Infinix
is a smartphone loved by all especially young folks, reason been that
they always give us what we want and they give the best. Infinix as done
it again with their latest Zero 5 smartphone.
The device scoured into the Android market in style after being
unveiled in Dubai with a quite eye-catching and attractive body design.
The Infinix Zero 5 didn’t quite feature the popular 18:9 screen ratio
but the design is nothing short of sleek with improved handling.
In
reviewing Infinix Zero 5, I have to give you a quick background about
the Zero series. It is the flagship model and it is targeted at a
specific niche. The Zero 5 has positioned itself at the premium camera
phone everyone should have. It strikes me as a phone built for creatives
who love to take professional looking photographs.
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These days, it is not only creatives that shoot professionally looking photographs. In the past, most households will have at least one point and shoot camera. It will come in handy when the family goes for recreation or on vacation—to capture memories. These days people simply rely on their smartphone to take gorgeous photos and make videos.
The Physical Built
The Zero 5 is well built—all metal. The one I am reviewing is the champagne gold version with white borders at the front.
Unlike
the Samsung GALAXY S8 and S8 Plus that spots their fingerprint reader
at an awkward position, the Zero 55 fingerprint reader is at the back of
the phone at a position where we can reach it with ease.
Infinix
is not claiming that it is a bezel-less phone or infinity display, but
the screen to body ratio is just perfect that the screen stretches to
both sides of the phone making video viewing and game playing a
pleasure. I enjoy watching movies on the Zero 5. More about the audio
later.
The Performance and Battery
At
6 GB of ram and 4450 mAh battery, the Zero 5 is behemoth. You can throw
anything at it and it will handle it. Unlike some Android phones that
lags, crash when you are doing simple tasks like messaging on WhatsApp,
the Zero 5 is smooth and fast when in use. Apps do not just stop and
crash throughout the time I was using it—reading books, watching videos
and viewing documents.
The
tank is so full and once you start the day on a full tank, the phone
keeps going till the end of the day and you can forget about carrying
power bank everywhere you go.
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The
only worry which is not a worry at all is the size of the phone, aha!
You will find it hard fitting in your pocket without having a bulge.
But, what is the value of a phone that’s so pretty, but end up dead at
noontime? It is like the saying that a living dog is better than a dead
lion. Go figure. Thinking of it, the phone is not ugly, just large
enough as a capable display to view documents, watch videos and play
games.
Camera
The
rear dual camera is 12 MP wide-angle lens + 13 MP telephoto lens. While
the front selfie camera is 16 MP four-in-one. The rear camera will take
pictures that will make someone ask what photographer or what camera
shot this. Tell them the Zero 5 Shot it! The portrait mode even makes
for a better photo that looks like you shot the image using a 1M Naira
lens—yes, there are professional camera lens that cost that much.
Here is a image shot below and be the judge yourself.
Here is a image shot below and be the judge yourself.
If
you are selling on Instagram or online anywhere, on a low budget to
purchase a professional camera, you can use the Zero 5 and get an image
that is absolutely stunning. Another plus, the Zero 5 has a manual mode.
You can choose your ISO and other settings. Aha!
Software
The
Zero 5 Spots Android 7.0 Nougat based on XOS 3.0—the Infinix customized
XOS that wins with users and get Infinix competitors jealous. You can
tap on the far-left option keys and hold on to it for a few secs to
activate it. But note, not all apps support split screen.
The
split-screen feature will come in handy when you want to keep watching a
video on YouTube and check twitter at the same time.
Conclusion
The
Zero 5 ticks so many boxes and I will strongly recommend it to those
who want a fantastic professional camera smartphone, with a large enough
display to watch movies, view documents and play games and those who
don’t mind a huge phone and wants a fast and efficient phone. The 6gb
RAM is a huge plus for Android users as well it helps to multitask and
load heavy apps. If you worry about size, then the 5,98 displays of the
Zero 5 is not for you.
The Zero 5 is still selling in the market for N106,000.
Full Specification.
NETWORK
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2G Network
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GSM: 850/ 900/ 1800/ 1900 MHz
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3G Network
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WCDMA: 2100 MHz (900/1700/1900/2100 MHz for LATAM)
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4G Network
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Yes, LTE (Global Support)
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SIM
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Dual Micro SIM (Dual Standby)
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Status
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Launched: November 2017
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BODY
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Dimensions
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– mm– Weight:
-g
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Keyboard
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Touchscreen
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Colors
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Gold, Matte Black and Apple Red
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Cover
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Metal
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DISPLAY
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Type
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FHD IPS, multi-touch touchscreen with 16m colors
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Size
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5.98 inches, 1920 x 1080 pixels, 368 Pixels
Per-square Inch
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MEMORY & OS
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Card slot
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MicroSD, up to 2TB
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Internal
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64GB or 128GB
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OS
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Android 7.0 Nougat (with XOS V3.0)
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Processors
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– Octa-core 2.6 GHz CPU
– Mediatek Helio P25 chipset
– Mali GPU
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RAM
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6GB RAM
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AUDIO
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Alert types
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Vibration, MIDI, MP3 ringtones
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Loudspeaker
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Yes
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Audio port
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3.5mm jack
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CONNECTIVITY
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2G
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GPRS – up to 85.6 kbps; EDGE – up to 236.8 kbps
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3G
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Up to 42.2 mbps downlink; Up to 11.5 mbps uplink
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4G
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YES
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WIFI
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Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, Wi-Fi direct
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Bluetooth
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Version 4.2, A2DP
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GPS
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A-GPS
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NFC
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NO
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USB
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Type-C (with OTG support)
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CAMERA
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Primary
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12 MP and 13 MP, auto refocus, 10x Super Zoom and
single-LED flash– FEATURES: Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection,
panorama, auto-HDR
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Secondary
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16 MP Camera with single Selfie Flash
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Video
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1080p@30fps
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BATTERY
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Capacity
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4350mAh Li-Ion non-removable battery
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Stand-by
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N/A
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Talk time
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N/A
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Music play
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OTHER
FEATURES
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Sensors
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Accelerometer, Proximity, Compass, Rear Fingerprint
and Light sensor
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Messaging
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SMS, MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM
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Browser
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HTML5
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Java
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No
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– FM radio
– Quick charge tech
– MP3/AAC+/WAV/Flac player
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MISCELLANEOUS
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– MP4/H.264 player
– Photo/video editor
– Document viewer
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