1. The handle has a ArcaSwiss compatible track, so I can at any time quickly buckles on the tripod the camera,
2. The grip I can use other tripod plates without pinching me the display that is flush with the camera body. Before, I had to show a piece before I have recognized the tripod plate, the display.
3. By offsetting the tripod mount this is now centered under the lens, which facilitates the use of adapters or nodal point in the first place.
4. Nice but not quite as important: The camera transmits and handles with large pencils, as they have grown to me, now even better. I found that in the X-T1 but even before that quite well.
Info: The battery compartment can be opened even with an attached handle and even with additional scheduled (not too big) Stand bases.
Conclusion: Who the points listed above are also important, should strike. Who uses hardly stands and not to large paws, has to go to eat rather chic for coal. :-)