We now stock four lights in the Olight Baton family, and every one of them leads with a different big number: 1,300, 1,600, 2,500, 1,800. Customers naturally read that as a ranking. It isn’t one.
Every one of those numbers is a turbo figure, and turbo on a pocket light lasts between 60 and 120 seconds before heat forces it down. What matters is what the light does at minute three, minute thirty, and hour two — and on that measure the order changes completely.
This page puts all four side by side using the spec sheets on our own product pages, not marketing copy. If you want the deeper background on why turbo collapses, read the turbo lumens truth first.
The 30-second verdict
- Most people should buy the Baton 4 Pro (AED 369). 600 lumens held for 3 hours 18 minutes, a USB-C port in the body, a standard 18650 cell, 114 g. It is the one with the fewest asterisks.
- Buy the Baton 4 (AED 210) if the light has to genuinely disappear in a pocket. 52.5 g is in a different category from the other three — but you get 300 lumens sustained, not 1,300.
- Buy the Baton 3 Pro Max (AED 377) if runtime is the whole point. 800 lumens for four straight hours is the best sustained output in this group by a clear margin, for AED 8 more than the 4 Pro. The catch is real, and it’s below.
- Buy the Baton Ultra (AED 499) only if you need reach. 300 m and 22,500 candela is 2.25× the 4 Pro’s beam intensity. On sustained brightness it does not beat the 4 Pro at all — identical 600 lumens for 198 minutes.
The numbers everyone quotes
| Baton 4 | Baton 4 Pro | Baton 3 Pro Max | Baton Ultra | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | AED 210 | AED 369 | AED 377 | AED 499 |
| Headline output | 1,300 lm | 1,600 lm | 2,500 lm | 1,800 lm |
| How long that lasts | 1.5 min | 2 min | 1 min | 1.5 min |
Read that last row again. The brightest light in the group holds its headline number for the shortest time of the four. That is not a defect — it is physics. A 26 mm aluminium tube can shed only so much heat, and 2,500 lumens generates more of it than 1,300 does.
What actually happens at minute three
Here is the same four lights ranked by what they hold, not what they flash.
| Light | Sustained output | For how long | Sustained lumens per dirham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baton 3 Pro Max | 800 lm | 240 min (4 h) | 2.12 |
| Baton 4 Pro | 600 lm | 198 min (3 h 18 m) | 1.63 |
| Baton Ultra | 600 lm | 198 min (3 h 18 m) | 1.20 |
| Baton 4 | 300 lm | 73 min | 1.43 |
Three things fall out of this table.
One: the Baton 3 Pro Max is the sustained-output winner and it isn’t close — 200 lumens more than the 4 Pro, held 42 minutes longer, for AED 8 more money. If you judged these four purely on “how much light for how long per dirham”, it wins outright.
Two: the Baton Ultra and the Baton 4 Pro have identical sustained figures. Same 600 lumens, same 198 minutes, same 18650 cell. The AED 130 premium on the Ultra buys you reach and a tougher alloy body, not more usable brightness. Anyone selling you the Ultra as “the brighter one” is quoting a number that lasts 90 seconds.
Three: the Baton 4 is the outlier, and honestly so. 300 lumens for 73 minutes is modest — but it is coming out of a 650 mAh cell in a 52.5 g body. Judged against its own size class it is doing fine. Judged against the other three it is not in the same fight.
The charging port question
This is the split that costs people the most and gets asked about the least.
| Light | Charging | Body has a USB-C port? |
|---|---|---|
| Baton 4 | MCC 1A magnetic cable only | No |
| Baton 4 Pro | USB-C or MCC3 magnetic | Yes |
| Baton 3 Pro Max | MCC 3 magnetic cable only | No |
| Baton Ultra | USB-C or MCC3 magnetic | Yes |
Two of these four cannot be charged with a cable you can buy at any mall in the UAE. Lose the proprietary magnetic cable on a trip and the light is a paperweight until a replacement arrives. That is not a reason to avoid them — the magnetic connector is genuinely convenient and you never fight a rubber flap — but it is a reason to buy a spare cable at the same time, which almost nobody does.
It also reframes the Baton 3 Pro Max vs Baton 4 Pro decision. For AED 8 you trade a universal USB-C port for 200 extra sustained lumens. Which of those two you value more is a genuine personal call, and it is the actual question — not “2,500 vs 1,600”. More on the three charging approaches in our rechargeable flashlight guide.
Reach: the brightest one goes the shortest distance
| Light | Beam distance | Peak intensity | Candela per dirham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baton Ultra | 300 m | 22,500 cd | 45.1 |
| Baton 4 Pro | 200 m | 10,000 cd | 27.1 |
| Baton 4 | 170 m | 7,225 cd | 34.4 |
| Baton 3 Pro Max | 145 m | Not published | — |
The 2,500-lumen light throws the shortest beam of the four, and the 1,300-lumen light out-reaches it by 25 m. Lumens measure total light output; candela measures how tightly that light is focused. The Baton 3 Pro Max spreads its output into a broad wall of light, which is the right answer for a campsite and the wrong one for spotting a gate at the end of a track. Our explainer on lumens, candela and beam distance covers why these two numbers move independently, and flood vs throw covers which beam shape suits which job.
Note the candela-per-dirham column. On raw brightness the Ultra looks like the worst value here. On beam intensity — the thing it is actually built to deliver — it is the best value of the four. That is the honest case for it.
Gap in the listing: Olight publishes a 145 m beam distance for the Baton 3 Pro Max but no candela figure, so we have left that cell empty rather than back-calculate one. If that number matters to your decision, ask us and we will chase Olight for it.
Weight and size: what actually lives in your pocket
| Light | Weight (with battery) | Length | Body diameter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baton 4 | 52.5 g | 63 mm | 21 mm |
| Baton 4 Pro | 114 g | 111 mm | 23 mm |
| Baton Ultra | 115 g | 113 mm | 23 mm |
| Baton 3 Pro Max | 148 g | 114 mm | 26 mm |
There are three tiers here, not four. The Baton 4 at 63 mm is the only one that vanishes — it is shorter than a car key fob and you will forget it is in the same pocket as your phone. The 4 Pro and Ultra are within 1 g and 2 mm of each other; treat them as the same physical object with different heads. The 3 Pro Max is the one you notice: 148 g and 26 mm across is a light you clip, not a light you drop loose in a pocket.
If you plan to mount any of these to a bike, the FB-1 mount takes 10–35 mm bodies, so all four fit — but 148 g bouncing on a handlebar strap is a different proposition from 52.5 g.
Batteries: two take a standard cell, two don’t
| Light | Cell | Standard size? |
|---|---|---|
| Baton 4 | Customised 16340, 650 mAh | No — Olight-specific |
| Baton 4 Pro | 18650, 3,500 mAh | Yes |
| Baton Ultra | 18650, 3,500 mAh | Yes |
| Baton 3 Pro Max | Customised 21700, 5,000 mAh | No — Olight-specific |
The two lights with a USB-C port are also the two that take a standard cell. That is not a coincidence — it is the same design philosophy showing up twice. If you want to carry a spare cell for a long shift or a multi-day trip, the 4 Pro and the Ultra let you; the Baton 4 and the 3 Pro Max do not, whatever a generic 16340 or 21700 on a marketplace listing claims. Before you assume any cell drops in, read our flashlight batteries and charging explainer, and ask us first.
All four are IPX8 rated, which means submersion-tested in fresh water — not a diving rating. What IP ratings actually promise is worth two minutes if you fish or work near water.
Full comparison
| Baton 4 | Baton 4 Pro | Baton 3 Pro Max | Baton Ultra | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price (AED) | 210 | 369 | 377 | 499 |
| Turbo | 1,300 lm / 1.5 min | 1,600 lm / 2 min | 2,500 lm / 1 min | 1,800 lm / 1.5 min |
| Sustained | 300 lm / 73 min | 600 lm / 198 min | 800 lm / 240 min | 600 lm / 198 min |
| Medium | 60 lm / 8 h | 120 lm / 18 h 30 m | 120 lm / 23 h | 120 lm / 18 h 30 m |
| Low | 12 lm / 35 h | 15 lm / 155 h | 15 lm / 180 h | 15 lm / 155 h |
| Moonlight | 0.5 lm / 30 days | <1 lm / 100 days | 1 lm / 60 days | <1 lm / 100 days |
| Beam distance | 170 m | 200 m | 145 m | 300 m |
| Peak intensity | 7,225 cd | 10,000 cd | Not published | 22,500 cd |
| Weight | 52.5 g | 114 g | 148 g | 115 g |
| Dimensions | 63 × 21 mm | 111 × 23 mm | 114 × 26 mm | 113 × 23 mm |
| Battery | 16340 650 mAh (custom) | 18650 3,500 mAh | 21700 5,000 mAh (custom) | 18650 3,500 mAh |
| Charging | MCC 1A magnetic only | USB-C + MCC3 | MCC 3 magnetic only | USB-C + MCC3 |
| Switch | Side | Side + tail | Side | Side + tail |
| Body | Aluminium alloy | 6061 aluminium | Not published | OAL (O-Aluminum) |
| Waterproof | IPX8 | IPX8 | IPX8 | IPX8 |
| Strobe / SOS | Strobe, no SOS | Strobe, no SOS | Strobe, no SOS | Strobe, no SOS |
| Colours in stock | Black, OD Green | Matte Black, OD Green | OD Green only | Olive Green only |
What the listings don’t tell you
Four things we would fix if these were our spec sheets:
- The Baton 3 Pro Max has no published candela figure and no published body material. Beam distance alone doesn’t let you compare beam intensity against the rest of the family.
- The Baton 4 spec sheet mixes Standard and Premium. The Premium version ships with a 21700 charging case and weighs 194 g. We stock the Standard — 52.5 g, magnetic cable and pouch, no case. If you have read a review quoting the case, that is a different product. Our 60-day Premium review covers that variant separately.
- The Baton 4 Pro spec sheet is shared with the Baton Ultra and several rows list both. We have split them out above; if a figure on the product page looks too good, check which column it belongs to.
- Colour limits the LED you get. The Baton 3 Pro Max is offered in neutral and warm white in Black — but the OD Green we stock is cool white only. If colour temperature matters to you, read colour temperature and CRI explained before choosing.
So which one?
- Everyday carry, no strong opinions: Baton 4 Pro, AED 369. USB-C, standard cell, 600 lm for over three hours, dual switch. The default answer.
- It has to be weightless: Baton 4, AED 210. Accept 300 lm sustained and buy a spare magnetic cable.
- Longest run at real brightness: Baton 3 Pro Max, AED 377. 800 lm for four hours. Accept 148 g and no USB-C.
- You need to see something far away: Baton Ultra, AED 499. 300 m, 22,500 cd, OAL body. Do not buy it expecting more sustained brightness than the 4 Pro — it has exactly the same.
Individual deep-dives if you want one light examined properly: Baton 4, Baton 4 Pro, Baton 3 Pro Max, Baton Ultra. If you are cross-shopping outside the family, we have also compared the Acebeam E75 against the Baton 4 Pro.
FAQ
Is the Baton 3 Pro Max brighter than the Baton 4 Pro?
For one minute, yes — 2,500 lm vs 1,600 lm. After that the gap narrows to 800 lm vs 600 lm, and the 3 Pro Max holds it 42 minutes longer. So it is brighter for longer, but by 200 lumens rather than 900.
Why is the Baton Ultra more expensive if it isn’t brighter?
You are paying for beam intensity (22,500 cd vs 10,000 cd), 300 m of reach, and the OAL alloy body. Sustained output is identical to the 4 Pro.
Can I use a normal USB-C cable on all four?
No. Only the Baton 4 Pro and Baton Ultra have a port in the body. The Baton 4 and Baton 3 Pro Max charge exclusively through Olight’s magnetic cable.
Do the turbo numbers hold up in UAE summer heat?
Less well than in a lab. Thermal step-down is triggered by temperature, and a light that starts at 42°C ambient reaches its limit sooner. Our summer heat guide goes into this properly.
Which is best for camping?
Baton 3 Pro Max, for the four-hour 800 lm run and the wide beam. Its short 145 m throw is irrelevant around a camp.
New to any of this? Start with how to choose a flashlight, or see the wider shortlist in best EDC flashlights in the UAE and best torch lights in the UAE. On a tighter budget, budget EDC picks start well under AED 210. And if the lumen figures still feel abstract, how many lumens do you actually need is the plain-English version.
All specifications taken from the manufacturer data on our own product pages on 19 August 2026. Prices and stock as listed that day.
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