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Spec
Olight IMINI 2

Olight IMINI 2

50 lm
$13.28Buy on Amazon
Olight I3T 2 EOS

Olight I3T 2 EOS

200 lmAAA
$13.99Buy on Amazon
NITECORE MH12 Pro

NITECORE MH12 Pro

3,300 lm21700
$89.95Buy on Amazon
ThruNite Archer 2A C

ThruNite Archer 2A C

1,000 lmAA
$32.90Buy on Amazon
Cloud Defensive REIN Micro

Cloud Defensive REIN Micro

18650
$329.94Buy on Amazon
Cloud Defensive REIN Dual Fuel

Cloud Defensive REIN Dual Fuel

1,100 lm18650
$349.99Buy on Amazon
Sofirn SP31 V3

Sofirn SP31 V3

18650
$29.97Buy on Amazon
ThruNite Catapult V6

ThruNite Catapult V6

2,836 lm21700
$59.95Buy on Amazon
Beam Pattern
▾Price & Scores2
Price$13$14$90$33$330$350$30$60
MSRP$13$14$90$33$330$350$30$80
▾Output & Beam7
Max Lumens50 lm200 lm3,300 lm1,000 lm1 lm1,100 lm1 lm2,836 lm
Sustained Lumens30 lm100 lm1,100 lm400 lm—600 lm—1,000 lm
Peak Candela—961 cd63,000 cd——71,000 cd—120,000 cd
Beam Distance—62 m505 m——533 m—692 m
Beam Patternfloodhybridthrowhybridthrowthrowhybridthrow
IP Rating—IPX8IP68IPX8IPX8IPX8IPX8IPX8
Impact Resistance—1.5 m1.0 m1.5 m2.0 m2.0 m1.5 m1.5 m
▾Runtime3
Runtime (High)—35 min140 min——60 min—60 min
Runtime (500lm)——190 min——75 min—90 min
Turbo Stepdown——80 s——30 s—30 s
▾Physical5
Weight—42 g121 g——196 g—230 g
Length—87 mm155 mm——152 mm—145 mm
Head Diameter—15.0 mm25.4 mm——28.0 mm—55.0 mm
Body Diameter—15.0 mm25.4 mm——25.4 mm—35.0 mm
Body MaterialAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminum
▾Battery & Charging6
Battery Type—AAA21700AA18650186501865021700, 26650
Chargingusb-cnoneusb-cusb-cnonenoneusb-cusb-c
USB-CNoNoYesNoNoNoNoYes
Replaceable BatteryNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Battery IncludedNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Rechargeable BatteryNoNoYesNoNoNoNoYes
▾Features7
Switch Typesidetaildualtailtailtaildualside
Strobe ModeNoNoYesNoNoNoNoYes
Memory ModeNoYesYesNoNoNoNoYes
LockoutNoNoYesNoNoNoNoYes
Moonlight ModeNoNoYesNoNoNoNoYes
Magnetic TailcapNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Pocket ClipNoYesYesNoNoNoNoNo
▾Checklist9
Impact Resistant—✓✓✓✓✓✓✓
Waterproof—✓✓✓✓✓✓✓
USB-C Rechargeable✗✗✓✗✗✗✗✓
Battery Replaceable✗✓✓✓✓✓✓✓
Strobe Mode✗✗✓✗✗✗✗✓
Memory Mode✗✓✓✗✗✗✗✓
Lockout✗✗✓✗✗✗✗✓
Magnetic Tailcap✗✗✗✗✗✗✗✗
Pocket Clip✗✓✓✗✗✗✗✗
▾Emitter & Optics1
LED / Emitter——Luminus SFT70————Luminus SFT70
▾Category Scores5
Tactical Score35.645.876.675.579.374.375.778.4
EDC Score66.359.377.574.379.367.985.681.8
Value Score51.759.577.876.079.367.780.980.6
Throw Score19.519.281.970.579.380.770.588.0
Flood Score67.841.282.867.779.364.386.183.5
▾Amazon3
Amazon Reviews8,3362,607831628944131,893
Amazon Rating4.84.74.04.54.74.44.54.6
Release Year2,0232,0232,0242,0242,0232,0232,0242,021
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