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Spec
Lumintop EDC01

Lumintop EDC01

120 lmAAA
$9.99Buy on Amazon
Olight IMINI 2

Olight IMINI 2

50 lm
$13.28Buy on Amazon
ThruNite Archer 2A C

ThruNite Archer 2A C

1,000 lmAA
$32.90Buy 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
Sofirn SP31 V3

Sofirn SP31 V3

18650
$29.97Buy on Amazon
NITECORE MH12 Pro

NITECORE MH12 Pro

3,300 lm21700
$89.95Buy on Amazon
Beam Pattern
▾Price & Scores2
Price$10$13$33$60$330$350$30$90
MSRP$10$13$33$80$330$350$30$90
▾Output & Beam7
Max Lumens120 lm50 lm1,000 lm2,836 lm1 lm1,100 lm1 lm3,300 lm
Sustained Lumens60 lm30 lm400 lm1,000 lm—600 lm—1,100 lm
Peak Candela———120,000 cd—71,000 cd—63,000 cd
Beam Distance———692 m—533 m—505 m
Beam Patternfloodfloodhybridthrowthrowthrowhybridthrow
IP Rating——IPX8IPX8IPX8IPX8IPX8IP68
Impact Resistance——1.5 m1.5 m2.0 m2.0 m1.5 m1.0 m
▾Runtime3
Runtime (High)———60 min—60 min—140 min
Runtime (500lm)———90 min—75 min—190 min
Turbo Stepdown———30 s—30 s—80 s
▾Physical5
Weight———230 g—196 g—121 g
Length———145 mm—152 mm—155 mm
Head Diameter———55.0 mm—28.0 mm—25.4 mm
Body Diameter———35.0 mm—25.4 mm—25.4 mm
Body MaterialAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminum
▾Battery & Charging6
Battery TypeAAA—AA21700, 2665018650186501865021700
Chargingnoneusb-cusb-cusb-cnonenoneusb-cusb-c
USB-CNoNoNoYesNoNoNoYes
Replaceable BatteryYesNoYesYesYesYesYesYes
Battery IncludedNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Rechargeable BatteryNoNoNoYesNoNoNoYes
▾Features7
Switch Typetailsidetailsidetailtaildualdual
Strobe ModeNoNoNoYesNoNoNoYes
Memory ModeNoNoNoYesNoNoNoYes
LockoutNoNoNoYesNoNoNoYes
Moonlight ModeNoNoNoYesNoNoNoYes
Magnetic TailcapNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Pocket ClipNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYes
▾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 Score35.635.675.578.479.374.375.776.6
EDC Score41.166.374.381.879.367.985.677.5
Value Score46.051.776.080.679.367.780.977.8
Throw Score19.519.570.588.079.380.770.581.9
Flood Score25.767.867.783.579.364.386.182.8
▾Amazon3
Amazon Reviews3,9268,3363161,89328944138
Amazon Rating4.44.84.54.64.74.44.54.0
Release Year2,0182,0232,0242,0212,0232,0232,0242,024
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