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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 Archer 2A C

ThruNite Archer 2A C

1,000 lmAA
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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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Cloud Defensive REIN Micro

Cloud Defensive REIN Micro

18650
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Cloud Defensive REIN Dual Fuel

Cloud Defensive REIN Dual Fuel

1,100 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$33$60$46$330$350$113
MSRP$30$31$33$80$70$330$350$90
▾Output & Beam7
Max Lumens1 lm200 lm1,000 lm2,836 lm2,100 lm1 lm1,100 lm3,300 lm
Sustained Lumens—100 lm400 lm1,000 lm950 lm—600 lm1,100 lm
Peak Candela———120,000 cd85,000 cd—71,000 cd63,000 cd
Beam Distance———692 m680 m—533 m505 m
Beam Patternhybridfloodhybridthrowthrowthrowthrowthrow
IP RatingIPX8IPX4IPX8IPX8IPX8IPX8IPX8IP68
Impact Resistance1.5 m1.0 m1.5 m1.5 m1.0 m2.0 m2.0 m1.0 m
▾Runtime4
Runtime (High)———60 min75 min—60 min140 min
Runtime (Med)————220 min———
Runtime (500lm)———90 min120 min—75 min190 min
Turbo Stepdown———30 s45 s—30 s80 s
▾Physical5
Weight———230 g126 g—196 g121 g
Length———145 mm127 mm—152 mm155 mm
Head Diameter———55.0 mm42.0 mm—28.0 mm25.4 mm
Body Diameter———35.0 mm27.0 mm—25.4 mm25.4 mm
Body MaterialAluminumPolymerAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminum
▾Battery & Charging6
Battery Type18650AAAAA21700, 2665021700186501865021700
Chargingusb-cnoneusb-cusb-cusb-cnonenoneusb-c
USB-CNoNoNoYesYesNoNoYes
Replaceable BatteryYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Battery IncludedNoNoNoNoYesNoNoNo
Rechargeable BatteryNoNoNoYesYesNoNoYes
▾Features7
Switch Typedualsidetailsidesidetailtaildual
Strobe ModeNoNoNoYesYesNoNoYes
Memory ModeNoNoNoYesYesNoNoYes
LockoutNoNoNoYesYesNoNoYes
Moonlight ModeNoNoNoYesYesNoNoYes
Magnetic TailcapNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Pocket ClipNoNoNoNoYesNoNoYes
▾Emitter & Optics1
LED / Emitter———Luminus SFT70Luminus SFT40——Luminus SFT70
▾Category Scores5
Tactical Score75.747.875.578.476.079.374.375.7
EDC Score85.649.174.381.867.679.367.974.6
Value Score80.953.076.080.679.879.367.774.5
Throw Score70.535.870.588.084.979.380.781.9
Flood Score86.135.867.783.570.779.364.381.2
▾Amazon3
Amazon Reviews4136173161,89356528948
Amazon Rating4.54.64.54.64.54.74.44.0
Release Year2,0242,0202,0242,0212,0222,0232,0232,024
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