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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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NITECORE MH12 Pro

NITECORE MH12 Pro

3,300 lm21700
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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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ThruNite Archer 2A C

ThruNite Archer 2A C

1,000 lmAA
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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$330$113$46$120$33$75
MSRP$31$31$330$90$70$120$33$75
▾Output & Beam7
Max Lumens200 lm400 lm1 lm3,300 lm2,100 lm2,800 lm1,000 lm1,700 lm
Sustained Lumens100 lm200 lm—1,100 lm950 lm1,000 lm400 lm700 lm
Peak Candela———63,000 cd85,000 cd36,000 cd——
Beam Distance———505 m680 m380 m——
Beam Patternfloodfloodthrowthrowthrowhybridhybridhybrid
IP RatingIPX4—IPX8IP68IPX8IP68IPX8IPX8
Impact Resistance1.0 m—2.0 m1.0 m1.0 m1.5 m1.5 m1.5 m
▾Runtime4
Runtime (High)———140 min75 min180 min——
Runtime (Med)————220 min———
Runtime (500lm)———190 min120 min220 min——
Turbo Stepdown———80 s45 s120 s——
▾Physical5
Weight—28 g—121 g126 g169 g——
Length———155 mm127 mm145 mm——
Head Diameter———25.4 mm42.0 mm27.0 mm——
Body Diameter———25.4 mm27.0 mm27.0 mm——
Body MaterialPolymerPolymerAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminum
▾Battery & Charging6
Battery TypeAAA—18650217002170021700AA18650
Chargingnoneusb-cnoneusb-cusb-cusb-cusb-cusb-c
USB-CNoNoNoYesYesYesNoNo
Replaceable BatteryYesNoYesYesYesYesYesYes
Battery IncludedNoNoNoNoYesNoNoNo
Rechargeable BatteryNoNoNoYesYesYesNoNo
▾Features7
Switch Typesidesidetaildualsidedualtaildual
Strobe ModeNoNoNoYesYesYesNoNo
Memory ModeNoNoNoYesYesYesNoNo
LockoutNoNoNoYesYesNoNoNo
Moonlight ModeNoNoNoYesYesYesNoNo
Magnetic TailcapNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Pocket ClipNoNoNoYesYesYesNoNo
▾Emitter & Optics1
LED / Emitter———Luminus SFT70Luminus SFT40Luminus SFT70——
▾Category Scores5
Tactical Score47.834.879.375.776.074.375.572.5
EDC Score49.152.279.374.667.674.374.374.7
Value Score53.056.279.374.579.873.076.075.2
Throw Score35.819.579.381.984.975.470.570.5
Flood Score35.845.479.381.270.779.067.773.8
▾Amazon3
Amazon Reviews6171,129288565579316552
Amazon Rating4.64.84.74.04.54.84.54.6
Release Year2,0202,0242,0232,0242,0222,0222,0242,022
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