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Spec
Princeton Tec Byte

Princeton Tec Byte

200 lmAAA
NITECORE NU25 MCT UL

NITECORE NU25 MCT UL

400 lm
Cloud Defensive REIN Micro

Cloud Defensive REIN Micro

18650
ThruNite Archer 2A C

ThruNite Archer 2A C

1,000 lmAA
Fenix PD36R Pro

Fenix PD36R Pro

2,800 lm21700
Cloud Defensive REIN Dual Fuel

Cloud Defensive REIN Dual Fuel

1,100 lm18650
NITECORE MH12 Pro

NITECORE MH12 Pro

3,300 lm21700
Beam Pattern
▾Price & Scores2
Price$31$31$330$33$120$350$113
MSRP$31$31$330$33$120$350$90
▾Output & Beam7
Max Lumens200 lm400 lm1 lm1,000 lm2,800 lm1,100 lm3,300 lm
Sustained Lumens100 lm200 lm—400 lm1,000 lm600 lm1,100 lm
Peak Candela————36,000 cd71,000 cd63,000 cd
Beam Distance————380 m533 m505 m
Beam Patternfloodfloodthrowhybridhybridthrowthrow
IP RatingIPX4—IPX8IPX8IP68IPX8IP68
Impact Resistance1.0 m—2.0 m1.5 m1.5 m2.0 m1.0 m
▾Runtime3
Runtime (High)————180 min60 min140 min
Runtime (500lm)————220 min75 min190 min
Turbo Stepdown————120 s30 s80 s
▾Physical5
Weight—28 g——169 g196 g121 g
Length————145 mm152 mm155 mm
Head Diameter————27.0 mm28.0 mm25.4 mm
Body Diameter————27.0 mm25.4 mm25.4 mm
Body MaterialPolymerPolymerAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminum
▾Battery & Charging6
Battery TypeAAA—18650AA217001865021700
Chargingnoneusb-cnoneusb-cusb-cnoneusb-c
USB-CNoNoNoNoYesNoYes
Replaceable BatteryYesNoYesYesYesYesYes
Battery IncludedNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Rechargeable BatteryNoNoNoNoYesNoYes
▾Features7
Switch Typesidesidetailtaildualtaildual
Strobe ModeNoNoNoNoYesNoYes
Memory ModeNoNoNoNoYesNoYes
LockoutNoNoNoNoNoNoYes
Moonlight ModeNoNoNoNoYesNoYes
Magnetic TailcapNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Pocket ClipNoNoNoNoYesNoYes
▾Emitter & Optics1
LED / Emitter————Luminus SFT70—Luminus SFT70
▾Category Scores5
Tactical Score47.834.879.375.574.374.375.7
EDC Score49.152.279.374.374.367.974.6
Value Score53.056.279.376.073.067.774.5
Throw Score35.819.579.370.575.480.781.9
Flood Score35.845.479.367.779.064.381.2
▾Amazon3
Amazon Reviews6171,12928316579948
Amazon Rating4.64.84.74.54.84.44.0
Release Year2,0202,0242,0232,0242,0222,0232,024
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