Friends+Design
- The front has a trendy punch-hole camera design (for the first time in this price bracket), giving it an excellent 90.5% screen-to-body ratio
- The back of the device is made up of reflective polycarbonate, and it sports what the company calls ‘Crystal Feather’ pattern design - it looks striking and stylish - and has a rich hand-feel
- Reasonably light-weight
- Both the rear fingerprint sensor, and the face unlock, work well
Display
- Large 6.6-inch, 20:9 aspect ratio, immersive display - ideally suited to watch videos
- The display quality is also quite decent for this price bracket - you get good brightness, good sunlight legibility, and vibrant colors
- Lacks an ambient light sensor - so you will need to adjust brightness manually
Software
- Infinix's custom XOS UI has some useful features like bike mode, one-hand support, game mode, do-not-disturb, eye-care and book reading mode
- Like a lot of custom UIs, it does pack plenty of bloatware (though most of it thankfully can be uninstalled), and is not quite as simple and clean as stock Android
Performance
- Pretty good 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 - you can even run games like PUBG in low-graphics settings
Camera
- Decent, versatile quad camera setup at the rear: 16-megapixel primary sensor, a 5-megapixel wide (and Super macro) lens, a depth sensor, and a low light sensor
- The smartphone’s primary camera clicks decent pictures in daylight conditions
- In bokeh mode, the camera detects human faces well
- The 32-megapixel selfie camera too takes fairly good selfies in good light conditions
- Macro mode and wide-angle shots offer interesting framing options, but the overall image quality is ordinary
- Low light performance is average
- Overall, while the 'quad camera' claim is catchy, but in terms of real-world performance the camera setup is only ok for the price bracket
Battery
- Good battery life with a 4000mAh battery - will give you about 1.5 days of usage on moderate use
Verdict
- Overall, the S5 continues Infinix's track record of good-specs-for-the-money launches, and is a decent option to consider if you are looking for a trendy hole-punch design - although as all-round good phones, the alternatives from Xiaomi and Realme are better options
