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Spec
Sofirn SP31 V3

Sofirn SP31 V3

18650
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Princeton Tec Byte

Princeton Tec Byte

200 lmAAA
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ThruNite Catapult V6

ThruNite Catapult V6

2,836 lm21700
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Sofirn IF22A

Sofirn IF22A

2,100 lm21700
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NITECORE MH12 Pro

NITECORE MH12 Pro

3,300 lm21700
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Fenix PD36R Pro

Fenix PD36R Pro

2,800 lm21700
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Fenix PD35 V3.0

Fenix PD35 V3.0

1,700 lm18650
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Cloud Defensive REIN Dual Fuel

Cloud Defensive REIN Dual Fuel

1,100 lm18650
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Beam Pattern
▾Price & Scores2
Price$30$31$60$46$113$120$75$350
MSRP$30$31$80$70$90$120$75$350
▾Output & Beam7
Max Lumens1 lm200 lm2,836 lm2,100 lm3,300 lm2,800 lm1,700 lm1,100 lm
Sustained Lumens—100 lm1,000 lm950 lm1,100 lm1,000 lm700 lm600 lm
Peak Candela——120,000 cd85,000 cd63,000 cd36,000 cd—71,000 cd
Beam Distance——692 m680 m505 m380 m—533 m
Beam Patternhybridfloodthrowthrowthrowhybridhybridthrow
IP RatingIPX8IPX4IPX8IPX8IP68IP68IPX8IPX8
Impact Resistance1.5 m1.0 m1.5 m1.0 m1.0 m1.5 m1.5 m2.0 m
▾Runtime4
Runtime (High)——60 min75 min140 min180 min—60 min
Runtime (Med)———220 min————
Runtime (500lm)——90 min120 min190 min220 min—75 min
Turbo Stepdown——30 s45 s80 s120 s—30 s
▾Physical5
Weight——230 g126 g121 g169 g—196 g
Length——145 mm127 mm155 mm145 mm—152 mm
Head Diameter——55.0 mm42.0 mm25.4 mm27.0 mm—28.0 mm
Body Diameter——35.0 mm27.0 mm25.4 mm27.0 mm—25.4 mm
Body MaterialAluminumPolymerAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminum
▾Battery & Charging6
Battery Type18650AAA21700, 266502170021700217001865018650
Chargingusb-cnoneusb-cusb-cusb-cusb-cusb-cnone
USB-CNoNoYesYesYesYesNoNo
Replaceable BatteryYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Battery IncludedNoNoNoYesNoNoNoNo
Rechargeable BatteryNoNoYesYesYesYesNoNo
▾Features7
Switch Typedualsidesidesidedualdualdualtail
Strobe ModeNoNoYesYesYesYesNoNo
Memory ModeNoNoYesYesYesYesNoNo
LockoutNoNoYesYesYesNoNoNo
Moonlight ModeNoNoYesYesYesYesNoNo
Magnetic TailcapNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Pocket ClipNoNoNoYesYesYesNoNo
▾Emitter & Optics1
LED / Emitter——Luminus SFT70Luminus SFT40Luminus SFT70Luminus SFT70——
▾Category Scores5
Tactical Score75.747.878.476.075.774.372.574.3
EDC Score85.649.181.867.674.674.374.767.9
Value Score80.953.080.679.874.573.075.267.7
Throw Score70.535.888.084.981.975.470.580.7
Flood Score86.135.883.570.781.279.073.864.3
▾Amazon3
Amazon Reviews4136171,893565857955294
Amazon Rating4.54.64.64.54.04.84.64.4
Release Year2,0242,0202,0212,0222,0242,0222,0222,023
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