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Spec
Coast XPH30R

Coast XPH30R

1,200 lm
Sofirn IF22A

Sofirn IF22A

2,100 lm21700
ThruNite Archer 2A C

ThruNite Archer 2A C

1,000 lmAA
Cloud Defensive REIN Micro

Cloud Defensive REIN Micro

18650
Fenix PD36R Pro

Fenix PD36R Pro

2,800 lm21700
NITECORE MH12 Pro

NITECORE MH12 Pro

3,300 lm21700
Cloud Defensive REIN Dual Fuel

Cloud Defensive REIN Dual Fuel

1,100 lm18650
Beam Pattern
▾Price & Scores2
Price$48$46$33$330$120$113$350
MSRP$65$70$33$330$120$90$350
▾Output & Beam7
Max Lumens1,200 lm2,100 lm1,000 lm1 lm2,800 lm3,300 lm1,100 lm
Sustained Lumens600 lm950 lm400 lm—1,000 lm1,100 lm600 lm
Peak Candela—85,000 cd——36,000 cd63,000 cd71,000 cd
Beam Distance—680 m——380 m505 m533 m
Beam Patternhybridthrowhybridthrowhybridthrowthrow
IP RatingIPX4IPX8IPX8IPX8IP68IP68IPX8
Impact Resistance1.0 m1.0 m1.5 m2.0 m1.5 m1.0 m2.0 m
▾Runtime4
Runtime (High)—75 min——180 min140 min60 min
Runtime (Med)—220 min—————
Runtime (500lm)—120 min——220 min190 min75 min
Turbo Stepdown—45 s——120 s80 s30 s
▾Physical5
Weight—126 g——169 g121 g196 g
Length—127 mm——145 mm155 mm152 mm
Head Diameter—42.0 mm——27.0 mm25.4 mm28.0 mm
Body Diameter—27.0 mm——27.0 mm25.4 mm25.4 mm
Body MaterialAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminum
▾Battery & Charging6
Battery Type—21700AA18650217002170018650
Chargingusb-cusb-cusb-cnoneusb-cusb-cnone
USB-CNoYesNoNoYesYesNo
Replaceable BatteryYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Battery IncludedNoYesNoNoNoNoNo
Rechargeable BatteryNoYesNoNoYesYesNo
▾Features7
Switch Typesidesidetailtaildualdualtail
Strobe ModeNoYesNoNoYesYesNo
Memory ModeNoYesNoNoYesYesNo
LockoutNoYesNoNoNoYesNo
Moonlight ModeNoYesNoNoYesYesNo
Magnetic TailcapNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Pocket ClipNoYesNoNoYesYesNo
▾Emitter & Optics1
LED / Emitter—Luminus SFT40——Luminus SFT70Luminus SFT70—
▾Category Scores5
Tactical Score46.676.075.579.374.375.774.3
EDC Score65.667.674.379.374.374.667.9
Value Score68.179.876.079.373.074.567.7
Throw Score35.884.970.579.375.481.980.7
Flood Score65.170.767.779.379.081.264.3
▾Amazon3
Amazon Reviews5,24956531628579894
Amazon Rating4.64.54.54.74.84.04.4
Release Year2,0212,0222,0242,0232,0222,0242,023
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