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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
Cloud Defensive REIN Micro

Cloud Defensive REIN Micro

18650
$329.94Buy on Amazon
ThruNite Catapult V6

ThruNite Catapult V6

2,836 lm21700
$59.95Buy on Amazon
Sofirn IF22A

Sofirn IF22A

2,100 lm21700
$45.99Buy on Amazon
Sofirn SP31 V3

Sofirn SP31 V3

18650
$29.97Buy on Amazon
Cloud Defensive REIN Dual Fuel

Cloud Defensive REIN Dual Fuel

1,100 lm18650
$349.99Buy on Amazon
Beam Pattern
▾Price & Scores2
Price$10$13$33$330$60$46$30$350
MSRP$10$13$33$330$80$70$30$350
▾Output & Beam7
Max Lumens120 lm50 lm1,000 lm1 lm2,836 lm2,100 lm1 lm1,100 lm
Sustained Lumens60 lm30 lm400 lm—1,000 lm950 lm—600 lm
Peak Candela————120,000 cd85,000 cd—71,000 cd
Beam Distance————692 m680 m—533 m
Beam Patternfloodfloodhybridthrowthrowthrowhybridthrow
IP Rating——IPX8IPX8IPX8IPX8IPX8IPX8
Impact Resistance——1.5 m2.0 m1.5 m1.0 m1.5 m2.0 m
▾Runtime4
Runtime (High)————60 min75 min—60 min
Runtime (Med)—————220 min——
Runtime (500lm)————90 min120 min—75 min
Turbo Stepdown————30 s45 s—30 s
▾Physical5
Weight————230 g126 g—196 g
Length————145 mm127 mm—152 mm
Head Diameter————55.0 mm42.0 mm—28.0 mm
Body Diameter————35.0 mm27.0 mm—25.4 mm
Body MaterialAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminum
▾Battery & Charging6
Battery TypeAAA—AA1865021700, 26650217001865018650
Chargingnoneusb-cusb-cnoneusb-cusb-cusb-cnone
USB-CNoNoNoNoYesYesNoNo
Replaceable BatteryYesNoYesYesYesYesYesYes
Battery IncludedNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
Rechargeable BatteryNoNoNoNoYesYesNoNo
▾Features7
Switch Typetailsidetailtailsidesidedualtail
Strobe ModeNoNoNoNoYesYesNoNo
Memory ModeNoNoNoNoYesYesNoNo
LockoutNoNoNoNoYesYesNoNo
Moonlight ModeNoNoNoNoYesYesNoNo
Magnetic TailcapNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Pocket ClipNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
▾Checklist9
Impact Resistant——✓✓✓✓✓✓
Waterproof——✓✓✓✓✓✓
USB-C Rechargeable✗✗✗✗✓✓✗✗
Battery Replaceable✓✗✓✓✓✓✓✓
Strobe Mode✗✗✗✗✓✓✗✗
Memory Mode✗✗✗✗✓✓✗✗
Lockout✗✗✗✗✓✓✗✗
Magnetic Tailcap✗✗✗✗✗✗✗✗
Pocket Clip✗✗✗✗✗✓✗✗
▾Emitter & Optics1
LED / Emitter————Luminus SFT70Luminus SFT40——
▾Category Scores5
Tactical Score35.635.675.579.378.476.075.774.3
EDC Score41.166.374.379.381.867.685.667.9
Value Score46.051.776.079.380.679.880.967.7
Throw Score19.519.570.579.388.084.970.580.7
Flood Score25.767.867.779.383.570.786.164.3
▾Amazon3
Amazon Reviews3,9268,336316281,89356541394
Amazon Rating4.44.84.54.74.64.54.54.4
Release Year2,0182,0232,0242,0232,0212,0222,0242,023
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