Design of Infinix Hot 8
The earpiece is placed above the notch on the front panel of Infinix Hot 8 and there is also a soft LED flash strip on the left that only appears when the screen is on. It also burns when the phone is applied on the charge, but it does not work as a notification light.
We have a Sean color variant of Infinix Hot 8 for review, with the upper part of the Peacock Blue Shed but the lower part is black color. The glossy back panel of Infinix Hot 8 comes with glitter finish, a fingerprint sensor has also been given in the back of the phone for security.
This handset of Infinix brand also has another color variant, cosmic purple. On the back panel of this color variant you will get a glimpse of dark purple shed instead of blue. However, it appears that the rear panel is made of weak material as it is pressed even when it is pressed.
The spots on the phone also get easily, let us know that the transparent protective case will also be available from Infinix in the retail box. Power and volume buttons are placed in such a way that the hand button reaches easily. The 3-in-1 (dual Nano-SIM + microSD) tray has got a place on the left side of the phone, while the speaker, micro-USB port and 3.5 mm headphone are at the bottom of the phone.
Due to the curved edge, the phone has good grip in the hands and weighs 165 grams. Infinix Hot 8 has a 5,000 mAh battery to revive life, yet the phone is not very weighty. But it is not easy to use the phone with one hand due to being 20: 9 displays.
Infinix Hot 8 Specifications and Software
Infinix Hot 8 smartphone with dual-sim (nano) has an HD+ display of 6.52 inch (720×1600 pixels), its aspect ratio 20: 9 and screen-to-body ratio is 90.3 percent. The display’s pick brightness is 450 notes and colors appear correctly on the screen.
Even though the display is reflective but watching the content on the screen was not very disturbing and brightness was correct even in daylight. The display of Infinix Hot 8 is better in this price segment. Infinix Hot 8 has 4 GB RAM with 2.0 GHz MediaTek Helio P22 octa-core processor.
There is 64 GB storage to save photos, videos and other things, it is possible to increase storage to 256 GB with the help of microSD card. Talking about Infinix Hot 8 Price In India, the price of Infinix Hot 8 in India has been fixed at Rs 7,999, this price will get 4 GB RAM and 64 GB storage variants.
The Infinix Hot 8 has a 5,000 mAh battery to revive, the retail box has a 10 watt charger. Talking about the camera setup, Infinix Hot 8 has three rear cameras. The back panel of the phone has a 13 -megapixel primary camera, aperture F/1.8 and 2 megapixel depth sensor and a third low light sensor.
For selfie and video calling, an 8 -megapixel front camera will be available, its aperture is F/2.0. The camera of Infinix Hot 8 is similar to Hardware Infinix Smart 3 Plus. Infinix Hot 8 smartphone runs on XOS 5.0 based on Android 9.0 Pie.
Our review unit received a September security patch during testing. The UI Infinix Hot 7 of the phone is similar to Infinix Smart 3 Plus. The phone will find many blotware pre-installs in which in-houses and some third party apps such as Axtheim, Exclb, AI Gallery, Opera News, ShareChat, Flipkart, Instagram and Facebook.
Swipe-based navigation gesture is not very easy to use and often failed to work during gaming or multitasking. The XOS 5.0 also has some work features such as WhatsApp mode. Apart from this, there is a smart panel which is a customized widget that contains shortcuts of often used apps and tools.
Infinix Hot 8 performance and battery life
The MediaTek Helio P22 processor in Infinix Hot 8 works properly to run basic work such as web browsing, social media uses and basic productivity apps. But as soon as 10 apps or games are running in the background, the phone will start slowing down.
Multitasking was slow in the first handset but has been improved with updates. This phone is not for those who often need to switch between multiple apps. Heavy apps and games take time to load, normal games like Mario Kart Tour in the handset were properly gone but even after several attempts, Pubg Mobile and Asphalt failed to load 9.
If you are thinking of buying a phone to task a day-to-day, Infinix Hot 8 works properly. One thing that we liked was that the phone did not heat up during gaming. To bring life in Infinix Hot 8, you will get a 5,000 mAh battery which is easily done throughout the day.
The uses include gaming, internet connectivity, social media and productivity apps, listening to music for hours with the help of wire earphones. Even after uses, the phone lasted for one and a half days. In our HD video loop test, the phone supported 17 hours and 21 minutes.
Infinix hot 8 cameras
First of all, let’s talk about the camera app. Basic camera modes and controls such as AI Cam, Beauty, Video, Bokeh and AR button are given in a strip above the shutter button. HDR, flash, scene modes, and aspect ratios are given above the button viewfinder to control the ratio.
Surprisingly, this phone of Infinix brand cannot capture photos in 16: 9 aspect ratio. It is worth noting that often the shutter button does not respond for a few seconds after switching the camera mode. Now talk about photo quality.
In the daylight, the picture drawn from the 13 -megapixel primary camera was good. The autofocus was mostly accurate and the photos look vibrant. There is no lack of sharpness when looking at the pictures on the phone’s display. Dynamic range was also good but every picture lacks a slight sharpness around the edges and corners.
We liked that the phone does not overschure the colors of the object. When it comes to close-up shots, Infinix Hot 8 takes the correct details and crisp photos with sharp age. In the Bokeh shots captured in daylight, the subject separation was correct and colors also came correct but the edge detection does not work correctly.
After taking the picture, the intensity and point of focus of the blur can be adjusted in the Default Gallery app. Indoor pictures taken in low light came to Granney and they also got a glimpse of noys with muted colors. A separate given night mode takes a little better photos.
The 8 -megapixel front camera captures photos correctly. The selfie taken in the daylight came to the vibrant but the skin smoothing was clearly visible. Grains were seen in a selfie drawn in low light. Infinix Hot 8 smartphone is capable of recording videos up to 1080 resolution, but due to lack of stabilization, there is a footage jerkey.
Our decision
Infinix Hot 8 comes with a competent hardware. However, despite having 4 GB of RAM, the phone struggles during multitasking. Redmi 7 And Realme 3i ,Review) It is better with low RAM as they have sharp processors. The performance of the phone is correct provided if you are not playing heavy games.
If the camera output is your priority and you can live with some performance limitation then Infinix Hot 8 can be a perfect option. If you want to buy a budget all -rounder smartphone that is not slow and the camera is also fine then Redmi 8A is a good option. In other options, Reality 3 I and Honor 8C ,Review) Includes.