When connected to a charger, the screen will light up with the current-voltage and an increasing progress bar, but this will turn off after a few seconds. The two buttons will light up blue for one second, and then off for one second until the battery is full, at which point the lights stay blue. On the surface, the TINI 2 is easy enough to operate. There are only two buttons to work with (power and mode), and the OLED display shows all the relevant information you need, such as the modes, battery level, remaining runtime, brightness level, and user mode. NITECORE TINI 2 | The OLED display may be tiny, but it’s full of useful information. Press the Power button to turn on the light. Then press the mode button to cycle through the 5 brightness modes.

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There are a lot of similarities between the two lights – this is also a keychain light, has emitters under a TIR, uses the same UI as the T4K, the same OLED screen – but that’s where the similarities end.Because the TINI2 uses the same UI as found in the T4K I previously reviewed, this section will be quite familiar to those who read the T4K review. Please bear with me on this! There are some subtle changes though, mainly the Turbo mode.

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While in Demo Mode, the TINI2 automatically turns off after 30 seconds in whatever brightness mode it's in. The compact torch is rechargeable via a USB-C port and has multiple charging safeguards, including over-discharge, overcharge, short-circuit protection and once charging has completed, it will automatically terminate. Please note, a charging cable is not included. The Nitecore TINI2 Flashlight is just over an inch and a half long, perfect for every day carry. NiteCore TINI2 Review

TINI1 UI was terrible and made me hate that light. TINI2 is a big step in the right direction but there are still many things that I dislike With the flashlight On, the screen will show the various information in sequence: brightness level, lumens and user mode (Demo or Daily) and then the time remaining before the battery runs out. To reactivate the display just press the “MODE” button. The Nitecore TINI2 comes from the Nitecore’s T series and is the second generation version of the original Nitecore TINI model. The operational buttons comprise of a power button and a mode button. The power button turns the TINI 2 on with a short press and then the mode button cycles through ultra-low, low, mid and high with each press. A single press of the power button will turn the light off. The TINI 2 will remember the last used brightness level the next time it is turned on.

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There are two buttons below OLED display. The bottom on turns the light on and off, while the top button lets you cycle between 1, 15, 65, and 200 lumens. Note: By being in DEMO mode and reactivating the flashlight within 3 seconds after turning it off, you will have temporary access to DAILY mode until you turn off the flashlight again. When fully charged: Turbo 15min, High 45min, Mid 2hr 30min, Low 8hr, Ultralow 60hr. It was able to hold a charge for over a month with infrequent use.

My first impressions

There are tint shifts throughout the beam profile. The hotspot is cool white whilst the corona possess a slight yellowish-green tint; and most of the spill having a slight yellowish-green tint. The provided keychain clasp is of a fairly decent quality to be able to support the full weight of the light and should hold up to the test of time.