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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
Fenix PD36R Pro

Fenix PD36R Pro

2,800 lm21700
$120.45Buy 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
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$120$30$90$350
MSRP$10$13$330$33$120$30$90$350
▾Output & Beam7
Max Lumens120 lm50 lm1 lm1,000 lm2,800 lm1 lm3,300 lm1,100 lm
Sustained Lumens60 lm30 lm—400 lm1,000 lm—1,100 lm600 lm
Peak Candela————36,000 cd—63,000 cd71,000 cd
Beam Distance————380 m—505 m533 m
Beam Patternfloodfloodthrowhybridhybridhybridthrowthrow
IP Rating——IPX8IPX8IP68IPX8IP68IPX8
Impact Resistance——2.0 m1.5 m1.5 m1.5 m1.0 m2.0 m
▾Runtime3
Runtime (High)————180 min—140 min60 min
Runtime (500lm)————220 min—190 min75 min
Turbo Stepdown————120 s—80 s30 s
▾Physical5
Weight————169 g—121 g196 g
Length————145 mm—155 mm152 mm
Head Diameter————27.0 mm—25.4 mm28.0 mm
Body Diameter————27.0 mm—25.4 mm25.4 mm
Body MaterialAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminum
▾Battery & Charging6
Battery TypeAAA—18650AA21700186502170018650
Chargingnoneusb-cnoneusb-cusb-cusb-cusb-cnone
USB-CNoNoNoNoYesNoYesNo
Replaceable BatteryYesNoYesYesYesYesYesYes
Battery IncludedNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Rechargeable BatteryNoNoNoNoYesNoYesNo
▾Features7
Switch Typetailsidetailtaildualdualdualtail
Strobe ModeNoNoNoNoYesNoYesNo
Memory ModeNoNoNoNoYesNoYesNo
LockoutNoNoNoNoNoNoYesNo
Moonlight ModeNoNoNoNoYesNoYesNo
Magnetic TailcapNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Pocket ClipNoNoNoNoYesNoYesNo
▾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 Score35.635.679.375.574.375.776.674.3
EDC Score41.166.379.374.374.385.677.567.9
Value Score46.051.779.376.073.080.977.867.7
Throw Score19.519.579.370.575.470.581.980.7
Flood Score25.767.879.367.779.086.182.864.3
▾Amazon3
Amazon Reviews3,9268,33628316579413894
Amazon Rating4.44.84.74.54.84.54.04.4
Release Year2,0182,0232,0232,0242,0222,0242,0242,023
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