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Spec
IMALENT SR16

IMALENT SR16

55,000 lm21700
SureFire M640 U-Pro

SureFire M640 U-Pro

1,000 lm18650
ThruNite Catapult V6

ThruNite Catapult V6

2,836 lm21700
Sofirn IF22A

Sofirn IF22A

2,100 lm21700
Cloud Defensive REIN Micro

Cloud Defensive REIN Micro

18650
ThruNite Archer 2A C

ThruNite Archer 2A C

1,000 lmAA
Sofirn SP31 V3

Sofirn SP31 V3

18650
Fenix PD35 V3.0

Fenix PD35 V3.0

1,700 lm18650
Beam Pattern
▾Price & Scores2
Price$296$280$60$46$330$33$30$75
MSRP$296$280$80$70$330$33$30$75
▾Output & Beam7
Max Lumens55,000 lm1,000 lm2,836 lm2,100 lm1 lm1,000 lm1 lm1,700 lm
Sustained Lumens15,000 lm500 lm1,000 lm950 lm—400 lm—700 lm
Peak Candela—16,000 cd120,000 cd85,000 cd————
Beam Distance—250 m692 m680 m————
Beam Patternfloodhybridthrowthrowthrowhybridhybridhybrid
IP RatingIPX8IPX7IPX8IPX8IPX8IPX8IPX8IPX8
Impact Resistance1.0 m1.0 m1.5 m1.0 m2.0 m1.5 m1.5 m1.5 m
▾Runtime4
Runtime (High)60 min90 min60 min75 min————
Runtime (Med)———220 min————
Runtime (500lm)—110 min90 min120 min————
Turbo Stepdown15 s60 s30 s45 s————
▾Physical5
Weight—184 g230 g126 g————
Length—155 mm145 mm127 mm————
Head Diameter—25.4 mm55.0 mm42.0 mm————
Body Diameter—25.4 mm35.0 mm27.0 mm————
Body MaterialAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminum
▾Battery & Charging6
Battery Type217001865021700, 266502170018650AA1865018650
Chargingusb-cnoneusb-cusb-cnoneusb-cusb-cusb-c
USB-CNoNoYesYesNoNoNoNo
Replaceable BatteryNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Battery IncludedNoNoNoYesNoNoNoNo
Rechargeable BatteryNoNoYesYesNoNoNoNo
▾Features7
Switch Typesidetailsidesidetailtaildualdual
Strobe ModeNoNoYesYesNoNoNoNo
Memory ModeNoNoYesYesNoNoNoNo
LockoutNoNoYesYesNoNoNoNo
Moonlight ModeNoNoYesYesNoNoNoNo
Magnetic TailcapNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Pocket ClipNoNoNoYesNoNoNoNo
▾Emitter & Optics1
LED / Emitter——Luminus SFT70Luminus SFT40————
▾Category Scores5
Tactical Score43.551.778.476.079.375.575.772.5
EDC Score56.640.281.867.679.374.385.674.7
Value Score44.937.280.679.879.376.080.975.2
Throw Score49.057.388.084.979.370.570.570.5
Flood Score75.248.083.570.779.367.786.173.8
▾Amazon3
Amazon Reviews872901,89356528316413552
Amazon Rating4.34.74.64.54.74.54.54.6
Release Year2,0232,0222,0212,0222,0232,0242,0242,022
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