Infinix Hot 9

Infinix Hot 9 comes with quad rear shooters, 5000mAh battery, and 128GB storage. This phone is the successor of the Infinix Hot 8 which was unveiled last year. With minor updates, Hot 9 is set to compete in the entry-level segment. Let's read about the phone in detail and see if it is worth buying.

Camera and Performance

Infinix Hot 9 sports a set up of quad-rear cameras. This set up includes a 16MP primary sensor, 2MP macro sensor, and a 2MP sensor for depth imaging, and a AI lens with autofocus. To enhance camera performance, the app features custom bokeh, digital zoom, and AI HDR. For selfies, it houses an 8MP camera in the punch hole. As far as the recording is concerned, FHD 1080p videos @30fps can be recorded using the rear camera.

Inifnix Hot 9 runs on XOS6.0 based on Android 10. It is driven by a 1.8GHz MediaTek Helio A25 chipset with 8-performance cores. The phone has Power VR GE8320 GPU which is coupled with 2GB of RAM. User-friendly features like Bike mode, Game mode, Smart panel, and sensors like proximity, light, compass, and gyro are also present in the phone.

Design, Display, and Storage

Hot 9 is solidly built and has a polycarbonate back panel. The phone is available in three different colors - Ocean wave, Midnight Black, Violet, and Cyan. For biometrics, it has a rear fingerprint sensor and face unlock. Also, a headphone lies at the bottom of the phone.

Infinix Hot 9 is fitted with a 6.6-inch color IPS LCD punch-hole display. This multitouch display has HD+(720x1600px) resolution with 267PPI. Based on the configuration the display may produce slightly fuzzy texts. The phone has a notch-less panel with an aspect ratio of 20:9 which means you get a fair display size to treat your eyes.

Infinix Hot 9 has 32GB of internal storage where apps, games, music, movies, photos, documents, etc, can be stored. Also, it comes with an external card slot which expands the memory up to 256GB.

Battery and Connectivity

Infinix Hot 9 is backed by ample 5000mAh battery and, judging by the battery capacity, it should deliver a day of power back up under normal usage. The connectivity option in Hot 9 includes 4G, 3G, VoLTE for HD voice calling and free video calls Jio users, WiFi, Bluetooth v5.1, and micro USB v2.0. For online navigation, it features GPS with A-GPS.

Infinix Hot 9 is an entry-level phone that offers basic configuration. It has a fair amount of RAM and the MediaTek chipset onboard restricts it as a phone for basic users. However, its 5000mAh battery is a major advantage and could appeal to the buyers. Infinix listed its S5 Pro in the entry segment this month which managed to grab attention. Let's see how the Hot 9 performs.