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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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Wurkkos TD02

Wurkkos TD02

18650
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ThruNite Catapult V6

ThruNite Catapult V6

2,836 lm21700
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ThruNite Archer 2A C

ThruNite Archer 2A C

1,000 lmAA
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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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Cloud Defensive REIN Micro

Cloud Defensive REIN Micro

18650
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Beam Pattern
▾Price & Scores2
Price$30$31$33$60$33$120$113$330
MSRP$30$31$33$80$33$120$90$330
▾Output & Beam7
Max Lumens1 lm200 lm1 lm2,836 lm1,000 lm2,800 lm3,300 lm1 lm
Sustained Lumens—100 lm—1,000 lm400 lm1,000 lm1,100 lm—
Peak Candela———120,000 cd—36,000 cd63,000 cd—
Beam Distance———692 m—380 m505 m—
Beam Patternhybridfloodhybridthrowhybridhybridthrowthrow
IP RatingIPX8IPX4IPX8IPX8IPX8IP68IP68IPX8
Impact Resistance1.5 m1.0 m1.5 m1.5 m1.5 m1.5 m1.0 m2.0 m
▾Runtime3
Runtime (High)———60 min—180 min140 min—
Runtime (500lm)———90 min—220 min190 min—
Turbo Stepdown———30 s—120 s80 s—
▾Physical5
Weight———230 g—169 g121 g—
Length———145 mm—145 mm155 mm—
Head Diameter———55.0 mm—27.0 mm25.4 mm—
Body Diameter———35.0 mm—27.0 mm25.4 mm—
Body MaterialAluminumPolymerAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminum
▾Battery & Charging6
Battery Type18650AAA1865021700, 26650AA217002170018650
Chargingusb-cnoneusb-cusb-cusb-cusb-cusb-cnone
USB-CNoNoNoYesNoYesYesNo
Replaceable BatteryYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Battery IncludedNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Rechargeable BatteryNoNoNoYesNoYesYesNo
▾Features7
Switch Typedualsidedualsidetaildualdualtail
Strobe ModeNoNoNoYesNoYesYesNo
Memory ModeNoNoNoYesNoYesYesNo
LockoutNoNoNoYesNoNoYesNo
Moonlight ModeNoNoNoYesNoYesYesNo
Magnetic TailcapNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Pocket ClipNoNoNoNoNoYesYesNo
▾Emitter & Optics1
LED / Emitter———Luminus SFT70—Luminus SFT70Luminus SFT70—
▾Category Scores5
Tactical Score75.747.875.578.475.574.375.779.3
EDC Score85.649.185.081.874.374.374.679.3
Value Score80.953.080.480.676.073.074.579.3
Throw Score70.535.870.588.070.575.481.979.3
Flood Score86.135.885.483.567.779.081.279.3
▾Amazon3
Amazon Reviews4136171,2861,893316579828
Amazon Rating4.54.64.44.64.54.84.04.7
Release Year2,0242,0202,0232,0212,0242,0222,0242,023
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