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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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NITECORE MH12 Pro

NITECORE MH12 Pro

3,300 lm21700
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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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Beam Pattern
▾Price & Scores2
Price$31$31$30$60$113$33$46
MSRP$31$31$30$80$90$33$70
▾Output & Beam7
Max Lumens200 lm400 lm1 lm2,836 lm3,300 lm1,000 lm2,100 lm
Sustained Lumens100 lm200 lm—1,000 lm1,100 lm400 lm950 lm
Peak Candela———120,000 cd63,000 cd—85,000 cd
Beam Distance———692 m505 m—680 m
Beam Patternfloodfloodhybridthrowthrowhybridthrow
IP RatingIPX4—IPX8IPX8IP68IPX8IPX8
Impact Resistance1.0 m—1.5 m1.5 m1.0 m1.5 m1.0 m
▾Runtime4
Runtime (High)———60 min140 min—75 min
Runtime (Med)——————220 min
Runtime (500lm)———90 min190 min—120 min
Turbo Stepdown———30 s80 s—45 s
▾Physical5
Weight—28 g—230 g121 g—126 g
Length———145 mm155 mm—127 mm
Head Diameter———55.0 mm25.4 mm—42.0 mm
Body Diameter———35.0 mm25.4 mm—27.0 mm
Body MaterialPolymerPolymerAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminum
▾Battery & Charging6
Battery TypeAAA—1865021700, 2665021700AA21700
Chargingnoneusb-cusb-cusb-cusb-cusb-cusb-c
USB-CNoNoNoYesYesNoYes
Replaceable BatteryYesNoYesYesYesYesYes
Battery IncludedNoNoNoNoNoNoYes
Rechargeable BatteryNoNoNoYesYesNoYes
▾Features7
Switch Typesidesidedualsidedualtailside
Strobe ModeNoNoNoYesYesNoYes
Memory ModeNoNoNoYesYesNoYes
LockoutNoNoNoYesYesNoYes
Moonlight ModeNoNoNoYesYesNoYes
Magnetic TailcapNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Pocket ClipNoNoNoNoYesNoYes
▾Emitter & Optics1
LED / Emitter———Luminus SFT70Luminus SFT70—Luminus SFT40
▾Category Scores5
Tactical Score47.834.875.778.475.775.576.0
EDC Score49.152.285.681.874.674.367.6
Value Score53.056.280.980.674.576.079.8
Throw Score35.819.570.588.081.970.584.9
Flood Score35.845.486.183.581.267.770.7
▾Amazon3
Amazon Reviews6171,1294131,8938316565
Amazon Rating4.64.84.54.64.04.54.5
Release Year2,0202,0242,0242,0212,0242,0242,022
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