●     DIP Through LED (3mm/5mm/8mm/10mm)                                                               ●     Super Flux(Piranha Flat/Round)

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●     SMD(3528/3020 single chip)                                                                                           ●      SMD( 5050 3 CHIPS/ 3014 )

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●     SMD( 5630 / 335 )                                                                                                               ●      HIGH POWER(1W, CHIP ON BOARD)

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Bright Intensity

High Power > SMD 5050 3chips > Super Flux (Piranha) > SMD 3528
SMD 3528 > SMD 3020=DIP through hole (3mm / 5mm / 8mm / 10mm)

Reliability

Super Flux > SMD 5050 3chips = SMD 3528 = SMD 3020
SMD 3020 > High Power 1W > DIP through hole (3mm / 5mm / 8mm / 10mm)

COST

High Power 1W > SMD 5050 3chips > SMD 3528 = SMD 3020
SMD 3020 =Super Flux (Piranha) > DIP through hole (3mm / 5mm / 8mm / 10mm)

Life

SMD > Super Flux (Piranha) > High Power 1W
High Power 1W > DIP through hole (3mm / 5mm / 8mm / 10mm)

Currently 5050 SMD LED is most well known as the most suitable to make as bulb ( THE BALANCE BETWEEN COST, BRIGHTNESS, LIFE AND RELIABILITY)

This is in case we have no idea how to choose, and LED QTY DOESN’T MEAN THE BRIGHT INTENSITY AND QUALITY, except LED type, intensity is also affected by some other factors such as operating current or voltages.