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Spec
Sofirn SP31 V3

Sofirn SP31 V3

18650
Princeton Tec Byte

Princeton Tec Byte

200 lmAAA
NITECORE MH12 Pro

NITECORE MH12 Pro

3,300 lm21700
Wurkkos TD02

Wurkkos TD02

18650
Cloud Defensive REIN Micro

Cloud Defensive REIN Micro

18650
ThruNite Archer 2A C

ThruNite Archer 2A C

1,000 lmAA
ThruNite Catapult V6

ThruNite Catapult V6

2,836 lm21700
Cloud Defensive REIN Dual Fuel

Cloud Defensive REIN Dual Fuel

1,100 lm18650
Beam Pattern
▾Price & Scores2
Price$30$31$113$33$330$33$60$350
MSRP$30$31$90$33$330$33$80$350
▾Output & Beam7
Max Lumens1 lm200 lm3,300 lm1 lm1 lm1,000 lm2,836 lm1,100 lm
Sustained Lumens—100 lm1,100 lm——400 lm1,000 lm600 lm
Peak Candela——63,000 cd———120,000 cd71,000 cd
Beam Distance——505 m———692 m533 m
Beam Patternhybridfloodthrowhybridthrowhybridthrowthrow
IP RatingIPX8IPX4IP68IPX8IPX8IPX8IPX8IPX8
Impact Resistance1.5 m1.0 m1.0 m1.5 m2.0 m1.5 m1.5 m2.0 m
▾Runtime3
Runtime (High)——140 min———60 min60 min
Runtime (500lm)——190 min———90 min75 min
Turbo Stepdown——80 s———30 s30 s
▾Physical5
Weight——121 g———230 g196 g
Length——155 mm———145 mm152 mm
Head Diameter——25.4 mm———55.0 mm28.0 mm
Body Diameter——25.4 mm———35.0 mm25.4 mm
Body MaterialAluminumPolymerAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminum
▾Battery & Charging6
Battery Type18650AAA217001865018650AA21700, 2665018650
Chargingusb-cnoneusb-cusb-cnoneusb-cusb-cnone
USB-CNoNoYesNoNoNoYesNo
Replaceable BatteryYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Battery IncludedNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Rechargeable BatteryNoNoYesNoNoNoYesNo
▾Features7
Switch Typedualsidedualdualtailtailsidetail
Strobe ModeNoNoYesNoNoNoYesNo
Memory ModeNoNoYesNoNoNoYesNo
LockoutNoNoYesNoNoNoYesNo
Moonlight ModeNoNoYesNoNoNoYesNo
Magnetic TailcapNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Pocket ClipNoNoYesNoNoNoNoNo
▾Emitter & Optics1
LED / Emitter——Luminus SFT70———Luminus SFT70—
▾Category Scores5
Tactical Score75.747.875.775.579.375.578.474.3
EDC Score85.649.174.685.079.374.381.867.9
Value Score80.953.074.580.479.376.080.667.7
Throw Score70.535.881.970.579.370.588.080.7
Flood Score86.135.881.285.479.367.783.564.3
▾Amazon3
Amazon Reviews41361781,286283161,89394
Amazon Rating4.54.64.04.44.74.54.64.4
Release Year2,0242,0202,0242,0232,0232,0242,0212,023
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