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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
Cloud Defensive REIN Micro

Cloud Defensive REIN Micro

18650
$329.94Buy on Amazon
Sofirn IF22A

Sofirn IF22A

2,100 lm21700
$45.99Buy on Amazon
ThruNite Catapult V6

ThruNite Catapult V6

2,836 lm21700
$59.95Buy 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$30$330$46$60$350
MSRP$10$13$33$30$330$70$80$350
▾Output & Beam7
Max Lumens120 lm50 lm1,000 lm1 lm1 lm2,100 lm2,836 lm1,100 lm
Sustained Lumens60 lm30 lm400 lm——950 lm1,000 lm600 lm
Peak Candela—————85,000 cd120,000 cd71,000 cd
Beam Distance—————680 m692 m533 m
Beam Patternfloodfloodhybridhybridthrowthrowthrowthrow
IP Rating——IPX8IPX8IPX8IPX8IPX8IPX8
Impact Resistance——1.5 m1.5 m2.0 m1.0 m1.5 m2.0 m
▾Runtime4
Runtime (High)—————75 min60 min60 min
Runtime (Med)—————220 min——
Runtime (500lm)—————120 min90 min75 min
Turbo Stepdown—————45 s30 s30 s
▾Physical5
Weight—————126 g230 g196 g
Length—————127 mm145 mm152 mm
Head Diameter—————42.0 mm55.0 mm28.0 mm
Body Diameter—————27.0 mm35.0 mm25.4 mm
Body MaterialAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminum
▾Battery & Charging6
Battery TypeAAA—AA18650186502170021700, 2665018650
Chargingnoneusb-cusb-cusb-cnoneusb-cusb-cnone
USB-CNoNoNoNoNoYesYesNo
Replaceable BatteryYesNoYesYesYesYesYesYes
Battery IncludedNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
Rechargeable BatteryNoNoNoNoNoYesYesNo
▾Features7
Switch Typetailsidetaildualtailsidesidetail
Strobe ModeNoNoNoNoNoYesYesNo
Memory ModeNoNoNoNoNoYesYesNo
LockoutNoNoNoNoNoYesYesNo
Moonlight ModeNoNoNoNoNoYesYesNo
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 SFT40Luminus SFT70—
▾Category Scores5
Tactical Score35.635.675.575.779.376.078.474.3
EDC Score41.166.374.385.679.367.681.867.9
Value Score46.051.776.080.979.379.880.667.7
Throw Score19.519.570.570.579.384.988.080.7
Flood Score25.767.867.786.179.370.783.564.3
▾Amazon3
Amazon Reviews3,9268,336316413285651,89394
Amazon Rating4.44.84.54.54.74.54.64.4
Release Year2,0182,0232,0242,0242,0232,0222,0212,023
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