Q5 are both genuine Cree or neither?

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It appears to be a clone of the Cree XP-E.

Q5 was/is an indicator of a “bin” of XP-E, but

1. Cloners just started labeling things “Q5” or “T6” to trick buyers and

2. Even a genuine Cree XP-E Q5 is quite outdated, the clones may have reached or even surpassed its performance.

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