Wuben X1 Pro Review: A Flat Wedge Flashlight That Floods, Throws, and Doubles as a Power Bank

Introduction

The Wuben X1 Pro is a flat wedge-style flashlight with a maximum output of 12,300 lumens, a maximum throw of 410 meters, and a peak intensity of 42,025 candela. On eco mode, Wuben claims a maximum runtime of 455 hours. Those are big numbers for a light that is only 5.43 inches long, and in real use the X1 Pro backs most of them up with a build that feels like a little brick in the best way.

What makes the X1 Pro interesting is how much changed from the original X1. This is not a minor refresh: the new model adds dedicated spot, flood, and combination lighting modes, and it swaps the old internal battery for two removable 21700 cells. For anyone who liked the original, those upgrades alone make the Pro the version to buy.

Who This Flashlight Is For

At 13.2 oz (374 g) with both batteries installed and dimensions of 2.35 x 5.43 x 1.16 inches, this is not a light everyone will pocket daily. Some people will find the size perfectly reasonable for every day carry; others will find it too heavy to hang off a belt. Where it clearly works is as a backpack light, a glovebox light, or a backup power bank you keep in the car.

The flat wedge shape has small dips along the body where your fingers naturally wrap around, and it genuinely feels great in the hand. It ships in black and white, and the included belt holster is a plastic mount with an elastic front that secures the light with a Velcro flap. It takes a little wiggling to seat the light in its groove, but once it is in, it is not moving.

Main Strengths

The build quality is excellent. The body has more shape than the original X1, the latches feel robust, and the whole package feels like it will survive years of use. It also carries an IP65 rating, meaning it is fully dustproof and protected against water jets with limited ingress permitted, plus 1-meter impact resistance.

Under the front lens sit five Cree XHP50.3 LEDs: four HD versions form the floodlight, and one high-intensity version forms the spotlight, each surrounded by a smooth reflector. A sliding mode switch on the side selects spot (left), flood (right), or the combination (center), and a single metal side switch handles everything else. The UI is refreshingly simple: short press to toggle on and off, long press to cycle through eco, low, medium, and high, double press for turbo, triple click for strobe and then SOS, and quadruple click for lockout. The light also remembers your last brightness level across all modes.

Inside are two 3.6 V 4,800 mAh 21700 rechargeable lithium-ion batteries, accessible through a spring-loaded door with a satisfying lock toggle. The USB-C port on the body is a 30 W fast charging port that fills the light in about two hours, and the batteries can also be slot charged if you prefer.

There is even an integrated cooling fan, activated with five presses of the side switch. It is very quiet, and it is removable: four screws and you can take it out or replace it. The tail is flat (though not magnetic), so the light tail-stands easily. Two additional screws accept an extension spacer accessory that lets you mount the light to Wuben’s bike mount or to tripods.

Things to Consider Before Buying

The power bank feature is a genuine standout. With a 15 W reverse charge, you can plug the included USB-C cable into the light and top up your phone. Wuben’s lanyard doubles as the charging cable, so once it is threaded through the lanyard hole you always have a cable with you. One caveat: while the light charges, it works as a pass-through, but turbo is disabled and only the lowest two brightness levels are available.

Independent output testing fell short of the claimed 12,300 lumens, measuring closer to around 7,500 lumens on combination turbo. Even with that gap, the light still floods an entire field with light and is genuinely bright. Also worth knowing: the battery indicator system (glowing or flashing blue and red) works, but it is not the most intuitive design.

Buying Advice

In beam testing, spotlight mode delivers an intense central hotspot with a well-defined outer perimeter and only minor spill. Flood mode is a huge wall of light that trades reach for coverage, easily hitting a tree line and a barn at typical backyard distances. The combination mode is where this flashlight really shines, blending the spotlight’s reach with the flood’s coverage.

On the combination medium setting, the light claims 1,000 lumens for around 5.5 hours, which would be very impressive if it holds up. During a two-minute turbo heat test, the heatsink area got very hot, but the body stayed around 75 to 80 degrees and remained comfortable to hold.

If you own the original X1, the decision is straightforward: the Pro’s spot/flood/combination flexibility and removable batteries make the older model essentially obsolete. If IP65 feels limiting to you, note that a rating of IP67 or IP68 would be more typical for a modern flashlight at this level, so keep that in mind if you expect heavy water exposure.

Conclusion

The Wuben X1 Pro is a hefty, beautifully built flat wedge flashlight that does a lot: spot, flood, and combination beams, removable 21700 batteries, 30 W fast charging, a 15 W power bank feature, a quiet removable fan, and a clever lanyard-doubles-as-cable design. The lumen claim does not fully hold up in independent testing and the IP65 rating is modest, but neither changes the core appeal. For a backpack light, glovebox light, or emergency backup with real charging capability, the X1 Pro is easy to recommend.