Hong Kong-based Infinix just announced its latest
entry-level phone - the Hot 8. It’s a budget device that actually packs some
impressive specs considering the initial starting price of INR 6,999 (US$ 97). You
get a 6.5-inch HD+ LCD display with a waterdrop notch and 20:9 aspect ratio.
The selfie cam comes in at 8MP and the bezels are quite slim.
Going around the back we have a vertically stacked
triple camera setup with a 13MP F1.8 main shooter. The other two are a 2 MP
depth helper and a dedicated low-light sensor. You also have a fingerprint
reader and LED flash.
Under the hood, the Hot 8 packs the MediaTek Helio
P22 SoC paired with 4 GB RAM and 64 GB storage which can be expanded via the
microSD card slot. There’s also a 5,000mAh battery which charges over microUSB.
On the software front, we have Infinitix’s XOS 5.0 on top of Android 9 Pie.
The Infinix Hot 8 is available in Midnight Black,
Cosmic Purple and Quetzal Cyan colors. The phone will go on sale starting
September 12 through Flipkart. It will retail for INR 6,999 (US $97) until October
30 while after that the price will go up to INR 7,999 (US$ 111).
