This is a sleek looking flashlight ( mine is all black), comfortable to hold, though a little heavy considering the size. Its not at all compact, meaning one you can carry and shine with your fingers. This advertises a wide beam, and it delivers on that. Unfortunately, the projection is short and the wide beam is dull to the point of it being fairly useless. Further, because of the shape of the end, you cannot stand this flashlight on end, meaning it takes up more space.To add insult to injury, the flashlight wore through it batteries very quickly and now the end cap is somehow fused on so that I cannot remove it to replace the batteries.