Actually the opposite, dual switch is more complicated. It performs the same actions with additional need to rotate the flashlight between buttons, or perform a complex dual-hand action. In some conditions either of that can be risky.
However XHP50 is more suitable as an all rounder than SST40.
Less complicated because changing modes by a single click is the easiest thing out there. Combinations like “press+hold+wait+release” are a pain in the you know where. Tail switch allows for a different grip which some people prefer but more importantly - both switches can be right nest to each other, more - two-stage click solves everything.
Being floody doesn’t mean being good all-round, I think SST40 version is more balanced. Also SST is available with much nicer color temperature (5000K) meanwhile Cree is very cool white with some tint shifts. And it shouldn’t be a battery killer like XHP50 (which drops the brightness by over 50% in less than a minute).
Speaking of that - @freeme can you please ask Astrolux what’s the current draw from the battery in the EC01 with SST40 emitter? Thanks.
Apparently Banggood didn’t really ship my light on the Nov 12. Tracking still shows the package has not been turned over to the shipper and Banggood has added a week to my expected delivery date, now showing Jan 8, 2021.
Just busines as usual for Banggood.
And the product page still says “10 to 15 days shipping time to Texas”
I have couple of orders coming in from BG this month. Package tracking is not updated as frequent as past years but that does not mean that your order is not moving.