Infinix has launched the Infinix Hot 9 smartphone in Indonesia. The phone arrived as the successor to the last year Infinix Hot 8. The new handset sports an impressive punch-hole screen that houses a trendy rectangle-shaped camera module for its 16-megapixel triple cameras.
The Hot 9 smartphone is built around a 6.6-inch IPS LCD display panel with HD+ resolution. The small round-shaped cutout on the screen at its top-left corner is the home for its 8-megapixel selfie camera.
The back panel of the phone is made from polycarbonate material. It features a fingerprint reader and a quadriple camera setup that includes a 16-megapixel main lens with f/1.8 aperture, a 2-megapixel macro lens and a low-light shooter of 2-megapixel.
The Helio A25 that includes 1.8GHz octa-core powers the device. Its predecessor, the Infinix Hot 8 was powered by Helio P22 chipset.
The Infinix Hot 9 has 4 GB of RAM and 128 GB of built-in storage. The device is backed by a 5,000mA battery. It comes with other features such as XOS 6 based Android 10 OS, face unlock, dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, microUSB and a 3.5m headphone slot.
Infinix Hot 9 Specifications
- Network Properties
- 2G bands: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 – SIM 1 & SIM 2
- 3G bands: HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
- 4G bands: LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500)
- Speed: HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Launch
- Announced: 2020, March 24
- Status: Coming soon. Exp. release 2020, April
Design
- Dimensions: 165.4 x 76.8 x 8.8 mm (6.51 x 3.02 x 0.35 in)
- Weight: 185 g (6.53 oz)
- Build: Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
- Colours: Midnight Black, Quetzal Cyan, Violet, Ocean Wave
- SIM: Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Display
- Type: IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
- Size: 6.6 inches, 99.6 cm2 (~81.4% screen-to-body ratio)
- Resolution: 720 x 1600 pixels (~268 ppi density)
Operating System
- Android 10 + XOS 6.0
Hardware
- Chipset: MediaTek Helio A25
- CPU: cta-core (4×1.8 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4×1.5 GHz Cortex-A53)
- GPU: PowerVR GE8320
- Storage: 32GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB
- Memory Card Slot: Yes, up to 256 GB via microSD card (uses dedicated slot)
Cameras
- Main Camera: Quad
- 13 MP, (wide), 1/3.1″, 1.12µm, PDAF
- 2 MP, (macro)
- 2 MP, (depth)
- QVGA (Low light sensor)
- OR
- 16 MP, (wide), PDAF (64/128 GB models only)
- 2 MP, (macro)
- 2 MP, (depth)
- QVGA (Low light sensor)
- Features: Triple-LED flash, panorama, HDR
- Video: 1080p@30fps
- Selfie Camera: Single – 8 MP, (wide)
- Video: 1080p@30fps
Multimedia
- Radio: FM radio
- Loudspeaker: Yes
- Audio 3.5mm jack: Yes
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- DTS Audio Technology
Connectivity
- WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
- Bluetooth: 5.0, A2DP, LE
- GPS: Yes, with A-GPS
- USB: microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go
Features
- Sensors: Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Battery
- Battery Type & Capacity: Non-removable Li-Po 5000 mAh battery
- Fast Charging: Yes, Fast battery charging 10W
- Wireless Charging: No
Infinix Hot Price and Availability
The phone comes in four colours – Ocean Wave, Violet, Quetzal Cyan and Midnight Black. In Indonesia, the Infinix Hot 9 is priced at Rp 1,699,000 (~$137). There is no word on the other markets that will be receiving the Hot 9 phone but we expect it to be made available in its major markets.
