The best rechargeable wall sconces

Rechargeable sconces became popular for a good reason: they put fixture-shaped light on a wall with no wiring, no outlet and no cord running down the paint. For a rented bedroom with the only socket on the wrong wall, that is a genuine solution.

The trade is a charging habit, and whether you keep that habit depends on one number that manufacturers are reluctant to print plainly: runtime at the brightness you will actually use.

Battery capacity in mAh is printed everywhere, and it describes the tank rather than the engine. A "50 hour" claim is nearly always measured at a low setting. The same trade governs every battery light on this site and is set out in plug-in vs battery vs rechargeable: a small battery holds a fixed amount of energy, so brightness and runtime pull against each other.

NIORSUN, set of 2 - the pick. It is the only one here that publishes both numbers you need: 300 lumens per sconce, and runtime at full output (25 hours) as well as dimmed (72). That second figure is the one that lets you predict how often you will be charging, and publishing it is a small act of honesty the rest of the category avoids. It also offers a 3000K warm white, which suits a bedroom.
Cons: 300 lm is accent-to-ambient, not a room light; the 5,200 mAh battery is half the size of the largest here; and no CRI is published.

YHCDLAMP, set of 2 - for the longest time between charges. A 10,000 mAh magnetic bulb stated at up to 50 hours - the biggest battery in the category. The bulb lifts off magnetically to charge, so the fixture stays put.
Cons: no lumen figure at all, so the 50 hours cannot be related to any brightness; the RGB modes are a novelty in a bedroom; and the runtime is almost certainly at a low setting.

Inovessa Lumina, 2-pack - for mounting flexibility. Up to 40 hours stated, three color temperatures, a magnetic quick-release head, and the choice of magnetic or screw mounting - which is the detail that matters if your lease is strict about fixings.
Cons: no lumen figure published, and the runtime claim does not say at which setting.

Choose the mount before the style. Adhesive mounting leaves nothing behind if removed properly and holds poorly on textured paint. A single screw is sturdier and leaves a small hole. Magnetic plates adhere once and let the sconce lift off. The removal technique for adhesive is in no-drill lighting.

Prefer a head that lifts off to charge. A sconce you must unscrew from the wall to charge gets charged twice and then abandoned. A magnetic bulb or head that lifts away and charges by USB is the single feature that decides whether you use one for years.

Use them where the cord is the problem. Beside a bed with the outlet on the other wall, in a hallway with no socket, on a wall where a cord would cross a doorway. Where there is an outlet within reach, a plug-in sconce is brighter and never needs charging - the comparison is in plug-in vs rechargeable wall sconces.

Mount at the right height. Beside a bed, the light source should sit just above seated eye level so you are not looking into it - the reasoning is in best bedside lamps.