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Infinix Zero 5: Premium looking mid-range smartphone (Mobile Phone review) |
China-based Transsion Holdings made its debut in India in August with Infinix
Note 4 and Hot 4 Pro smartphones that did not make much of a noise in the
competitive domestic smartphone market.
Now, the company has launched Infinix Zero 5 that joins the race of dual-camera
devices coming from its Chinese counterparts that have flooded the Indian
market.
Infinix Zero 5 sports a dual-camera set-up at the rear and has a single sensor
for the selfie camera at the front.
Launched at Rs 17,999, Zero 5 with 64GB onboard storage and 6GB RAM essentially
competes with the likes of Honor 9i.
Here is how the smartphone fares in everyday usage.
Infinix Zero 5 sports a metal unibody design that is free of any creek and felt
top-notch.
The edges are smooth and offer an ergonomic grip while adding to the premium
feel even as the phone sports a big design language.
The 5.98-inch Full HD display with 2.5D glass atop it was rich and bright.
The colour reproduction was great and the viewing angles were good. Sunlight
legibility of the display was impressive too.
The rear camera placement in the device reminds us of Huawei P9's camera design
language sans the "Leica" lens branding.
A much-talked-about feature of Zero 5 is its dual-primary camera with 12MP
wide-angle lens and 13MP telephoto lens that added good "Bokeh" effect to photos
with blurred background.
We found the pictures to be satisfactory in proper lighting conditions. Colour
reproduction was good; so was the saturation level.
Two antenna bands run through the top and bottom of the phone that give a rich
look.
The fingerprint sensor lies below the camera set-up and was quick to unlock the
device.
An octa-core MediaTek Helio P25 processor, coupled with 6GB RAM, does its job
well in terms of multi-tasking and running several applications simultaneously.
We did not notice any significant stutter while playing games, browsing YouTube
and using social media apps.
A hefty 4350mAh battery powers the device that easily lasted over a day for us
on moderate usage, with 4G running on one SIM slot.
We especially liked the battery performance of the smartphone which gave us
close to five days of stand-by time on a single charge.
The bottom of the device houses a USB Type-C charger port and a single speaker
grille that is loud enough.
The company's custom XOS 3.0 user interface (UI) based on Android 7.0 Nougat
operating system (OS) is smooth but do not expect it to be similar to stock
Android OS.
What does not work?
The 16MP selfie shooter with f/2.0 aperture and flash is strictly okay. Images
taken from the front shooter lacked detail.
Image taken from the primary camera took quite some time to process -- there was
significant shutter lag. The photos clicked under low-light conditions had
noise.
The device's hefty battery gets support of "XCharge" (which is fast-charging
feature) but that is not one of the fastest-charging technologies out there.
Conclusion: The bright, colourful display, premium build,
primary camera performance and solid battery life are among the high points of
the device and makes for an interesting option in the Rs 15,000-Rs 18,000
segment. It can appeal more to buyers if the company introduces updates (let's
say for camera improvement) to fill in a few caveats.
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