| Athlon Ares 10x42 | Carson 3D Series 10x42 | Celestron Granite 8x42 | Hawke 8x42 Sapphire ED | Opticron DBA VHD 10x42 | Pentax 9x42 DCF BR | Steiner SkyHawk Pro 10x42 | Swarovski SLC 10x42 | Vanguard Endeavor ED 10x42 | |
| Approx Price: | $399 / £350 | $250 | $345 / £398 | $450 / £340 | $790 / £580 | $300 / £370 | $400 / £400 | $1800 / £1400 | $300 / £260 |
| Body Shape: | Open Bridge | Standard | Open Bridge | Top Hinge | Open Bridge | Open Bridge | Single Bridge | Single Bridge | Open Bridge |
| Weight: | 29.8oz / 845g | 23.2oz / 658g | 24oz / 680g | 25.7oz / 730g | 25.2oz / 714g | 23.5ozs / 666g | 25.4ozs / 720g | 28oz / 794g | 25.8oz / 731g |
| Length: | 5.7in / 14.5cm | 5.5in / 14cm | 5.8in / 14.7cm | 5.5in / 14cm | 5.7in / 14.5cm | 5.8in / 14.7cm | 5.9in / 15cm | 5.7in / 14.5cm | 6.0in / 15.2cm |
| Width: | 5.0in / 12.6cm | 5.0in / 12.7cm | 4.0in / 10.3cm | 5.1in / 13cm | 5.0in / 12.6cm | 5.0in / 12.7cm | 4.9in / 12.4cm | 4.7in / 11.9cm | 5.1in / 13cm |
| Eye Relief: | 14.7mm | 16mm | 17mm | 18mm | 17mm | 18mm | 8mm | 16mm | 16.5mm |
| Min Focusing Dist: | 8.2ft | 6.2ft | 6.5ft | 6.6ft | 8.2ft | 8.2ft | 6.6ft | 10.5ft | 8.2ft |
| FOV at 1000yds: | 341ft | 314ft | 426ft | 426ft | 315ft | 321ft | 315ft | 330ft | 342ft |
| ED Glass | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Phase Correction | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not Sure | Yes | Yes |
| High Reflective Prism Coatings | Dielectric | Not Sure | Dielectric or Silver | Dielectric | Dielectric | Silver | Not Sure | Dielectric | Silver |
| Lens Coatings | Fully Multi-Coated | Fully Multi-Coated | Fully Multi-Coated | Fully Multi-Coated | Fully Multi-Coated | Fully Multi-Coated | Fully Multi-Coated | Fully Multi-Coated | Fully Multi-Coated |
| Waterproof | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Fogproof | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |