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Spec
Klarus E5

Klarus E5

470 lm
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Olight I3T 2 EOS

Olight I3T 2 EOS

200 lmAAA
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Sofirn IF22A

Sofirn IF22A

2,100 lm21700
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ThruNite Catapult V6

ThruNite Catapult V6

2,836 lm21700
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Fenix PD36R Pro

Fenix PD36R Pro

2,800 lm21700
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ThruNite Archer 2A C

ThruNite Archer 2A C

1,000 lmAA
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Cloud Defensive REIN Micro

Cloud Defensive REIN Micro

18650
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NITECORE MH12 Pro

NITECORE MH12 Pro

3,300 lm21700
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Beam Pattern
▾Price & Scores2
Price$15$14$46$60$120$33$330$113
MSRP$15$14$70$80$120$33$330$90
▾Output & Beam7
Max Lumens470 lm200 lm2,100 lm2,836 lm2,800 lm1,000 lm1 lm3,300 lm
Sustained Lumens200 lm100 lm950 lm1,000 lm1,000 lm400 lm—1,100 lm
Peak Candela—961 cd85,000 cd120,000 cd36,000 cd——63,000 cd
Beam Distance—62 m680 m692 m380 m——505 m
Beam Patternfloodhybridthrowthrowhybridhybridthrowthrow
IP RatingIP65IPX8IPX8IPX8IP68IPX8IPX8IP68
Impact Resistance1.0 m1.5 m1.0 m1.5 m1.5 m1.5 m2.0 m1.0 m
▾Runtime4
Runtime (High)45 min35 min75 min60 min180 min——140 min
Runtime (Med)——220 min—————
Runtime (500lm)——120 min90 min220 min——190 min
Turbo Stepdown——45 s30 s120 s——80 s
▾Physical5
Weight—42 g126 g230 g169 g——121 g
Length—87 mm127 mm145 mm145 mm——155 mm
Head Diameter—15.0 mm42.0 mm55.0 mm27.0 mm——25.4 mm
Body Diameter—15.0 mm27.0 mm35.0 mm27.0 mm——25.4 mm
Body MaterialAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminum
▾Battery & Charging6
Battery Type—AAA2170021700, 2665021700AA1865021700
Chargingusb-cnoneusb-cusb-cusb-cusb-cnoneusb-c
USB-CNoNoYesYesYesNoNoYes
Replaceable BatteryNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Battery IncludedNoNoYesNoNoNoNoNo
Rechargeable BatteryNoNoYesYesYesNoNoYes
▾Features7
Switch Typesidetailsidesidedualtailtaildual
Strobe ModeNoNoYesYesYesNoNoYes
Memory ModeNoYesYesYesYesNoNoYes
LockoutNoNoYesYesNoNoNoYes
Moonlight ModeNoNoYesYesYesNoNoYes
Magnetic TailcapNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Pocket ClipNoYesYesNoYesNoNoYes
▾Emitter & Optics1
LED / Emitter——Luminus SFT40Luminus SFT70Luminus SFT70——Luminus SFT70
▾Category Scores5
Tactical Score35.845.876.078.474.375.579.375.7
EDC Score55.259.367.681.874.374.379.374.6
Value Score59.059.579.880.673.076.079.374.5
Throw Score25.819.284.988.075.470.579.381.9
Flood Score49.041.270.783.579.067.779.381.2
▾Amazon3
Amazon Reviews1,9192,6075651,893579316288
Amazon Rating4.54.74.54.64.84.54.74.0
Release Year2,0232,0232,0222,0212,0222,0242,0232,024
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