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Spec
Sofirn SP31 V3

Sofirn SP31 V3

18650
Princeton Tec Byte

Princeton Tec Byte

200 lmAAA
Cloud Defensive REIN Micro

Cloud Defensive REIN Micro

18650
Wurkkos TD02

Wurkkos TD02

18650
Sofirn IF22A

Sofirn IF22A

2,100 lm21700
ThruNite Catapult V6

ThruNite Catapult V6

2,836 lm21700
NITECORE MH12 Pro

NITECORE MH12 Pro

3,300 lm21700
Fenix PD36R Pro

Fenix PD36R Pro

2,800 lm21700
ThruNite Archer 2A C

ThruNite Archer 2A C

1,000 lmAA
Beam Pattern
▾Price & Scores2
Price$30$31$330$33$46$60$113$120$33
MSRP$30$31$330$33$70$80$90$120$33
▾Output & Beam7
Max Lumens1 lm200 lm1 lm1 lm2,100 lm2,836 lm3,300 lm2,800 lm1,000 lm
Sustained Lumens—100 lm——950 lm1,000 lm1,100 lm1,000 lm400 lm
Peak Candela————85,000 cd120,000 cd63,000 cd36,000 cd—
Beam Distance————680 m692 m505 m380 m—
Beam Patternhybridfloodthrowhybridthrowthrowthrowhybridhybrid
IP RatingIPX8IPX4IPX8IPX8IPX8IPX8IP68IP68IPX8
Impact Resistance1.5 m1.0 m2.0 m1.5 m1.0 m1.5 m1.0 m1.5 m1.5 m
▾Runtime4
Runtime (High)————75 min60 min140 min180 min—
Runtime (Med)————220 min————
Runtime (500lm)————120 min90 min190 min220 min—
Turbo Stepdown————45 s30 s80 s120 s—
▾Physical5
Weight————126 g230 g121 g169 g—
Length————127 mm145 mm155 mm145 mm—
Head Diameter————42.0 mm55.0 mm25.4 mm27.0 mm—
Body Diameter————27.0 mm35.0 mm25.4 mm27.0 mm—
Body MaterialAluminumPolymerAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminum
▾Battery & Charging6
Battery Type18650AAA18650186502170021700, 266502170021700AA
Chargingusb-cnonenoneusb-cusb-cusb-cusb-cusb-cusb-c
USB-CNoNoNoNoYesYesYesYesNo
Replaceable BatteryYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Battery IncludedNoNoNoNoYesNoNoNoNo
Rechargeable BatteryNoNoNoNoYesYesYesYesNo
▾Features7
Switch Typedualsidetaildualsidesidedualdualtail
Strobe ModeNoNoNoNoYesYesYesYesNo
Memory ModeNoNoNoNoYesYesYesYesNo
LockoutNoNoNoNoYesYesYesNoNo
Moonlight ModeNoNoNoNoYesYesYesYesNo
Magnetic TailcapNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Pocket ClipNoNoNoNoYesNoYesYesNo
▾Emitter & Optics1
LED / Emitter————Luminus SFT40Luminus SFT70Luminus SFT70Luminus SFT70—
▾Category Scores5
Tactical Score75.747.879.375.576.078.475.774.375.5
EDC Score85.649.179.385.067.681.874.674.374.3
Value Score80.953.079.380.479.880.674.573.076.0
Throw Score70.535.879.370.584.988.081.975.470.5
Flood Score86.135.879.385.470.783.581.279.067.7
▾Amazon3
Amazon Reviews413617281,2865651,8938579316
Amazon Rating4.54.64.74.44.54.64.04.84.5
Release Year2,0242,0202,0232,0232,0222,0212,0242,0222,024
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