Gerber Dime vs SOG PowerPint
2 tools, measured the same way from the same sources. 13 of 28 rows read the same on all of them; the ones that differ are what follows. A rust value is the better one in that row, grey is the worse, and a dash means we have not verified the field rather than that the tool lacks it.
Size & weight
Weight
62 g
119 g
Closed length
69.9 mm
127 mm
Width
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—
Thickness
—
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Tools & blade
Tool count
12
18
Blade steel
Stainless steel
Stainless Steel
Blade length
38.1 mm
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Ownership
MSRP
$34.99
$57.95
Cost per tool
$2.92
$3.22
Manufacturer
Gerber
SOG
Availability
In production
In production
Tools
Pliers
✓
✓
Needlenose pliers
✓
✓
Wire cutters
✓
✓
Knife
✓
✓
Plain-edge knife
✓
✓
Serrated knife
—
✓
Screwdriver
✓
✓
Phillips screwdriver
—
✓
Flathead screwdriver
✓
✓
Bit driver
—
✓
Bottle opener
✓
✓
Can opener
—
✓
Scissors
✓
✓
File
✓
✓
Awl
—
✓
Ruler
—
✓
Tweezers
✓
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Buy if it saves 57 g over the other; it is the cheaper of the two at $34.99, and it works out at $2.92 per tool.
Buy if it carries 6 more tools than the other; it works out at $3.22 per tool.
Verdicts are built from the measured fields only. They are conditional by design:
which tool wins depends on what you are carrying it for.