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Spec
NITECORE NU25 MCT UL

NITECORE NU25 MCT UL

400 lm
Energizer Auto-On LED Rechargeable

Energizer Auto-On LED Rechargeable

Sofirn IF22A

Sofirn IF22A

2,100 lm21700
Sofirn SP31 V3

Sofirn SP31 V3

18650
ThruNite Catapult V6

ThruNite Catapult V6

2,836 lm21700
Fenix PD36R Pro

Fenix PD36R Pro

2,800 lm21700
Cloud Defensive REIN Dual Fuel

Cloud Defensive REIN Dual Fuel

1,100 lm18650
Cloud Defensive REIN Micro

Cloud Defensive REIN Micro

18650
Fenix PD35 V3.0

Fenix PD35 V3.0

1,700 lm18650
Beam Pattern
▾Price & Scores2
Price$31$31$46$30$60$120$350$330$75
MSRP$31$31$70$30$80$120$350$330$75
▾Output & Beam7
Max Lumens400 lm1 lm2,100 lm1 lm2,836 lm2,800 lm1,100 lm1 lm1,700 lm
Sustained Lumens200 lm—950 lm—1,000 lm1,000 lm600 lm—700 lm
Peak Candela——85,000 cd—120,000 cd36,000 cd71,000 cd——
Beam Distance——680 m—692 m380 m533 m——
Beam Patternfloodhybridthrowhybridthrowhybridthrowthrowhybrid
IP Rating—IPX4IPX8IPX8IPX8IP68IPX8IPX8IPX8
Impact Resistance—1.0 m1.0 m1.5 m1.5 m1.5 m2.0 m2.0 m1.5 m
▾Runtime4
Runtime (High)——75 min—60 min180 min60 min——
Runtime (Med)——220 min——————
Runtime (500lm)——120 min—90 min220 min75 min——
Turbo Stepdown——45 s—30 s120 s30 s——
▾Physical5
Weight28 g—126 g—230 g169 g196 g——
Length——127 mm—145 mm145 mm152 mm——
Head Diameter——42.0 mm—55.0 mm27.0 mm28.0 mm——
Body Diameter——27.0 mm—35.0 mm27.0 mm25.4 mm——
Body MaterialPolymerPolymerAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminum
▾Battery & Charging6
Battery Type——217001865021700, 2665021700186501865018650
Chargingusb-cusb-cusb-cusb-cusb-cusb-cnonenoneusb-c
USB-CNoNoYesNoYesYesNoNoNo
Replaceable BatteryNoNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Battery IncludedNoNoYesNoNoNoNoNoNo
Rechargeable BatteryNoNoYesNoYesYesNoNoNo
▾Features7
Switch Typesidesidesidedualsidedualtailtaildual
Strobe ModeNoNoYesNoYesYesNoNoNo
Memory ModeNoNoYesNoYesYesNoNoNo
LockoutNoNoYesNoYesNoNoNoNo
Moonlight ModeNoNoYesNoYesYesNoNoNo
Magnetic TailcapNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Pocket ClipNoNoYesNoNoYesNoNoNo
▾Emitter & Optics1
LED / Emitter——Luminus SFT40—Luminus SFT70Luminus SFT70———
▾Category Scores5
Tactical Score34.847.876.075.778.474.374.379.372.5
EDC Score52.270.767.685.681.874.367.979.374.7
Value Score56.259.879.880.980.673.067.779.375.2
Throw Score19.535.884.970.588.075.480.779.370.5
Flood Score45.471.870.786.183.579.064.379.373.8
▾Amazon3
Amazon Reviews1,12918,7595654131,8935799428552
Amazon Rating4.84.74.54.54.64.84.44.74.6
Release Year2,0242,0212,0222,0242,0212,0222,0232,0232,022
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