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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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Cloud Defensive REIN Micro

Cloud Defensive REIN Micro

18650
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Sofirn IF22A

Sofirn IF22A

2,100 lm21700
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Fenix PD36R Pro

Fenix PD36R Pro

2,800 lm21700
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Sofirn SP31 V3

Sofirn SP31 V3

18650
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ThruNite Archer 2A C

ThruNite Archer 2A C

1,000 lmAA
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Cloud Defensive REIN Dual Fuel

Cloud Defensive REIN Dual Fuel

1,100 lm18650
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Beam Pattern
▾Price & Scores2
Price$31$31$330$46$120$30$33$350
MSRP$31$31$330$70$120$30$33$350
▾Output & Beam7
Max Lumens200 lm400 lm1 lm2,100 lm2,800 lm1 lm1,000 lm1,100 lm
Sustained Lumens100 lm200 lm—950 lm1,000 lm—400 lm600 lm
Peak Candela———85,000 cd36,000 cd——71,000 cd
Beam Distance———680 m380 m——533 m
Beam Patternfloodfloodthrowthrowhybridhybridhybridthrow
IP RatingIPX4—IPX8IPX8IP68IPX8IPX8IPX8
Impact Resistance1.0 m—2.0 m1.0 m1.5 m1.5 m1.5 m2.0 m
▾Runtime4
Runtime (High)———75 min180 min——60 min
Runtime (Med)———220 min————
Runtime (500lm)———120 min220 min——75 min
Turbo Stepdown———45 s120 s——30 s
▾Physical5
Weight—28 g—126 g169 g——196 g
Length———127 mm145 mm——152 mm
Head Diameter———42.0 mm27.0 mm——28.0 mm
Body Diameter———27.0 mm27.0 mm——25.4 mm
Body MaterialPolymerPolymerAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminum
▾Battery & Charging6
Battery TypeAAA—18650217002170018650AA18650
Chargingnoneusb-cnoneusb-cusb-cusb-cusb-cnone
USB-CNoNoNoYesYesNoNoNo
Replaceable BatteryYesNoYesYesYesYesYesYes
Battery IncludedNoNoNoYesNoNoNoNo
Rechargeable BatteryNoNoNoYesYesNoNoNo
▾Features7
Switch Typesidesidetailsidedualdualtailtail
Strobe ModeNoNoNoYesYesNoNoNo
Memory ModeNoNoNoYesYesNoNoNo
LockoutNoNoNoYesNoNoNoNo
Moonlight ModeNoNoNoYesYesNoNoNo
Magnetic TailcapNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Pocket ClipNoNoNoYesYesNoNoNo
▾Emitter & Optics1
LED / Emitter———Luminus SFT40Luminus SFT70———
▾Category Scores5
Tactical Score47.834.879.376.074.375.775.574.3
EDC Score49.152.279.367.674.385.674.367.9
Value Score53.056.279.379.873.080.976.067.7
Throw Score35.819.579.384.975.470.570.580.7
Flood Score35.845.479.370.779.086.167.764.3
▾Amazon3
Amazon Reviews6171,1292856557941331694
Amazon Rating4.64.84.74.54.84.54.54.4
Release Year2,0202,0242,0232,0222,0222,0242,0242,023
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