What is your source for this information? I know there is a post or two from member Manker that indicate “discuss” but I don’t buy it. There’s no way for a copier to reverse engineer a light and release it before the origional. Especially not over and over again.
It is my opinion that Manker/utorch is a marketing game that allows Manker to manipulate its market. It seems clear to me, but I do not have a source or any proof and so it can be considered speculation.
^ Manker told me via pm that they are ODM for GearBest, and there will be no Manker variant of the UT03. The question then is why Manker wrote “disgusting” twice regarding the UT01 and UT02. My only explanation is that they have great sense of humor…
From what I gather, the company that makes the Manker lights (has the blueprints, machines the housings, etc…) seems to be venturing off making their own version. They make slight alterations, but it’s mostly based on Mankers design.
If the UT03 were to come out before the Manker version, very few people would buy the Manker. It would be a big blow to their sales. So it might make sense to them to just cut their losses and not produce it.
Yes, OP reflector makes more sense. That’s why this light is changing to OP.
As for 70.2, they are still new. Who knows, maybe Utorch has a huge stock of the xhp70 and want to use them up.