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Spec
Klarus E5

Klarus E5

470 lm
$14.95Buy on Amazon
Olight I3T 2 EOS

Olight I3T 2 EOS

200 lmAAA
$13.99Buy on Amazon
ThruNite Archer 2A C

ThruNite Archer 2A C

1,000 lmAA
$32.90Buy on Amazon
ThruNite Catapult V6

ThruNite Catapult V6

2,836 lm21700
$59.95Buy on Amazon
Cloud Defensive REIN Micro

Cloud Defensive REIN Micro

18650
$329.94Buy on Amazon
Sofirn SP31 V3

Sofirn SP31 V3

18650
$29.97Buy on Amazon
Cloud Defensive REIN Dual Fuel

Cloud Defensive REIN Dual Fuel

1,100 lm18650
$349.99Buy on Amazon
Wurkkos HD01 PRO

Wurkkos HD01 PRO

$69.99Buy on Amazon
Beam Pattern
▾Price & Scores2
Price$15$14$33$60$330$30$350$70
MSRP$15$14$33$80$330$30$350$70
▾Output & Beam7
Max Lumens470 lm200 lm1,000 lm2,836 lm1 lm1 lm1,100 lm1 lm
Sustained Lumens200 lm100 lm400 lm1,000 lm——600 lm—
Peak Candela—961 cd—120,000 cd——71,000 cd—
Beam Distance—62 m—692 m——533 m—
Beam Patternfloodhybridhybridthrowthrowhybridthrowhybrid
IP RatingIP65IPX8IPX8IPX8IPX8IPX8IPX8IPX8
Impact Resistance1.0 m1.5 m1.5 m1.5 m2.0 m1.5 m2.0 m1.5 m
▾Runtime3
Runtime (High)45 min35 min—60 min——60 min—
Runtime (500lm)———90 min——75 min—
Turbo Stepdown———30 s——30 s—
▾Physical5
Weight—42 g—230 g——196 g—
Length—87 mm—145 mm——152 mm—
Head Diameter—15.0 mm—55.0 mm——28.0 mm—
Body Diameter—15.0 mm—35.0 mm——25.4 mm—
Body MaterialAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminum
▾Battery & Charging6
Battery Type—AAAAA21700, 26650186501865018650—
Chargingusb-cnoneusb-cusb-cnoneusb-cnoneusb-c
USB-CNoNoNoYesNoNoNoNo
Replaceable BatteryNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Battery IncludedNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Rechargeable BatteryNoNoNoYesNoNoNoNo
▾Features7
Switch Typesidetailtailsidetaildualtailside
Strobe ModeNoNoNoYesNoNoNoNo
Memory ModeNoYesNoYesNoNoNoNo
LockoutNoNoNoYesNoNoNoNo
Moonlight ModeNoNoNoYesNoNoNoNo
Magnetic TailcapNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Pocket ClipNoYesNoNoNoNoNoNo
▾Checklist9
Impact Resistant✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓
Waterproof✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓
USB-C Rechargeable✗✗✗✓✗✗✗✗
Battery Replaceable✗✓✓✓✓✓✓✓
Strobe Mode✗✗✗✓✗✗✗✗
Memory Mode✗✓✗✓✗✗✗✗
Lockout✗✗✗✓✗✗✗✗
Magnetic Tailcap✗✗✗✗✗✗✗✗
Pocket Clip✗✓✗✗✗✗✗✗
▾Emitter & Optics1
LED / Emitter———Luminus SFT70————
▾Category Scores5
Tactical Score35.845.875.578.479.375.774.372.8
EDC Score55.259.374.381.879.385.667.977.3
Value Score59.059.576.080.679.380.967.775.2
Throw Score25.819.270.588.079.370.580.770.5
Flood Score49.041.267.783.579.386.164.377.5
▾Amazon3
Amazon Reviews1,9192,6073161,8932841394202
Amazon Rating4.54.74.54.64.74.54.44.5
Release Year2,0232,0232,0242,0212,0232,0242,0232,024
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