I Bought 3 Lighs from GearBest this one USB Rechargeable Torch LED Flashlight , And i got shocked when i received them, all 3 lights has Fake Cree XM-L2, i bought those Light because GearBest is stating the light have original Cree XM-L2, i used to Trust GearBest all the way but looks like not any more
The photo of the emitter in that link does look like the latticebright knock-off of the Cree XM-L2. (the dots on the die surface are really noticeable as they do on the fake LEDs. The Topic on fake & copy-LEDs is here: - The Fake-Cree LED Awareness Thread - The new "low" in Budget lights.
Yeah, there were a coupla whole threads on that light. Long’n’short takeaway is, “you get what you pay for”.
It’s okay for a 10buk light, but that’s it. I learned my lesson a loooong time ago, don’t bother trying to mod a crap light to be something good, as you’ll spend more on replacing crappy parts than just buying a decent light to begin with. Not worth the ag.
also orijentation of this dots on genuine LED is in X (criss cross) patern and here is in + patern.
GB is probably just using informations supplied by manufacturer, doubt they have an eye for fake leds…
Post pictures here, document the differences and if they really are fakes create a service ticket on Gearbest with all data, if you explain your case well the most likely is that they return the money.