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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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Cloud Defensive REIN Micro

Cloud Defensive REIN Micro

18650
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ThruNite Catapult V6

ThruNite Catapult V6

2,836 lm21700
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Cloud Defensive REIN Dual Fuel

Cloud Defensive REIN Dual Fuel

1,100 lm18650
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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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NITECORE MH12 Pro

NITECORE MH12 Pro

3,300 lm21700
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Beam Pattern
▾Price & Scores2
Price$30$31$330$60$350$46$120$113
MSRP$30$31$330$80$350$70$120$90
▾Output & Beam7
Max Lumens1 lm200 lm1 lm2,836 lm1,100 lm2,100 lm2,800 lm3,300 lm
Sustained Lumens—100 lm—1,000 lm600 lm950 lm1,000 lm1,100 lm
Peak Candela———120,000 cd71,000 cd85,000 cd36,000 cd63,000 cd
Beam Distance———692 m533 m680 m380 m505 m
Beam Patternhybridfloodthrowthrowthrowthrowhybridthrow
IP RatingIPX8IPX4IPX8IPX8IPX8IPX8IP68IP68
Impact Resistance1.5 m1.0 m2.0 m1.5 m2.0 m1.0 m1.5 m1.0 m
▾Runtime4
Runtime (High)———60 min60 min75 min180 min140 min
Runtime (Med)—————220 min——
Runtime (500lm)———90 min75 min120 min220 min190 min
Turbo Stepdown———30 s30 s45 s120 s80 s
▾Physical5
Weight———230 g196 g126 g169 g121 g
Length———145 mm152 mm127 mm145 mm155 mm
Head Diameter———55.0 mm28.0 mm42.0 mm27.0 mm25.4 mm
Body Diameter———35.0 mm25.4 mm27.0 mm27.0 mm25.4 mm
Body MaterialAluminumPolymerAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminum
▾Battery & Charging6
Battery Type18650AAA1865021700, 2665018650217002170021700
Chargingusb-cnonenoneusb-cnoneusb-cusb-cusb-c
USB-CNoNoNoYesNoYesYesYes
Replaceable BatteryYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Battery IncludedNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
Rechargeable BatteryNoNoNoYesNoYesYesYes
▾Features7
Switch Typedualsidetailsidetailsidedualdual
Strobe ModeNoNoNoYesNoYesYesYes
Memory ModeNoNoNoYesNoYesYesYes
LockoutNoNoNoYesNoYesNoYes
Moonlight ModeNoNoNoYesNoYesYesYes
Magnetic TailcapNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Pocket ClipNoNoNoNoNoYesYesYes
▾Emitter & Optics1
LED / Emitter———Luminus SFT70—Luminus SFT40Luminus SFT70Luminus SFT70
▾Category Scores5
Tactical Score75.747.879.378.474.376.074.375.7
EDC Score85.649.179.381.867.967.674.374.6
Value Score80.953.079.380.667.779.873.074.5
Throw Score70.535.879.388.080.784.975.481.9
Flood Score86.135.879.383.564.370.779.081.2
▾Amazon3
Amazon Reviews413617281,893945655798
Amazon Rating4.54.64.74.64.44.54.84.0
Release Year2,0242,0202,0232,0212,0232,0222,0222,024
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