE gives you a claimed 5,000lm, a wider beam, a longer warranty, and roughly half the price, with only splash resistance. If the light will live indoors and in the car, the L22 is the smarter spend. If it will go outside in weather, pay the difference.

Who should buy it

Buy this if you want maximum usable brightness for around ₱1,000 and the light will mostly stay dry: brownouts, the garage, the yard, a bag light for provincial trips. The replaceable standard cells and the 1-year warranty make it a sensible long-term budget choice. If it needs to survive rain, look higher. See how it ranks in our best flashlights in the Philippines roundup, or browse more on our Home Improvement page.

Alternatives to consider

If you want verified numbers and a light that survives submersion, the Sofirn IF22A is our Best Overall at around ₱1,800 with 2,100 documented lumens and IPX8. If you want to spend less and can accept 800 lumens, the Orashare OL28 is our Best Budget at around ₱849 with a 5,000mAh cell and USB output.