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Spec
Klarus HC3

Klarus HC3

$16.95Buy on Amazon
Klarus E5

Klarus E5

470 lm
$14.95Buy on Amazon
Sofirn IF22A

Sofirn IF22A

2,100 lm21700
$45.99Buy on Amazon
ThruNite Archer 2A C

ThruNite Archer 2A C

1,000 lmAA
$32.90Buy on Amazon
Fenix PD36R Pro

Fenix PD36R Pro

2,800 lm21700
$120.45Buy on Amazon
ThruNite Catapult V6

ThruNite Catapult V6

2,836 lm21700
$59.95Buy 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
Beam Pattern
▾Price & Scores2
Price$17$15$46$33$120$60$330$350
MSRP$17$15$70$33$120$80$330$350
▾Output & Beam7
Max Lumens1 lm470 lm2,100 lm1,000 lm2,800 lm2,836 lm1 lm1,100 lm
Sustained Lumens—200 lm950 lm400 lm1,000 lm1,000 lm—600 lm
Peak Candela——85,000 cd—36,000 cd120,000 cd—71,000 cd
Beam Distance——680 m—380 m692 m—533 m
Beam Patternfloodfloodthrowhybridhybridthrowthrowthrow
IP Rating—IP65IPX8IPX8IP68IPX8IPX8IPX8
Impact Resistance—1.0 m1.0 m1.5 m1.5 m1.5 m2.0 m2.0 m
▾Runtime4
Runtime (High)—45 min75 min—180 min60 min—60 min
Runtime (Med)——220 min—————
Runtime (500lm)——120 min—220 min90 min—75 min
Turbo Stepdown——45 s—120 s30 s—30 s
▾Physical5
Weight——126 g—169 g230 g—196 g
Length——127 mm—145 mm145 mm—152 mm
Head Diameter——42.0 mm—27.0 mm55.0 mm—28.0 mm
Body Diameter——27.0 mm—27.0 mm35.0 mm—25.4 mm
Body MaterialPolymerAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminum
▾Battery & Charging6
Battery Type——21700AA2170021700, 266501865018650
Chargingusb-cusb-cusb-cusb-cusb-cusb-cnonenone
USB-CNoNoYesNoYesYesNoNo
Replaceable BatteryNoNoYesYesYesYesYesYes
Battery IncludedNoNoYesNoNoNoNoNo
Rechargeable BatteryNoNoYesNoYesYesNoNo
▾Features7
Switch Typesidesidesidetaildualsidetailtail
Strobe ModeNoNoYesNoYesYesNoNo
Memory ModeNoNoYesNoYesYesNoNo
LockoutNoNoYesNoNoYesNoNo
Moonlight ModeNoNoYesNoYesYesNoNo
Magnetic TailcapNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Pocket ClipNoNoYesNoYesNoNoNo
▾Checklist9
Impact Resistant—✓✓✓✓✓✓✓
Waterproof—✓✓✓✓✓✓✓
USB-C Rechargeable✗✗✓✗✓✓✗✗
Battery Replaceable✗✗✓✓✓✓✓✓
Strobe Mode✗✗✓✗✓✓✗✗
Memory Mode✗✗✓✗✓✓✗✗
Lockout✗✗✓✗✗✓✗✗
Magnetic Tailcap✗✗✗✗✗✗✗✗
Pocket Clip✗✗✓✗✓✗✗✗
▾Emitter & Optics1
LED / Emitter——Luminus SFT40—Luminus SFT70Luminus SFT70——
▾Category Scores5
Tactical Score35.635.876.075.574.378.479.374.3
EDC Score66.355.267.674.374.381.879.367.9
Value Score51.759.079.876.073.080.679.367.7
Throw Score19.525.884.970.575.488.079.380.7
Flood Score67.849.070.767.779.083.579.364.3
▾Amazon3
Amazon Reviews5,4511,9195653165791,8932894
Amazon Rating4.64.54.54.54.84.64.74.4
Release Year2,0192,0232,0222,0242,0222,0212,0232,023
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