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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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Sofirn IF22A

Sofirn IF22A

2,100 lm21700
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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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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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Beam Pattern
▾Price & Scores2
Price$31$31$30$46$60$113$330$33
MSRP$31$31$30$70$80$90$330$33
▾Output & Beam7
Max Lumens200 lm400 lm1 lm2,100 lm2,836 lm3,300 lm1 lm1,000 lm
Sustained Lumens100 lm200 lm—950 lm1,000 lm1,100 lm—400 lm
Peak Candela———85,000 cd120,000 cd63,000 cd——
Beam Distance———680 m692 m505 m——
Beam Patternfloodfloodhybridthrowthrowthrowthrowhybrid
IP RatingIPX4—IPX8IPX8IPX8IP68IPX8IPX8
Impact Resistance1.0 m—1.5 m1.0 m1.5 m1.0 m2.0 m1.5 m
▾Runtime4
Runtime (High)———75 min60 min140 min——
Runtime (Med)———220 min————
Runtime (500lm)———120 min90 min190 min——
Turbo Stepdown———45 s30 s80 s——
▾Physical5
Weight—28 g—126 g230 g121 g——
Length———127 mm145 mm155 mm——
Head Diameter———42.0 mm55.0 mm25.4 mm——
Body Diameter———27.0 mm35.0 mm25.4 mm——
Body MaterialPolymerPolymerAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminum
▾Battery & Charging6
Battery TypeAAA—186502170021700, 266502170018650AA
Chargingnoneusb-cusb-cusb-cusb-cusb-cnoneusb-c
USB-CNoNoNoYesYesYesNoNo
Replaceable BatteryYesNoYesYesYesYesYesYes
Battery IncludedNoNoNoYesNoNoNoNo
Rechargeable BatteryNoNoNoYesYesYesNoNo
▾Features7
Switch Typesidesidedualsidesidedualtailtail
Strobe ModeNoNoNoYesYesYesNoNo
Memory ModeNoNoNoYesYesYesNoNo
LockoutNoNoNoYesYesYesNoNo
Moonlight ModeNoNoNoYesYesYesNoNo
Magnetic TailcapNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Pocket ClipNoNoNoYesNoYesNoNo
▾Emitter & Optics1
LED / Emitter———Luminus SFT40Luminus SFT70Luminus SFT70——
▾Category Scores5
Tactical Score47.834.875.776.078.475.779.375.5
EDC Score49.152.285.667.681.874.679.374.3
Value Score53.056.280.979.880.674.579.376.0
Throw Score35.819.570.584.988.081.979.370.5
Flood Score35.845.486.170.783.581.279.367.7
▾Amazon3
Amazon Reviews6171,1294135651,893828316
Amazon Rating4.64.84.54.54.64.04.74.5
Release Year2,0202,0242,0242,0222,0212,0242,0232,024
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