Infinix announced it latest Infinix Hot 9 smartphone in Indonesia. This follows after the release of Infinix S5 Pro few weeks ago, which featured Pop up selfie camera. The Hot 9 is the latest in the infinix Hot Sub-brand, and also the successor of the already dominated infinix Hot 8 series. But does it worth it? Well, the specifications will tell.

The infinix Hot 9 was coupled with MediaTek Helio A25 SoC which was made clear to be greater than the Helio P35 downward that were spotted on the Hot 8 series and the Infinix S5. This is not acutely what the fans have been crying of, but rather it’s a good start for better future.

Hot 9 is available in Matte Black, Cyan, Violet, and Light Blue colour options and a single storage variant. For more lights on the Infinix Hot 9 Features, Specification and price, the phone is dual-SIM and features a 6.6-inch IPS LCD display that offers HD+ resolution.

Key Specs

Display: 6.60-inch
Processor: MediaTek Helio A25
Front Camera: 8MP
Rear Camera: 16MP + 2MP + 2MP
RAM: 4GB
Storage: 128GB
Battery Capacity: 5000mAh
OS: Android 10
Release Date: 22nd March 2020

Back panel of the smartphone is seemingly made from a polycarbonate material. The new Infinix Hot 9 comes with an upgraded processor like i said earlier. It is powered by 1.8GHz MediaTek Helio A25 octa-core SoC, paired with 4GB of RAM. Internal storage is 128GB capacity and can be expanded up to 256GB via a microSD card.

Nevertheless, Hot 9 run Android 10-based XOS 6.0 and packs 5000mAh battery that supports 10W fast charging. It also features rear fingerprint sensor scanner, Face Unlock, AR Emoji, AR stickers, and DTS Audio Technology.

In the area of cameras, it hole-punch on the front panel houses an 8-megapixel selfie camera with AI features. At the back is a vertically stacked quad camera setup which includes an AI lens with auto-focus qualities. The quad camera setup houses a 16-megapixel primary sensor, and two 2-megapixel shooters.

Infinix Hot 9 Specifications

General

Brand: Infinix
Model: Hot 9
Release date: 22nd March 2020
Form factor: Touchscreen
Body type: Polycarbonate
Battery capacity (mAh): 5000
Removable battery: No
Colours: Matte Black, Cyan, Violet, Light Blue

Display

Screen size (inches): 6.60
Touchscreen: Yes

Hardware

Processor: 1.8GHz octa-core
Processor make: MediaTek Helio A25
RAM: 4GB
Internal storage: 128GB
Expandable storage type: microSD
Expandable storage up to (GB): 256
Dedicated microSD slot: Yes

Camera

Main camera: 16-megapixel + 2-megapixel + 2-megapixel
Rear autofocus: Yes
Rear flash: Yes
Front camera: 8-megapixel

Software

Operating system: Android 10
Skin: XOS 6.0

Connectivity

Wi-Fi: Yes
GPS: Yes
Bluetooth: Yes
Micro-USB: Yes
Number of SIMs: 2
SIM Type: Nano-SIM
GSM/CDMA: GSM
3G: Yes
4G/ LTE: Yes

Sensors

Face unlock: Yes
Fingerprint sensor: Yes
Accelerometer: Yes

Infinix Hot 9 Price and Availability

The New Infinix Hot 9 smartphone will be available for pre-booking in Indonesia starting March 27. The single 4GB + 128GB variant of the phone is priced at Rp 1,699,000 (roughly N38,500).

There is no word on when the company will start rolling out the smartphone to global market.