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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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NITECORE MH12 Pro

NITECORE MH12 Pro

3,300 lm21700
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ThruNite Archer 2A C

ThruNite Archer 2A C

1,000 lmAA
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ThruNite Catapult V6

ThruNite Catapult V6

2,836 lm21700
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Sofirn IF22A

Sofirn IF22A

2,100 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$113$33$60$46$330
MSRP$30$31$90$33$80$70$330
▾Output & Beam7
Max Lumens1 lm200 lm3,300 lm1,000 lm2,836 lm2,100 lm1 lm
Sustained Lumens—100 lm1,100 lm400 lm1,000 lm950 lm—
Peak Candela——63,000 cd—120,000 cd85,000 cd—
Beam Distance——505 m—692 m680 m—
Beam Patternhybridfloodthrowhybridthrowthrowthrow
IP RatingIPX8IPX4IP68IPX8IPX8IPX8IPX8
Impact Resistance1.5 m1.0 m1.0 m1.5 m1.5 m1.0 m2.0 m
▾Runtime4
Runtime (High)——140 min—60 min75 min—
Runtime (Med)—————220 min—
Runtime (500lm)——190 min—90 min120 min—
Turbo Stepdown——80 s—30 s45 s—
▾Physical5
Weight——121 g—230 g126 g—
Length——155 mm—145 mm127 mm—
Head Diameter——25.4 mm—55.0 mm42.0 mm—
Body Diameter——25.4 mm—35.0 mm27.0 mm—
Body MaterialAluminumPolymerAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminum
▾Battery & Charging6
Battery Type18650AAA21700AA21700, 266502170018650
Chargingusb-cnoneusb-cusb-cusb-cusb-cnone
USB-CNoNoYesNoYesYesNo
Replaceable BatteryYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Battery IncludedNoNoNoNoNoYesNo
Rechargeable BatteryNoNoYesNoYesYesNo
▾Features7
Switch Typedualsidedualtailsidesidetail
Strobe ModeNoNoYesNoYesYesNo
Memory ModeNoNoYesNoYesYesNo
LockoutNoNoYesNoYesYesNo
Moonlight ModeNoNoYesNoYesYesNo
Magnetic TailcapNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Pocket ClipNoNoYesNoNoYesNo
▾Emitter & Optics1
LED / Emitter——Luminus SFT70—Luminus SFT70Luminus SFT40—
▾Category Scores5
Tactical Score75.747.875.775.578.476.079.3
EDC Score85.649.174.674.381.867.679.3
Value Score80.953.074.576.080.679.879.3
Throw Score70.535.881.970.588.084.979.3
Flood Score86.135.881.267.783.570.779.3
▾Amazon3
Amazon Reviews41361783161,89356528
Amazon Rating4.54.64.04.54.64.54.7
Release Year2,0242,0202,0242,0242,0212,0222,023
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