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Spec
Sofirn SP31 V3

Sofirn SP31 V3

1 lm18650
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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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Fenix PD36R Pro

Fenix PD36R Pro

2,800 lm21700
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NITECORE MH12 Pro

NITECORE MH12 Pro

3,300 lm21700
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Fenix PD35 V3.0

Fenix PD35 V3.0

1,700 lm18650
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Sofirn IF22A

Sofirn IF22A

2,100 lm21700
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Fenix HM70R

Fenix HM70R

1,600 lm21700
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Beam Pattern
▾Price & Scores2
Price$30$31$60$33$120$113$75$46$100
MSRP$30$31$80$33$120$90$75$70$100
▾Output & Beam7
Max Lumens1 lm200 lm2,836 lm1,000 lm2,800 lm3,300 lm1,700 lm2,100 lm1,600 lm
Sustained Lumens—100 lm1,000 lm400 lm1,000 lm1,100 lm700 lm950 lm700 lm
Peak Candela——120,000 cd—36,000 cd63,000 cd—85,000 cd—
Beam Distance——692 m—380 m505 m—680 m—
Beam Patternhybridfloodthrowhybridhybridthrowhybridthrowflood
IP RatingIPX8IPX4IPX8IPX8IP68IP68IPX8IPX8IP68
Impact Resistance1.5 m1.0 m1.5 m1.5 m1.5 m1.0 m1.5 m1.0 m1.5 m
▾Runtime4
Runtime (High)——60 min—180 min140 min—75 min—
Runtime (Med)———————220 min—
Runtime (500lm)——90 min—220 min190 min—120 min—
Turbo Stepdown——30 s—120 s80 s—45 s—
▾Physical5
Weight——230 g—169 g121 g—126 g—
Length——145 mm—145 mm155 mm—127 mm—
Head Diameter——55.0 mm—27.0 mm25.4 mm—42.0 mm—
Body Diameter——35.0 mm—27.0 mm25.4 mm—27.0 mm—
Body MaterialAluminumPolymerAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminum
▾Battery & Charging6
Battery Type18650AAA21700, 26650AA2170021700186502170021700
Chargingusb-cnoneusb-cusb-cusb-cusb-cusb-cusb-cusb-c
USB-CNoNoYesNoYesYesNoYesNo
Replaceable BatteryYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Battery IncludedNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYesNo
Rechargeable BatteryNoNoYesNoYesYesNoYesNo
▾Features7
Switch Typedualsidesidetaildualdualdualsideside
Strobe ModeNoNoYesNoYesYesNoYesNo
Memory ModeNoNoYesNoYesYesNoYesNo
LockoutNoNoYesNoNoYesNoYesNo
Moonlight ModeNoNoYesNoYesYesNoYesNo
Magnetic TailcapNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Pocket ClipNoNoNoNoYesYesNoYesNo
▾Emitter & Optics1
LED / Emitter——Luminus SFT70—Luminus SFT70Luminus SFT70—Luminus SFT40—
▾Category Scores5
Tactical Score75.747.878.475.574.375.772.576.070.7
EDC Score85.649.181.874.374.374.674.767.671.0
Value Score80.953.080.676.073.074.575.279.871.0
Throw Score70.535.888.070.575.481.970.584.970.5
Flood Score86.135.883.567.779.081.273.870.770.9
▾Amazon3
Amazon Reviews4136171,8933165798552565523
Amazon Rating4.54.64.64.54.84.04.64.54.7
Release Year2,0242,0202,0212,0242,0222,0242,0222,0222,021
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