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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
Cloud Defensive REIN Micro

Cloud Defensive REIN Micro

18650
ThruNite Archer 2A C

ThruNite Archer 2A C

1,000 lmAA
Wurkkos TD02

Wurkkos TD02

18650
NITECORE MH12 Pro

NITECORE MH12 Pro

3,300 lm21700
Sofirn IF22A

Sofirn IF22A

2,100 lm21700
Beam Pattern
▾Price & Scores2
Price$31$31$30$330$33$33$113$46
MSRP$31$31$30$330$33$33$90$70
▾Output & Beam7
Max Lumens200 lm400 lm1 lm1 lm1,000 lm1 lm3,300 lm2,100 lm
Sustained Lumens100 lm200 lm——400 lm—1,100 lm950 lm
Peak Candela——————63,000 cd85,000 cd
Beam Distance——————505 m680 m
Beam Patternfloodfloodhybridthrowhybridhybridthrowthrow
IP RatingIPX4—IPX8IPX8IPX8IPX8IP68IPX8
Impact Resistance1.0 m—1.5 m2.0 m1.5 m1.5 m1.0 m1.0 m
▾Runtime4
Runtime (High)——————140 min75 min
Runtime (Med)———————220 min
Runtime (500lm)——————190 min120 min
Turbo Stepdown——————80 s45 s
▾Physical5
Weight—28 g————121 g126 g
Length——————155 mm127 mm
Head Diameter——————25.4 mm42.0 mm
Body Diameter——————25.4 mm27.0 mm
Body MaterialPolymerPolymerAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminum
▾Battery & Charging6
Battery TypeAAA—1865018650AA186502170021700
Chargingnoneusb-cusb-cnoneusb-cusb-cusb-cusb-c
USB-CNoNoNoNoNoNoYesYes
Replaceable BatteryYesNoYesYesYesYesYesYes
Battery IncludedNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYes
Rechargeable BatteryNoNoNoNoNoNoYesYes
▾Features7
Switch Typesidesidedualtailtaildualdualside
Strobe ModeNoNoNoNoNoNoYesYes
Memory ModeNoNoNoNoNoNoYesYes
LockoutNoNoNoNoNoNoYesYes
Moonlight ModeNoNoNoNoNoNoYesYes
Magnetic TailcapNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Pocket ClipNoNoNoNoNoNoYesYes
▾Emitter & Optics1
LED / Emitter——————Luminus SFT70Luminus SFT40
▾Category Scores5
Tactical Score47.834.875.779.375.575.575.776.0
EDC Score49.152.285.679.374.385.074.667.6
Value Score53.056.280.979.376.080.474.579.8
Throw Score35.819.570.579.370.570.581.984.9
Flood Score35.845.486.179.367.785.481.270.7
▾Amazon3
Amazon Reviews6171,129413283161,2868565
Amazon Rating4.64.84.54.74.54.44.04.5
Release Year2,0202,0242,0242,0232,0242,0232,0242,022
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