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Spec
Princeton Tec Byte

Princeton Tec Byte

200 lmAAA
NITECORE NU25 MCT UL

NITECORE NU25 MCT UL

400 lm
ThruNite Catapult V6

ThruNite Catapult V6

2,836 lm21700
Sofirn SP31 V3

Sofirn SP31 V3

18650
Wurkkos TD02

Wurkkos TD02

18650
ThruNite Archer 2A C

ThruNite Archer 2A C

1,000 lmAA
Sofirn IF22A

Sofirn IF22A

2,100 lm21700
Cloud Defensive REIN Dual Fuel

Cloud Defensive REIN Dual Fuel

1,100 lm18650
Beam Pattern
▾Price & Scores2
Price$31$31$60$30$33$33$46$350
MSRP$31$31$80$30$33$33$70$350
▾Output & Beam7
Max Lumens200 lm400 lm2,836 lm1 lm1 lm1,000 lm2,100 lm1,100 lm
Sustained Lumens100 lm200 lm1,000 lm——400 lm950 lm600 lm
Peak Candela——120,000 cd———85,000 cd71,000 cd
Beam Distance——692 m———680 m533 m
Beam Patternfloodfloodthrowhybridhybridhybridthrowthrow
IP RatingIPX4—IPX8IPX8IPX8IPX8IPX8IPX8
Impact Resistance1.0 m—1.5 m1.5 m1.5 m1.5 m1.0 m2.0 m
▾Runtime4
Runtime (High)——60 min———75 min60 min
Runtime (Med)——————220 min—
Runtime (500lm)——90 min———120 min75 min
Turbo Stepdown——30 s———45 s30 s
▾Physical5
Weight—28 g230 g———126 g196 g
Length——145 mm———127 mm152 mm
Head Diameter——55.0 mm———42.0 mm28.0 mm
Body Diameter——35.0 mm———27.0 mm25.4 mm
Body MaterialPolymerPolymerAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminum
▾Battery & Charging6
Battery TypeAAA—21700, 266501865018650AA2170018650
Chargingnoneusb-cusb-cusb-cusb-cusb-cusb-cnone
USB-CNoNoYesNoNoNoYesNo
Replaceable BatteryYesNoYesYesYesYesYesYes
Battery IncludedNoNoNoNoNoNoYesNo
Rechargeable BatteryNoNoYesNoNoNoYesNo
▾Features7
Switch Typesidesidesidedualdualtailsidetail
Strobe ModeNoNoYesNoNoNoYesNo
Memory ModeNoNoYesNoNoNoYesNo
LockoutNoNoYesNoNoNoYesNo
Moonlight ModeNoNoYesNoNoNoYesNo
Magnetic TailcapNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Pocket ClipNoNoNoNoNoNoYesNo
▾Emitter & Optics1
LED / Emitter——Luminus SFT70———Luminus SFT40—
▾Category Scores5
Tactical Score47.834.878.475.775.575.576.074.3
EDC Score49.152.281.885.685.074.367.667.9
Value Score53.056.280.680.980.476.079.867.7
Throw Score35.819.588.070.570.570.584.980.7
Flood Score35.845.483.586.185.467.770.764.3
▾Amazon3
Amazon Reviews6171,1291,8934131,28631656594
Amazon Rating4.64.84.64.54.44.54.54.4
Release Year2,0202,0242,0212,0242,0232,0242,0222,023
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