Best Outdoor Solar Light Ever Tested!

Over the years, I've purchased quite a

few outdoor solar security lights. Some

of them I like quite a bit and others

have been really bad. So, let's get the

testing underway and see which brand is

the best. And the first test, we'll see

which light is the brightest. Then,

we'll see which one has the best motion

detector. At a price of $12 for six

solar lights are only $3.33 each is this

A Tech brand. They claim that they offer

a 270°ree wide angle. These are solar

motion lights that have 120 LEDs. They

claim that they have high efficiency

solar panels. They're supposed to be

IP65 waterproof and the ATE is made in

China. Weight is a pretty good indicator

of quality and the Aotech weighs 110

grams. Let's measure the brightness of

the lights using the brightest light

setting that's activated by the motion

detector. I'll be using a compact light

integrating spear. It's pretty accurate,

but not quite as accurate as the ones

that cost around $20,000. The panels are

much larger than the testing port.

Definitely not a perfect way to do this,

but I'll calculate the total light

output based upon the size of the port.

Then I'll extrapolate the light

brightness based upon the size of the

light panel. LED lights tend to lose

brightness as they heat up. On the

brightest light setting, the Aotech

started out at 61 lumens and is down to

60 after 30 seconds. The light panel is

3.78 times larger than the test port.

So, 3.78 time 60 lumens equals

approximately 227 lumens. At a price of

$21 for six lights, or $3.50 each is

this Pure brand. They claim that these

lights are waterproof and they have

three lighting modes. They also include

motion detection. They're supposed to

offer reliable lighting service even in

the harshest weather conditions. And the

Pisure weighs 105 grams. The Pier

started off at 53 lumens and it dropped

to 52 at around 30 seconds. That works

out to approximately 141 lumens on the

brightest light setting at a price of

$25 for six lights or $4.17 each is this

HM City brand. They claim this light has

three different lighting modes and it's

IP65 waterproof. They claim their solar

panels have a high conversion efficiency

of up to 30%. It's supposed to absorb

light for eight hours during the day and

provide longtime continuous lighting at

night. The HM City is made in China and

it's 115 grams for the HM city. HM

City's by far the brightest so far at

106 lmmens at the testport which works

out to 386 lmmens for the entire light

at a price of $11 for two lights or

$5.50 each is this bright ever brand.

They're supposed to be IP65 waterproof,

heat resistant, and frost resistant.

They claim it has a 12,200 mAh battery.

The charging time is supposed to take 6

to eight hours and is supposed to have

an 8 to 10 hour working time. And the

Bright Ever is made in China. The Bright

Ever is by far the heaviest so far at

165 grams. The Bright Ever is definitely

not the brightest at only 29 lumens,

which works out to 162 total at a price

of $24 for two lights or $12 each is

this Inks brand. They claim that these

lights are extremely bright at 3,000

lumens. The solar panel is rated for 1.8

watts at 5.5 volts. It's supposed to

have a 2,200 mAh battery. The motion

sensor is supposed to be able to detect

movement from 26 to 32 feet away and the

Inks brand is made in China. The Ink X

weighs 310 g. The Ink X started off at

125 lm and dropped 115 at 30 seconds.

That works out to 860 lmmens. The best

yet at a price of $25 for two lights or

$12.50 each is a Stafenino brand. They

claim that this light produces 2,500

lumens. It's a threehead solar light

with a total of 156 LEDs. It's supposed

to have a sensing distance of up to 40

ft. The solar panel is supposed to be

5.5 volts and is supposed to have a

wattage of 8 watts. And the Defino is

made in China and is 335 g for the

Defino. The Defino started off at $174

lmmens and dropped to around 157 at 30

seconds. That works out to 993 lmmens,

the best yet at a price of $26 for two

lights or $13 each is this Mahoney

brand. They claim that they produce

2,500 lumens. They're supposed to have a

sensing distance of up to 30 ft. The

Delfino claims to have 156 LEDs. This

brand claims to have 158. The sensor

detection angle is supposed to be 180°.

It comes with a 1.2 watt solar panel and

the Mahani is made in China and the

Mahoney is the heavst yet at 345 g. The

Mahani is only 97 lumens after 30

seconds, which works out to 420 lm for

the entire light. Also at a price of $26

for two lights or $13 each, is this WT

Pro brand. They claim that these lights

deliver a very impressive 3,500 lumen.

They're supposed to offer 360° of

illumination. They claim 15 hours of run

time after just 3 hours of sun exposure.

They claim their solar panels have a

very impressive 50% conversion rate.

They also claim a battery that has 2,500

mAh. It's supposed to detect movement

from up to 60 ft away. We're going to

test that. And the WT Pro is made in

China. And the WT Pro is by far the

heaviest so far at 465 g. The WDT Pro is

a pretty large and heavy light, but it

only made it to 24 lumens or $286 for

the entire light. At a price of $29 for

two lights, or $14.50 each is this

Philips brand. They claim it produces

1,200 lumens. It's supposed to have 302

LED lights. They claim their sensor on

the light can detect ambient motion from

49.2 ft away. They also claim 180°

induction angle. They claim this light

has an improved solar conversion rate

and a high-capacity, 18800 mAh battery.

And the Phillips is made in China and

it's 340 grams for the Phillips. The

Phillips is at 109 lumens at 30 seconds

and has a total calculated brightness of

1,31 lumens. The best yet at a price of

$30 for two lights or $15 each is this

TechNet brand. And the TechNet is made

in China. They claim their solar panel

offers a 27% conversion rate. They claim

you can illuminate your outdoor space

for 10 to 12 hours after a full day of

charging. They claim it's super bright

with 416 LED lights. It's supposed to

detect motion from 13 to 20 feet and 120

degree angle. The Technet weighs 280

grams. The Technet is producing 49

lumens at around 30 seconds or 492

lumens for the entire light. At a price

of $36 for two lights or $18 each is

this Tough Enough brand. They're

supposed to produce 2,500 lumens. They

also claim that they have 210 LED

lights, IP65 waterproof, and a 270°ree

wide-angle flood light. They claim that

it can sense motion from 26 ft away.

They also claim a 2,000 millia hour

rechargeable battery and the tough

enough lights are made in China and it's

400 grams for the tough enough. The

tough enough lost quite a bit of

brightness as it heated up at 103 lumens

or 721 for the entire light at a price

of $21 for two lights or $10.50 each. Is

this a dating brand? They claim it has

202 LEDs and has a solar panel that has

a 16.4 ft cable. It also has a remote

control. The claim it offers 2,800

lmmens of brightness. You can mount this

solar panel directly to the light or

remotely. They claim it can charge the

battery in just 4 hours of direct

sunlight. They claim that their solar

panel has a conversion rate of just 20%.

And the additting is made in China. The

additting weighs 360 g. The additting is

at 70 lm at around 30 seconds, which

works out to 555 lmmens. At a price of

$25 for one light is a Super Danny

brand. They claim it has 113 bright

LEDs. It comes with a 16 ft cable so you

can remotely locate the solar panel.

It's supposed to offer lighting up to

676 square feet. They claim four hours

of charging and 12 hours of lighting.

The polychrystalline solar panel is

supposed to offer an 18.5% solar

conversion rate. And the Super Danny is

made in China and is 375 g for the Super

Danny. The Super Danny isn't so super at

36 lmmens or 332 total for the entire

light panel. At a price of $30 is this

AP Lab brand. They claim it produces

2,000 lumens. It's supposed to deliver

high brightness for three to four hours,

medium light automatically after dark

for 12 to 14 hours. They claim the solar

panel offers a 30% conversion rate and

can charge the battery in six to eight

hours. They claim a very high capacity

6,000 mAh battery. And the AP Lab is

made in China. The API Lab weighs 940 g.

The API Lab performed well at 185 lm at

around 30 seconds for a total calculated

light output of 873, which is pretty

good. At a price of $36 for one light is

this Intella lamp brand. They claim it

delivers,200 lumens. It's supposed to

have a 6,000 milliamp hour battery, 270

degrees of wide coverage, as well as 180

degrees of motion detection range. You

can customize motion duration from 20,

30, and 40 seconds. Split design with

flexible 9.8 ft cable for easy

installation. And the Intella lamp is

made in China. The Intel lamp weighs 655

g. The Intel lamp also performed well at

133 lmmens or 756 for the entire light.

And the most expensive light we'll be

testing at a price of $37 is the Jackled

brand. It's supposed to have 299 LED

lights. It comes with a 16.4 foot

extension cord. The monochrystalline

panel is supposed to have a 21% energy

conversion rate. They claim it has a

4,000 milliamp battery. They claim it

offers the equivalent of 100 watt

incandescent bulb. It's supposed to

produce light for up to 15 hours. And

the Jackled is made in China and it's

605 g for the Jackie. The Jackie is at

34 lumens, which works out to 422 for

the entire light. So, the Phillips is by

far the brightest light in the lineup at

1,31 lumens. The Defino finish in second

place at 993 and AP Lab third at 873.

Motion detection is definitely a key

feature of a security light. The Aotech

is in position and I'm carrying a white

piece of paper so that I'm easier to

spot on camera and the motion detector

on the Aotech finally spotted me at 10

ft out. The Pure performed the same as

the Aotech at 10 ft out. The HM City

really struggled in this test. finally

spotting me 7 ft out from the light.

Bright ever is not very bright, but it

moves into lead spotting me 15 ft out.

The Inks is one of the brightest lights

in the lineup, but the motion detector

didn't trigger the light until 9 ft

away. The Defino is even brighter than

the Inks, and it has a better motion

detector as well at 15 ft. The Mahoney

isn't as good at spotting motion as a

Defino at 12 ft. The WDT Pro isn't as

good as the Defeno or the Mahoney

finally coming alive at 10 ft. The

Philips is not only the brightest light

in the lineup, it also has the best

motion detector so far at 21 ft. Very

impressive. The tech neck performed

better than average at 15 ft, the same

as the Bright Ever and the Defino. The

Tough Enough performed even better than

the Techneck at 16 ft to move into

second place. The Adid is almost as good

as the tough enough at 15 ft away from

the light. The Super Danny isn't quite

as super as some of the other lights at

11 ft out, skipping the Appilab and the

Jackie since they do not have motion

detectors. The Intel lamp performed a

little bit better than average at 14 ft

away. So, the Philips has the best

motion detector in picked up activity 21

ft away from the light. Tough Enough

finished in second place at 16 feet and

several other brands tied for third at

15 ft. I also tested lateral motion

sensor range and the Mahani Philips and

Intel lamp all tied for first place by

detecting movement across 170° field of

view. On the dust to dawn mode, the

light is not as bright, but it stays on

constantly. So, let's measure that next.

On dust to dawn mode, the Aotech just

isn't very bright at 6 lmmens for the

test area or 23 lmmens for the entire

light panel. The Pisure produces even

less light than the Aotech at 5 lumens,

which works out to 14 for the entire

panel. The HM City is once again

brighter than the Aotech and the Pisure

at 10 lumens, which works out to 36 for

the entire light. The Bright Ever is

still not the brightest at only two

lumens or 11 for the entire light. Let's

skip the Ink X since it doesn't have a

dusted dawn mode. The Defeno continues

to outperform most of the competition at

19 lumens or 120 for the entire light.

The Mahoney continues to trail the

Defeno at 11 lmmens, which works out to

48 lmmens for the entire light. The WDT

Pro is at seven lumens which works out

to 84 lumens to move into second place

behind the Defenino. The Philips is the

brightest light in the lineup and it

performed well in this test at 11 lumens

or 131 for the entire light fixture. The

Technet really struggled in this test at

3 lumens which works out to only 30

lumens for the entire light. The Tough

Enough performed well at 15 lm which

works out to 105 lm total. The Editing

continues to trail the tough enough at 4

lm or 32 for the entire light fixture.

The Super Danny is not so super on

dusted dawn mode at only 3 lumens or 28

lumens total. The Appy Lab moves into

the lead at 137 lumens or 646 for the

entire light assembly. Very impressive.

The Intel lamp is at 40 lmmens for the

test area or 227 total to move into

second place behind the Yappy Lab. The

Jackie does not have a dusted dawn mode.

The Jackled is at 30 lm for a total of

372. So, the Appy Lab came out on top at

646 lumens on the medium brightness

setting for dark to dawn mode. The

Jackie lead finished in second place at

372 in Intel lamp third at 227. We can

calculate the light throw or the light

intensity using the brightest part of

the beam which will give us our candela

measurement. However, some of the lights

are permanently aimed in multiple

directions. For this test, if possible,

I'll point all the lights towards the

sensor. On the brightest light setting,

the Aotech's peak intensity is close to

141 candela on high and 13 candela on

the dust to dawn mode. The Pisure is not

nearly as intense as Aotech at 45

candela on the highest setting and five

on the dark till dawn setting. The HM

city moves into the lead at 165 candela

on the brightest setting and 16 on the

overnight light setting. The bright ever

is about the same as the Pure on the

highest setting at 47 candela and four

candela on the always on setting. The

inks has the most intense light at 390

candela on the most powerful setting,

but it does not have an always on

setting. The Defino is by far the most

intense light yet at 605 candela on high

and 68 candela for the always on

setting. The Mahani moves into second

place at 475 candela on high and 50 on

the dark till dawn setting. The WDT Pro

is a 309 candela on high and 78 on the

always on setting. The Philips is even

more intense than the Defino at 671

candela on high and 73 on the dust till

Dawn setting. The Tech Neck trails most

of the competition at 266 candela on

high and 12 on the nightlight setting.

Tough Enough is also intense enough at

527 candela on high and 61 on the always

on setting. The editing made it to 275

candela on the highest setting and 14 on

the dust till dawn setting. The Super

Danny only made it to 171 candela on

high and 53 on the dust till dawn mode.

The epi lab performed well at 590

candela on high and 410 on medium. The

Intel lamp is also pretty intense at 495

candela on high and 373 on the always on

setting. The Jackie lead performed a

little bit better than average at 361

candela on high and it does not have an

alwayson setting. So, when it comes to

light intensity, aimed at a specific

spot on the highest light setting, the

Phillips came in on top at 671 candela.

The Defino finished in second place at

605 candela and Appilab third at 590. If

you want a security light that provides

a continuous source of light, the

Appilab is at 410 candela. Intel lamp

finished in second place at 373 and WDT

Pro third at 78. Let's go and place the

lights in the dustal dawn mode. I'll set

a timer beginning at 12:00 and it's been

just over 5 hours. So, let's test the

lights once again to compare the

brightness. After just over 5 hours, the

Aotech is still at 6 watts for the test

area or 23 for the entire light. The

Pure dropped from 5 to three for a total

of 8 lumens. HM City dropped from 10 to

9 and is now at 33 lumens total. The

Bright Ever dropped from 2 to 1 lumen

for a total of 6 lmmens. The Defino

dropped from 19 to 16 lumens, which

works out to 101 total. The Mahoney is

down from 11 and now at 9 for a total of

39 lumens. The WT Pro started off at 7

and is now at four for a total light

output of 48 lumens. The Philips is

holding steady at 11 lumens for a total

of 131. The TechNe went from 3 to 2

lmmens for a total of 20 lumens. The

Tough Enough was at 15 and is now at 14,

which works out to 98 total. Editing was

at four and now at three for a total of

24 lumens. Super Danny is down from

three and now at one for a total of just

9 lumens. Happy Lab was at 137 lumens is

now at 131 for a total of 618. The Intel

lamp dropped from 40 to 24 and is now at

136 lmmens total. The Jackie lead is now

at 14 lumens for a total of 174. So

after 5 hours of continuous run time on

the duston brightness setting, the app

Lab is still the brightest at 618

lmmens. Jackie finished in second place

at 174 lumens and Intel lamp third at

136. It's now been close to 8 hours and

the Defino and the Mahoney are out of

juice now at 11.5 hours and the tough

enough is out of battery. The Philips

Aotech and HM City power down at just

over 14 hours of total run time. The

Intel lamp lasted a few minutes longer.

The Appy Lab is out of battery at just

over 14 hours. Super Danny may not be

the brightest, but it's just over 15

hours, which is pretty good. The Bright

Ever lasted 18 hours and 22 minutes.

It's over for the WDT Pro at 18 hours

and 25 minutes. The Jackie Lead did very

well at 19 hours and 13 minutes. The

Editing lasted 20 hours and 18 minutes.

The pisure is finishing very close to 23

hours and the technic came out on top at

23 hours and 7 minutes. So, which

outdoor solar light is the best? The

left side of the scorecard includes the

ungraded categories. For the graded

categories on the right side of the

chart, I've converted the raw data into

a first through 16th place ranking, and

the app Lab came in on top with an

average finish of 2.8. The biggest

downside is that the Appilab does not

have a motion detector and is pretty

expensive at a price of around $30.

However, it is a very bright light and

performed well on every test. If you're

just looking for a nightlight in a

covered space, that would definitely be

a great choice. The Phillips finished in

second place with an average finish of

3.3. It finished in first place for

motion detector range as well as

brightness on the highest light setting.

It's a terrific light and would

definitely be my choice for a price of

around $29 for two lights. The Intel

lamp finished in third place overall

with an average finish of 4.4. While it

is expensive at a price of $36, I would

definitely consider buying the Intel

lamp if the price is right. I definitely

bought the wrong security lights in the

past. Fortunately, there are several

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