Design of Infinix S4
At first glance it is a bit difficult to believe Infinix S4 The price is less than Rs 10,000. Infinix S4 is well designed and it comes with a glossy gradient back panel. Infinix S4 has three color variants- Nebula Blue, Space Gray and Twilight Purple. We have found the nebula blue color variant of Infinix S4 for review and it is great in appearance.
Looking at the glossy back panel, it seems that it is made of glass but plastic has been used to make it. Due to the glossy back panel, fingers are easily on it. In the retail box, you will get a case from Infinix. The Infinix S4 has a large display with waterdrop notch and the bezels are also not thick.
Our review unit already had a screen protector and an additional was also given in the retail box. The earpiece of Infinix S4 is quite thin and has found a place between the frame and display. We found that the phone fit easily in hand and it was not too heavy. Infinix has found power and volume button on the right side of the phone.
We found that the volume button has been placed slightly upwards but despite this the button works well. The SIM tray has got a place on the left side of the phone. Triple camera setup on the back of the phone will draw your attention. In this price segment, it is not normal to find three rear cameras on the back panel of the phone, so we were a little surprised to see the triple rear camera setup in Infinix S4.
For people’s information, let us know that the camera module is slightly embossed. The camera is a quad-LED flash just below the module. For security, fingerprint sensor will be available on the back of the phone, the hand reaches the sensor easily. At the bottom of the phone you will find loudspeakers grill, 3.5 millimeter headphone jack and micro-USB port.
Infinix S4 specification and software
The Infinix S4 has a 6.21 -inch HD+ (720×1520 pixels) display with an aspect ratio of 19.5: 9 and has a 2.5D curved glass for display protection. Its screen-to-body ratio is 89 percent. There was no problem in reading the display in outdoor. The display is crisp and we were happy with its output, although we did not find any way to change the color temperature.
The phone has an I-care feature that filters blue lich to protect the eyes from stress. The MediaTek Helio P22 Octa-core processor is used in Infinix S4. Gradually, the use of this chipset in this price segment is now becoming common. Realme c2 ,Review) And Oppo a1k This processor has also been used in.
Infinix S4 has only one variant equipped with 3 GB RAM and 32 GB storage. In this, the dedicated microSD card slot with the help of which it is possible to increase the storage to 256 GB. Bluetooth version 5, Wi-Fi 802.11 A/B/G/N, GPS and 4G VoLTE for connectivity. A 4,000 mAh battery has been given to revive the phone and 10 watts will be available in the retail box.
Dual-SIM Infinix S4 runs on the XOS 5.0 based on Android Pie. It is the latest version of Android and our review unit was running on the April Security Patch which is acceptable. The phone has some UI customization and does not look like stock Android.
The phone also has theme support and if you want, you can also download other themes through the already installed themes app. In the Infinix S4, some apps like PHX browser, Google apps and Danger Dash will also be pre-installed. PHX browser sends spamy notification, so we had un-install it.
The Infinix S4 also has some useful features that help users such as the phone has an AIBOX feature that clubs the incoming notification and only shows the alerts of apps you want to see. It also has a smart panel which can be accessed from anywhere and includes some shortcuts.
Apart from this, the phone also has intelligent voice broadcast feature that reads the weather and your day -long schedule after the alarm is closed in the morning. We saw this feature using and it works properly but the voice or language cannot be changed. It also reads Whatsapp and Facebook updates.
Infinix S4 performance, battery life and camera
The Infinix S4 uses MediaTek Helio P22 processor and its performance is good. The phone did not slow down while scrolling in the menu or switching between the application. There was no problem in multitasking due to the phone having 3 GB of RAM. Infinix S4 takes a little longer than normal to load large apps.
PUBG Mobile was set on low preset, graphics quality smooth and frame rate set on medium. The phone slowed down a bit during gaming. After playing the game for 20 minutes, the battery declined by 5 percent and the phone was slightly hot towards the upper side on the back of the phone. We found that fingerprint sensor and face recognition feature unlocks the smartphone faster.
The INFINIX S4 has a 4,000 mAh battery to revive. We used Google Maps for WhatsApp, navigation, looked at the benchmark and took some camera samples. In our HD video loop test, the phone supported 17 hours and 35 minutes. The charger found with the phone takes up to 31 percent in 30 minutes and about 2 hours to charge the phone completely.
Talking about the camera setup, the Infinix S4 has three rear cameras, a 13-megapixel primary sensor with aperture F/1.8, an 8-megapixel ultra-wide camera with an aperture is F/2.2 and a 2-megapixel depth sensor. The camera is a quad-LED flash just below the module. There is a 32 -megapixel selfie camera for selfie and video calling, whose aperture is F/2.0.
The camera app has an AI feature and the Infinix S4 will get AI enabled by default. Buttons are available for HDR and flash, as well as button to switch to the wide-angle sensor. Modes like beauty, bokeh, video and AR shot will also be found in the camera app.
The pictures taken in the daylight from Infinix S4 were good. The phone locks focus rapidly and the exposure also came correct. The details were also well captured while shooting in outdoor. Photos taken in macro mode came sharp and the photo quality of Infinix S4 shocked us. The phone maintains a difference between subjects and backgrounds.
You can choose the level of the blur while taking portate shots but we found the edge detection quality below the average. The quality in low-light did not get very good. The photos were not sharp and the grains were seen in the pictures. Selfies drawn from the front camera were good. The phone also has a face detection feature which helps in getting the right exposure before taking the picture. The phone is capable of recording videos of a maximum of 1080p resolution. The phone does not have stabilization support.
Our decision
Infinix S4 is equipped with three rear cameras in the price segment of less than Rs 10,000. Its wide-angle sensor is used when shooting in landscape mode and the primary sensor captures good pictures in daylight. But the phone’s low-light camera performance is not very good. In this price segment, MediaTek Helio P22 processor is not much powerful chipset but still it works properly.
Infinix S4 present in the market for Rs 8,999 Realme c2 ,Review) There is a slight premium compared to. The Infinix S4 has a fingerprint sensor sport and its cameras are slightly better. Redmi 7 It can also prove to be a strong option.