Infinix S5 is a feature-rich yet pocket-friendly device
2019 would be remembered for various reasons and one of it will be smartphone technology development. While doing the business, brands have enhanced various aspects of the smartphone making for smartness and convenience. With Infinix S5, Hong Kong based smartphone maker, Infinix have again made the front pages.
This new flagship boasts of a wide 6.60-inch touchscreen display and polycarbonate body making for it premuim feel. Haven being into the smartphone business since 2013, Infinix provides for the device a loudable 4,000mAh battery capacity and a 4GB RAM storage.
The device is available in the colours: quetzal cyan and violet.
The next surprice is that you get to enjoy all these in one smartphone that costs less than N50,000. The different features and subsequent review of the device are as follows:
Infinix S5 display
With 164mm height, 76mm wide and 7.9mm thick, the phone has a wide yet suitable dimensions.
Predictably, Infinix continues with a 720 x 1600 pixels (20:9 aspect ratio) display resolution common in most of their devices. The display type for the S5 is an IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen having 16M colors.
For it’s display, the Infinix S5 scores very good when paired with other brands. The remarks is positive for the device’s display technology.
Dimensions | 164 x 76 x 7.9 mm (6.46 x 2.99 x 0.31)in |
Weight | 178g (6.28 oz) |
Display type | IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
Display size | 6.6 inches, 105.2 cm (~84.4% screen-to-body ratio) |
Display dimension | 720 x 1600 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~266 ppi density) |
Infinix S5 Operating Software
The S5 runs on google’s Android 9 pie operating system based on XOS 5.5 skin.
Operating system | Android 9 Pie |
Skin | XOS 5.5 |
Hardware
The device is fitted with a powerful 2.0 GHz octa-core Mediatek MT6762 Helio P22 processor which makes for a RAM size of 4GB.
The internal storage is aswell quite interesting at 64GB which could be expanded up to 256GB using a micro SD card.
The remarks stays positive for the device’s hardware technology.
Chipset | Mediatek MT6762 Helio P22 (12 nm) |
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GPU | PowerVR GE8320 |
Card slot | Dedicated microSD slot (could be extended up to 256 GB) |
Internal storage | 64GB |
RAM | 4GB |
Infinix S5 Camera
As was rumoured, the device comes with a quad front camera setup with same number of LED flashes.
The front camera is conspicuosly located at the left end of the device’s display rather than at the uppermost mid-section of the screen. This camera has a megapixels of 32, powerful for taking selfies.
Rear Camera |
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Rear camera features | Quad-LED flash, panorama, HDR |
Front camera | 32 MP f/2.0 |
Video | 1080p@30fps |
The selfie camera would make for a superb photography but same could not be said of the rear camera. Although packed with the latest technology, the rear camera wouldn’t produce brighter distinct photos than the front camera.
Connectivity & Sensors
Connectivity options on the device include wifi, bluetooth v5.0 and various others which would be listed below. Sensors include face unlock and rear-mounted fingerprint sensors among others.
WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, hotspot |
Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, LE |
GPS | Yes, with A-GPS |
Radio | FM radio |
USB | microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go |
Sensors |
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Network support
The infinix S5 has two ports for nano-sim cards with an active 4G LTE on both sims.
Number of SIMs | 2 |
SIM Type | Nano-SIM |
Wi-Fi Direct | Yes |
4G on both SIM cards? | Yes |
3G | Yes |
GSM/CDMA | GSM |
Infinix S5 Battery Capacity
The infinix S5 comes with a 4000mAh non-removable battery.
Battery capacity | Li-Po 4000 mAh |
Removable | No |
Samsung S5 Price In Nigeria
The price of the device starts from N46,500.
Price | N46,500 – N48,000 |
Verdict!
Samsung S5 boasts of various key specifications for it’s price. This betters most Tecno recent releases both in price and features. For the phone users, the competition is important as most phones would be priced less.
The Infinix S5 is one of Infinix’s best less-priced smartphone this year.
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