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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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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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Cloud Defensive REIN Dual Fuel

Cloud Defensive REIN Dual Fuel

1,100 lm18650
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Fenix PD36R Pro

Fenix PD36R Pro

2,800 lm21700
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Beam Pattern
▾Price & Scores2
Price$31$31$30$330$33$46$350$120
MSRP$31$31$30$330$33$70$350$120
▾Output & Beam7
Max Lumens200 lm400 lm1 lm1 lm1,000 lm2,100 lm1,100 lm2,800 lm
Sustained Lumens100 lm200 lm——400 lm950 lm600 lm1,000 lm
Peak Candela—————85,000 cd71,000 cd36,000 cd
Beam Distance—————680 m533 m380 m
Beam Patternfloodfloodhybridthrowhybridthrowthrowhybrid
IP RatingIPX4—IPX8IPX8IPX8IPX8IPX8IP68
Impact Resistance1.0 m—1.5 m2.0 m1.5 m1.0 m2.0 m1.5 m
▾Runtime4
Runtime (High)—————75 min60 min180 min
Runtime (Med)—————220 min——
Runtime (500lm)—————120 min75 min220 min
Turbo Stepdown—————45 s30 s120 s
▾Physical5
Weight—28 g———126 g196 g169 g
Length—————127 mm152 mm145 mm
Head Diameter—————42.0 mm28.0 mm27.0 mm
Body Diameter—————27.0 mm25.4 mm27.0 mm
Body MaterialPolymerPolymerAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminum
▾Battery & Charging6
Battery TypeAAA—1865018650AA217001865021700
Chargingnoneusb-cusb-cnoneusb-cusb-cnoneusb-c
USB-CNoNoNoNoNoYesNoYes
Replaceable BatteryYesNoYesYesYesYesYesYes
Battery IncludedNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
Rechargeable BatteryNoNoNoNoNoYesNoYes
▾Features7
Switch Typesidesidedualtailtailsidetaildual
Strobe ModeNoNoNoNoNoYesNoYes
Memory ModeNoNoNoNoNoYesNoYes
LockoutNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
Moonlight ModeNoNoNoNoNoYesNoYes
Magnetic TailcapNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Pocket ClipNoNoNoNoNoYesNoYes
▾Emitter & Optics1
LED / Emitter—————Luminus SFT40—Luminus SFT70
▾Category Scores5
Tactical Score47.834.875.779.375.576.074.374.3
EDC Score49.152.285.679.374.367.667.974.3
Value Score53.056.280.979.376.079.867.773.0
Throw Score35.819.570.579.370.584.980.775.4
Flood Score35.845.486.179.367.770.764.379.0
▾Amazon3
Amazon Reviews6171,1294132831656594579
Amazon Rating4.64.84.54.74.54.54.44.8
Release Year2,0202,0242,0242,0232,0242,0222,0232,022
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