Skip to content

NexTool Mini Sailor Pliers Lite vs Mini Sailor Scissors Version

2 tools, measured the same way from the same sources. 4 of 19 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.

The Mini Sailor Pliers Lite weighs 67 g (2.4 oz) and the Mini Sailor Scissors Version 87 g (3.1 oz), so the Mini Sailor Pliers Lite is 20 g lighter, 23% less. By the manufacturers' own counts both carry 10 tools, but not the same ones. The Mini Sailor Pliers Lite has no knife blade.

Specifications last verified 2026-09-30.

Comparing
2 of 357
NexTool Mini Sailor Pliers Lite
NexTool
67 g · 10 tools
NexTool Mini Sailor Scissors Version
NexTool
87 g · 10 tools
Size & weight
Weight
67 g
87 g
Closed length
70 mm
67 mm
Width
25 mm
25 mm
Thickness
—
15 mm
Tools & blade
Tool count
10
10
Blade steel
—
30Cr13
Blade length
—
43 mm
Ownership
MSRP
$19.99
$20.69
Cost per tool
$2.00
$2.07
Manufacturer
NexTool
NexTool
Availability
In production
In production
Tools
Pliers
—
✓
Knife
—
✓
Plain-edge knife
—
✓
Screwdriver
—
✓
Phillips screwdriver
—
✓
Flathead screwdriver
—
✓
Scissors
—
✓
File
—
✓
Verdict
Buy if it saves 20 g over the other; it is the cheaper of the two at $19.99, and it works out at $2.00 per tool.
Buy if it works out at $2.07 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.

Where they differ

Size and weight

The Mini Sailor Pliers Lite weighs 67 g (2.4 oz) and the Mini Sailor Scissors Version 87 g (3.1 oz), so the Mini Sailor Pliers Lite is 20 g lighter, 23% less. Folded, the Mini Sailor Pliers Lite is 70 mm (2.76 in) long and the Mini Sailor Scissors Version 67 mm (2.64 in).

Sources: Mini Sailor Pliers Lite: nextoolstore.com (checked 2026-09-30), Mini Sailor Scissors Version: nextoolstore.com (checked 2026-09-30)

Tools

By the manufacturers' own counts both carry 10 tools, but not the same ones.

Sources: Mini Sailor Pliers Lite: nextoolstore.com (checked 2026-09-30), Mini Sailor Scissors Version: nextoolstore.com (checked 2026-09-30)

Blade

The Mini Sailor Pliers Lite has no knife blade.

Pliers

The Mini Sailor Pliers Lite has no pliers.

Price and availability

At list price the Mini Sailor Pliers Lite is $0.70 cheaper: $19.99 against $20.69 for the Mini Sailor Scissors Version. Per counted tool that is $2.00 for the Mini Sailor Pliers Lite and $2.07 for the Mini Sailor Scissors Version.

Sources: Mini Sailor Pliers Lite: nextoolstore.com (checked 2026-09-30), Mini Sailor Scissors Version: nextoolstore.com (checked 2026-09-30)

Questions

Which is better, the Mini Sailor Pliers Lite or the Mini Sailor Scissors Version?

Choose the Mini Sailor Pliers Lite if weight matters (it is 20 g lighter).

Which is lighter, the Mini Sailor Pliers Lite or the Mini Sailor Scissors Version?

The Mini Sailor Pliers Lite, at 67 g against 87 g for the Mini Sailor Scissors Version, by the manufacturers' published weights.