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Spec
Princeton Tec Byte

Princeton Tec Byte

200 lmAAA
NITECORE NU25 MCT UL

NITECORE NU25 MCT UL

400 lm
Sofirn SP31 V3

Sofirn SP31 V3

18650
ThruNite Archer 2A C

ThruNite Archer 2A C

1,000 lmAA
Fenix PD36R Pro

Fenix PD36R Pro

2,800 lm21700
NITECORE MH12 Pro

NITECORE MH12 Pro

3,300 lm21700
Wurkkos HD01 PRO

Wurkkos HD01 PRO

Sofirn IF22A

Sofirn IF22A

2,100 lm21700
Beam Pattern
▾Price & Scores2
Price$31$31$30$33$120$113$70$46
MSRP$31$31$30$33$120$90$70$70
▾Output & Beam7
Max Lumens200 lm400 lm1 lm1,000 lm2,800 lm3,300 lm1 lm2,100 lm
Sustained Lumens100 lm200 lm—400 lm1,000 lm1,100 lm—950 lm
Peak Candela————36,000 cd63,000 cd—85,000 cd
Beam Distance————380 m505 m—680 m
Beam Patternfloodfloodhybridhybridhybridthrowhybridthrow
IP RatingIPX4—IPX8IPX8IP68IP68IPX8IPX8
Impact Resistance1.0 m—1.5 m1.5 m1.5 m1.0 m1.5 m1.0 m
▾Runtime4
Runtime (High)————180 min140 min—75 min
Runtime (Med)———————220 min
Runtime (500lm)————220 min190 min—120 min
Turbo Stepdown————120 s80 s—45 s
▾Physical5
Weight—28 g——169 g121 g—126 g
Length————145 mm155 mm—127 mm
Head Diameter————27.0 mm25.4 mm—42.0 mm
Body Diameter————27.0 mm25.4 mm—27.0 mm
Body MaterialPolymerPolymerAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminum
▾Battery & Charging6
Battery TypeAAA—18650AA2170021700—21700
Chargingnoneusb-cusb-cusb-cusb-cusb-cusb-cusb-c
USB-CNoNoNoNoYesYesNoYes
Replaceable BatteryYesNoYesYesYesYesYesYes
Battery IncludedNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYes
Rechargeable BatteryNoNoNoNoYesYesNoYes
▾Features7
Switch Typesidesidedualtaildualdualsideside
Strobe ModeNoNoNoNoYesYesNoYes
Memory ModeNoNoNoNoYesYesNoYes
LockoutNoNoNoNoNoYesNoYes
Moonlight ModeNoNoNoNoYesYesNoYes
Magnetic TailcapNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Pocket ClipNoNoNoNoYesYesNoYes
▾Emitter & Optics1
LED / Emitter————Luminus SFT70Luminus SFT70—Luminus SFT40
▾Category Scores5
Tactical Score47.834.875.775.574.375.772.876.0
EDC Score49.152.285.674.374.374.677.367.6
Value Score53.056.280.976.073.074.575.279.8
Throw Score35.819.570.570.575.481.970.584.9
Flood Score35.845.486.167.779.081.277.570.7
▾Amazon3
Amazon Reviews6171,1294133165798202565
Amazon Rating4.64.84.54.54.84.04.54.5
Release Year2,0202,0242,0242,0242,0222,0242,0242,022
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