The amount of current a battery can deliver also varies. Flashlight forums where people sometimes want the maximum power output will point you to a couple of specific 18650 parts and a similarly small number of sources where you can be reasonably sure they aren't counterfeits.
(Some) manufacturers provide specs for their batteries, but most of them are coming from no-name factories in China with no reputation at stake, so there's either nothing published or it's exaggerated.
(Some) manufacturers provide specs for their batteries, but most of them are coming from no-name factories in China with no reputation at stake, so there's either nothing published or it's exaggerated.