5050 series SMDs have three main categories: First, 2.8mm 5050 RGB SMD LED is the thick one and mainly used for outdoor surface mount SMD, full color display or high-end decorative lighting products. Such products can be used for Glue because of their thickness.
Second, 1.6mm thick SMD LED which is commonly used for white light with monochromatic, full-color and a variety of color temperature. The common 5050 SMD is parallel with three chips.
The third is the high-power one with a high-power chip inside.