More lm/W is always very interesting. I like also that it says to have 90CRI versions in all colour temperatures, that alone makes this a great led IMO.
From the provided picture: almost all leading led manufacturers now use this way of applying the phosfor: after the assembling of the led. This could mean trouble for dedoming But who knows Cree comes out with a HI version of the XP-G3 soon, not the throw of a real dedomed led, but at least the next best thing.
Well it looks alot like the old XTE emitters, if it performs like that its definately not desinged for flashlights, yet i could be wrong, we`ll see soon enough
And off of that… If there is an improvement to lumen density, then it’s a better thrower. An increase in die size couldn’t hurt anything, so it becomes a non-issue.
I compared dimensions of both the XP-G2 and XP-G3 from cree data sheets and their dimensions are identical. However, die size itself is not mentioned anywhere.
Because 3rd generation sounds better than new led which has slightly bigger chip and same of even slightly worse lm/W/mm^2 performance compared to 2nd generation (XP-G2).
Somehow, I doubt they’d go to the trouble of releasing a product that had nothing new/better to offer to the world. They do plan on selling these, right? Their existing XP-G2 customers are the target audience, hence the naming convention. If it weren’t an improvement to XP-G2, they would be stupid to call it XP-G3, since those customers will presumably be smart enough to read the datasheets of the two and compare the specs. before spending the money to upgrade.
Well, i was kinda soft about that matter Its designed for general lighting areas mostly, yet i am pretty confident there will be XPG3 thrower edition soon enough