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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
Wurkkos TD02

Wurkkos TD02

18650
ThruNite Archer 2A C

ThruNite Archer 2A C

1,000 lmAA
Fenix PD36R Pro

Fenix PD36R Pro

2,800 lm21700
ThruNite Catapult V6

ThruNite Catapult V6

2,836 lm21700
Fenix PD35 V3.0

Fenix PD35 V3.0

1,700 lm18650
Beam Pattern
▾Price & Scores2
Price$31$31$30$33$33$120$60$75
MSRP$31$31$30$33$33$120$80$75
▾Output & Beam7
Max Lumens200 lm400 lm1 lm1 lm1,000 lm2,800 lm2,836 lm1,700 lm
Sustained Lumens100 lm200 lm——400 lm1,000 lm1,000 lm700 lm
Peak Candela—————36,000 cd120,000 cd—
Beam Distance—————380 m692 m—
Beam Patternfloodfloodhybridhybridhybridhybridthrowhybrid
IP RatingIPX4—IPX8IPX8IPX8IP68IPX8IPX8
Impact Resistance1.0 m—1.5 m1.5 m1.5 m1.5 m1.5 m1.5 m
▾Runtime3
Runtime (High)—————180 min60 min—
Runtime (500lm)—————220 min90 min—
Turbo Stepdown—————120 s30 s—
▾Physical5
Weight—28 g———169 g230 g—
Length—————145 mm145 mm—
Head Diameter—————27.0 mm55.0 mm—
Body Diameter—————27.0 mm35.0 mm—
Body MaterialPolymerPolymerAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminum
▾Battery & Charging6
Battery TypeAAA—1865018650AA2170021700, 2665018650
Chargingnoneusb-cusb-cusb-cusb-cusb-cusb-cusb-c
USB-CNoNoNoNoNoYesYesNo
Replaceable BatteryYesNoYesYesYesYesYesYes
Battery IncludedNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Rechargeable BatteryNoNoNoNoNoYesYesNo
▾Features7
Switch Typesidesidedualdualtaildualsidedual
Strobe ModeNoNoNoNoNoYesYesNo
Memory ModeNoNoNoNoNoYesYesNo
LockoutNoNoNoNoNoNoYesNo
Moonlight ModeNoNoNoNoNoYesYesNo
Magnetic TailcapNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Pocket ClipNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
▾Emitter & Optics1
LED / Emitter—————Luminus SFT70Luminus SFT70—
▾Category Scores5
Tactical Score47.834.875.775.575.574.378.472.5
EDC Score49.152.285.685.074.374.381.874.7
Value Score53.056.280.980.476.073.080.675.2
Throw Score35.819.570.570.570.575.488.070.5
Flood Score35.845.486.185.467.779.083.573.8
▾Amazon3
Amazon Reviews6171,1294131,2863165791,893552
Amazon Rating4.64.84.54.44.54.84.64.6
Release Year2,0202,0242,0242,0232,0242,0222,0212,022
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