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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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Sofirn SP31 V3

Sofirn SP31 V3

18650
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ThruNite Catapult V6

ThruNite Catapult V6

2,836 lm21700
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Cloud Defensive REIN Micro

Cloud Defensive REIN Micro

18650
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ThruNite Archer 2A C

ThruNite Archer 2A C

1,000 lmAA
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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$30$60$330$33$46$75
MSRP$31$31$30$80$330$33$70$75
▾Output & Beam7
Max Lumens200 lm400 lm1 lm2,836 lm1 lm1,000 lm2,100 lm1,700 lm
Sustained Lumens100 lm200 lm—1,000 lm—400 lm950 lm700 lm
Peak Candela———120,000 cd——85,000 cd—
Beam Distance———692 m——680 m—
Beam Patternfloodfloodhybridthrowthrowhybridthrowhybrid
IP RatingIPX4—IPX8IPX8IPX8IPX8IPX8IPX8
Impact Resistance1.0 m—1.5 m1.5 m2.0 m1.5 m1.0 m1.5 m
▾Runtime4
Runtime (High)———60 min——75 min—
Runtime (Med)——————220 min—
Runtime (500lm)———90 min——120 min—
Turbo Stepdown———30 s——45 s—
▾Physical5
Weight—28 g—230 g——126 g—
Length———145 mm——127 mm—
Head Diameter———55.0 mm——42.0 mm—
Body Diameter———35.0 mm——27.0 mm—
Body MaterialPolymerPolymerAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminum
▾Battery & Charging6
Battery TypeAAA—1865021700, 2665018650AA2170018650
Chargingnoneusb-cusb-cusb-cnoneusb-cusb-cusb-c
USB-CNoNoNoYesNoNoYesNo
Replaceable BatteryYesNoYesYesYesYesYesYes
Battery IncludedNoNoNoNoNoNoYesNo
Rechargeable BatteryNoNoNoYesNoNoYesNo
▾Features7
Switch Typesidesidedualsidetailtailsidedual
Strobe ModeNoNoNoYesNoNoYesNo
Memory ModeNoNoNoYesNoNoYesNo
LockoutNoNoNoYesNoNoYesNo
Moonlight ModeNoNoNoYesNoNoYesNo
Magnetic TailcapNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Pocket ClipNoNoNoNoNoNoYesNo
▾Emitter & Optics1
LED / Emitter———Luminus SFT70——Luminus SFT40—
▾Category Scores5
Tactical Score47.834.875.778.479.375.576.072.5
EDC Score49.152.285.681.879.374.367.674.7
Value Score53.056.280.980.679.376.079.875.2
Throw Score35.819.570.588.079.370.584.970.5
Flood Score35.845.486.183.579.367.770.773.8
▾Amazon3
Amazon Reviews6171,1294131,89328316565552
Amazon Rating4.64.84.54.64.74.54.54.6
Release Year2,0202,0242,0242,0212,0232,0242,0222,022
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