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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
Cloud Defensive REIN Micro

Cloud Defensive REIN Micro

18650
$329.94Buy on Amazon
ThruNite Archer 2A C

ThruNite Archer 2A C

1,000 lmAA
$32.90Buy on Amazon
Sofirn IF22A

Sofirn IF22A

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

Sofirn SP31 V3

18650
$29.97Buy 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$330$33$46$30$60$350
MSRP$10$13$330$33$70$30$80$350
▾Output & Beam7
Max Lumens120 lm50 lm1 lm1,000 lm2,100 lm1 lm2,836 lm1,100 lm
Sustained Lumens60 lm30 lm—400 lm950 lm—1,000 lm600 lm
Peak Candela————85,000 cd—120,000 cd71,000 cd
Beam Distance————680 m—692 m533 m
Beam Patternfloodfloodthrowhybridthrowhybridthrowthrow
IP Rating——IPX8IPX8IPX8IPX8IPX8IPX8
Impact Resistance——2.0 m1.5 m1.0 m1.5 m1.5 m2.0 m
▾Runtime4
Runtime (High)————75 min—60 min60 min
Runtime (Med)————220 min———
Runtime (500lm)————120 min—90 min75 min
Turbo Stepdown————45 s—30 s30 s
▾Physical5
Weight————126 g—230 g196 g
Length————127 mm—145 mm152 mm
Head Diameter————42.0 mm—55.0 mm28.0 mm
Body Diameter————27.0 mm—35.0 mm25.4 mm
Body MaterialAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminum
▾Battery & Charging6
Battery TypeAAA—18650AA217001865021700, 2665018650
Chargingnoneusb-cnoneusb-cusb-cusb-cusb-cnone
USB-CNoNoNoNoYesNoYesNo
Replaceable BatteryYesNoYesYesYesYesYesYes
Battery IncludedNoNoNoNoYesNoNoNo
Rechargeable BatteryNoNoNoNoYesNoYesNo
▾Features7
Switch Typetailsidetailtailsidedualsidetail
Strobe ModeNoNoNoNoYesNoYesNo
Memory ModeNoNoNoNoYesNoYesNo
LockoutNoNoNoNoYesNoYesNo
Moonlight ModeNoNoNoNoYesNoYesNo
Magnetic TailcapNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Pocket ClipNoNoNoNoYesNoNoNo
▾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 SFT70—
▾Category Scores5
Tactical Score35.635.679.375.576.075.778.474.3
EDC Score41.166.379.374.367.685.681.867.9
Value Score46.051.779.376.079.880.980.667.7
Throw Score19.519.579.370.584.970.588.080.7
Flood Score25.767.879.367.770.786.183.564.3
▾Amazon3
Amazon Reviews3,9268,336283165654131,89394
Amazon Rating4.44.84.74.54.54.54.64.4
Release Year2,0182,0232,0232,0242,0222,0242,0212,023
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