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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

Cloud Defensive REIN Micro

Cloud Defensive REIN Micro

18650
ThruNite Catapult V6

ThruNite Catapult V6

2,836 lm21700
Sofirn IF22A

Sofirn IF22A

2,100 lm21700
Cloud Defensive REIN Dual Fuel

Cloud Defensive REIN Dual Fuel

1,100 lm18650
ThruNite Archer 2A C

ThruNite Archer 2A C

1,000 lmAA
Beam Pattern
▾Price & Scores2
Price$31$31$330$60$46$350$33
MSRP$31$31$330$80$70$350$33
▾Output & Beam7
Max Lumens400 lm1 lm1 lm2,836 lm2,100 lm1,100 lm1,000 lm
Sustained Lumens200 lm——1,000 lm950 lm600 lm400 lm
Peak Candela———120,000 cd85,000 cd71,000 cd—
Beam Distance———692 m680 m533 m—
Beam Patternfloodhybridthrowthrowthrowthrowhybrid
IP Rating—IPX4IPX8IPX8IPX8IPX8IPX8
Impact Resistance—1.0 m2.0 m1.5 m1.0 m2.0 m1.5 m
▾Runtime4
Runtime (High)———60 min75 min60 min—
Runtime (Med)————220 min——
Runtime (500lm)———90 min120 min75 min—
Turbo Stepdown———30 s45 s30 s—
▾Physical5
Weight28 g——230 g126 g196 g—
Length———145 mm127 mm152 mm—
Head Diameter———55.0 mm42.0 mm28.0 mm—
Body Diameter———35.0 mm27.0 mm25.4 mm—
Body MaterialPolymerPolymerAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminum
▾Battery & Charging6
Battery Type——1865021700, 266502170018650AA
Chargingusb-cusb-cnoneusb-cusb-cnoneusb-c
USB-CNoNoNoYesYesNoNo
Replaceable BatteryNoNoYesYesYesYesYes
Battery IncludedNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
Rechargeable BatteryNoNoNoYesYesNoNo
▾Features7
Switch Typesidesidetailsidesidetailtail
Strobe ModeNoNoNoYesYesNoNo
Memory ModeNoNoNoYesYesNoNo
LockoutNoNoNoYesYesNoNo
Moonlight ModeNoNoNoYesYesNoNo
Magnetic TailcapNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Pocket ClipNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
▾Emitter & Optics1
LED / Emitter———Luminus SFT70Luminus SFT40——
▾Category Scores5
Tactical Score34.847.879.378.476.074.375.5
EDC Score52.270.779.381.867.667.974.3
Value Score56.259.879.380.679.867.776.0
Throw Score19.535.879.388.084.980.770.5
Flood Score45.471.879.383.570.764.367.7
▾Amazon3
Amazon Reviews1,12918,759281,89356594316
Amazon Rating4.84.74.74.64.54.44.5
Release Year2,0242,0212,0232,0212,0222,0232,024
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