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Spec
NITECORE EDC37

NITECORE EDC37

8,000 lm
$118.95Buy on Amazon
NITECORE P20iX

NITECORE P20iX

4,000 lm21700
$119.95Buy on Amazon
ThruNite Archer 2A C

ThruNite Archer 2A C

1,000 lmAA
$32.90Buy on Amazon
ThruNite Catapult V6

ThruNite Catapult V6

2,836 lm21700
$59.95Buy on Amazon
Fenix PD36R Pro

Fenix PD36R Pro

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

Cloud Defensive REIN Micro

18650
$329.94Buy on Amazon
Wurkkos TD02

Wurkkos TD02

18650
$32.99Buy on Amazon
Cloud Defensive REIN Dual Fuel

Cloud Defensive REIN Dual Fuel

1,100 lm18650
$349.99Buy on Amazon
Beam Pattern
▾Price & Scores2
Price$119$120$33$60$120$330$33$350
MSRP$119$120$33$80$120$330$33$350
▾Output & Beam7
Max Lumens8,000 lm4,000 lm1,000 lm2,836 lm2,800 lm1 lm1 lm1,100 lm
Sustained Lumens2,000 lm1,200 lm400 lm1,000 lm1,000 lm——600 lm
Peak Candela—12,200 cd—120,000 cd36,000 cd——71,000 cd
Beam Distance—221 m—692 m380 m——533 m
Beam Patternfloodhybridhybridthrowhybridthrowhybridthrow
IP RatingIPX8IPX8IPX8IPX8IP68IPX8IPX8IPX8
Impact Resistance1.5 m1.5 m1.5 m1.5 m1.5 m2.0 m1.5 m2.0 m
▾Runtime3
Runtime (High)—120 min—60 min180 min——60 min
Runtime (500lm)———90 min220 min——75 min
Turbo Stepdown———30 s120 s——30 s
▾Physical5
Weight—116 g—230 g169 g——196 g
Length—142 mm—145 mm145 mm——152 mm
Head Diameter—31.8 mm—55.0 mm27.0 mm——28.0 mm
Body Diameter—25.4 mm—35.0 mm27.0 mm——25.4 mm
Body MaterialAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminum
▾Battery & Charging6
Battery Type—21700AA21700, 2665021700186501865018650
Chargingusb-cusb-cusb-cusb-cusb-cnoneusb-cnone
USB-CNoYesNoYesYesNoNoNo
Replaceable BatteryNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Battery IncludedNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Rechargeable BatteryNoYesNoYesYesNoNoNo
▾Features7
Switch Typesidedualtailsidedualtaildualtail
Strobe ModeNoYesNoYesYesNoNoNo
Memory ModeNoYesNoYesYesNoNoNo
LockoutNoYesNoYesNoNoNoNo
Moonlight ModeNoYesNoYesYesNoNoNo
Magnetic TailcapNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Pocket ClipNoYesNoNoYesNoNoNo
▾Checklist9
Impact Resistant✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓
Waterproof✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓
USB-C Rechargeable✗✓✗✓✓✗✗✗
Battery Replaceable✗✓✓✓✓✓✓✓
Strobe Mode✗✓✗✓✓✗✗✗
Memory Mode✗✓✗✓✓✗✗✗
Lockout✗✓✗✓✗✗✗✗
Magnetic Tailcap✗✗✗✗✗✗✗✗
Pocket Clip✗✓✗✗✓✗✗✗
▾Emitter & Optics1
LED / Emitter—Cree XP-L2 V6—Luminus SFT70Luminus SFT70———
▾Category Scores5
Tactical Score69.360.775.578.474.379.375.574.3
EDC Score80.478.074.381.874.379.385.067.9
Value Score79.469.876.080.673.079.380.467.7
Throw Score70.556.470.588.075.479.370.580.7
Flood Score89.085.167.783.579.079.385.464.3
▾Amazon3
Amazon Reviews3461,2523161,893579281,28694
Amazon Rating4.54.54.54.64.84.74.44.4
Release Year2,0242,0212,0242,0212,0222,0232,0232,023
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