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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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NITECORE MH12 Pro

NITECORE MH12 Pro

3,300 lm21700
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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 Dual Fuel

Cloud Defensive REIN Dual Fuel

1,100 lm18650
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Beam Pattern
▾Price & Scores2
Price$15$14$113$46$60$120$33$350
MSRP$15$14$90$70$80$120$33$350
▾Output & Beam7
Max Lumens470 lm200 lm3,300 lm2,100 lm2,836 lm2,800 lm1,000 lm1,100 lm
Sustained Lumens200 lm100 lm1,100 lm950 lm1,000 lm1,000 lm400 lm600 lm
Peak Candela—961 cd63,000 cd85,000 cd120,000 cd36,000 cd—71,000 cd
Beam Distance—62 m505 m680 m692 m380 m—533 m
Beam Patternfloodhybridthrowthrowthrowhybridhybridthrow
IP RatingIP65IPX8IP68IPX8IPX8IP68IPX8IPX8
Impact Resistance1.0 m1.5 m1.0 m1.0 m1.5 m1.5 m1.5 m2.0 m
▾Runtime4
Runtime (High)45 min35 min140 min75 min60 min180 min—60 min
Runtime (Med)———220 min————
Runtime (500lm)——190 min120 min90 min220 min—75 min
Turbo Stepdown——80 s45 s30 s120 s—30 s
▾Physical5
Weight—42 g121 g126 g230 g169 g—196 g
Length—87 mm155 mm127 mm145 mm145 mm—152 mm
Head Diameter—15.0 mm25.4 mm42.0 mm55.0 mm27.0 mm—28.0 mm
Body Diameter—15.0 mm25.4 mm27.0 mm35.0 mm27.0 mm—25.4 mm
Body MaterialAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminum
▾Battery & Charging6
Battery Type—AAA217002170021700, 2665021700AA18650
Chargingusb-cnoneusb-cusb-cusb-cusb-cusb-cnone
USB-CNoNoYesYesYesYesNoNo
Replaceable BatteryNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Battery IncludedNoNoNoYesNoNoNoNo
Rechargeable BatteryNoNoYesYesYesYesNoNo
▾Features7
Switch Typesidetaildualsidesidedualtailtail
Strobe ModeNoNoYesYesYesYesNoNo
Memory ModeNoYesYesYesYesYesNoNo
LockoutNoNoYesYesYesNoNoNo
Moonlight ModeNoNoYesYesYesYesNoNo
Magnetic TailcapNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Pocket ClipNoYesYesYesNoYesNoNo
▾Emitter & Optics1
LED / Emitter——Luminus SFT70Luminus SFT40Luminus SFT70Luminus SFT70——
▾Category Scores5
Tactical Score35.845.875.776.078.474.375.574.3
EDC Score55.259.374.667.681.874.374.367.9
Value Score59.059.574.579.880.673.076.067.7
Throw Score25.819.281.984.988.075.470.580.7
Flood Score49.041.281.270.783.579.067.764.3
▾Amazon3
Amazon Reviews1,9192,60785651,89357931694
Amazon Rating4.54.74.04.54.64.84.54.4
Release Year2,0232,0232,0242,0222,0212,0222,0242,023
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