Definitely more throw. I used the hi throw in two lights, one so I can get more runtime : you can see more with less current on a thrower light. . The other light was a headlamp with 12500 candela at 2 watts 2s18650 30mm smo:i can see dust and overspray ghosts on roof at 45 foot high and 80 foot distant. I failed thrice trying to do my own dedoming.
I have two xpl his. The second has beam color uniformity. . But, the first is horrible, very purple in center, nearly as bad as the 2012 pyramid Cree animal, whose name escapes me.
I have not noticed beam uniformity issues on my domed leds, either. . I do like, in theory, a perfectly uniform pool of 15 degree Hotspot, for white wall inspection. Beams below 8 degree are obnoxious. Above 12 degrees, impractical due to runtime and form factor limits. . 12 degree covers most of the eyeball cones.... I don't use a protractor, just a tape measure and trig calculator.
