Flashlight
Many phones include a small, bright white LED that functions as a flashlight.
In most phones, the LED light also does double-duty as a flash for the camera. However, not all camera phones with a flash allow flashlight (non-camera-related) use.
If this "flashlight" feature is indicated for a phone on this site, that means the LED flashlight can be used independently of the camera functions.
See: LED
Last updated Feb 2, 2017 by Rich Brome
Editor in Chief Rich became fascinated with cell phones in 1999, creating mobile web sites for phones with tiny black-and-white displays and obsessing over new phone models. Realizing a need for better info about phones, he started Phone Scoop in 2001, and has been helming the site ever since. Rich has spent two decades researching and covering every detail of the phone industry, traveling the world to tour factories, interview CEOs, and get every last spec and photo Phone Scoop readers have come to expect. As an industry veteran, Rich is a respected voice on phone technology of the past, present, and future.
