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Spec
MagLite Mini PRO LED

MagLite Mini PRO LED

272 lmAA
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Lumintop Tool AA 2.0

Lumintop Tool AA 2.0

650 lmAA
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ThruNite Catapult V6

ThruNite Catapult V6

2,836 lm21700
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NITECORE MH12 Pro

NITECORE MH12 Pro

3,300 lm21700
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Sofirn IF22A

Sofirn IF22A

2,100 lm21700
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ThruNite Archer 2A C

ThruNite Archer 2A C

1,000 lmAA
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Sofirn SP31 V3

Sofirn SP31 V3

18650
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Cloud Defensive REIN Dual Fuel

Cloud Defensive REIN Dual Fuel

1,100 lm18650
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Beam Pattern
▾Price & Scores2
Price$20$20$60$113$46$33$30$350
MSRP$20$20$80$90$70$33$30$350
▾Output & Beam7
Max Lumens272 lm650 lm2,836 lm3,300 lm2,100 lm1,000 lm1 lm1,100 lm
Sustained Lumens150 lm300 lm1,000 lm1,100 lm950 lm400 lm—600 lm
Peak Candela——120,000 cd63,000 cd85,000 cd——71,000 cd
Beam Distance——692 m505 m680 m——533 m
Beam Patternhybridhybridthrowthrowthrowhybridhybridthrow
IP RatingIPX4IPX8IPX8IP68IPX8IPX8IPX8IPX8
Impact Resistance1.0 m1.5 m1.5 m1.0 m1.0 m1.5 m1.5 m2.0 m
▾Runtime4
Runtime (High)—60 min60 min140 min75 min——60 min
Runtime (Med)————220 min———
Runtime (500lm)——90 min190 min120 min——75 min
Turbo Stepdown——30 s80 s45 s——30 s
▾Physical5
Weight—59 g230 g121 g126 g——196 g
Length—89 mm145 mm155 mm127 mm——152 mm
Head Diameter—18.5 mm55.0 mm25.4 mm42.0 mm——28.0 mm
Body Diameter—18.5 mm35.0 mm25.4 mm27.0 mm——25.4 mm
Body MaterialAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminum
▾Battery & Charging6
Battery TypeAAAA21700, 266502170021700AA1865018650
Chargingnonenoneusb-cusb-cusb-cusb-cusb-cnone
USB-CNoNoYesYesYesNoNoNo
Replaceable BatteryYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Battery IncludedNoNoNoNoYesNoNoNo
Rechargeable BatteryNoNoYesYesYesNoNoNo
▾Features7
Switch Typetailtailsidedualsidetaildualtail
Strobe ModeNoNoYesYesYesNoNoNo
Memory ModeNoNoYesYesYesNoNoNo
LockoutNoNoYesYesYesNoNoNo
Moonlight ModeNoNoYesYesYesNoNoNo
Magnetic TailcapNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Pocket ClipNoNoNoYesYesNoNoNo
▾Emitter & Optics1
LED / Emitter——Luminus SFT70Luminus SFT70Luminus SFT40———
▾Category Scores5
Tactical Score48.661.078.475.776.075.575.774.3
EDC Score53.771.481.874.667.674.385.667.9
Value Score57.671.280.674.579.876.080.967.7
Throw Score35.852.588.081.984.970.570.580.7
Flood Score41.861.383.581.270.767.786.164.3
▾Amazon3
Amazon Reviews10,1455,3181,893856531641394
Amazon Rating4.64.54.64.04.54.54.54.4
Release Year2,0152,0202,0212,0242,0222,0242,0242,023
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