Favour Brand Flashlights Multi-Review

Here’s a review of multiple Favour brand flashlights all in one post! These cover a gamut of features, so read on for more information!

Official Specs and Features

Favour T1921
Favour T2042
Favour T2117
Favour T2222

Versions

Each of these lights comes in only one version, the version seen here. These are new products to Favour, although Favour has many other flashlights already.

MSRP

I do not yet see any pricing on any of these lights.

Short Review

These hosts are fairly nice, but the emitter choice is really bad almost across the board. Only the T2222 is passable and that one suffers from a pretty bad UI.

Long Review

The Big Table

Favour T2222
Emitter:	LG White 3W (“White”)
Price in USD at publication time:
Cell:	2xAAA
Turbo Runtime
LVP?	Yes
Switch Type:
On-Board Charging?	No
Claimed Lumens (lm)	250
Claimed Throw (m)	90
Candela (Calculated) in cd (at 30s)	120lux @ 4.414m = 2338cd
Throw (Calculated) (m)	96.7 (107.4% of claim)^
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Favour T1921
Emitter:	Cree XP-G2 (“White”)
Price in USD at publication time:
Cell:	2xAA
Turbo Runtime
LVP?	Yes
Switch Type:
On-Board Charging?	No
Claimed Lumens (lm)	370
Claimed Throw (m)	175
Candela (Calculated) in cd (at 30s)	425lux @ 4.665m = 9249cd
Throw (Calculated) (m)	192.3 (109.9% of claim)^
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Favour T2042
Emitter:	Cree XP-G2 (“White”)
Price in USD at publication time:
Cell:	4xAAA
Turbo Runtime
LVP?	Yes
Switch Type:
On-Board Charging?	No
Claimed Lumens (lm)	450
Claimed Throw (m)	285
Candela (Calculated) in cd (at 30s)	1125lux @ 4.325m = 21044cd
Throw (Calculated) (m)	290.1 (101.8% of claim)^
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Favour T2117
Emitter:	Cree XP-L (“White”)
Price in USD at publication time:
Cell:	1×18650
Turbo Runtime
LVP?	Yes
Switch Type:
On-Board Charging?	Yes
Charge Port Type:
Chargetime
Power off Charge Port with no Cell?
Claimed Lumens (lm)	1000
Claimed Throw (m)	205
Candela (Calculated) in cd (at 30s)	591lux @ 4.743m = 13295cd
Throw (Calculated) (m)	230.6 (112.5% of claim)^
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^ Measurement disclaimer: Testing flashlights is my hobby. I use hobbyist-level equipment for testing, including some I made myself. Try not to get buried in the details of manufacturer specifications versus measurements recorded here; A certain amount of difference (say, 10 or 15%) is perfectly reasonable.

What’s Included

I did not receive the retail package for these lights, so all I received were the lights themselves. The product descriptions don’t mention what’s included, either.

A black Favour FOCO flashlight with a textured grip and a wrist strap rests on weathered wooden planks.

A black flashlight with a textured grip and a wrist strap lies on a weathered wooden surface with visible grain and cracks.

A black flashlight with a textured grip and a pocket clip is placed vertically on a weathered wooden surface with visible cracks and knots.

A black Favour Foco flashlight with a textured grip and wrist strap rests on weathered wooden planks.

Package and Manual

See above. 🙂

Build Quality and Disassembly

The bright point of these lights is that they are, in fact, built rather well. The zoomies are basically variations on a theme. The theme being zoomies, and the variations being the type cell they use.

The anodizing is quite good on these lights. They vary from light to light being anodized (AAAx4, AAx2, AAAx2) and unanodized (18650). The 18650 remains unanodized because of the onboard charging, I believe.

A close-up of a gray, textured flashlight with a black wrist strap attached, standing upright on a wooden surface with a blurred brown background.

A black Favour FOCO flashlight with a textured grip and wrist strap sits upright on a wooden surface, with a blurred brown background.

A black flashlight lies on a weathered wooden surface, photographed with a shallow depth of field. The focus is on the flashlight’s tail cap and attached wrist strap, with the background blurred.

All can be disassembled by unscrewing the bezel, to access the emitter. The zoomies could really use an emitter swap, too. The emitters rest on a small board, which could cause some challenges with swapping.

Close-up view of the front of a flashlight, showing the LED bulb and reflective interior. The flashlight is placed on a wooden surface, and the background is out of focus.

A black flashlight lies on a wooden surface with its lens and LED bulb facing the camera. The cap is removed and placed nearby. The background is blurred.

A disassembled flashlight rests on a weathered wooden surface. The image shows the flashlight body, a detached end cap, and a section with a symbol indicating battery orientation. The background is out of focus.

A black flashlight with its components separated, showing the LED bulb, reflector, and threading, placed on a weathered wooden surface.

A close-up of a black flashlight tailcap with a visible metal spring inside, resting on a weathered wooden surface. The flashlight body is blurred in the background.

A close-up view of the threaded end of a cylindrical, metallic object with a diagonal line pattern. The background is blurred.

T2222 is below. Note the inside of the cell tube indicates the direction to input the cells.

A black, textured flashlight stands upright on a wooden surface, with blurred wood planks and soft natural light in the background.

Two flashlight tubes are lying horizontally on a surface with their ends facing the camera, showing the battery contacts inside. The background is blurred.

A black flashlight lies open on a weathered wooden surface, with its battery compartment visible and its end cap placed nearby. The background is blurred.

A close-up of a metallic, cylindrical flashlight with a textured grip and a pocket clip, shown without its head to reveal the threaded top section. The background is blurred.

A black, textured flashlight with a pocket clip stands upright on a wooden surface with a blurred background.

A small, black flashlight is lying horizontally on a wooden surface, viewed from the end with the button facing the camera. The background is softly blurred.

A flashlight lies horizontally on a wooden surface, with the lens facing the camera. The image is focused on the flashlight, while the background and foreground are blurred.

T2117 is below. Note inside the tube, the contact points for the proprietary cell. That’s what keeps other cells from working.

A black Favour FOCO flashlight stands upright on a wooden surface with a wrist strap attached. The flashlight has a textured grip and is in focus, while the background is blurred.

A close-up view of a black flashlight lying horizontally on a wooden surface, with the lens facing away and the end with a rubber button in focus. A wrist strap is attached to the flashlight.

A black Fenix flashlight with a textured grip and wrist strap lies horizontally on a weathered wooden surface with sunlight casting shadows in the background.

A black handheld flashlight stands upright on a light surface. A cover marked OPEN is visible on the side, along with a charging port. The background is out of focus. The flashlight has textured grip details.

A black flashlight stands upright next to a white FuelBar rechargeable battery and a flashlight charging cable, all placed on a wooden surface with a blurred brown background.

A close-up of a disassembled black flashlight, a white cylindrical battery labeled “FuelBar,” and the flashlight end cap, all placed on a wooden surface.

A white cylindrical FuelBar battery stands upright on a surface, showing its label. The battery is flanked by two flashlight battery compartments, one partially visible on each side.

Size

Across the board, every one of these lights is long for what it is.

A black Favour Pro flashlight is placed horizontally on top of a twenty-dollar bill on a weathered wooden surface. A strap is partially visible on the left side.

A black Favour P03C flashlight is placed on top of a twenty dollar bill on a weathered wooden surface. The flashlight is positioned horizontally, covering most of the bill.

A dark-colored flashlight with a wrist strap rests on a twenty-dollar bill placed on a wooden surface. The flashlight is labeled FAVOUR FOCUS.

A black flashlight with a wrist strap is placed on top of a twenty-dollar bill on a weathered wooden surface. The flashlight is about the same length as the bill.

A black Favour RC10 flashlight with a wrist strap is placed on top of a folded twenty-dollar bill, which is lying on a wooden surface.

A black Favour flashlight rests on top of a 20-dollar bill placed on a wooden surface. The flashlight’s wrist strap is visible, and the bill is slightly worn.

Four black flashlights of varying sizes stand upright on a wooden surface outdoors, with a blurred brown wooden background. The three larger flashlights are branded Favour, and the smallest is unbranded.

Four flashlights of varying sizes are lined up side by side on a wooden surface, photographed from the front to show their lenses and LED bulbs. The background is blurred.

Five flashlights of varying sizes and designs are lined up on a wooden surface, viewed from the front to show the flashlight lenses and LED bulbs. The background is blurred.

Retention

The T2222 has a pocket clip, but every other of the lights from Favour has only a lanyard. The lanyard was shipped attached, but is easily removable.

A black FavouR FCO3 flashlight stands upright on a wooden surface with a wrist strap visible, illuminated by sunlight. The background is out of focus.

The lights roll rather easily without the lanyard (and fairly easily with the lanyard).

Power

See the table below for specifics on which light uses what cells.

Here’s a runtime, including all 4 lights. I expanded the beginning of the graph, and it shows stepping through the modes. All lights are relative to the brightest one, which is the 18650 version.

A note about the 18650 version, the T2117. The T2117 is the only of these lights that has onboard charging. It’s also the only of these lights that ships with a cell. It’s a “2600mAh” cell, and it’s proprietary. And not just that but it’s proprietary in the most frustrating way. First of all, the T2117 can only charge this one specific type of cell. That cell does not seem to be available on Favour-europe.com, so good luck getting a backup. Secondly, the cell can not be charged in an outside charger. This is bad on both counts. (I might be ok with the scenario if the cell was chargeable outside the light. Or if the light charged non-proprietary cells.). Also noteworthy about the T2117 is that it doesn’t work with unprotected cells or flat top cells. Or even long button tops. Or any other cell I can find that is similar to the FuelBar cell provided. This is an absolute failure in technology, and the worst proprietary setup I’ve seen so far.

On-board charging is fairly good after it seems to get stable. Charging happens at approximately 0.9A. Also from this graph, we can see that the advertised capacity of the cell is accurate (or even understated by a hundred mAh or so).

The rest of the lights use standard AA or AAA. In my testing, I used Eneloops.

The AAAx4 version of this light has a housing for the cells. The cells are oriented opposite of each other, and there’s clear marking on the plastic bits of the light on how to orient them.-

A black Favour Foco flashlight stands upright on a wooden surface outdoors, with sunlight casting shadows across the scene.

A disassembled black flashlight showing the battery holder standing upright and the flashlight body lying on its side on a wooden surface. The background is blurred.

A close-up image of the bottom end of a black handheld flashlight with three brass contact points and a wrist strap, placed on a wooden surface. The background is out of focus.

A black flashlight with its battery compartment exposed and empty is lying on a wooden surface. A black wrist strap is attached to the end of the compartment.

A disassembled black flashlight lies on a weathered wooden surface, with its body, battery compartment, and white plastic part separated and aligned next to one another.

User Interface and Operation

Each of these lights is a tail clicky. They’re all e-switches, too. The user interface is very simple on each, operating mostly like a mechanical clicky. For the three zoomies, it’s as follows:

Click for on. Click again for next mode: L M H T. Click through the modes for off. Long click reaches strobe mode. Click from strobe for off. Alternatively, if any mode is on for >5s, the next click will be to “off”. The lights will always start in low.

I will say the buttons on these lights are quite nice. They are grippy and easy to access, and also recessed enough to allow tailstanding.

The T2222 is a much simpler UI, but still not all that smart. Click for Low. Click off then on for High. Click for off. That’s it, and it’s that simple. On this light, the switch has momentary, so the mode can be selected without a full click, too. The switch is very proud on the T2222, so no tailstanding here.

LED and Beam

See the chart below for specifics on lights/emitters. Sorry to say that on every zoomie, the beam is extremely purple. The T2222, which has a “3W LG White LED” has a mostly acceptable tint. It also has a very tight spot, surprising for such a short fat reflector, and domed emitter.

A close-up view of a flashlight positioned horizontally on a weathered wooden surface, with the lens facing the camera. The background is blurred.

A close-up view of a flashlight facing the camera, placed on a wooden surface with a blurred background. The lens and bulb of the flashlight are in sharp focus.

A close-up view of the front lens and LED bulb of a flashlight, with the flashlight resting horizontally on a wooden surface and a blurred background.

A close-up of a flashlight positioned upright on a wooden surface, showing the lens and LED bulb facing the camera. The background is blurred.

The three zoomies are all flood in flood mode, and mostly throw in throw mode. The zoom operates by pulling the head in or out for focus. Unfortunately (but possibly intentionally) the zoom doesn’t focus the beam perfectly, which means the projected beam is a little fuzzy. That’s ok, because it smooths the square out just enough. The optic isn’t quite a normal zoomy optic though. There’s a dome as usual, but the dome is smaller than the whole output area, and the part of the optic nearest the edges goes in the opposite direction. I’d guess this helps with focusing in some way.

Beamshots

These beamshots always have the following settings: f8, ISO100, 0.3s shutter, and manual 5000K exposure. These photos are taken at floor level, and the beam hits the ceiling around 9 feet away.

Favour T2222:

A mostly dark image with a faint, blurry circular light in the center. The text ZEROAIR @ R/FLASHLIGHT appears vertically along the left side.

A white circular beam of light is projected onto a dark surface, with the text ZEROAIR @ R/FLASHLIGHT vertically aligned on the left side.

Favour T1921:

A nearly black image with very faint light in the center and the text “ZEROAIR @ R/FLASHLIGHT” vertically along the left side.

A circular light beam with a dim blue center fades to dark edges on a black background. The text ZEROAIR @ R/FLASHLIGHT appears vertically along the left side.

A circular gradient with a dark border fading to a lighter center, possibly from a flashlight beam. The text ZEROAIR @ R/FLASHLIGHT is vertically aligned on the left side. There are two small spots near the top and right.

A circular gradient of soft blue and white light fills the center of the image, surrounded by a dark border. The text ZEROAIR @ R/FLASHLIGHT appears vertically along the left edge.

A blurry, square-shaped white light is centered against a black background. The words “ZEROAIR @ R/FLASHLIGHT” appear vertically along the left side.

A white, square-shaped light spot is centered against a dark background. The intensity fades outward, creating a gradient halo effect. Text along the left side reads ZEROAIR @ R/FLASHLIGHT.

A bright, circular white light is centered against a dark background. The light has a glowing halo effect, and the words ZEROAIR @ R/FLASHLIGHT are written vertically on the left side.

A bright white circular light shines in the center of a dark background, creating a soft gradient halo. The text ZEROAIR @ R/FLASHLIGHT appears vertically on the left side.

Favour T2042:

A nearly black image with faint illumination around the edges. Text along the left side reads ZEROAIR @ R/FLASHLIGHT. No distinct objects are visible.

A circular gradient pattern with a blue center fades to a darker, almost black outer edge. Text along the left side reads, ZEROAIR @ R/FLASHLIGHT. A small dark spot appears near the top edge.

A circular, bluish-white light is projected onto a dark background. Text along the left side reads ZEROAIR @ R/FLASHLIGHT. A small, dark object is partially visible near the top right edge.

A circular, soft blue light beam with a slightly darker outer edge is shown against a dark background. Two small dark spots and faint text reading “ZEROAIR @ R/FLASHLIGHT” appear along the left side.

A small, circular, bright white light appears in the center of a black background with a faint glow around it. The text ZEROAIR @ R/FLASHLIGHT is vertically aligned on the left side.

A bright white circular light is centered against a dark background with a faint halo. The left side has the text ZEROAIR @ R/FLASHLIGHT in a vertical orientation.

A bright, circular white light is centered against a dark background, creating a gradient halo effect. The text ZEROAIR @ R/FLASHLIGHT appears vertically along the left side of the image.

A circular white flashlight beam projects onto a dark surface, creating a bright center with a gradient fading to black around the edges. Text on the left reads “ZEROAIR @ R/FLASHLIGHT.”

Favour T2117:

A nearly black image with faint illumination at the center, surrounded by darkness. The text “ZEROAIR @ R/FLASHLIGHT” appears vertically along the left side.

A dim, circular light with darkened edges and a blueish center. The image has the text “ZEROAIR @ R/FLASHLIGHT” vertically along the left side. The background is plain with a few small dark spots.

A circular beam of light is projected onto a flat surface, creating a gradient from bright in the center to dim at the edges. The words ZEROAIR @ R/FLASHLIGHT appear vertically on the left side.

A circular white beam of light is projected onto a flat surface with “ZEROAIR @ R/FLASHLIGHT” written vertically on the left side. The background outside the beam is dark.

A square-shaped white light source shines in the center of a black background. The light appears diffused with soft edges, and text along the left side reads “ZEROAIR @ R/FLASHLIGHT.”

A square-shaped white light with a soft blue glow is centered against a black background. The light fades gradually into the darkness. Text on the left reads, ZEROAIR @ R/FLASHLIGHT.

A bright, square-shaped white light is centered against a dark background. The text ZEROAIR @ R/FLASHLIGHT appears vertically on the left side.

A bright, white square beam of light is projected onto a dark surface, creating a glowing center with soft edges. The image also has the watermark ZEROAIR @ R/FLASHLIGHT along the left side.

Tint vs BLF-348 (KillzoneFlashlights.com 219b version) (affiliate link)

I keep the test flashlight on the left and the BLF-348 reference flashlight on the right.

The zoomies are basically all the same.

A white door with rectangular panels is illuminated by two overlapping circles of light, creating bright areas and soft shadows on the surface.

A flashlight shines on a white paneled door, creating two overlapping circular areas of light with different brightness levels. The text ZEROAIR @ R/FLASHLIGHT is visible along the left edge.

A person points two flashlights at a white paneled door, creating two overlapping circular beams of light with different brightness and sizes.

The T2222, however, has a nicer tint.

Conclusion

What I like

Build quality is fairly good.
I like these buttons

What I don’t like

Tint
Utility of a zoomie is questionable from the outset
Proprietary cell on the T2117
user interface could use some work
4xAAA instead of 26650 in the T2042

Notes

This light was provided by Favour-Europe.com for review. I was not paid to write this review.
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