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Spec
Sofirn SP31 V3

Sofirn SP31 V3

18650
Princeton Tec Byte

Princeton Tec Byte

200 lmAAA
ThruNite Archer 2A C

ThruNite Archer 2A C

1,000 lmAA
Sofirn IF22A

Sofirn IF22A

2,100 lm21700
Cloud Defensive REIN Dual Fuel

Cloud Defensive REIN Dual Fuel

1,100 lm18650
Fenix PD36R Pro

Fenix PD36R Pro

2,800 lm21700
Cloud Defensive REIN Micro

Cloud Defensive REIN Micro

18650
Olight ArkPro

Olight ArkPro

Fenix PD35 V3.0

Fenix PD35 V3.0

1,700 lm18650
Beam Pattern
▾Price & Scores2
Price$30$31$33$46$350$120$330$85$75
MSRP$30$31$33$70$350$120$330$85$75
▾Output & Beam7
Max Lumens1 lm200 lm1,000 lm2,100 lm1,100 lm2,800 lm1 lm1 lm1,700 lm
Sustained Lumens—100 lm400 lm950 lm600 lm1,000 lm——700 lm
Peak Candela———85,000 cd71,000 cd36,000 cd———
Beam Distance———680 m533 m380 m———
Beam Patternhybridfloodhybridthrowthrowhybridthrow—hybrid
IP RatingIPX8IPX4IPX8IPX8IPX8IP68IPX8IPX8IPX8
Impact Resistance1.5 m1.0 m1.5 m1.0 m2.0 m1.5 m2.0 m1.5 m1.5 m
▾Runtime4
Runtime (High)———75 min60 min180 min———
Runtime (Med)———220 min—————
Runtime (500lm)———120 min75 min220 min———
Turbo Stepdown———45 s30 s120 s———
▾Physical5
Weight———126 g196 g169 g———
Length———127 mm152 mm145 mm———
Head Diameter———42.0 mm28.0 mm27.0 mm———
Body Diameter———27.0 mm25.4 mm27.0 mm———
Body MaterialAluminumPolymerAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminum
▾Battery & Charging6
Battery Type18650AAAAA21700186502170018650—18650
Chargingusb-cnoneusb-cusb-cnoneusb-cnone—usb-c
USB-CNoNoNoYesNoYesNoNoNo
Replaceable BatteryYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNoYes
Battery IncludedNoNoNoYesNoNoNoNoNo
Rechargeable BatteryNoNoNoYesNoYesNoNoNo
▾Features7
Switch Typedualsidetailsidetaildualtailsidedual
Strobe ModeNoNoNoYesNoYesNoNoNo
Memory ModeNoNoNoYesNoYesNoNoNo
LockoutNoNoNoYesNoNoNoNoNo
Moonlight ModeNoNoNoYesNoYesNoNoNo
Magnetic TailcapNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Pocket ClipNoNoNoYesNoYesNoNoNo
▾Emitter & Optics1
LED / Emitter———Luminus SFT40—Luminus SFT70———
▾Category Scores5
Tactical Score75.747.875.576.074.374.379.371.872.5
EDC Score85.649.174.367.667.974.379.374.274.7
Value Score80.953.076.079.867.773.079.373.075.2
Throw Score70.535.870.584.980.775.479.370.570.5
Flood Score86.135.867.770.764.379.079.374.373.8
▾Amazon3
Amazon Reviews4136173165659457928811552
Amazon Rating4.54.64.54.54.44.84.74.84.6
Release Year2,0242,0202,0242,0222,0232,0222,0232,0242,022
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