Infinix Hot 20 5G review

 

Infinix has announced its latest budget device in the form of Hot 20 5G which is priced at the price of Rs 11,999. Infinix has been lately with regards to value-for-money products in various areas in the market for mobile phones. What stands the phone out isn't just the 5G capability but the integration the MediaTek Dimensity 810 processor in the base. The smartphone looks great on paper, but how is it performing in real-world use? Find out in this comprehensive analysis of Infinix Hot 20 5G.

Verdict

In many aspects of the phone experience, including the build, performance and battery performance In many ways, the Infinix Hot 20 5G is an excellent phone. If image-taking power is important to you There are better alternatives on the market.

The bottom line

The design of the phone is similar to many Infinix phones from the past. With its unibody polycarbonate construction with a two-tone finish and textured back panels, it's a shame that the Hot 20 5G doesn't immediately stand out from the crowd of low-cost phones. It's certainly sturdy and has no flex in the frame, but that is the norm for the majority of phones. The typical power button cum fingerprint sensor is located to the left, and speakers grille and USB Type C port are on the left as well as the 3.5mm headphone jack are located in the lower part of the. Two massive camera rings extend off from the upper to be able to join with the flash LED on the side. Overall, the Infinix Hot 20 5G looks like a basic budget phone as you can get and that's a great thing.

Moving to the display aspect of things the Hot 20 5G comes with an 6.58-inch FHD+ LCD panel which can refresh at 120Hz. The display can be decently bright when outdoors, however the viewing angles aren't the greatest. Unfortunately, the color profile cannot be changed through the settings menu, so you'll have to accept a slight blue tinge to the screen. Its 120Hz rate of refresh is working well for the majority of time however, it can stutter when you browse Facebook. In terms of OTT consumption the device is limited to an WideVine L3 certification to access HD content from Netflix, Amazon Prime, and many more. The device also has a an outdated waterdrop-style notch with a hefty bezel on all sides , which eat into the screen's real estate. Concerning camera hardware and optical, it features an f/1.8 primary camera that has 50MP and, for reasons unknown there's it has a QVGA camera that can't do the same thing. The camera's daytime shots are adequate and have adequate clarity as well as dynamic range. The shutter speeds are quick, but autofocus is slow for close-up photos. The colors are a little more saturated than I'd like, but some enjoy that. In addition the phone is able to take standard portrait mode with poor edge detection. There aren't any macro or ultra-wide capabilities on the device. The camera's low-light performance leaves a little unsatisfied. In the absence of adequate lighting conditions, photos are quite soft and grainy. Focusing properly also can be a challenge and the Super Night mode just adds lots of exposure to the photo without enhancing the quality. With the 8MP selfie camera on the front, the pictures taken are decent in clarity, but they fail to keep the brightness when the camera is in background. The performance is the main feature that is the main selling point of Infinix Hot 20 5G thanks to the Dimensity 810 SoC. The 6nm SoC can handle heavy to medium-sized tasks with ease, allowing users to use several apps with no delay. I tried a few tests and was happy with the results. The phone does not slow down under heavy load, and the CPU is able to maintain an impressive 92 percent highest performance. I tested PUBG State: the New Stateon the phone and it was able to provide 60 frames per second at HD graphics which I believe is acceptable for the cost. The phone is equipped with 4GB of LPDDR4X memory, and the additional 3GB as virtual swap memory in the internal storage of 128GB. The phone also comes with a microSD card slot that can increase memory capacity on the phone by up to 512GB. 5G is being rolled out in phases across the country . When your area receives the service and your Infinix Hot 20 5G will be able to use it. My area doesn't currently have a 5G tower , but I tried 4G LTE features on the device and was happy. The fingerprint sensor functioned just as I expected, while the speaker on the bottom may sound a bit muffled. It runs Infinix's exclusive XOS V10 which is based on Android 12. There are issues with bloatware that are present across the UI and the unnecessary use of the term AI applied to the standard applications. Additionally, Infinix does not have the most reliable track record in updates to software, so there's this. In terms of battery, the phone comes with a 5 mAh battery housed in the device, backed by 18W of charging. When I used it this Hot 20 provided approximately an hour to seven hours screen on time. It also provided one hour of gaming the streaming of Netflix or YouTube. The charging speed leaves some to be desired since it takes almost three hours to fully juice the phone.

Final decision

Its Infinix Hot 20 5G is an acceptable performer, and has 5G connectivity. It also comes with an excellent battery backup and is built to last. Although it's not the best in the software and camera department, people who value processing power should be able to find it Hot 20 5G more than adequate to meet their requirements.

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