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Spec
Princeton Tec Byte

Princeton Tec Byte

200 lmAAA
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NITECORE NU25 MCT UL

NITECORE NU25 MCT UL

400 lm
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ThruNite Catapult V6

ThruNite Catapult V6

2,836 lm21700
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NITECORE MH12 Pro

NITECORE MH12 Pro

3,300 lm21700
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Sofirn IF22A

Sofirn IF22A

2,100 lm21700
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Cloud Defensive REIN Dual Fuel

Cloud Defensive REIN Dual Fuel

1,100 lm18650
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Sofirn SP31 V3

Sofirn SP31 V3

18650
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Fenix PD35 V3.0

Fenix PD35 V3.0

1,700 lm18650
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Beam Pattern
▾Price & Scores2
Price$31$31$60$113$46$350$30$75
MSRP$31$31$80$90$70$350$30$75
▾Output & Beam7
Max Lumens200 lm400 lm2,836 lm3,300 lm2,100 lm1,100 lm1 lm1,700 lm
Sustained Lumens100 lm200 lm1,000 lm1,100 lm950 lm600 lm—700 lm
Peak Candela——120,000 cd63,000 cd85,000 cd71,000 cd——
Beam Distance——692 m505 m680 m533 m——
Beam Patternfloodfloodthrowthrowthrowthrowhybridhybrid
IP RatingIPX4—IPX8IP68IPX8IPX8IPX8IPX8
Impact Resistance1.0 m—1.5 m1.0 m1.0 m2.0 m1.5 m1.5 m
▾Runtime4
Runtime (High)——60 min140 min75 min60 min——
Runtime (Med)————220 min———
Runtime (500lm)——90 min190 min120 min75 min——
Turbo Stepdown——30 s80 s45 s30 s——
▾Physical5
Weight—28 g230 g121 g126 g196 g——
Length——145 mm155 mm127 mm152 mm——
Head Diameter——55.0 mm25.4 mm42.0 mm28.0 mm——
Body Diameter——35.0 mm25.4 mm27.0 mm25.4 mm——
Body MaterialPolymerPolymerAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminum
▾Battery & Charging6
Battery TypeAAA—21700, 266502170021700186501865018650
Chargingnoneusb-cusb-cusb-cusb-cnoneusb-cusb-c
USB-CNoNoYesYesYesNoNoNo
Replaceable BatteryYesNoYesYesYesYesYesYes
Battery IncludedNoNoNoNoYesNoNoNo
Rechargeable BatteryNoNoYesYesYesNoNoNo
▾Features7
Switch Typesidesidesidedualsidetaildualdual
Strobe ModeNoNoYesYesYesNoNoNo
Memory ModeNoNoYesYesYesNoNoNo
LockoutNoNoYesYesYesNoNoNo
Moonlight ModeNoNoYesYesYesNoNoNo
Magnetic TailcapNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Pocket ClipNoNoNoYesYesNoNoNo
▾Emitter & Optics1
LED / Emitter——Luminus SFT70Luminus SFT70Luminus SFT40———
▾Category Scores5
Tactical Score47.834.878.475.776.074.375.772.5
EDC Score49.152.281.874.667.667.985.674.7
Value Score53.056.280.674.579.867.780.975.2
Throw Score35.819.588.081.984.980.770.570.5
Flood Score35.845.483.581.270.764.386.173.8
▾Amazon3
Amazon Reviews6171,1291,893856594413552
Amazon Rating4.64.84.64.04.54.44.54.6
Release Year2,0202,0242,0212,0242,0222,0232,0242,022
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