Olight Baton 4 Premium Edition Review: A Pocket EDC Light With a Smart Charging Case

Introduction

Olight’s Baton 4 Premium Edition pairs a genuinely small everyday-carry flashlight with a wireless charging case that works in three different directions. The light can hit 1,300 lumens in turbo mode, and the case carries a 5,000mAh battery with a digital display, acting as a charger, a stand, and even a power bank for your phone. It is an unusual design that mostly earns its keep.

What’s in the Case

The flip-top case, which opens like a Zippo lighter, contains a 5,000mAh battery and a digital display showing onboard battery power. It can recharge the Baton 4 multiple times, and the case’s own labeling indicates five full charge cycles from a full case. That is enough juice to recharge a large smartphone once, with room to spare.

The case is also compatible with other Olight models: the Baton 3, the S1R II, the Perun Mini, and the Perun 2 Mini. That means you can rotate several lights through the same dock and even turn a Perun into a headlamp when needed. The case itself can also light up while the flashlight is still docked, giving you an ambient light mode at the press of its front button.

Beam Performance and Runtime

The Baton 4 itself is tiny, roughly the size of a stainless steel Baton 3, yet it pushes out 1,300 lumens for short bursts. Turbo lasts about a minute and a half before stepping down to around 600 lumens for roughly two and a half minutes, then continuing to run for about 73 minutes in total until the battery is drained.

The interface is well thought out. The side switch is flush or slightly recessed, so the light cannot be accidentally fired off when pushed down onto something. Two sets of green indicator lights show remaining battery level on one side and the active mode on the other, so you can tell the setting just by looking at it. Moonlight is a separate long-press mode, with low at 12 lumens, medium at 60 lumens, high at 600 lumens, and a double-click to reach full turbo. The beam has a slight center-weighted hot spot with plenty of spill for seeing over a large area.

The light runs on an onboard 16340 battery with 650mAh of capacity, features O-ring sealing, a stainless steel dual-pocket clip, and standard Olight magnetic charging if you prefer it over the case.

Everyday Use: A Power Bank on Your Keychain

The USB output on the case turns this into a legitimate travel companion. Plug a cable in and you can top up a phone, charge other USB flashlights, or keep your headphones going on longer trips where runtimes run short.

With a 5,000mAh reservoir, the case can revive fairly large devices at least temporarily, which makes it far more useful than a plain charging dock.

Things to Consider Before Buying

The headline turbo output is a short burst rather than a sustained mode, so if you need long runtimes at maximum brightness, a larger light makes more sense. The 650mAh onboard battery is typical for this size class, and the case is what transforms the package into something genuinely practical.

Buying Advice

If you carry a flashlight daily and want something genuinely pocket-sized with serious burst power, the Baton 4 Premium Edition is an easy recommendation. The case is the real differentiator: no cables needed for the flashlight, compatibility with several older Olight models, a battery-level display, and a power bank function that solves a real problem on trips.

It is a cool, affordable, high-powered EDC light, and the charging case opens up design possibilities Olight seems likely to keep exploring.

Conclusion

The Baton 4 Premium Edition hits a sweet spot for everyday carry: a tiny flashlight with 1,300-lumen bursts, a smart flip-top charging case with a 5,000mAh battery, and enough flexibility to charge other lights and devices. For anyone who wants one light that handles illumination and emergency top-ups, this package is hard to beat.