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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
NITECORE MH12 Pro

NITECORE MH12 Pro

3,300 lm21700
Sofirn SP31 V3

Sofirn SP31 V3

18650
Fenix PD36R Pro

Fenix PD36R Pro

2,800 lm21700
Cloud Defensive REIN Dual Fuel

Cloud Defensive REIN Dual Fuel

1,100 lm18650
Wurkkos TD02

Wurkkos TD02

18650
Sofirn IF22A

Sofirn IF22A

2,100 lm21700
Beam Pattern
▾Price & Scores2
Price$31$31$60$113$30$120$350$33$46
MSRP$31$31$80$90$30$120$350$33$70
▾Output & Beam7
Max Lumens200 lm400 lm2,836 lm3,300 lm1 lm2,800 lm1,100 lm1 lm2,100 lm
Sustained Lumens100 lm200 lm1,000 lm1,100 lm—1,000 lm600 lm—950 lm
Peak Candela——120,000 cd63,000 cd—36,000 cd71,000 cd—85,000 cd
Beam Distance——692 m505 m—380 m533 m—680 m
Beam Patternfloodfloodthrowthrowhybridhybridthrowhybridthrow
IP RatingIPX4—IPX8IP68IPX8IP68IPX8IPX8IPX8
Impact Resistance1.0 m—1.5 m1.0 m1.5 m1.5 m2.0 m1.5 m1.0 m
▾Runtime4
Runtime (High)——60 min140 min—180 min60 min—75 min
Runtime (Med)————————220 min
Runtime (500lm)——90 min190 min—220 min75 min—120 min
Turbo Stepdown——30 s80 s—120 s30 s—45 s
▾Physical5
Weight—28 g230 g121 g—169 g196 g—126 g
Length——145 mm155 mm—145 mm152 mm—127 mm
Head Diameter——55.0 mm25.4 mm—27.0 mm28.0 mm—42.0 mm
Body Diameter——35.0 mm25.4 mm—27.0 mm25.4 mm—27.0 mm
Body MaterialPolymerPolymerAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminum
▾Battery & Charging6
Battery TypeAAA—21700, 26650217001865021700186501865021700
Chargingnoneusb-cusb-cusb-cusb-cusb-cnoneusb-cusb-c
USB-CNoNoYesYesNoYesNoNoYes
Replaceable BatteryYesNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Battery IncludedNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYes
Rechargeable BatteryNoNoYesYesNoYesNoNoYes
▾Features7
Switch Typesidesidesidedualdualdualtaildualside
Strobe ModeNoNoYesYesNoYesNoNoYes
Memory ModeNoNoYesYesNoYesNoNoYes
LockoutNoNoYesYesNoNoNoNoYes
Moonlight ModeNoNoYesYesNoYesNoNoYes
Magnetic TailcapNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Pocket ClipNoNoNoYesNoYesNoNoYes
▾Emitter & Optics1
LED / Emitter——Luminus SFT70Luminus SFT70—Luminus SFT70——Luminus SFT40
▾Category Scores5
Tactical Score47.834.878.475.775.774.374.375.576.0
EDC Score49.152.281.874.685.674.367.985.067.6
Value Score53.056.280.674.580.973.067.780.479.8
Throw Score35.819.588.081.970.575.480.770.584.9
Flood Score35.845.483.581.286.179.064.385.470.7
▾Amazon3
Amazon Reviews6171,1291,8938413579941,286565
Amazon Rating4.64.84.64.04.54.84.44.44.5
Release Year2,0202,0242,0212,0242,0242,0222,0232,0232,022
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