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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 Archer 2A C

ThruNite Archer 2A C

1,000 lmAA
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Sofirn SP31 V3

Sofirn SP31 V3

18650
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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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Cloud Defensive REIN Micro

Cloud Defensive REIN Micro

18650
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NITECORE MH12 Pro

NITECORE MH12 Pro

3,300 lm21700
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Beam Pattern
▾Price & Scores2
Price$31$31$33$30$46$350$330$113
MSRP$31$31$33$30$70$350$330$90
▾Output & Beam7
Max Lumens400 lm1 lm1,000 lm1 lm2,100 lm1,100 lm1 lm3,300 lm
Sustained Lumens200 lm—400 lm—950 lm600 lm—1,100 lm
Peak Candela————85,000 cd71,000 cd—63,000 cd
Beam Distance————680 m533 m—505 m
Beam Patternfloodhybridhybridhybridthrowthrowthrowthrow
IP Rating—IPX4IPX8IPX8IPX8IPX8IPX8IP68
Impact Resistance—1.0 m1.5 m1.5 m1.0 m2.0 m2.0 m1.0 m
▾Runtime4
Runtime (High)————75 min60 min—140 min
Runtime (Med)————220 min———
Runtime (500lm)————120 min75 min—190 min
Turbo Stepdown————45 s30 s—80 s
▾Physical5
Weight28 g———126 g196 g—121 g
Length————127 mm152 mm—155 mm
Head Diameter————42.0 mm28.0 mm—25.4 mm
Body Diameter————27.0 mm25.4 mm—25.4 mm
Body MaterialPolymerPolymerAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminum
▾Battery & Charging6
Battery Type——AA1865021700186501865021700
Chargingusb-cusb-cusb-cusb-cusb-cnonenoneusb-c
USB-CNoNoNoNoYesNoNoYes
Replaceable BatteryNoNoYesYesYesYesYesYes
Battery IncludedNoNoNoNoYesNoNoNo
Rechargeable BatteryNoNoNoNoYesNoNoYes
▾Features7
Switch Typesidesidetaildualsidetailtaildual
Strobe ModeNoNoNoNoYesNoNoYes
Memory ModeNoNoNoNoYesNoNoYes
LockoutNoNoNoNoYesNoNoYes
Moonlight ModeNoNoNoNoYesNoNoYes
Magnetic TailcapNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Pocket ClipNoNoNoNoYesNoNoYes
▾Emitter & Optics1
LED / Emitter————Luminus SFT40——Luminus SFT70
▾Category Scores5
Tactical Score34.847.875.575.776.074.379.375.7
EDC Score52.270.774.385.667.667.979.374.6
Value Score56.259.876.080.979.867.779.374.5
Throw Score19.535.870.570.584.980.779.381.9
Flood Score45.471.867.786.170.764.379.381.2
▾Amazon3
Amazon Reviews1,12918,75931641356594288
Amazon Rating4.84.74.54.54.54.44.74.0
Release Year2,0242,0212,0242,0242,0222,0232,0232,024
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