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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 SP31 V3

Sofirn SP31 V3

18650
Cloud Defensive REIN Micro

Cloud Defensive REIN Micro

18650
ThruNite Archer 2A C

ThruNite Archer 2A C

1,000 lmAA
NITECORE MH12 Pro

NITECORE MH12 Pro

3,300 lm21700
Cloud Defensive REIN Dual Fuel

Cloud Defensive REIN Dual Fuel

1,100 lm18650
Sofirn IF22A

Sofirn IF22A

2,100 lm21700
Beam Pattern
▾Price & Scores2
Price$31$31$30$330$33$113$350$46
MSRP$31$31$30$330$33$90$350$70
▾Output & Beam7
Max Lumens400 lm1 lm1 lm1 lm1,000 lm3,300 lm1,100 lm2,100 lm
Sustained Lumens200 lm———400 lm1,100 lm600 lm950 lm
Peak Candela—————63,000 cd71,000 cd85,000 cd
Beam Distance—————505 m533 m680 m
Beam Patternfloodhybridhybridthrowhybridthrowthrowthrow
IP Rating—IPX4IPX8IPX8IPX8IP68IPX8IPX8
Impact Resistance—1.0 m1.5 m2.0 m1.5 m1.0 m2.0 m1.0 m
▾Runtime4
Runtime (High)—————140 min60 min75 min
Runtime (Med)———————220 min
Runtime (500lm)—————190 min75 min120 min
Turbo Stepdown—————80 s30 s45 s
▾Physical5
Weight28 g————121 g196 g126 g
Length—————155 mm152 mm127 mm
Head Diameter—————25.4 mm28.0 mm42.0 mm
Body Diameter—————25.4 mm25.4 mm27.0 mm
Body MaterialPolymerPolymerAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminumAluminum
▾Battery & Charging6
Battery Type——1865018650AA217001865021700
Chargingusb-cusb-cusb-cnoneusb-cusb-cnoneusb-c
USB-CNoNoNoNoNoYesNoYes
Replaceable BatteryNoNoYesYesYesYesYesYes
Battery IncludedNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYes
Rechargeable BatteryNoNoNoNoNoYesNoYes
▾Features7
Switch Typesidesidedualtailtaildualtailside
Strobe ModeNoNoNoNoNoYesNoYes
Memory ModeNoNoNoNoNoYesNoYes
LockoutNoNoNoNoNoYesNoYes
Moonlight ModeNoNoNoNoNoYesNoYes
Magnetic TailcapNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Pocket ClipNoNoNoNoNoYesNoYes
▾Emitter & Optics1
LED / Emitter—————Luminus SFT70—Luminus SFT40
▾Category Scores5
Tactical Score34.847.875.779.375.575.774.376.0
EDC Score52.270.785.679.374.374.667.967.6
Value Score56.259.880.979.376.074.567.779.8
Throw Score19.535.870.579.370.581.980.784.9
Flood Score45.471.886.179.367.781.264.370.7
▾Amazon3
Amazon Reviews1,12918,75941328316894565
Amazon Rating4.84.74.54.74.54.04.44.5
Release Year2,0242,0212,0242,0232,0242,0242,0232,022
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