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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 Archer 2A C

ThruNite Archer 2A C

1,000 lmAA
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Cloud Defensive REIN Micro

Cloud Defensive REIN Micro

18650
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NITECORE MH12 Pro

NITECORE MH12 Pro

3,300 lm21700
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ThruNite Catapult V6

ThruNite Catapult V6

2,836 lm21700
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Fenix PD36R Pro

Fenix PD36R Pro

2,800 lm21700
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Beam Pattern
▾Price & Scores2
Price$31$31$33$330$113$60$120
MSRP$31$31$33$330$90$80$120
▾Output & Beam7
Max Lumens200 lm400 lm1,000 lm1 lm3,300 lm2,836 lm2,800 lm
Sustained Lumens100 lm200 lm400 lm—1,100 lm1,000 lm1,000 lm
Peak Candela————63,000 cd120,000 cd36,000 cd
Beam Distance————505 m692 m380 m
Beam Patternfloodfloodhybridthrowthrowthrowhybrid
IP RatingIPX4—IPX8IPX8IP68IPX8IP68
Impact Resistance1.0 m—1.5 m2.0 m1.0 m1.5 m1.5 m
▾Runtime3
Runtime (High)————140 min60 min180 min
Runtime (500lm)————190 min90 min220 min
Turbo Stepdown————80 s30 s120 s
▾Physical5
Weight—28 g——121 g230 g169 g
Length————155 mm145 mm145 mm
Head Diameter————25.4 mm55.0 mm27.0 mm
Body Diameter————25.4 mm35.0 mm27.0 mm
Body MaterialPolymerPolymerAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminum
▾Battery & Charging6
Battery TypeAAA—AA186502170021700, 2665021700
Chargingnoneusb-cusb-cnoneusb-cusb-cusb-c
USB-CNoNoNoNoYesYesYes
Replaceable BatteryYesNoYesYesYesYesYes
Battery IncludedNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Rechargeable BatteryNoNoNoNoYesYesYes
▾Features7
Switch Typesidesidetailtaildualsidedual
Strobe ModeNoNoNoNoYesYesYes
Memory ModeNoNoNoNoYesYesYes
LockoutNoNoNoNoYesYesNo
Moonlight ModeNoNoNoNoYesYesYes
Magnetic TailcapNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Pocket ClipNoNoNoNoYesNoYes
▾Emitter & Optics1
LED / Emitter————Luminus SFT70Luminus SFT70Luminus SFT70
▾Category Scores5
Tactical Score47.834.875.579.375.778.474.3
EDC Score49.152.274.379.374.681.874.3
Value Score53.056.276.079.374.580.673.0
Throw Score35.819.570.579.381.988.075.4
Flood Score35.845.467.779.381.283.579.0
▾Amazon3
Amazon Reviews6171,1293162881,893579
Amazon Rating4.64.84.54.74.04.64.8
Release Year2,0202,0242,0242,0232,0242,0212,022
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