Flashlight 'clones' on Amazon?

Twinbee

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I'd like to get two torches. They both have clones on Amazon.co.uk which look very similar apart from the logo. However, I am concerned they have a less capable LED, which obviously will affect the brightness.

Here's the first pair I'm looking at:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00NPXCB7E/

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00RLQ43K4/

The second of those looks the same, but is cheaper. Will it perform the same though? Its claimed lumen is 450 lumen instead of OxyLED's 500 lumen, but I've learnt not to trust the lumen number as most manufacturers tend to lie somewhat. They both claim to use the same "CREE XM-L T6 LED".

So that's the first pair. For the second pair, it's a toss up between these two:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00QKG7EKC/

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00IEA97N4/

Again, they both look the same, but this time, the Brite-R version is more expensive. The Brite-R version uses a "130 Lumen CREE XP-E R2" whilst the UltraFire uses a "350 lumen CREE XR-E Q5 LED". Which do you think will be better and brighter?

Finally, I'm looking to get a decent 16850 battery, and this Panasonic one looks good:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/XTAR-3400mAh-Protected-Panasonic-Rechargeable/dp/B00ACQLQ8C

I don't want to worry about any maintenance or gotchas. Am I right in saying that I won't need to worry about things like the charge getting too low on this one?
 
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Twinbee

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I will certainly check those out. But have you tried the OxyLED one out? Everyone seems to rave about its brightness levels and how ones costing 10x as much put out LESS light.
 
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