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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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ThruNite Archer 2A C

ThruNite Archer 2A C

1,000 lmAA
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Cloud Defensive REIN Dual Fuel

Cloud Defensive REIN Dual Fuel

1,100 lm18650
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Sofirn IF22A

Sofirn IF22A

2,100 lm21700
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Sofirn SP31 V3

Sofirn SP31 V3

18650
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Beam Pattern
▾Price & Scores2
Price$31$31$60$113$33$350$46$30
MSRP$31$31$80$90$33$350$70$30
▾Output & Beam7
Max Lumens200 lm400 lm2,836 lm3,300 lm1,000 lm1,100 lm2,100 lm1 lm
Sustained Lumens100 lm200 lm1,000 lm1,100 lm400 lm600 lm950 lm—
Peak Candela——120,000 cd63,000 cd—71,000 cd85,000 cd—
Beam Distance——692 m505 m—533 m680 m—
Beam Patternfloodfloodthrowthrowhybridthrowthrowhybrid
IP RatingIPX4—IPX8IP68IPX8IPX8IPX8IPX8
Impact Resistance1.0 m—1.5 m1.0 m1.5 m2.0 m1.0 m1.5 m
▾Runtime4
Runtime (High)——60 min140 min—60 min75 min—
Runtime (Med)——————220 min—
Runtime (500lm)——90 min190 min—75 min120 min—
Turbo Stepdown——30 s80 s—30 s45 s—
▾Physical5
Weight—28 g230 g121 g—196 g126 g—
Length——145 mm155 mm—152 mm127 mm—
Head Diameter——55.0 mm25.4 mm—28.0 mm42.0 mm—
Body Diameter——35.0 mm25.4 mm—25.4 mm27.0 mm—
Body MaterialPolymerPolymerAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminum
▾Battery & Charging6
Battery TypeAAA—21700, 2665021700AA186502170018650
Chargingnoneusb-cusb-cusb-cusb-cnoneusb-cusb-c
USB-CNoNoYesYesNoNoYesNo
Replaceable BatteryYesNoYesYesYesYesYesYes
Battery IncludedNoNoNoNoNoNoYesNo
Rechargeable BatteryNoNoYesYesNoNoYesNo
▾Features7
Switch Typesidesidesidedualtailtailsidedual
Strobe ModeNoNoYesYesNoNoYesNo
Memory ModeNoNoYesYesNoNoYesNo
LockoutNoNoYesYesNoNoYesNo
Moonlight ModeNoNoYesYesNoNoYesNo
Magnetic TailcapNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Pocket ClipNoNoNoYesNoNoYesNo
▾Emitter & Optics1
LED / Emitter——Luminus SFT70Luminus SFT70——Luminus SFT40—
▾Category Scores5
Tactical Score47.834.878.475.775.574.376.075.7
EDC Score49.152.281.874.674.367.967.685.6
Value Score53.056.280.674.576.067.779.880.9
Throw Score35.819.588.081.970.580.784.970.5
Flood Score35.845.483.581.267.764.370.786.1
▾Amazon3
Amazon Reviews6171,1291,893831694565413
Amazon Rating4.64.84.64.04.54.44.54.5
Release Year2,0202,0242,0212,0242,0242,0232,0222,024
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