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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
Sofirn SP31 V3

Sofirn SP31 V3

18650
$29.97Buy on Amazon
Fenix PD36R Pro

Fenix PD36R Pro

2,800 lm21700
$120.45Buy on Amazon
Cloud Defensive REIN Dual Fuel

Cloud Defensive REIN Dual Fuel

1,100 lm18650
$349.99Buy on Amazon
Cloud Defensive REIN Micro

Cloud Defensive REIN Micro

18650
$329.94Buy on Amazon
NITECORE MH12 Pro

NITECORE MH12 Pro

3,300 lm21700
$89.95Buy on Amazon
Beam Pattern
▾Price & Scores2
Price$10$13$33$30$120$350$330$90
MSRP$10$13$33$30$120$350$330$90
▾Output & Beam7
Max Lumens120 lm50 lm1,000 lm1 lm2,800 lm1,100 lm1 lm3,300 lm
Sustained Lumens60 lm30 lm400 lm—1,000 lm600 lm—1,100 lm
Peak Candela————36,000 cd71,000 cd—63,000 cd
Beam Distance————380 m533 m—505 m
Beam Patternfloodfloodhybridhybridhybridthrowthrowthrow
IP Rating——IPX8IPX8IP68IPX8IPX8IP68
Impact Resistance——1.5 m1.5 m1.5 m2.0 m2.0 m1.0 m
▾Runtime3
Runtime (High)————180 min60 min—140 min
Runtime (500lm)————220 min75 min—190 min
Turbo Stepdown————120 s30 s—80 s
▾Physical5
Weight————169 g196 g—121 g
Length————145 mm152 mm—155 mm
Head Diameter————27.0 mm28.0 mm—25.4 mm
Body Diameter————27.0 mm25.4 mm—25.4 mm
Body MaterialAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminum
▾Battery & Charging6
Battery TypeAAA—AA1865021700186501865021700
Chargingnoneusb-cusb-cusb-cusb-cnonenoneusb-c
USB-CNoNoNoNoYesNoNoYes
Replaceable BatteryYesNoYesYesYesYesYesYes
Battery IncludedNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Rechargeable BatteryNoNoNoNoYesNoNoYes
▾Features7
Switch Typetailsidetaildualdualtailtaildual
Strobe ModeNoNoNoNoYesNoNoYes
Memory ModeNoNoNoNoYesNoNoYes
LockoutNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYes
Moonlight ModeNoNoNoNoYesNoNoYes
Magnetic TailcapNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Pocket ClipNoNoNoNoYesNoNoYes
▾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 Score35.635.675.575.774.374.379.376.6
EDC Score41.166.374.385.674.367.979.377.5
Value Score46.051.776.080.973.067.779.377.8
Throw Score19.519.570.570.575.480.779.381.9
Flood Score25.767.867.786.179.064.379.382.8
▾Amazon3
Amazon Reviews3,9268,33631641357994288
Amazon Rating4.44.84.54.54.84.44.74.0
Release Year2,0182,0232,0242,0242,0222,0232,0232,024
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