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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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Cloud Defensive REIN Micro

Cloud Defensive REIN Micro

18650
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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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ThruNite Archer 2A C

ThruNite Archer 2A C

1,000 lmAA
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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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Beam Pattern
▾Price & Scores2
Price$30$31$60$330$46$120$33$350$75
MSRP$30$31$80$330$70$120$33$350$75
▾Output & Beam7
Max Lumens1 lm200 lm2,836 lm1 lm2,100 lm2,800 lm1,000 lm1,100 lm1,700 lm
Sustained Lumens—100 lm1,000 lm—950 lm1,000 lm400 lm600 lm700 lm
Peak Candela——120,000 cd—85,000 cd36,000 cd—71,000 cd—
Beam Distance——692 m—680 m380 m—533 m—
Beam Patternhybridfloodthrowthrowthrowhybridhybridthrowhybrid
IP RatingIPX8IPX4IPX8IPX8IPX8IP68IPX8IPX8IPX8
Impact Resistance1.5 m1.0 m1.5 m2.0 m1.0 m1.5 m1.5 m2.0 m1.5 m
▾Runtime4
Runtime (High)——60 min—75 min180 min—60 min—
Runtime (Med)————220 min————
Runtime (500lm)——90 min—120 min220 min—75 min—
Turbo Stepdown——30 s—45 s120 s—30 s—
▾Physical5
Weight——230 g—126 g169 g—196 g—
Length——145 mm—127 mm145 mm—152 mm—
Head Diameter——55.0 mm—42.0 mm27.0 mm—28.0 mm—
Body Diameter——35.0 mm—27.0 mm27.0 mm—25.4 mm—
Body MaterialAluminumPolymerAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminum
▾Battery & Charging6
Battery Type18650AAA21700, 26650186502170021700AA1865018650
Chargingusb-cnoneusb-cnoneusb-cusb-cusb-cnoneusb-c
USB-CNoNoYesNoYesYesNoNoNo
Replaceable BatteryYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Battery IncludedNoNoNoNoYesNoNoNoNo
Rechargeable BatteryNoNoYesNoYesYesNoNoNo
▾Features7
Switch Typedualsidesidetailsidedualtailtaildual
Strobe ModeNoNoYesNoYesYesNoNoNo
Memory ModeNoNoYesNoYesYesNoNoNo
LockoutNoNoYesNoYesNoNoNoNo
Moonlight ModeNoNoYesNoYesYesNoNoNo
Magnetic TailcapNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Pocket ClipNoNoNoNoYesYesNoNoNo
▾Emitter & Optics1
LED / Emitter——Luminus SFT70—Luminus SFT40Luminus SFT70———
▾Category Scores5
Tactical Score75.747.878.479.376.074.375.574.372.5
EDC Score85.649.181.879.367.674.374.367.974.7
Value Score80.953.080.679.379.873.076.067.775.2
Throw Score70.535.888.079.384.975.470.580.770.5
Flood Score86.135.883.579.370.779.067.764.373.8
▾Amazon3
Amazon Reviews4136171,8932856557931694552
Amazon Rating4.54.64.64.74.54.84.54.44.6
Release Year2,0242,0202,0212,0232,0222,0222,0242,0232,022
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