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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 Archer 2A C

ThruNite Archer 2A C

1,000 lmAA
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Cloud Defensive REIN Micro

Cloud Defensive REIN Micro

18650
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NITECORE MH12 Pro

NITECORE MH12 Pro

3,300 lm21700
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Fenix PD36R Pro

Fenix PD36R Pro

2,800 lm21700
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Sofirn IF22A

Sofirn IF22A

2,100 lm21700
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Cloud Defensive REIN Dual Fuel

Cloud Defensive REIN Dual Fuel

1,100 lm18650
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Beam Pattern
▾Price & Scores2
Price$30$31$33$330$113$120$46$350
MSRP$30$31$33$330$90$120$70$350
▾Output & Beam7
Max Lumens1 lm200 lm1,000 lm1 lm3,300 lm2,800 lm2,100 lm1,100 lm
Sustained Lumens—100 lm400 lm—1,100 lm1,000 lm950 lm600 lm
Peak Candela————63,000 cd36,000 cd85,000 cd71,000 cd
Beam Distance————505 m380 m680 m533 m
Beam Patternhybridfloodhybridthrowthrowhybridthrowthrow
IP RatingIPX8IPX4IPX8IPX8IP68IP68IPX8IPX8
Impact Resistance1.5 m1.0 m1.5 m2.0 m1.0 m1.5 m1.0 m2.0 m
▾Runtime4
Runtime (High)————140 min180 min75 min60 min
Runtime (Med)——————220 min—
Runtime (500lm)————190 min220 min120 min75 min
Turbo Stepdown————80 s120 s45 s30 s
▾Physical5
Weight————121 g169 g126 g196 g
Length————155 mm145 mm127 mm152 mm
Head Diameter————25.4 mm27.0 mm42.0 mm28.0 mm
Body Diameter————25.4 mm27.0 mm27.0 mm25.4 mm
Body MaterialAluminumPolymerAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminum
▾Battery & Charging6
Battery Type18650AAAAA1865021700217002170018650
Chargingusb-cnoneusb-cnoneusb-cusb-cusb-cnone
USB-CNoNoNoNoYesYesYesNo
Replaceable BatteryYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Battery IncludedNoNoNoNoNoNoYesNo
Rechargeable BatteryNoNoNoNoYesYesYesNo
▾Features7
Switch Typedualsidetailtaildualdualsidetail
Strobe ModeNoNoNoNoYesYesYesNo
Memory ModeNoNoNoNoYesYesYesNo
LockoutNoNoNoNoYesNoYesNo
Moonlight ModeNoNoNoNoYesYesYesNo
Magnetic TailcapNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Pocket ClipNoNoNoNoYesYesYesNo
▾Emitter & Optics1
LED / Emitter————Luminus SFT70Luminus SFT70Luminus SFT40—
▾Category Scores5
Tactical Score75.747.875.579.375.774.376.074.3
EDC Score85.649.174.379.374.674.367.667.9
Value Score80.953.076.079.374.573.079.867.7
Throw Score70.535.870.579.381.975.484.980.7
Flood Score86.135.867.779.381.279.070.764.3
▾Amazon3
Amazon Reviews41361731628857956594
Amazon Rating4.54.64.54.74.04.84.54.4
Release Year2,0242,0202,0242,0232,0242,0222,0222,023
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