Gene,

I am no expert on them, but I can tell u that A132 batts are a BRAND of LiFe batt. They are reliable. They are viewed as the "genuine" and "proven" article and everything else is...not.

I cant comment on the pretty green packaging/cell shape because there are no pics.

U must use a LiFe compatible charger with Life cells (3.3c/cell) of any make that I am aware of except for some the Duralite assembled A123 cell packs. Some of the Duralite LiFe (A123) packs have charging regulators built into the pack so as to make them compatible with the same durlite charger which is used for Duralite packs made from other lithium (3.7v/cell)) chemistries.

Hope this helped, Don.