As far as speedcubes go, yeah, I'd say they are "better".
I have 2 sets of HuangLongs 8x8-11x11 (black and stickerless) and I hardly use the black ones, I use the stickerless ones mostly, although I really like black 10x10 and 11x11 so I wont be getting rid of those. I only have an SS 9x9 and would like to complete my SS big cube collection.
I could go ahead and sell the huanglongs then buy the SS cubes, but I figure this cuts out the middle man. Sure, maybe I lose a few bucks potentially, but a.) it saves me the hassle, b.) I'm currently moving and would like to get rid of all the cubes I don't really have too much use for as soon as I can.