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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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ThruNite Archer 2A C

ThruNite Archer 2A C

1,000 lmAA
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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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Sofirn IF22A

Sofirn IF22A

2,100 lm21700
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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$33$60$120$46$350
MSRP$15$14$90$33$80$120$70$350
▾Output & Beam7
Max Lumens470 lm200 lm3,300 lm1,000 lm2,836 lm2,800 lm2,100 lm1,100 lm
Sustained Lumens200 lm100 lm1,100 lm400 lm1,000 lm1,000 lm950 lm600 lm
Peak Candela—961 cd63,000 cd—120,000 cd36,000 cd85,000 cd71,000 cd
Beam Distance—62 m505 m—692 m380 m680 m533 m
Beam Patternfloodhybridthrowhybridthrowhybridthrowthrow
IP RatingIP65IPX8IP68IPX8IPX8IP68IPX8IPX8
Impact Resistance1.0 m1.5 m1.0 m1.5 m1.5 m1.5 m1.0 m2.0 m
▾Runtime4
Runtime (High)45 min35 min140 min—60 min180 min75 min60 min
Runtime (Med)——————220 min—
Runtime (500lm)——190 min—90 min220 min120 min75 min
Turbo Stepdown——80 s—30 s120 s45 s30 s
▾Physical5
Weight—42 g121 g—230 g169 g126 g196 g
Length—87 mm155 mm—145 mm145 mm127 mm152 mm
Head Diameter—15.0 mm25.4 mm—55.0 mm27.0 mm42.0 mm28.0 mm
Body Diameter—15.0 mm25.4 mm—35.0 mm27.0 mm27.0 mm25.4 mm
Body MaterialAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminum
▾Battery & Charging6
Battery Type—AAA21700AA21700, 26650217002170018650
Chargingusb-cnoneusb-cusb-cusb-cusb-cusb-cnone
USB-CNoNoYesNoYesYesYesNo
Replaceable BatteryNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Battery IncludedNoNoNoNoNoNoYesNo
Rechargeable BatteryNoNoYesNoYesYesYesNo
▾Features7
Switch Typesidetaildualtailsidedualsidetail
Strobe ModeNoNoYesNoYesYesYesNo
Memory ModeNoYesYesNoYesYesYesNo
LockoutNoNoYesNoYesNoYesNo
Moonlight ModeNoNoYesNoYesYesYesNo
Magnetic TailcapNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Pocket ClipNoYesYesNoNoYesYesNo
▾Emitter & Optics1
LED / Emitter——Luminus SFT70—Luminus SFT70Luminus SFT70Luminus SFT40—
▾Category Scores5
Tactical Score35.845.875.775.578.474.376.074.3
EDC Score55.259.374.674.381.874.367.667.9
Value Score59.059.574.576.080.673.079.867.7
Throw Score25.819.281.970.588.075.484.980.7
Flood Score49.041.281.267.783.579.070.764.3
▾Amazon3
Amazon Reviews1,9192,60783161,89357956594
Amazon Rating4.54.74.04.54.64.84.54.4
Release Year2,0232,0232,0242,0242,0212,0222,0222,023
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