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Black Diamond Storm 500-R vs Nitecore NU25-400

What Storm 500-R does better (1) and where NU25-400 wins (0) — every spec side by side.

Black Diamond Storm 500-R
Black Diamond · 2022Storm 500-R
8.2Score
1 advantage≈ $50
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Nitecore NU25-400
Nitecore · 2022NU25-400
5.5Score
0 advantages≈ $60
6.1Brightness & throw5.0
5.9Features5.9

Why is Storm 500-R better than NU25-400?

  1. Maximum output500 lm vs 400 lm+25%

Why is NU25-400 better than Storm 500-R?

NU25-400 has no measurable advantages in this pair.

Specifications

Side by side

Light output
Maximum output500 lm400 lm
Beam distance (ANSI FL1)120 m—
Light sourceLEDLED
Battery & charging
BatteryBuilt-in Li-ion / Li-PoBuilt-in Li-ion / Li-Po
Battery capacity2,400 mAh—
Maximum runtime350 h—
RechargeableYesYes
Size & weight
Weight100 g—
Modes & features
Red lightYesYes
Colours—Black
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