Well the spec shows the top carabiner has a gate opening of 19mm and the bottom 21mm... no doubt they differ as the bottom one has a bent gate hence the wider opening... plus this can clearly be seen if you look at them closely...
That question makes absolutely no sense. Ignoring the straight/bent problem, 'gate opening system'!? Don't all three types open in broadly the same way!?
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