Friends+Design
- Pleasing and well-articulate design - the subtle gloss at the rear with gem cut texture gives a nice feel to the phone
- The fingerprint works well
- Big and spacious - not the most comfortable phone for one-hand operations - also it is slippery in hands
Display
- Large 6.6-inch, 20:9 aspect ratio, immersive display - ideally suited for content consumption
Software
- Infinix's custom XOS UI is relatively easy to get around and close to stock Android (though it does pack a ton of bloatware)
Performance
- Decent performance with the MediaTek Helio P22 SoC under the hood (similar to Snapdragon 625) - day-to-day performance is smooth, and so is casual gaming (though heavier titles struggle to run at their ideal graphics settings)
Camera
- Selfie camera puts out decent results in good lighting situations
- Average quad camera setup - which includes a 13MP primary sensor, 2MP macro sensor, 2MP depth sensor along with a 0.3MP Low-light sensor
- The primary camera produces decent results during daylight, but sometimes the pictures are so bright that it completely blows up highlights - and there's noise even in the daylight shots
- The macro sensor performs poorly - it produces blurry photos in any lighting condition
- The images clicked during the night time are unnaturally bright and distorted
Battery
- Excellent battery life with the massive 5000 mAh battery that can last for 2 days on moderate usage
- No fast charging support
Connectivity
- There is no USB-C port, you will have to make do with the age-old microUSB port
Audio
- The Infinix Hot 9 despite having a DTS surround sound feature on paper, doesn’t provide an impressive sound output - sound gets squeaky when you increase the volume
Verdict
- The Infinix Hot 9 is strictly for basic use - if you are going to do basic stuff like WhatsApp, calls, messages etc on a really good display, the Hot 9 could be the device for you
- However, it would be advised to skip the Infinix Hot 9 for a Redmi or Realme phone which would be much better in almost every aspect, around the same price point
