Yes, that’s what I noticed too, slightly ‘uglier’ corona / artifacts.
So I guess, even when the manufacturer / supplier says they are “XPL-HD”, they are really “XP-L2” (and not some ‘new kind’ of XPL-HD)…
Thanks for the response. Just had to confirm in case I was wrong…
So it looks like both the Astrolux S1, Lumintop Tool AA 2.0 and the Reylight Pineapple Brass (which are supposed to ship with XPL-HD LED, now come with XP-L2 LED instead).
Just remember HD is domed and Hi is dedomed
XPL2 is always HD since the Hi is never released as 2
The drawback of the XPL2 is the ugly corona, as mentioned before. Better to give in some lumens for a better tint, such as the XPL-HD 3D from the original Q8