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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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Sofirn SP31 V3

Sofirn SP31 V3

18650
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Sofirn IF22A

Sofirn IF22A

2,100 lm21700
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ThruNite Archer 2A C

ThruNite Archer 2A C

1,000 lmAA
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Cloud Defensive REIN Dual Fuel

Cloud Defensive REIN Dual Fuel

1,100 lm18650
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NITECORE MH12 Pro

NITECORE MH12 Pro

3,300 lm21700
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Wurkkos TD02

Wurkkos TD02

18650
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Beam Pattern
▾Price & Scores2
Price$31$31$30$46$33$350$113$33
MSRP$31$31$30$70$33$350$90$33
▾Output & Beam7
Max Lumens200 lm400 lm1 lm2,100 lm1,000 lm1,100 lm3,300 lm1 lm
Sustained Lumens100 lm200 lm—950 lm400 lm600 lm1,100 lm—
Peak Candela———85,000 cd—71,000 cd63,000 cd—
Beam Distance———680 m—533 m505 m—
Beam Patternfloodfloodhybridthrowhybridthrowthrowhybrid
IP RatingIPX4—IPX8IPX8IPX8IPX8IP68IPX8
Impact Resistance1.0 m—1.5 m1.0 m1.5 m2.0 m1.0 m1.5 m
▾Runtime4
Runtime (High)———75 min—60 min140 min—
Runtime (Med)———220 min————
Runtime (500lm)———120 min—75 min190 min—
Turbo Stepdown———45 s—30 s80 s—
▾Physical5
Weight—28 g—126 g—196 g121 g—
Length———127 mm—152 mm155 mm—
Head Diameter———42.0 mm—28.0 mm25.4 mm—
Body Diameter———27.0 mm—25.4 mm25.4 mm—
Body MaterialPolymerPolymerAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminum
▾Battery & Charging6
Battery TypeAAA—1865021700AA186502170018650
Chargingnoneusb-cusb-cusb-cusb-cnoneusb-cusb-c
USB-CNoNoNoYesNoNoYesNo
Replaceable BatteryYesNoYesYesYesYesYesYes
Battery IncludedNoNoNoYesNoNoNoNo
Rechargeable BatteryNoNoNoYesNoNoYesNo
▾Features7
Switch Typesidesidedualsidetailtaildualdual
Strobe ModeNoNoNoYesNoNoYesNo
Memory ModeNoNoNoYesNoNoYesNo
LockoutNoNoNoYesNoNoYesNo
Moonlight ModeNoNoNoYesNoNoYesNo
Magnetic TailcapNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Pocket ClipNoNoNoYesNoNoYesNo
▾Emitter & Optics1
LED / Emitter———Luminus SFT40——Luminus SFT70—
▾Category Scores5
Tactical Score47.834.875.776.075.574.375.775.5
EDC Score49.152.285.667.674.367.974.685.0
Value Score53.056.280.979.876.067.774.580.4
Throw Score35.819.570.584.970.580.781.970.5
Flood Score35.845.486.170.767.764.381.285.4
▾Amazon3
Amazon Reviews6171,1294135653169481,286
Amazon Rating4.64.84.54.54.54.44.04.4
Release Year2,0202,0242,0242,0222,0242,0232,0242,023
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