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Spec
Princeton Tec Byte

Princeton Tec Byte

200 lmAAA
NITECORE NU25 MCT UL

NITECORE NU25 MCT UL

400 lm
ThruNite Archer 2A C

ThruNite Archer 2A C

1,000 lmAA
ThruNite Catapult V6

ThruNite Catapult V6

2,836 lm21700
NITECORE MH12 Pro

NITECORE MH12 Pro

3,300 lm21700
Cloud Defensive REIN Dual Fuel

Cloud Defensive REIN Dual Fuel

1,100 lm18650
Wurkkos TD02

Wurkkos TD02

18650
Beam Pattern
▾Price & Scores2
Price$31$31$33$60$113$350$33
MSRP$31$31$33$80$90$350$33
▾Output & Beam7
Max Lumens200 lm400 lm1,000 lm2,836 lm3,300 lm1,100 lm1 lm
Sustained Lumens100 lm200 lm400 lm1,000 lm1,100 lm600 lm—
Peak Candela———120,000 cd63,000 cd71,000 cd—
Beam Distance———692 m505 m533 m—
Beam Patternfloodfloodhybridthrowthrowthrowhybrid
IP RatingIPX4—IPX8IPX8IP68IPX8IPX8
Impact Resistance1.0 m—1.5 m1.5 m1.0 m2.0 m1.5 m
▾Runtime3
Runtime (High)———60 min140 min60 min—
Runtime (500lm)———90 min190 min75 min—
Turbo Stepdown———30 s80 s30 s—
▾Physical5
Weight—28 g—230 g121 g196 g—
Length———145 mm155 mm152 mm—
Head Diameter———55.0 mm25.4 mm28.0 mm—
Body Diameter———35.0 mm25.4 mm25.4 mm—
Body MaterialPolymerPolymerAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminum
▾Battery & Charging6
Battery TypeAAA—AA21700, 26650217001865018650
Chargingnoneusb-cusb-cusb-cusb-cnoneusb-c
USB-CNoNoNoYesYesNoNo
Replaceable BatteryYesNoYesYesYesYesYes
Battery IncludedNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Rechargeable BatteryNoNoNoYesYesNoNo
▾Features7
Switch Typesidesidetailsidedualtaildual
Strobe ModeNoNoNoYesYesNoNo
Memory ModeNoNoNoYesYesNoNo
LockoutNoNoNoYesYesNoNo
Moonlight ModeNoNoNoYesYesNoNo
Magnetic TailcapNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Pocket ClipNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
▾Emitter & Optics1
LED / Emitter———Luminus SFT70Luminus SFT70——
▾Category Scores5
Tactical Score47.834.875.578.475.774.375.5
EDC Score49.152.274.381.874.667.985.0
Value Score53.056.276.080.674.567.780.4
Throw Score35.819.570.588.081.980.770.5
Flood Score35.845.467.783.581.264.385.4
▾Amazon3
Amazon Reviews6171,1293161,8938941,286
Amazon Rating4.64.84.54.64.04.44.4
Release Year2,0202,0242,0242,0212,0242,0232,023
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