I have both the Dorcy 3 and 3.85 watt flashlights. I like both. Instant favorites.
Got the 3 watt from Sears during a 3 day sale for $20. Just bought the 3.85 watt at Sportsman's Warehouse (on 82nd in Portland, Oregon) for $40. Both came with Energizer Alkaline batteries.
The fit and finish on both is excellent. They are both finished with moderately shiny black (except for the "Dorcy" name/logo which is a dull white color). The 3.85 has great texturing while the 3 has some texturing but is mostly smooth surfaced. Both have lanyard pins in the tailcap but w/o lanyards they sit nicely in candle mode.
The light from the 3.85 is yellowish/white while the light from the 3 is purple/white. The 3.85 has the larger spill and brighter beam by a small margin.
Both have a polycarbonate lens (which don't look to be easily removed).
Both have deep reflectors (which, also, don't look like they are easily removed).
Both have battery carriers. The 3 watt has 3 AAAs while the 3.85 has 6 AAAs.
The on/off rubber side buttons have a great tactile feel and the switching is near silent, quick and short.
The 3.85 looks substantially larger: longer by 2 inches, 1/8 inch thicker diameter and 1/4 inch wider head (outside measurement). The reflector is about 3/8 inch wider on the 3.85. And, on the 3.85, the control button is recessed into the body about twice as much as that of the 3 watt.
The batteries load easily into their carriers and the carriers load easily into their bodies. All serviceable joints have rubber o-rings.
Oh, almost forgot,
does either produce 80 lumens? I can't say. Does anyone have a reliable, inexpensive and easy way to measure actual lumens out the front? Perhaps if there were a tuning fork standard for lumens as in is it less bright, as bright or more bright than a standard know-lumen light source.
All the best,
oregon