Andoer KM-72B RGB LED Light Review (Small & Mighty!?)

Welcome to a review of the Andoer KM-72B RGB LED light, and this is a tiny gadget that I think deserves more credit. There sure are a lot of LED panels these days, but getting a good RGB one can still cost quite a bit.

Even though this Andoer is small, it costs lesser than $15. It is also “stackable” to create a bigger panel to cover larger areas – It is small but still pretty versatile. Is it a good buy? Read on to find out!

 

THE OVERVIEW

Price	About USD 15 (As at the time of writing)
Links	Get from eBay: Click Here
Package	Bare basics – Has a box, light, and instruction manual.
Build Quality	Plastic, but hard to break.
Functionality	Warm and cool lights, RGB lights.
User Friendliness	Turn on the power. Press to cycle through modes, turn the wheel to adjust power.
Value	$15 for a portable RGB light is dirt cheap.
Overall	The only downside is the lack of Bluetooth connection, hard to sync when using multiple pieces together.

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Walkthrough	Usage & Experience	Specs & Useful Bits
The Verdict

 

 

UNBOXING & FIRST IMPRESSIONS

Yep, my first impression of this is… Nothing exciting here. Just a white box. Even the packaging inside this box is “very straightforward”, it only has 2 things – The LED light in bubble wrap and an instruction slip. That’s all.

 

 

MIGHTY DECENT GOOD BUILD QUALITY

I think the build quality does not need a lot of explanation, one look and you know instantly. There is only one way I can describe the material of the Andoer – Plastic. But thankfully, this is not the cheap flimsy type and it is surprisingly well-built. It is almost like a single piece with no parts that will break.

The “control panel” is at the back, which is essentially nothing but a wheel that doubles up as the power button.

• Press-and-hold to switch on/off.
• Short press to cycle the modes, and there are 7 of them. The first 5 modes are warm/cold white lights, 6th is a blinking SOS, and the last is RGB.
• Warm/cold white is self-explanatory. Just turn the wheel to adjust the brightness.
• The RGB mode is kind of funky though. It will automatically cycle through the various hues, and we press the button to lock the color we want… Miss the color, and we have to go through the entire “wait for the color to come”.

 

 

A STACKABLE LED LIGHT

There are hot shoe mounts on 3 sides of the light, we can potentially stack a bunch of these together to create a bigger panel. Although, getting all of them to sync to the same color temperature and brightness can be a real problem with the “automatic RGB cycle”.

 

BATTERY & LIFE

There are 2 versions of the KM-72. The one I got here is KM72-B, and it takes in 2 AA batteries. The other version is KM-72A, and it has a built-in battery. Both of them accept an external USB-C, so you can use a power bank with it.

While I cannot attest to the battery life of the built-in version, 2 GP rechargeable AA batteries lasted for an hour or so (on full blast). These things do drain quite a lot of power, but the light is also pretty bright for something this small.

 

 

 

NO SYNC, DIFFICULT CONTROLS

Yes, it’s lightweight, portable, and stackable. But what good is it for? Maybe for some small objects, products, or food photography. Apart from that, the KM-72 really suffers from a lack of controls.

• As mentioned previously, there is no way to sync the lights to the same brightness.
• There is no way to get all the lights to the same color.
• The brightness in RGB mode is also not adjustable.
• It is an absolute pain trying to adjust many of these lights.

So Andoer – Please come up with another version with Bluetooth and a smartphone app. I don’t mind paying the slight extra cost. Just some additional software features to sync and group them together will turn the KM72 into an ultimate mini light.

 

 

 

THE SPECS

• Power: 5W
• Battery Capacity (KM72-A): 2000MAH
• Working Time: About 1.5 hours (depending on battery for KM72-B)
• Weight: 90g (KM72-A) 50g (KM72-B)
• Color Temperature: 3200K to 6500K, RGB
• Dimensions: 83 X 66 X 26 mm
• LED: 68pcs. 4 RGB, 32 yellow, 32 white.
• USB interface: USB-C
• Color Rendering Index (CRI): >95%

 

THE GOOD

• Very affordable RGB LED lights.
• Extremely portable, literally fits in a pocket.
• Stackable, buy more to create a bigger panel.
• Uses 2 common AA batteries, USB-C interface.

 

THE BAD

• Cannot sync brightness, RGB color when using multiple pieces.
• The brightness level of RGB colors cannot be adjusted.
• Not very useful as the main light for professional work.