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Energizer Auto-On LED Rechargeable

Energizer Auto-On LED Rechargeable

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NITECORE NU25 MCT UL

NITECORE NU25 MCT UL

400 lm
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ThruNite Catapult V6

ThruNite Catapult V6

2,836 lm21700
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ThruNite Archer 2A C

ThruNite Archer 2A C

1,000 lmAA
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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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NITECORE MH12 Pro

NITECORE MH12 Pro

3,300 lm21700
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Beam Pattern
▾Price & Scores2
Price$31$31$60$33$120$46$350$113
MSRP$31$31$80$33$120$70$350$90
▾Output & Beam7
Max Lumens1 lm400 lm2,836 lm1,000 lm2,800 lm2,100 lm1,100 lm3,300 lm
Sustained Lumens—200 lm1,000 lm400 lm1,000 lm950 lm600 lm1,100 lm
Peak Candela——120,000 cd—36,000 cd85,000 cd71,000 cd63,000 cd
Beam Distance——692 m—380 m680 m533 m505 m
Beam Patternhybridfloodthrowhybridhybridthrowthrowthrow
IP RatingIPX4—IPX8IPX8IP68IPX8IPX8IP68
Impact Resistance1.0 m—1.5 m1.5 m1.5 m1.0 m2.0 m1.0 m
▾Runtime4
Runtime (High)——60 min—180 min75 min60 min140 min
Runtime (Med)—————220 min——
Runtime (500lm)——90 min—220 min120 min75 min190 min
Turbo Stepdown——30 s—120 s45 s30 s80 s
▾Physical5
Weight—28 g230 g—169 g126 g196 g121 g
Length——145 mm—145 mm127 mm152 mm155 mm
Head Diameter——55.0 mm—27.0 mm42.0 mm28.0 mm25.4 mm
Body Diameter——35.0 mm—27.0 mm27.0 mm25.4 mm25.4 mm
Body MaterialPolymerPolymerAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminum
▾Battery & Charging6
Battery Type——21700, 26650AA21700217001865021700
Chargingusb-cusb-cusb-cusb-cusb-cusb-cnoneusb-c
USB-CNoNoYesNoYesYesNoYes
Replaceable BatteryNoNoYesYesYesYesYesYes
Battery IncludedNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
Rechargeable BatteryNoNoYesNoYesYesNoYes
▾Features7
Switch Typesidesidesidetaildualsidetaildual
Strobe ModeNoNoYesNoYesYesNoYes
Memory ModeNoNoYesNoYesYesNoYes
LockoutNoNoYesNoNoYesNoYes
Moonlight ModeNoNoYesNoYesYesNoYes
Magnetic TailcapNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Pocket ClipNoNoNoNoYesYesNoYes
▾Emitter & Optics1
LED / Emitter——Luminus SFT70—Luminus SFT70Luminus SFT40—Luminus SFT70
▾Category Scores5
Tactical Score47.834.878.475.574.376.074.375.7
EDC Score70.752.281.874.374.367.667.974.6
Value Score59.856.280.676.073.079.867.774.5
Throw Score35.819.588.070.575.484.980.781.9
Flood Score71.845.483.567.779.070.764.381.2
▾Amazon3
Amazon Reviews18,7591,1291,893316579565948
Amazon Rating4.74.84.64.54.84.54.44.0
Release Year2,0212,0242,0212,0242,0222,0222,0232,024
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