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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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Cloud Defensive REIN Micro

Cloud Defensive REIN Micro

18650
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Sofirn SP31 V3

Sofirn SP31 V3

18650
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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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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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Beam Pattern
▾Price & Scores2
Price$31$31$330$30$120$46$113$60
MSRP$31$31$330$30$120$70$90$80
▾Output & Beam7
Max Lumens200 lm400 lm1 lm1 lm2,800 lm2,100 lm3,300 lm2,836 lm
Sustained Lumens100 lm200 lm——1,000 lm950 lm1,100 lm1,000 lm
Peak Candela————36,000 cd85,000 cd63,000 cd120,000 cd
Beam Distance————380 m680 m505 m692 m
Beam Patternfloodfloodthrowhybridhybridthrowthrowthrow
IP RatingIPX4—IPX8IPX8IP68IPX8IP68IPX8
Impact Resistance1.0 m—2.0 m1.5 m1.5 m1.0 m1.0 m1.5 m
▾Runtime4
Runtime (High)————180 min75 min140 min60 min
Runtime (Med)—————220 min——
Runtime (500lm)————220 min120 min190 min90 min
Turbo Stepdown————120 s45 s80 s30 s
▾Physical5
Weight—28 g——169 g126 g121 g230 g
Length————145 mm127 mm155 mm145 mm
Head Diameter————27.0 mm42.0 mm25.4 mm55.0 mm
Body Diameter————27.0 mm27.0 mm25.4 mm35.0 mm
Body MaterialPolymerPolymerAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminum
▾Battery & Charging6
Battery TypeAAA—186501865021700217002170021700, 26650
Chargingnoneusb-cnoneusb-cusb-cusb-cusb-cusb-c
USB-CNoNoNoNoYesYesYesYes
Replaceable BatteryYesNoYesYesYesYesYesYes
Battery IncludedNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
Rechargeable BatteryNoNoNoNoYesYesYesYes
▾Features7
Switch Typesidesidetaildualdualsidedualside
Strobe ModeNoNoNoNoYesYesYesYes
Memory ModeNoNoNoNoYesYesYesYes
LockoutNoNoNoNoNoYesYesYes
Moonlight ModeNoNoNoNoYesYesYesYes
Magnetic TailcapNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Pocket ClipNoNoNoNoYesYesYesNo
▾Emitter & Optics1
LED / Emitter————Luminus SFT70Luminus SFT40Luminus SFT70Luminus SFT70
▾Category Scores5
Tactical Score47.834.879.375.774.376.075.778.4
EDC Score49.152.279.385.674.367.674.681.8
Value Score53.056.279.380.973.079.874.580.6
Throw Score35.819.579.370.575.484.981.988.0
Flood Score35.845.479.386.179.070.781.283.5
▾Amazon3
Amazon Reviews6171,1292841357956581,893
Amazon Rating4.64.84.74.54.84.54.04.6
Release Year2,0202,0242,0232,0242,0222,0222,0242,021
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