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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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NITECORE MH12 Pro

NITECORE MH12 Pro

3,300 lm21700
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Cloud Defensive REIN Micro

Cloud Defensive REIN Micro

18650
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Sofirn IF22A

Sofirn IF22A

2,100 lm21700
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Fenix PD36R Pro

Fenix PD36R Pro

2,800 lm21700
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Sofirn SP31 V3

Sofirn SP31 V3

18650
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ThruNite Archer 2A C

ThruNite Archer 2A C

1,000 lmAA
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Beam Pattern
▾Price & Scores2
Price$20$20$113$330$46$120$30$33
MSRP$20$20$90$330$70$120$30$33
▾Output & Beam7
Max Lumens272 lm650 lm3,300 lm1 lm2,100 lm2,800 lm1 lm1,000 lm
Sustained Lumens150 lm300 lm1,100 lm—950 lm1,000 lm—400 lm
Peak Candela——63,000 cd—85,000 cd36,000 cd——
Beam Distance——505 m—680 m380 m——
Beam Patternhybridhybridthrowthrowthrowhybridhybridhybrid
IP RatingIPX4IPX8IP68IPX8IPX8IP68IPX8IPX8
Impact Resistance1.0 m1.5 m1.0 m2.0 m1.0 m1.5 m1.5 m1.5 m
▾Runtime4
Runtime (High)—60 min140 min—75 min180 min——
Runtime (Med)————220 min———
Runtime (500lm)——190 min—120 min220 min——
Turbo Stepdown——80 s—45 s120 s——
▾Physical5
Weight—59 g121 g—126 g169 g——
Length—89 mm155 mm—127 mm145 mm——
Head Diameter—18.5 mm25.4 mm—42.0 mm27.0 mm——
Body Diameter—18.5 mm25.4 mm—27.0 mm27.0 mm——
Body MaterialAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminum
▾Battery & Charging6
Battery TypeAAAA2170018650217002170018650AA
Chargingnonenoneusb-cnoneusb-cusb-cusb-cusb-c
USB-CNoNoYesNoYesYesNoNo
Replaceable BatteryYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Battery IncludedNoNoNoNoYesNoNoNo
Rechargeable BatteryNoNoYesNoYesYesNoNo
▾Features7
Switch Typetailtaildualtailsidedualdualtail
Strobe ModeNoNoYesNoYesYesNoNo
Memory ModeNoNoYesNoYesYesNoNo
LockoutNoNoYesNoYesNoNoNo
Moonlight ModeNoNoYesNoYesYesNoNo
Magnetic TailcapNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Pocket ClipNoNoYesNoYesYesNoNo
▾Emitter & Optics1
LED / Emitter——Luminus SFT70—Luminus SFT40Luminus SFT70——
▾Category Scores5
Tactical Score48.661.075.779.376.074.375.775.5
EDC Score53.771.474.679.367.674.385.674.3
Value Score57.671.274.579.379.873.080.976.0
Throw Score35.852.581.979.384.975.470.570.5
Flood Score41.861.381.279.370.779.086.167.7
▾Amazon3
Amazon Reviews10,1455,318828565579413316
Amazon Rating4.64.54.04.74.54.84.54.5
Release Year2,0152,0202,0242,0232,0222,0222,0242,024
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