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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
Cloud Defensive REIN Micro

Cloud Defensive REIN Micro

18650
$329.94Buy on Amazon
Fenix PD36R Pro

Fenix PD36R Pro

2,800 lm21700
$120.45Buy 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
NITECORE MH12 Pro

NITECORE MH12 Pro

3,300 lm21700
$89.95Buy on Amazon
Beam Pattern
▾Price & Scores2
Price$15$14$33$330$120$350$70$90
MSRP$15$14$33$330$120$350$70$90
▾Output & Beam7
Max Lumens470 lm200 lm1,000 lm1 lm2,800 lm1,100 lm1 lm3,300 lm
Sustained Lumens200 lm100 lm400 lm—1,000 lm600 lm—1,100 lm
Peak Candela—961 cd——36,000 cd71,000 cd—63,000 cd
Beam Distance—62 m——380 m533 m—505 m
Beam Patternfloodhybridhybridthrowhybridthrowhybridthrow
IP RatingIP65IPX8IPX8IPX8IP68IPX8IPX8IP68
Impact Resistance1.0 m1.5 m1.5 m2.0 m1.5 m2.0 m1.5 m1.0 m
▾Runtime3
Runtime (High)45 min35 min——180 min60 min—140 min
Runtime (500lm)————220 min75 min—190 min
Turbo Stepdown————120 s30 s—80 s
▾Physical5
Weight—42 g——169 g196 g—121 g
Length—87 mm——145 mm152 mm—155 mm
Head Diameter—15.0 mm——27.0 mm28.0 mm—25.4 mm
Body Diameter—15.0 mm——27.0 mm25.4 mm—25.4 mm
Body MaterialAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminum
▾Battery & Charging6
Battery Type—AAAAA186502170018650—21700
Chargingusb-cnoneusb-cnoneusb-cnoneusb-cusb-c
USB-CNoNoNoNoYesNoNoYes
Replaceable BatteryNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Battery IncludedNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Rechargeable BatteryNoNoNoNoYesNoNoYes
▾Features7
Switch Typesidetailtailtaildualtailsidedual
Strobe ModeNoNoNoNoYesNoNoYes
Memory ModeNoYesNoNoYesNoNoYes
LockoutNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYes
Moonlight ModeNoNoNoNoYesNoNoYes
Magnetic TailcapNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Pocket ClipNoYesNoNoYesNoNoYes
▾Checklist9
Impact Resistant✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓
Waterproof✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓
USB-C Rechargeable✗✗✗✗✓✗✗✓
Battery Replaceable✗✓✓✓✓✓✓✓
Strobe Mode✗✗✗✗✓✗✗✓
Memory Mode✗✓✗✗✓✗✗✓
Lockout✗✗✗✗✗✗✗✓
Magnetic Tailcap✗✗✗✗✗✗✗✗
Pocket Clip✗✓✗✗✓✗✗✓
▾Emitter & Optics1
LED / Emitter————Luminus SFT70——Luminus SFT70
▾Category Scores5
Tactical Score35.845.875.579.374.374.372.876.6
EDC Score55.259.374.379.374.367.977.377.5
Value Score59.059.576.079.373.067.775.277.8
Throw Score25.819.270.579.375.480.770.581.9
Flood Score49.041.267.779.379.064.377.582.8
▾Amazon3
Amazon Reviews1,9192,60731628579942028
Amazon Rating4.54.74.54.74.84.44.54.0
Release Year2,0232,0232,0242,0232,0222,0232,0242,024
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