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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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Sofirn SP31 V3

Sofirn SP31 V3

18650
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Cloud Defensive REIN Micro

Cloud Defensive REIN Micro

18650
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Cloud Defensive REIN Dual Fuel

Cloud Defensive REIN Dual Fuel

1,100 lm18650
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ThruNite Catapult V6

ThruNite Catapult V6

2,836 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$30$330$350$60$75
MSRP$31$31$90$30$330$350$80$75
▾Output & Beam7
Max Lumens200 lm400 lm3,300 lm1 lm1 lm1,100 lm2,836 lm1,700 lm
Sustained Lumens100 lm200 lm1,100 lm——600 lm1,000 lm700 lm
Peak Candela——63,000 cd——71,000 cd120,000 cd—
Beam Distance——505 m——533 m692 m—
Beam Patternfloodfloodthrowhybridthrowthrowthrowhybrid
IP RatingIPX4—IP68IPX8IPX8IPX8IPX8IPX8
Impact Resistance1.0 m—1.0 m1.5 m2.0 m2.0 m1.5 m1.5 m
▾Runtime3
Runtime (High)——140 min——60 min60 min—
Runtime (500lm)——190 min——75 min90 min—
Turbo Stepdown——80 s——30 s30 s—
▾Physical5
Weight—28 g121 g——196 g230 g—
Length——155 mm——152 mm145 mm—
Head Diameter——25.4 mm——28.0 mm55.0 mm—
Body Diameter——25.4 mm——25.4 mm35.0 mm—
Body MaterialPolymerPolymerAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminum
▾Battery & Charging6
Battery TypeAAA—2170018650186501865021700, 2665018650
Chargingnoneusb-cusb-cusb-cnonenoneusb-cusb-c
USB-CNoNoYesNoNoNoYesNo
Replaceable BatteryYesNoYesYesYesYesYesYes
Battery IncludedNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Rechargeable BatteryNoNoYesNoNoNoYesNo
▾Features7
Switch Typesidesidedualdualtailtailsidedual
Strobe ModeNoNoYesNoNoNoYesNo
Memory ModeNoNoYesNoNoNoYesNo
LockoutNoNoYesNoNoNoYesNo
Moonlight ModeNoNoYesNoNoNoYesNo
Magnetic TailcapNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Pocket ClipNoNoYesNoNoNoNoNo
▾Emitter & Optics1
LED / Emitter——Luminus SFT70———Luminus SFT70—
▾Category Scores5
Tactical Score47.834.875.775.779.374.378.472.5
EDC Score49.152.274.685.679.367.981.874.7
Value Score53.056.274.580.979.367.780.675.2
Throw Score35.819.581.970.579.380.788.070.5
Flood Score35.845.481.286.179.364.383.573.8
▾Amazon3
Amazon Reviews6171,129841328941,893552
Amazon Rating4.64.84.04.54.74.44.64.6
Release Year2,0202,0242,0242,0242,0232,0232,0212,022
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