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Spec
Klarus E5

Klarus E5

470 lm
Olight I3T 2 EOS

Olight I3T 2 EOS

200 lmAAA
NITECORE MH12 Pro

NITECORE MH12 Pro

3,300 lm21700
ThruNite Catapult V6

ThruNite Catapult V6

2,836 lm21700
Sofirn SP31 V3

Sofirn SP31 V3

18650
ThruNite Archer 2A C

ThruNite Archer 2A C

1,000 lmAA
Beam Pattern
▾Price & Scores2
Price$15$14$113$60$30$33
MSRP$15$14$90$80$30$33
▾Output & Beam7
Max Lumens470 lm200 lm3,300 lm2,836 lm1 lm1,000 lm
Sustained Lumens200 lm100 lm1,100 lm1,000 lm—400 lm
Peak Candela—961 cd63,000 cd120,000 cd——
Beam Distance—62 m505 m692 m——
Beam Patternfloodhybridthrowthrowhybridhybrid
IP RatingIP65IPX8IP68IPX8IPX8IPX8
Impact Resistance1.0 m1.5 m1.0 m1.5 m1.5 m1.5 m
▾Runtime3
Runtime (High)45 min35 min140 min60 min——
Runtime (500lm)——190 min90 min——
Turbo Stepdown——80 s30 s——
▾Physical5
Weight—42 g121 g230 g——
Length—87 mm155 mm145 mm——
Head Diameter—15.0 mm25.4 mm55.0 mm——
Body Diameter—15.0 mm25.4 mm35.0 mm——
Body MaterialAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminum
▾Battery & Charging6
Battery Type—AAA2170021700, 2665018650AA
Chargingusb-cnoneusb-cusb-cusb-cusb-c
USB-CNoNoYesYesNoNo
Replaceable BatteryNoYesYesYesYesYes
Battery IncludedNoNoNoNoNoNo
Rechargeable BatteryNoNoYesYesNoNo
▾Features7
Switch Typesidetaildualsidedualtail
Strobe ModeNoNoYesYesNoNo
Memory ModeNoYesYesYesNoNo
LockoutNoNoYesYesNoNo
Moonlight ModeNoNoYesYesNoNo
Magnetic TailcapNoNoNoNoNoNo
Pocket ClipNoYesYesNoNoNo
▾Emitter & Optics1
LED / Emitter——Luminus SFT70Luminus SFT70——
▾Category Scores5
Tactical Score35.845.875.778.475.775.5
EDC Score55.259.374.681.885.674.3
Value Score59.059.574.580.680.976.0
Throw Score25.819.281.988.070.570.5
Flood Score49.041.281.283.586.167.7
▾Amazon3
Amazon Reviews1,9192,60781,893413316
Amazon Rating4.54.74.04.64.54.5
Release Year2,0232,0232,0242,0212,0242,024
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