Originally Posted By: pedrohoon
I am looking at buying a pair of handheld radios and have narrowed it down to the following two models which are identical except for price (obviously), TX power (3W vs 5W) and a higher capacity battery in the more powerful model:

The higher-power model has a 2X faster battery charger included, versus the lower-power model. And either radio can be operated at a 1W power level for longer usage per-charge.