Infinix unveiled a new member of the Hot 10 family today. With a modest name like the Infinix Hot 10S you wouldn’t guess that this is positioned as a gaming phone and is also the company’s first to come out with Android 11 (running XOS 7.6 with a revamped UI). Before we dive into the specs, we should mention that this is an affordable phone that starts at US$ 130. Some regions will get an NFC-enabled version, which has a couple of differences other than the obvious.
The Hot 10S is equipped with a large 6.82”
display with 90Hz refresh rate and 180Hz touch sampling rate. This is half of
its gaming ambition and given that the resolution is 720p+, the other half
should do quite well. That second half is the MediaTek Helio G85, a 12nm
chipset with a pair of Cortex-A75 cores (2GHz) and six A55 cores (1.8GHz), plus
a Mali G52 MC2 running at 1GHz. According to Infinix, the GPU is 32% faster
than the Adreno inside the Snapdragon 665 and our benchmarks do show that the
G85 has the upper hand (the performance delta varies by the benchmark, but it’s
noticeable).
Moving on, the rear camera features a 48MP
sensor with a Super Nightscape mode for low-light photography. It is also
capable of recording 1080p videos and 240fps slow-mo clips. On the front is an
8MP camera with a bokeh mode for videos.
This can be used for face unlock (which
allegedly works even if you have a mask on) or you can opt for the fingerprint
reader on the back. Also on the back are a 2MP depth camera an an “AI Lens”
(whatever that is). The phone features dual-SIM 4G connectivity with VoLTE
support. Ultra Power Mode can stretch the last 5% of battery charge to 3 and a
half hours of voice calls. Wired connectivity includes microUSB and a 3.5mm
headphone jack.
The battery is where the Hot 10S and Hot
10S NFC diverge. The 10S has a 6,000 mAh battery, which (according to Infinix)
can deliver over 17 hours of gaming on a single charge or days and days of
music playback. The NFC model has a 5,000 mAh battery. In both cases, charging
is done at 10W.
The Infinix Hot 10S will be available in
Indonesia from May 12 and will expand to other countries later on. It will
start at US$ 130 for the 6/128GB model, but there are other memory configurations
as well (4-6GB of RAM, 64-128GB storage). The Infinix Hot 10S NFC will be
available in Indonesia too, as well as Russia and Latin America. It will start
at US$ 120 for the 4/128GB model (there is a 4/64GB option as well).
