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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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Fenix PD36R Pro

Fenix PD36R Pro

2,800 lm21700
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ThruNite Archer 2A C

ThruNite Archer 2A C

1,000 lmAA
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Cloud Defensive REIN Micro

Cloud Defensive REIN Micro

18650
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NITECORE MH12 Pro

NITECORE MH12 Pro

3,300 lm21700
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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$120$33$330$113$350
MSRP$30$31$80$120$33$330$90$350
▾Output & Beam7
Max Lumens1 lm200 lm2,836 lm2,800 lm1,000 lm1 lm3,300 lm1,100 lm
Sustained Lumens—100 lm1,000 lm1,000 lm400 lm—1,100 lm600 lm
Peak Candela——120,000 cd36,000 cd——63,000 cd71,000 cd
Beam Distance——692 m380 m——505 m533 m
Beam Patternhybridfloodthrowhybridhybridthrowthrowthrow
IP RatingIPX8IPX4IPX8IP68IPX8IPX8IP68IPX8
Impact Resistance1.5 m1.0 m1.5 m1.5 m1.5 m2.0 m1.0 m2.0 m
▾Runtime3
Runtime (High)——60 min180 min——140 min60 min
Runtime (500lm)——90 min220 min——190 min75 min
Turbo Stepdown——30 s120 s——80 s30 s
▾Physical5
Weight——230 g169 g——121 g196 g
Length——145 mm145 mm——155 mm152 mm
Head Diameter——55.0 mm27.0 mm——25.4 mm28.0 mm
Body Diameter——35.0 mm27.0 mm——25.4 mm25.4 mm
Body MaterialAluminumPolymerAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminum
▾Battery & Charging6
Battery Type18650AAA21700, 2665021700AA186502170018650
Chargingusb-cnoneusb-cusb-cusb-cnoneusb-cnone
USB-CNoNoYesYesNoNoYesNo
Replaceable BatteryYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Battery IncludedNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Rechargeable BatteryNoNoYesYesNoNoYesNo
▾Features7
Switch Typedualsidesidedualtailtaildualtail
Strobe ModeNoNoYesYesNoNoYesNo
Memory ModeNoNoYesYesNoNoYesNo
LockoutNoNoYesNoNoNoYesNo
Moonlight ModeNoNoYesYesNoNoYesNo
Magnetic TailcapNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Pocket ClipNoNoNoYesNoNoYesNo
▾Emitter & Optics1
LED / Emitter——Luminus SFT70Luminus SFT70——Luminus SFT70—
▾Category Scores5
Tactical Score75.747.878.474.375.579.375.774.3
EDC Score85.649.181.874.374.379.374.667.9
Value Score80.953.080.673.076.079.374.567.7
Throw Score70.535.888.075.470.579.381.980.7
Flood Score86.135.883.579.067.779.381.264.3
▾Amazon3
Amazon Reviews4136171,89357931628894
Amazon Rating4.54.64.64.84.54.74.04.4
Release Year2,0242,0202,0212,0222,0242,0232,0242,023
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