Transsion holdings are no doubt a big player in the African smartphone market and have further tightened in grip on the continent with the launch of the Infinix Hot 7 from its Infinix Mobility division.
As the upgrade to the Hot 6, the Infinix Hot 7 is a budget level smartphone meant to entice the youths with large displays and fair features.
Design and Display
Picking up where it left with the Hot 6X and S3X, the Infinix Hot 7 has a notched display, and also the bezels are reduced to create more space for the screen.
The notch houses the LED flash, speaker, the selfie camera sensor amongst other sensors. The Infinix Hot 7 comes with a plastic body and a vertical rear camera set up with dual led flash. The fingerprint sensor is not too far off.
When it comes to the device display, the device has a 6.26 display with 720 x 1500 pixels resolution and 18:9 aspect ratio.
Camera
Nowadays the word AI is being thrown around, and Infinix also has made it known that the Inifinix Hot 7 cameras are AI assisted.
The selfie camera is equipped with an 8MP lens and a LED flash while the rear camera dons a 13MP lens and has dual LED flash.
Hardware components
Like most phones they have churned out in the HOT series, the Infinix Hot 7 is equipped with an entry-level MediaTek MT6580p quadcore chipset with clock speed at 1.3GHz (come on Infinix, we were expecting something like Helio P22 from you).
In the phone memory segment, there are two options depending on taste and cash. You either get a 1GB RAM space plus 16GB of storage space or a 2 GB RAM device paired with 32 GB of storage space. Both can be expanded using an external memory card.
Battery and OS
One of the aspects that give Infinix the ability to dominate the Nigeria budget market is the battery power it offers. The Infinix hot 7 has a 4000mAh battery but no fast charge technology.
The phone runs on Android 8.1 (Go edition for the 1GB RAM variant) and offers no 4G connectivity
Overall Specifications
Summary
| OS | Android 8.1 Oreo for 2GB Variant, Android Go for 1GB Variant |
| Display | 6.2 inch LCD TFT HD+ Display |
| Camera | 13 MP rear, 5 MP selfie |
| RAM | 1 GB RAM / 2 GB RAM |
| Storage | 16 GB | 32 GB Expandable to 128 GB |
| Processor | Quad Core, 1.3 GHz |
| Battery | 4,000 mAh |
| Security | Face ID and Fingerprint ID |
Network
| Technology | GSM / CDMA / HSPA |
| 2G | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 – SIM 1 & SIM 2 |
| 3G | HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G | NO |
| SIM Type | Dual nano-SIM slot |
Design and Display
| Dimensions | 155.4 x75.9 x 8.4 mm |
| Height | 155.4 mm |
| Width | 75. 9 mm |
| Thickness | 8.4 mm |
| Weight | 168g |
| Display Size | 6.2-inch |
| Display Resolution | 720p HD+ (1500 x 720 pixels) |
| Display Technology | TFT LCD |
| Build | Plastic |
| Protection | 2.5D Curved Glass |
| Colours | Blue, Black |
Platform and Hardware
| OS | Android 8.1 Oreo for 2GB Variant, Android Go for 1GB Variant |
| Processor Name/Technology | MediaTek MT6580p |
| Number of Processor Cores | 4 |
| Processor Speed | 1.3 GHz |
| Graphics Chipset | Mali-T720 MP1 |
| RAM | 1 GB | 2 GB |
| Internal Storage | 16 GB | 32 GB |
| External Storage | Yes, Up to 128GB |
| Sensors | G-sensor, P-Sensor, Gyro, Touch Sensor, Electronic Compass |
Camera
| Front | 5 MP Camera with LED Flash and 720 Video @30 fps |
| Rear | 13 MP Camera, /2.0 large aperture, Led Flash,1080p Video@30fps |
| Features | Autofocus, LED Flash, Geo Tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama |
Multimedia
| Video | FLV, MP4, MKV, AVI, 3GP |
| Audio | WAV, MP3, MP2, ACC, AMR-NB, AMR-WB, MIDI, Vorbis, APE, AAC-Plus V1, AAC-Plus V2, FLAC, WMA, ADPCM |
| Image | Jpeg, Png, Gif, Bmp |
| Speaker Chipset | Nil |
| Audio Jack | Yes, |
Connectivity
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.1 + HS |
| Wifi | 802.11a/b/g/n 2.4G/5G |
| USB | Yes |
| NFC | No |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS |
Battery
| Battery Capacity | 4,000 mAh |
| Battery Technology | LiPo |
| Fast Charging | No |
| Removable | No |
Extra Features
| Security Features | Face ID and Finger Print |
Price
Around N42,000 – N60,000
