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Spec
Princeton Tec Byte

Princeton Tec Byte

200 lmAAA
NITECORE NU25 MCT UL

NITECORE NU25 MCT UL

400 lm
Sofirn IF22A

Sofirn IF22A

2,100 lm21700
NITECORE MH12 Pro

NITECORE MH12 Pro

3,300 lm21700
ThruNite Archer 2A C

ThruNite Archer 2A C

1,000 lmAA
Cloud Defensive REIN Micro

Cloud Defensive REIN Micro

18650
Cloud Defensive REIN Dual Fuel

Cloud Defensive REIN Dual Fuel

1,100 lm18650
Beam Pattern
▾Price & Scores2
Price$31$31$46$113$33$330$350
MSRP$31$31$70$90$33$330$350
▾Output & Beam7
Max Lumens200 lm400 lm2,100 lm3,300 lm1,000 lm1 lm1,100 lm
Sustained Lumens100 lm200 lm950 lm1,100 lm400 lm—600 lm
Peak Candela——85,000 cd63,000 cd——71,000 cd
Beam Distance——680 m505 m——533 m
Beam Patternfloodfloodthrowthrowhybridthrowthrow
IP RatingIPX4—IPX8IP68IPX8IPX8IPX8
Impact Resistance1.0 m—1.0 m1.0 m1.5 m2.0 m2.0 m
▾Runtime4
Runtime (High)——75 min140 min——60 min
Runtime (Med)——220 min————
Runtime (500lm)——120 min190 min——75 min
Turbo Stepdown——45 s80 s——30 s
▾Physical5
Weight—28 g126 g121 g——196 g
Length——127 mm155 mm——152 mm
Head Diameter——42.0 mm25.4 mm——28.0 mm
Body Diameter——27.0 mm25.4 mm——25.4 mm
Body MaterialPolymerPolymerAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminum
▾Battery & Charging6
Battery TypeAAA—2170021700AA1865018650
Chargingnoneusb-cusb-cusb-cusb-cnonenone
USB-CNoNoYesYesNoNoNo
Replaceable BatteryYesNoYesYesYesYesYes
Battery IncludedNoNoYesNoNoNoNo
Rechargeable BatteryNoNoYesYesNoNoNo
▾Features7
Switch Typesidesidesidedualtailtailtail
Strobe ModeNoNoYesYesNoNoNo
Memory ModeNoNoYesYesNoNoNo
LockoutNoNoYesYesNoNoNo
Moonlight ModeNoNoYesYesNoNoNo
Magnetic TailcapNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Pocket ClipNoNoYesYesNoNoNo
▾Emitter & Optics1
LED / Emitter——Luminus SFT40Luminus SFT70———
▾Category Scores5
Tactical Score47.834.876.075.775.579.374.3
EDC Score49.152.267.674.674.379.367.9
Value Score53.056.279.874.576.079.367.7
Throw Score35.819.584.981.970.579.380.7
Flood Score35.845.470.781.267.779.364.3
▾Amazon3
Amazon Reviews6171,12956583162894
Amazon Rating4.64.84.54.04.54.74.4
Release Year2,0202,0242,0222,0242,0242,0232,023
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