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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 Archer 2A C

ThruNite Archer 2A C

1,000 lmAA
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Wurkkos TD02

Wurkkos TD02

18650
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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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Sofirn IF22A

Sofirn IF22A

2,100 lm21700
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Fenix PD35 V3.0

Fenix PD35 V3.0

1,700 lm18650
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Beam Pattern
▾Price & Scores2
Price$31$31$33$33$60$120$46$75
MSRP$31$31$33$33$80$120$70$75
▾Output & Beam7
Max Lumens200 lm400 lm1,000 lm1 lm2,836 lm2,800 lm2,100 lm1,700 lm
Sustained Lumens100 lm200 lm400 lm—1,000 lm1,000 lm950 lm700 lm
Peak Candela————120,000 cd36,000 cd85,000 cd—
Beam Distance————692 m380 m680 m—
Beam Patternfloodfloodhybridhybridthrowhybridthrowhybrid
IP RatingIPX4—IPX8IPX8IPX8IP68IPX8IPX8
Impact Resistance1.0 m—1.5 m1.5 m1.5 m1.5 m1.0 m1.5 m
▾Runtime4
Runtime (High)————60 min180 min75 min—
Runtime (Med)——————220 min—
Runtime (500lm)————90 min220 min120 min—
Turbo Stepdown————30 s120 s45 s—
▾Physical5
Weight—28 g——230 g169 g126 g—
Length————145 mm145 mm127 mm—
Head Diameter————55.0 mm27.0 mm42.0 mm—
Body Diameter————35.0 mm27.0 mm27.0 mm—
Body MaterialPolymerPolymerAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminum
▾Battery & Charging6
Battery TypeAAA—AA1865021700, 26650217002170018650
Chargingnoneusb-cusb-cusb-cusb-cusb-cusb-cusb-c
USB-CNoNoNoNoYesYesYesNo
Replaceable BatteryYesNoYesYesYesYesYesYes
Battery IncludedNoNoNoNoNoNoYesNo
Rechargeable BatteryNoNoNoNoYesYesYesNo
▾Features7
Switch Typesidesidetaildualsidedualsidedual
Strobe ModeNoNoNoNoYesYesYesNo
Memory ModeNoNoNoNoYesYesYesNo
LockoutNoNoNoNoYesNoYesNo
Moonlight ModeNoNoNoNoYesYesYesNo
Magnetic TailcapNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Pocket ClipNoNoNoNoNoYesYesNo
▾Emitter & Optics1
LED / Emitter————Luminus SFT70Luminus SFT70Luminus SFT40—
▾Category Scores5
Tactical Score47.834.875.575.578.474.376.072.5
EDC Score49.152.274.385.081.874.367.674.7
Value Score53.056.276.080.480.673.079.875.2
Throw Score35.819.570.570.588.075.484.970.5
Flood Score35.845.467.785.483.579.070.773.8
▾Amazon3
Amazon Reviews6171,1293161,2861,893579565552
Amazon Rating4.64.84.54.44.64.84.54.6
Release Year2,0202,0242,0242,0232,0212,0222,0222,022
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