What would make certain radios "better" for you than others? Is it quality, certain features or something else? Motorola has T100, T200, T400, T600 and T800 series. I often determine a "must have" feature when I buy things and that often helps me select the right product.
In the case of the Motorola T series, I did have a pair of T800s, but I returned them. I did like the ability to connect to a smartphone and send messages with them.
There are also were some Motorola MU350R radios that have (had) repeater capability and Bluetooth. Those things might be important for some people.
There is the T600, which is water-resistant. Again, very important for some people and others could care less.
Some find the ability to use off-the-shelf alkaline batteries as an important feature and others are okay with simply using rechargeable battery packs.
My suggestion is to decide which feature(s) are important to you and use that as a way to narrow down your choices.
I would avoid at all costs any of the T100 series, however. They don't have PL/DPL (so called privacy codes) and they would be a bad choice in my opinion.
If they weren't unreasonably expensive, I would suggest that you look at the Garmin TINO series, but they are quite expensive and I am not sure if they are necessarily what most people would consider "bubble pack, either.
The chart below compares all of the current models in the Motorola Talkabout® T Series FRS/GMRS radios and some commonly searched features.
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