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Spec
Olight IMINI 2

Olight IMINI 2

50 lm
Olight I3T 2 EOS

Olight I3T 2 EOS

200 lmAAA
Cloud Defensive REIN Micro

Cloud Defensive REIN Micro

18650
Sofirn IF22A

Sofirn IF22A

2,100 lm21700
ThruNite Catapult V6

ThruNite Catapult V6

2,836 lm21700
ThruNite Archer 2A C

ThruNite Archer 2A C

1,000 lmAA
Sofirn SP31 V3

Sofirn SP31 V3

18650
NITECORE MH12 Pro

NITECORE MH12 Pro

3,300 lm21700
Beam Pattern
▾Price & Scores2
Price$13$14$330$46$60$33$30$113
MSRP$13$14$330$70$80$33$30$90
▾Output & Beam7
Max Lumens50 lm200 lm1 lm2,100 lm2,836 lm1,000 lm1 lm3,300 lm
Sustained Lumens30 lm100 lm—950 lm1,000 lm400 lm—1,100 lm
Peak Candela—961 cd—85,000 cd120,000 cd——63,000 cd
Beam Distance—62 m—680 m692 m——505 m
Beam Patternfloodhybridthrowthrowthrowhybridhybridthrow
IP Rating—IPX8IPX8IPX8IPX8IPX8IPX8IP68
Impact Resistance—1.5 m2.0 m1.0 m1.5 m1.5 m1.5 m1.0 m
▾Runtime4
Runtime (High)—35 min—75 min60 min——140 min
Runtime (Med)———220 min————
Runtime (500lm)———120 min90 min——190 min
Turbo Stepdown———45 s30 s——80 s
▾Physical5
Weight—42 g—126 g230 g——121 g
Length—87 mm—127 mm145 mm——155 mm
Head Diameter—15.0 mm—42.0 mm55.0 mm——25.4 mm
Body Diameter—15.0 mm—27.0 mm35.0 mm——25.4 mm
Body MaterialAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminum
▾Battery & Charging6
Battery Type—AAA186502170021700, 26650AA1865021700
Chargingusb-cnonenoneusb-cusb-cusb-cusb-cusb-c
USB-CNoNoNoYesYesNoNoYes
Replaceable BatteryNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Battery IncludedNoNoNoYesNoNoNoNo
Rechargeable BatteryNoNoNoYesYesNoNoYes
▾Features7
Switch Typesidetailtailsidesidetaildualdual
Strobe ModeNoNoNoYesYesNoNoYes
Memory ModeNoYesNoYesYesNoNoYes
LockoutNoNoNoYesYesNoNoYes
Moonlight ModeNoNoNoYesYesNoNoYes
Magnetic TailcapNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Pocket ClipNoYesNoYesNoNoNoYes
▾Emitter & Optics1
LED / Emitter———Luminus SFT40Luminus SFT70——Luminus SFT70
▾Category Scores5
Tactical Score35.645.879.376.078.475.575.775.7
EDC Score66.359.379.367.681.874.385.674.6
Value Score51.759.579.379.880.676.080.974.5
Throw Score19.519.279.384.988.070.570.581.9
Flood Score67.841.279.370.783.567.786.181.2
▾Amazon3
Amazon Reviews8,3362,607285651,8933164138
Amazon Rating4.84.74.74.54.64.54.54.0
Release Year2,0232,0232,0232,0222,0212,0242,0242,024
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