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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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NITECORE MH12 Pro

NITECORE MH12 Pro

3,300 lm21700
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ThruNite Catapult V6

ThruNite Catapult V6

2,836 lm21700
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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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Sofirn SP31 V3

Sofirn SP31 V3

18650
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Fenix PD36R Pro

Fenix PD36R Pro

2,800 lm21700
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Fenix PD35 V3.0

Fenix PD35 V3.0

1,700 lm18650
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Beam Pattern
▾Price & Scores2
Price$31$31$113$60$46$350$30$120$75
MSRP$31$31$90$80$70$350$30$120$75
▾Output & Beam7
Max Lumens200 lm400 lm3,300 lm2,836 lm2,100 lm1,100 lm1 lm2,800 lm1,700 lm
Sustained Lumens100 lm200 lm1,100 lm1,000 lm950 lm600 lm—1,000 lm700 lm
Peak Candela——63,000 cd120,000 cd85,000 cd71,000 cd—36,000 cd—
Beam Distance——505 m692 m680 m533 m—380 m—
Beam Patternfloodfloodthrowthrowthrowthrowhybridhybridhybrid
IP RatingIPX4—IP68IPX8IPX8IPX8IPX8IP68IPX8
Impact Resistance1.0 m—1.0 m1.5 m1.0 m2.0 m1.5 m1.5 m1.5 m
▾Runtime4
Runtime (High)——140 min60 min75 min60 min—180 min—
Runtime (Med)————220 min————
Runtime (500lm)——190 min90 min120 min75 min—220 min—
Turbo Stepdown——80 s30 s45 s30 s—120 s—
▾Physical5
Weight—28 g121 g230 g126 g196 g—169 g—
Length——155 mm145 mm127 mm152 mm—145 mm—
Head Diameter——25.4 mm55.0 mm42.0 mm28.0 mm—27.0 mm—
Body Diameter——25.4 mm35.0 mm27.0 mm25.4 mm—27.0 mm—
Body MaterialPolymerPolymerAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminum
▾Battery & Charging6
Battery TypeAAA—2170021700, 266502170018650186502170018650
Chargingnoneusb-cusb-cusb-cusb-cnoneusb-cusb-cusb-c
USB-CNoNoYesYesYesNoNoYesNo
Replaceable BatteryYesNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Battery IncludedNoNoNoNoYesNoNoNoNo
Rechargeable BatteryNoNoYesYesYesNoNoYesNo
▾Features7
Switch Typesidesidedualsidesidetaildualdualdual
Strobe ModeNoNoYesYesYesNoNoYesNo
Memory ModeNoNoYesYesYesNoNoYesNo
LockoutNoNoYesYesYesNoNoNoNo
Moonlight ModeNoNoYesYesYesNoNoYesNo
Magnetic TailcapNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Pocket ClipNoNoYesNoYesNoNoYesNo
▾Emitter & Optics1
LED / Emitter——Luminus SFT70Luminus SFT70Luminus SFT40——Luminus SFT70—
▾Category Scores5
Tactical Score47.834.875.778.476.074.375.774.372.5
EDC Score49.152.274.681.867.667.985.674.374.7
Value Score53.056.274.580.679.867.780.973.075.2
Throw Score35.819.581.988.084.980.770.575.470.5
Flood Score35.845.481.283.570.764.386.179.073.8
▾Amazon3
Amazon Reviews6171,12981,89356594413579552
Amazon Rating4.64.84.04.64.54.44.54.84.6
Release Year2,0202,0242,0242,0212,0222,0232,0242,0222,022
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