Hi BLF!
This is my review of the Skilhunt M200 flashlight, the 2019/2020 version.
The flashlight was sent by Skilhunt for review with no other compensation than the flashlight itself and the accessories! Thanks Skilhunt!
Below you find my honest and unbiased appreciation of this flashlight!
Here´s the official page of this flashlight (non-affiliate): https://www.skilhunt.com/product-detail/m200-new-edition-led-flashlight/
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INTRODUCTORY NOTE
I normally don’t do this in my reviews! But I am doing this introductory note because of one thing: this new Skilhunt M200, 2019/2020 version, is almost perfect !!! And the only reason why it is not perfect (for my use and preferences) is a small detail that can easily be overcome, and that I will mention during this review!
High-CRI? Check!
Configurable UI? Check!
Compact size and lightweight? Check!
Takes different types batteries? Check!
Built-in charging? Check
Really! This is an excellent flashlight, capable of matching some other “big” brands, especially due to its versatility and usability!
Stay tuned to see what it can do!
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GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS
Body Colour: Black
Other colours: Blue (bezel and rings on the e-switch and charging “port”)
Material: Aluminum (Type Ⅲ Anodization, rugged and anti-scratch finishing)
Emitter: Samsung LH351D (Neutral White) [also comes in XP-L HD CW]
Reflector: Smooth (SMO, U.D.O.C.)
Lens: Glass AR Coated Lens
Battery: 1 x 18650 Li-Ion 3.7V (high drain recommended) / 2 x CR123a
Working Voltage: 2.7V – 8.4V
Switch: Side E-Switch
Charging: Magnetic in a side port, through proprietary cable
Max runtime: N Days [not stated, but above 150hours]
Max beam distance: 161 meters / 171 meters
Max output: 1000 lumens / 1100 lumens
Candela: 6500cd / 7300cd
Waterproofness: IPX-8
Impact resistance: 1 m
Low Voltage Warning: YES (the flashlight will not work if inserted inverted)
Reverse Polarity Protection: YES
Battery level indicator: YES (to be described)
Others
- Intelligent temperature control technology
- High efficiency driver circuit
- Multi-level dissipating heat design and copper MCPCB
- Location indicator
- Lock-out function
- Magnetic tailcap
Other characteristics will be mentioned and/or described below.
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PACKAGE: THE FLASHLIGHT & ACCESSORIES
The Skilhunt M200 arrived in a Skilhunt branded cardboard box, which contains information about the emitter in the front and some overall specifications in the back. This box was well protected with foam and tape to prevent damages during shipping.
Inside the box we find a plastic holder for the M200 flashlight and below there is a paper holder for the accessories. My package included: Skilhunt M200, User Manual, 2 O-rings, 1 Pocket Clip, 1 Skilhunt branded lanyard, magnetic charging cable, and a random round piece of rubber 
THE FLASHLIGHT
This is obviously the star of the review! With a somewhat similar shape as the “Skilhunt M150”:https://budgetlightforum.com/t/-/57995 , the M200 is a good looking flashlight!
Well, you can say that it reminds you of other brands such as Olight, due to the blue bezel and other appointments, but the M200 is surely different.
It is composed by 2 parts as the body and head are not (easily) detachable, and only the tailcap can be taken out.
It has cooling fins all around the head and grippy knurling on the body (battery tube).
On one side it has the e-switch with integrated led, the Skilhunt logo and the CE mark; on the other, it has the magnetic charging port, the model identification engraving and the brands’ website address, and the “hot surface” warning.
Below the head part it has a groove to attach the pocket clip. Near the bottom of the tube it has a smaller groove where the clip does not fit correctly :TIRED:
The tailcap is magnetic so that the flashlight can be attached to some metallic surfaces.
Despite the overall roundish shape, the Skilhunt M200 has some flat shape nuances in the head, all contributing to a nice hand feeling while holding it!
Taking a look from the head, what do we see?
First, perfectly centred Samsung LH351D 5000K 90CRI Led, under a Smooth reflector (identified as U.D.O.C by the brand) that is supposed to provide “Increased reflectivity over 10%., Efficiency reflection, perfect beamshot, excellent structure and temperature resistance” , in Skilhunt’s words.
Besides that, we can also see the AR Coated glass lens, under a blue bezel with 3 grooves. As I don’t intend to change this Led, I didn’t open the head, but it is stated that it has a copper MCPCB. I believe it will probably be similar to the M150’s one, slightly rectangular and around 1.5mm tick.
Concerning the other parts of this flashlight, some aspects have been pointed above already.
The switch has a LED indicator that will blink blue or red depending on the situation.
The tube threads are well cut, seem trapezoidal, and arrived well lubricated. There is an o-ring to prevent water infiltration through the tailcap.
Inside the flashlight there is a sticker indicating the correct polarity of the batteries (+ pole towards the head, - towards the tail).
Through the tube we can also see the driver’s spring and a black plastic cover around it to prevent the contact with other parts of the driver.
When inserting a normal protected battery (button top in this case), you can see that the battery will protrude through the bottom; on the contrary a smaller unprotected flat top battery will leave some space in the bottom.
Despite this, I didn’t notice any rattling as the tail spring compresses the batteries and makes them fit well.
In the tail we can see a removable spring (to replace the magnet) and also the magnet itself.
Outside, there is a lanyard hole.
Seeing the tailcap base, it is perceivable that this flashlight can easily tailstand!
Before taking a look at the accessories, let’s just check the dimensions and weight of this light!
As mentioned above, this is a lightweight and compact flashlight 
THE ACCESSORIES
Like the M150, the Skilhunt M200 arrived with some accessories as stated above. It only didn’t brought a battery,and I believe that it is not an option in the “regular” pack
USER MANUAL
The user manual is written in English and Chinese. It is well written, well structured and very clear, providing almost all the important information that the user needs to know. Some other information can be checked online on Skilhunt’s webpage.
LANYARD
The lanyard in this package is a Skilhunt branded lanyard with a wrist adjuster. It is black with light blue letters.
It is comfortable in the wrist and has a good length. It can be easily passed through the tailcap hole.
POCKET CLIP
The pocket clip is somewhat similar to many other flashlights in the range (Olight, Acebeam, On The Road, and eventually others come to my mind). It is strong and attaches easily to the groove in the flashlight, below the switch.
Despite this, the pocket clip is probably my less favourite aspect in this flashlight and that is why it is just “almost perfect”!
Why? Because:
a) It doesn’t allow deep pocket carry, with the tail towards the top in a jeans pocket (the groove in the bottom would be a nice solution, but it is not as large as it should not as high on the tube as it could be).
b) It has a flap that allows a nice retention but that can eventually “damage” the fabric.
c) It somewhat wears its anodizing a bit faster than I expected, not being as good as the Olight Baton series.
Honestly, this is probably the only point that I can criticize in this flashlight!
O-RINGS
Well, 2 o-rings and a round piece of rubber also arrived in this pack 
CHARGING CABLE
Being similar to the M150 and other Skilhunt lights, this is “USB to Magnetic port” cable. It has around 80cm.
This cable can be seen as “proprietary”, not a common micro USB or USB-C cable. It as a USB port that can be plugged into a wall charger, powerbank or computer, and has the magnetic part that will fit on the M200 port.
It has 2 LEDs inside: BLUE and RED. RED is for charging, BLUE is for almost charged/charged or for empty flashlight (no battery inside).
Please note that the flashlight can be used without battery and only the charging cable “plugged”!
Also note that the flashlight only charges 1 battery (18650 3.6/3.7V). So, even if it can be used with 2 smaller batteries, +don’t use the cable to charge when it has 2 batteries inside*.
Also, make sure that the battery is inserted in the correct direction so that the charging process doesn’t damage the flashlight.
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USER INTERFACE
This is probably the think I like the most in this flashlight and the thing that gives it advantage over some direct competitors: the possibility to configure the User Interface.
Besides having 2 Group Modes (A and B) to choose from, besides having hidden blinking modes, besides having an intuitive and practical UI with the right shortcuts, it also has the possibility to configure brightness levels on the blinking modes and the amount of levels on the Group Mode B (which is the one I prefer and that I think it is…*perfect*).
So, I made some videos to help going through the UI and its different uses and configuration.
First take a better look at the User Interface
Now, let’s start!
In the middle you’ll also have information about lock/unlock the flashlight and how to use the momentary ON Low mode
Changing between group modes A and B
This video shows how to alternate between group modes A and B.
FROM OFF:
- Press & Hold for 3 seconds - there will be 3 fast blinks (to lock the flashlight) and then 3 slow blinks.
Release the switch after these slow blinks, and you’ll be on the other mode.
In case you release the switch before the slow blinks, the flashlight will be locked and you’ll need to unlock it again (press & hold until it blinks fast 3 times) to restart the group modes changing.
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Group mode A
This video shows how to operate the group mode A.
FROM OFF:
- Single Click - Turns the light ON on the last memorized level
- Double Click - Turns the light on Turbo (T1 or T2, depending on the definition)
- Triple Click - Turns the light ON in the “blinking group” (“Strobe”, “Slow blink” or “Fast blink”, depending on the last used mode)
- Press & Hold for 0.5 seconds - turns the flashlight ON in the lowest defined level (L1 or L2)
- Press & Hold for 3 seconds - locks/unlocks the flashlight (after 3 fast blinks)
- Press & Hold for 5 seconds - changes between modes A - B or vice-versa (after 3 fast + 3 slow blinks)
FROM ON:
- Press & Hold for 0.5s - turns the light OFF (to be used on regular or blinking modes)
- Single Click - cycles through the modes L - M - H T L…. depending on the configured modes (ex: L1 - M2 - H2 - T1 - L1….)
- Double Click - defines the output levels in each mode (ex: L1 - Double click - L2 - Double Click - L1)
- Triple click - enters the “blinking group” (“Strobe”, “Slow blink” or “Fast blink”, depending on the last used mode); click 1 time to return to the regular modes again
When the flashlight is LOCKED:
a) it can be used shortly as momentary ON, by pressing the switch for less than 3 seconds;
b) a double click will enable/disable the blinking red Led on the switch
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Group mode B
This video shows how to operate the group mode B.
FROM OFF:
- Single Click - Turns the light ON
- Double Click - Turns the light on Turbo (T1, the highest output level)
- Triple Click - Turns the light ON in the “blinking group” (“Strobe”, “Slow blink” or “Fast blink”, depending on the last used mode)
- Press & Hold for 0.5s - enters the lowest defined setting or the L2 level (default)
- Press & Hold for 3 seconds - locks/unlocks the flashlight (after 3 fast blinks)
- Press & Hold for 5 seconds - changes between modes A - B or vice-versa (after 3 fast + 3 slow blinks)
FROM ON:
- Single Click - turns the light OFF
- Double Click - enters Turbo (T1); double click again time to return to the last used level on the “regular modes” cycle
- Triple Click while on the regular mode cycle - enters the level configuration
- Triple Click while on the “blinking group” - enters the brightness configuration of these modes
When the flashlight is LOCKED:
a) it can be used shortly as momentary ON, by pressing the switch for less than 3 seconds;
b) a double click will enable/disable the blinking red Led on the switch
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Configuring “Blinking Modes” brightness
This video shows how to configure the brightness of the 3 blinking modes.
This operation can only be done while on the Group Mode B.
FROM OFF :
- Triple Click - Turns the light ON in the “blinking group” (“Strobe”, “Slow blink” or “Fast blink”, depending on the last used mode)
- Triple Click - When on blinking group, the triple click enters the configuration mode. Then:
a) Double Click to alternate between the 3 blinking modes
b) when you’ve chosen the mode you want to increase or dim brightness, Press & Hold the switch for more than 1 second until you notice more or lesse brightness
c) to save that new brightness level, Single Click exit the configuration mode turning the flashlight OFF
d) to restore the default levels, Triple Click when the blinking modes are active.
FROM ON:
- Single Click - Turns the light OFF
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Configuring the amount of modes on Group Mode B
This video shows how to configure the brightness of the regular modes.
This operation can only be done while on the Group Mode B.
FROM OFF :
- Single Click - Turns the light ON in the last used mode
- Press & Hold 0.5s - Turns the light ON in the lowest configured mode
FROM ON:
- Single Click - Turns the light OFF
- Double Click - Enters Turbo 1 (T1, the brightest level)
- Triple Click - Enters the levels’ configuration, the light automatically starts cycling from Low2 to Turbo2 (L2 - L1 - M2 - M1 - H2 - H1 - T2), and the switch will blink RED on each of the already selected levels.
Ex: if the default levels are selected, the light will blink on the L2 - [blank] - M2 - [blank] - H2 - [blank] - T2 - L2….
When on the level’s configuration:
a) click the switch when it is RED to unselect that mode
b) click the switch then the switch doesn’t appear RED [blank] to select that mode
c) Press & Hold the switch to save the selection done (the light blinks and then goes to the lowest configured mod)
d) Triple Click to restore the 4 default modes mentioned above.
NOTES:
a) the maximum modes that can be configured are 7 (L2 - L1 - M2 - M1 - H2 - H1 - T2)
b) the minimum modes that can be configured are 2
c) Turbo 1 (T1) is always available when double clicking independently of the number of modes configured.
When locked the flashlight switch will, by default, blink red. In case you want to stop it, double click the switch
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OUTPUTS & RUNTIME
As on the M150 review, I opted to retrieve this information from the M200 box as it becomes quite difficult to indicate each level runtime.
This seems to be a very regulated and efficient flashlight according to the specs.
The lowest setting (L2) is as low as 0.5 lumens, giving this light the ability to run for months!!!
Also, having different available levels to configure in each group mode, this flashlight allows a “controlled” use in case the battery juice is running out and you need to make it last more time.
The Turbo 1 is plenty bright and allows good illumination while not being a hot rod!
I didn’t make any heat vs runtime test to check the turbo stepdown, nor did I make any runtime test.
IMPORTANT
One thing should be noted in this area, as it leaves me some doubts.
The box mentions the use of 2 x CR123a batteries (3V, which would result on 6V max).
The webpage mentions a working voltage between 2.7V - 8.4V (implying that it could use 2 x 16340s or 2x 18350s). But this is not completely clear.
Also, the light only charges 1 battery (18650, 3.7V or 3.6V)
So, In case you want to increase the output, do as you want, but going a more “conservative” approach using 3V batteries may be a better option at least for a first test.
Below you can have a notion of the different brightness levels.
When using all the 7 modes + turbo of the group B, the levels/brightness will be similar to the 8 levels you can choose in the group A
The 8 available brightness levels
MODE A
8 levels seen from above the LED
MODE B
The 4 default modes + Turbo seen from above the LED
Please not that there is no PWM in this flashlight
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CHARGING and BATTERY LEVEL INDICATION
As mentioned before, charging can be done with the magnetic cable that came as accessory with this light!
The charger LED will be RED while charging, and BLUE for almost charged/fully charged or for empty flashlight (no battery inside).
About battery level indication, the flashlight switch led will blink:
5 times when the battery power is between 100~80;
3 times when the battery power is between 80~50;
2 times when the battery power is between 50~20;
1 longer time when the battery power is below 20%.
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FLASHLIGHT COMPARISON
Time for some size comparison with other flashlights!
Again, this M200 flashlight is quite compact for a 18650 light
Vs Emisar D4
Vs Olight M2R Warrior
Vs Convoy S2 and Convoy S2+
Vs Wuben TO50R
Vs Acebam H20
Vs My EDC kit (Lumintop Tool AA V2.0 Panda White, Convoy S2+ 18350, Lumintop Tool AA V2.0)
Vs FireFlies ROT66 Gen II
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BEAMSHOTS
Unfortunately, the only night I had to take some outdoor photos, it was raining so the possibility to get good beamshots was not great . 
Despite that, here are some night beamshots with the 4 default levels + turbo from mode group B.
As you can see, the flashlight provides good visibility at 40 meters and beyond.
As soon as I can I will take some more photos with dark and clear weather to show you what this light can do outdoor :THUMBS-UP:
NightShots
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Tint Comparison
And now some tint comparison with other LEDs
H-C 348 (Nichia NVSW219BT) >>> Skilhunt M200 (Samsung LH351D 5000K) >>> Convoy S2 (Osram White Flat CSLNM1.TG 1mm)
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Wuben E19 (Nichia 219C) >>> Skilhunt M200 (Samsung LH351D 5000K) >>> Lumintop FW1A (XP-L HI U6-4C)
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Wuben TO46R (XP-G3 5000K) >>> Skilhunt M200 (Samsung LH351D 5000K) >>> Wuben TO50R (Samsung LH351D 5000K)
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Lumintop Tool AA (Samsung LH351D 5000K ) >>> Skilhunt M200 (Samsung LH351D 5000K) >>> Sofirn SF14 (Samsung LH351D 5000K) >>> On The Road i3 (Samsung LH351D 5000K)
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Lumintop Tool (Luxen V2 3000K) >>> Skilhunt M200 (Samsung LH351D 5000K) >>> Lumintop Tool AA (Samsung LH351D 5000K )
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Skilhunt M150 (Luxeon V2 5000K) >>> Skilhunt M200 (Samsung LH351D 5000K) >>> Convoy T2 (Luxeon V 4000K)
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Skilhunt M200 (Samsung LH351D 5000K) >>> Skilhunt M150 (Luxeon V2 5000K) >>> Convoy T2 (Luxeon V 4000K) >>> Lumintop Tool (Luxen V2 3000K)
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WE ARE FAMILY
Just some fun comparison with the little “sister”, the Skilhunt M150
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OVERALL APPRECIATION
I started this review with an Introductory Note that said few but much at the same time.
This flashlight, for me, is amazing!
And no, I am not saying this because it was sent for free! If I was doing a review of it after buying it, I would still say the same!
The shape, the anodizing, the functioning, the tint, the ergonomics, the size and weight, the charging capability, the User Interface…all of this makes me really like this flashlight!!! It is great for whatever I want it as an EDC flashlight (unless throw light at 200 meters or illuminate my whole village…Doh! For that I have other lights )
The only drawback that I mentioned, for me, is the pocket clip. Well, I forgot to say: you can attach it to your cap to use the light as headlamp if needed
Aside the pocket clip, everything else in this flashlight is awesome!
Apart from the “BLF lights” or with “BLF firmware” (I include here the Wuben TO50R), this is the best light I have in terms of user interface and usability!
*Shortcuts for the lowest, the highest, the last used mode, the blinking modes, the possibility to choose from 2 to 7 regular modes, electronic lock, momentary ON*…It left me :o
Besides that, and concerning ergonomics, this is a flashlight that fits well in the hands, being easily operated in different positions. The switch can be easily located, specially because it is opposed to the magnetic charging port.
I really don’t have much more to say! Sorry if I was very enthusiastic, though
I just want to acknowledge Skilhunt for the great work done in this flashlight!! 
Feel free to comment, make questions, criticize…
Thanks for looking and best regards!
