Wurkkos T1 vs Wurkkos HD05
Quick take: The Wurkkos T1 costs $45.01 less; the Wurkkos T1 is brighter (5,500 vs 3,000 lm); the Wurkkos T1 throws farther (415m vs 335m); the Wurkkos T1 runs longer on high (339 vs 2.5 hrs).
| Spec | Wurkkos T1 | Wurkkos HD05 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $59.99 | $105 |
| Rating | — | — |
| Type | Tactical | EDC |
| Lumens | 5,500 lm | 3,000 lm |
| Candela | 43,025 cd | 28,100 cd |
| Beam distance | 415m | 335m |
| Runtime | 339 hrs (moonlight) | 2.5 hrs (high) |
| Battery | 21700 | 21700 |
| LED | Unspecified + RGBW Side | SFT-70 Gen2 + high-CRI flood + UV + red |
| Beam type | Balanced | Balanced |
| Modes | 6 Stepped + Strobe/SOS | Ramping + Stepped |
| UI | Rotary Selector | Dual Switch |
| IP rating | IPX8 | IPX6 |
| CRI | 70 | 95 |
| Weight | 4.9 oz | 8.3 oz |
| Dimensions | 5.7 x 1.8 in | 5.1 x 1.2 in |
| Warranty | 1 Year | 1 Year |
What owners report
Wurkkos T1
- ✓Rotary tail switch makes deliberate mode selection easy
- ✓Red, green, blue and white side lights that reviewers found genuinely useful
- ✓5,500 lumens for 45 seconds and a stable 2,249 lumens for five minutes
- ✓Heat is well controlled compared with other Wurkkos models
- ✓Internal USB-C charging, with every mode reachable from off
- ✗The tail switch is fiddly in side-light mode
- ✗Alternating-frequency strobe is more disorienting than a standard one
- ✗Limited independent owner feedback compared with Wurkkos's headline models
- ✗Low CRI on the main emitter
- ✗Rotary switches are unfamiliar if you're used to clicky tails
Wurkkos HD05
- ✓Rotary collar selects the light source — no click sequences with dirty hands
- ✓95+ CRI flood with variable colour temperature from 3000K to 6000K
- ✓Four sources in one: spot, high-CRI flood, 365nm UV and red
- ✓SFT-70 Gen2 spot at 3,000 lumens reaching 335 m
- ✓Around 2 hours on the spotlight and over 4 hours on the flood
- ✗IPX6 only — handles rain but not submersion
- ✗The spotlight channel is low-CRI at around 6,344K, unlike the flood
- ✗236 grams is heavy for anything you'd carry daily
- ✗Limited warranty, with the customer paying return shipping
- ✗Around $105, expensive for the brand