Ready Hour 4-in-1 Emergency Radio vs Eton FRX3+ Emergency Radio

Both are hand-crank, solar, NOAA-capable emergency radios with a flashlight and phone charging. The Ready Hour adds a four-LED room light, an alert siren with a red light, a focusable beam and a rubberized water-resistant housing, and it runs on 3 AAA backup cells. The Eton FRX3+ has a digital display with automatic scan, a headphone jack, a larger 2600 mAh battery and a glow-in-the-dark locator, but no water resistance and no user-replaceable battery. Owners rate the Ready Hour highly at 4.8 from 761 ratings; the Eton is the better-known name with Red Cross licensing and a one-year warranty.

• Choose the Ready Hour 4-in-1 if you want a room light, a siren alert, a focusable flashlight and a water-resistant body for a bug-out bag or storm kit.
• Choose the Eton FRX3+ if you want a digital tuner with auto scan, a headphone jack for private listening and the larger battery for phone charging.