Infinix Hot 20 5G, Hot 20 Play Budget Smartphones Launched in India: Details
Infinix Hot 20 5G and Hot 20 Play launched in India. The new budget-friendly smartphones from the brand owned by China’s Transsion Holdings are powered by MediaTek’s SoCs and boast impressive specifications like a large battery, dual camera setup, and expandable RAM and internal storage. The Infinix Hot 20 5G packs a 50-megapixel rear camera setup, while the Hot 20 Play has a 13-megapixel rear camera unit. The former has a waterdrop-style notch display while the latter has a hole-punch cutout on the front to house the selfie camera. The Infinix HOT 20 5G has already been launched in other regions before going to the Indian market.
Infinix Hot 20 5G, Hot 20 Play price in India, availability
Infinix Hot 20 5G is priced at Rs. 11,999 for the 4GB RAM + 64GB storage variant. It comes in Space Blue, Blaster Green and Racing Black color options. On the other hand, the Infinix Hot 20 Play is priced at Rs. 8,999 for one 4GB + 64GB variant. It is available in Luna Blue, Aurora Green, and Racing Black colors.
Both the Infinix smartphones will be sold in the country through Flipkart. The Infinix Hot 20 5G will be available from December 9, while the Infinix Hot 20 Play will go on sale to begin with December 6.
Infinix Hot 20 5G specifications
The Dual SIM Infinix Hot 20 5G runs XOS 10.6 based on Android 12 and has a 6.6-inch full HD+ display with a touch sampling rate of 180Hz and a refresh rate of up to 120Hz. The display has a waterdrop-style notch that complements the selfie shooter. Under the hood, the handset is powered by a 6nm MediaTek Dimensity 810 SoC, coupled with 4GB of LPDDR4x RAM. With Infinix’s Memfusion RAM feature, the available memory can be expanded up to 7GB using additional unused storage. For hot handling during gaming, the smartphone has Bionic Breathing cooling technology, which is said to reduce the temperature of the chipset by 5 degrees within two minutes.
The Infinix Hot 20 5G has an AI-backed dual rear camera with dual LED flash. The camera unit is led by a 50-megapixel main sensor. On the front, there is an 8MP selfie camera with a single LED flash. It has 64GB of internal storage expandable via MicroSD card (up to 1TB).
Connectivity options on the smartphone include OTG, USB Type-C port, Bluetooth v5, and Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac. It comes with ambient light sensor, compass, G-sensor, gyroscope and proximity sensor. In addition, there is a side-mounted fingerprint sensor for authentication.
Infinix has included a 5,000mAh battery in the Infinix Hot 20 5G. It supports 18W fast charging as well. The battery is said to deliver up to 125 hours of music playback time and 11 hours of gameplay on a single charge. It measures 76.45×166.25×8.9mm and weighs 204 grams.
Infinix Hot 20 Play specifications
The dual SIM Infinix Hot 20 Play runs on Android 12-based XOS 10.6 and features a 6.82-inch HD+ (720 x 1,640 pixels) IPS LCD display with a refresh rate of 90Hz and a touch sample rate of 120Hz. The display offers a maximum brightness of 500 nits. It is powered by an octa-core 12nm MediaTek Helio G37 SoC with DarLink 2.0 engine and up to 4GB of RAM. It comes equipped with Erdal Engine 3.0. The available RAM can also be expanded up to about 7GB.
The Infinix Hot 20 Play has two rear cameras led by a 13-megapixel primary sensor and a quad-LED flash. For selfies, there is an 8-megapixel selfie sensor arranged in a hole punch cutout in the display. It offers 64GB of storage expandable up to 256GB.
Connectivity options on the Infinix Hot 20 Play include OTG, USB Type-C port, Bluetooth v5, and Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac. It also gets a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor. Other sensors on board include an ambient light sensor, a compass, a G sensor, a gyroscope, and a proximity sensor.
The Infinix Hot 20 Play has a 6,000mAh battery. It comes with a DTS speaker which is said to provide a 3D sound experience.