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NITECORE NU25 MCT UL

NITECORE NU25 MCT UL

400 lm
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Energizer Auto-On LED Rechargeable

Energizer Auto-On LED Rechargeable

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ThruNite Catapult V6

ThruNite Catapult V6

2,836 lm21700
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ThruNite Archer 2A C

ThruNite Archer 2A C

1,000 lmAA
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Fenix PD36R Pro

Fenix PD36R Pro

2,800 lm21700
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Sofirn IF22A

Sofirn IF22A

2,100 lm21700
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Cloud Defensive REIN Micro

Cloud Defensive REIN Micro

18650
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Sofirn SP31 V3

Sofirn SP31 V3

18650
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Beam Pattern
▾Price & Scores2
Price$31$31$60$33$120$46$330$30
MSRP$31$31$80$33$120$70$330$30
▾Output & Beam7
Max Lumens400 lm1 lm2,836 lm1,000 lm2,800 lm2,100 lm1 lm1 lm
Sustained Lumens200 lm—1,000 lm400 lm1,000 lm950 lm——
Peak Candela——120,000 cd—36,000 cd85,000 cd——
Beam Distance——692 m—380 m680 m——
Beam Patternfloodhybridthrowhybridhybridthrowthrowhybrid
IP Rating—IPX4IPX8IPX8IP68IPX8IPX8IPX8
Impact Resistance—1.0 m1.5 m1.5 m1.5 m1.0 m2.0 m1.5 m
▾Runtime4
Runtime (High)——60 min—180 min75 min——
Runtime (Med)—————220 min——
Runtime (500lm)——90 min—220 min120 min——
Turbo Stepdown——30 s—120 s45 s——
▾Physical5
Weight28 g—230 g—169 g126 g——
Length——145 mm—145 mm127 mm——
Head Diameter——55.0 mm—27.0 mm42.0 mm——
Body Diameter——35.0 mm—27.0 mm27.0 mm——
Body MaterialPolymerPolymerAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminum
▾Battery & Charging6
Battery Type——21700, 26650AA21700217001865018650
Chargingusb-cusb-cusb-cusb-cusb-cusb-cnoneusb-c
USB-CNoNoYesNoYesYesNoNo
Replaceable BatteryNoNoYesYesYesYesYesYes
Battery IncludedNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
Rechargeable BatteryNoNoYesNoYesYesNoNo
▾Features7
Switch Typesidesidesidetaildualsidetaildual
Strobe ModeNoNoYesNoYesYesNoNo
Memory ModeNoNoYesNoYesYesNoNo
LockoutNoNoYesNoNoYesNoNo
Moonlight ModeNoNoYesNoYesYesNoNo
Magnetic TailcapNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Pocket ClipNoNoNoNoYesYesNoNo
▾Emitter & Optics1
LED / Emitter——Luminus SFT70—Luminus SFT70Luminus SFT40——
▾Category Scores5
Tactical Score34.847.878.475.574.376.079.375.7
EDC Score52.270.781.874.374.367.679.385.6
Value Score56.259.880.676.073.079.879.380.9
Throw Score19.535.888.070.575.484.979.370.5
Flood Score45.471.883.567.779.070.779.386.1
▾Amazon3
Amazon Reviews1,12918,7591,89331657956528413
Amazon Rating4.84.74.64.54.84.54.74.5
Release Year2,0242,0212,0212,0242,0222,0222,0232,024
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