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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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ThruNite Archer 2A C

ThruNite Archer 2A C

1,000 lmAA
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Sofirn IF22A

Sofirn IF22A

2,100 lm21700
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Fenix PD36R Pro

Fenix PD36R Pro

2,800 lm21700
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Cloud Defensive REIN Dual Fuel

Cloud Defensive REIN Dual Fuel

1,100 lm18650
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Fenix PD35 V3.0

Fenix PD35 V3.0

1,700 lm18650
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NITECORE MH12 Pro

NITECORE MH12 Pro

3,300 lm21700
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Beam Pattern
▾Price & Scores2
Price$30$31$60$33$46$120$350$75$113
MSRP$30$31$80$33$70$120$350$75$90
▾Output & Beam7
Max Lumens1 lm200 lm2,836 lm1,000 lm2,100 lm2,800 lm1,100 lm1,700 lm3,300 lm
Sustained Lumens—100 lm1,000 lm400 lm950 lm1,000 lm600 lm700 lm1,100 lm
Peak Candela——120,000 cd—85,000 cd36,000 cd71,000 cd—63,000 cd
Beam Distance——692 m—680 m380 m533 m—505 m
Beam Patternhybridfloodthrowhybridthrowhybridthrowhybridthrow
IP RatingIPX8IPX4IPX8IPX8IPX8IP68IPX8IPX8IP68
Impact Resistance1.5 m1.0 m1.5 m1.5 m1.0 m1.5 m2.0 m1.5 m1.0 m
▾Runtime4
Runtime (High)——60 min—75 min180 min60 min—140 min
Runtime (Med)————220 min————
Runtime (500lm)——90 min—120 min220 min75 min—190 min
Turbo Stepdown——30 s—45 s120 s30 s—80 s
▾Physical5
Weight——230 g—126 g169 g196 g—121 g
Length——145 mm—127 mm145 mm152 mm—155 mm
Head Diameter——55.0 mm—42.0 mm27.0 mm28.0 mm—25.4 mm
Body Diameter——35.0 mm—27.0 mm27.0 mm25.4 mm—25.4 mm
Body MaterialAluminumPolymerAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminum
▾Battery & Charging6
Battery Type18650AAA21700, 26650AA2170021700186501865021700
Chargingusb-cnoneusb-cusb-cusb-cusb-cnoneusb-cusb-c
USB-CNoNoYesNoYesYesNoNoYes
Replaceable BatteryYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Battery IncludedNoNoNoNoYesNoNoNoNo
Rechargeable BatteryNoNoYesNoYesYesNoNoYes
▾Features7
Switch Typedualsidesidetailsidedualtaildualdual
Strobe ModeNoNoYesNoYesYesNoNoYes
Memory ModeNoNoYesNoYesYesNoNoYes
LockoutNoNoYesNoYesNoNoNoYes
Moonlight ModeNoNoYesNoYesYesNoNoYes
Magnetic TailcapNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Pocket ClipNoNoNoNoYesYesNoNoYes
▾Emitter & Optics1
LED / Emitter——Luminus SFT70—Luminus SFT40Luminus SFT70——Luminus SFT70
▾Category Scores5
Tactical Score75.747.878.475.576.074.374.372.575.7
EDC Score85.649.181.874.367.674.367.974.774.6
Value Score80.953.080.676.079.873.067.775.274.5
Throw Score70.535.888.070.584.975.480.770.581.9
Flood Score86.135.883.567.770.779.064.373.881.2
▾Amazon3
Amazon Reviews4136171,893316565579945528
Amazon Rating4.54.64.64.54.54.84.44.64.0
Release Year2,0242,0202,0212,0242,0222,0222,0232,0222,024
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