Infinix HOT 30 5G smartphone was launched in India on Friday, 14 July. The smartphone has been introduced in the budget segment. The smartphone is the successor to the HOT 20 5G that was launched last year and brings a few upgrades over it. The company has given the recently launched MediaTek Dimensity 6020 SoC in the new smartphone, which is also present on the recently launched Realme Narzo 60 5G smartphone in the sub-Rs 30,000 category. Apart from this, some changes have been made in the design as well. Minor changes are seen in the camera module, but the front has been given a hole-punch in the new HOT 30 5G, unlike the dot notch present in the previous version. HOT 30 5G competition in India in terms of price vivo t2x, Poco M4 Pro 5G, iQOO Z6 Lite 5G, redmi 11 prime Like with a smartphone. Although the new Infinix phone is still going through our test, but before that you can know our initial opinion about the smartphone here.
Infinix HOT 30 5G Starting with the design, an attempt has been made to give the new phone a more premium look as compared to the previous model. In this, the edges are slightly less curved than the previous model and the glass finish has been given in the camera module. The company says that it has a glass finish design and the frame is equipped with a chrome finish. The major change on the front of the HOT 30 5G is the presence of a hole-punch cutout as compared to the waterdrop style notch present on the HOT 20. The smartphone feels a bit heavy comparatively due to its 215 grams of weight. At the same time, with a thickness of 9.9mm, it is also thicker than some of its bigger rivals in the market. This is slightly more than the 8.9mm thickness of the HOT 20 5G. At the same time, its thickness is also less than the previous model, 7.8mm. The frame is flat and the edges are slightly rounded, which improves the in-hand feel. The top and side bezels are thinner and the chin is also slightly lower than the previous model. Infinix claims that the smartphone is IP53 rated.
The smartphone comes in two color options and the company sent us the Aurora Blue color variant for review, which looks like a frosted glass finish with glitter. Its special thing is that when the back panel is illuminated at different angles, you see colored lines. At the same time, you also have a Knight Black color option.
The Infinix HOT 30 5G sports a USB Type-C port, 3.5mm audio jack, and a microphone along with the speaker grille at the bottom. The right side of the phone includes the volume rockers and the power button, which houses the fingerprint sensor. All these buttons are easy to reach when using the phone with one hand. The secondary speaker is present on the top frame, which in conjunction with the bottom speaker provides decent sound output. The left side of the frame houses a triple slot tray, which can accommodate two SIMs as well as a microSD card.
The HOT 30 5G gets a 6.38-inch full-HD+ IPS display, which supports 120Hz refresh rate, 240Hz touch sampling rate, and 580 nits peak brightness. There is a hole-punch cutout at the top center of the display. The camera supports face unlock. In addition, the smartphone has received Widevine L1 certification, which means it should get HDR content support on most content streaming apps. The company says that the DRE (Dark Region Enhancement) feature has been given in it, which will make it easier to read the text on the display even when there is sunlight. However, how all these features perform, we will tell them only after testing the device thoroughly.
HOT 30 5G gets MediaTek Dimensity 6020 SoC made on 7nm process, which is being given in upcoming mid-range smartphones nowadays. It is an octa-core SoC that packs six power-efficient ARM Cortex A55 cores and two performance-centric ARM Cortex A76 cores. It is certainly a capable chipset, but how it performs in conjunction with the software of the Infinix HOT 30 5G will tell you in our full review.
The smartphone works on the XOS 13 version based on Android 13. On the first boot, we found a lot of bloatware, which included some of the company’s native apps as well as third-party apps like Facebook, Instagram, Facebook Messenger, Snapchat, Spotify, WPS Office, etc. However, these can be easily uninstalled.
The smartphone gets a 50-megapixel dual-camera setup equipped with AI. In this, each sensor is fitted in a large ring shape housing and there is a quad LED flash module on its side. The phone has an 8 megapixel front camera for selfie and video calling etc. There is also a dual LED flash at the front, which is fitted behind the top bezel, due to which it is not visible. We will share our detailed test and experience of these cameras on HOT 30 in our full review.
Compared to the HOT 20 5G, the battery capacity in the new handset has been increased from 5,000mAh to 6,000mAh. However, the supported charging output remains the same at 18W. Infinix claims that the phone is capable of delivering 53 hours of calling or 21 hours of video streaming or 13 hours of gaming or 35 days of standby time in a full charge.
The smartphone comes equipped with NFC support, storage expansion up to 1TB, dual-band Wi-Fi, IP53 rating, DTS technology, ambient light sensor, e-compass, G-sensor, gyroscope, and proximity sensor, etc.
Infinix HOT 30 5G has been launched in two RAM and storage options. The base variant offers 4GB RAM and 128GB storage, which costs Rs 12,499 and the top model includes 8GB RAM and 128GB storage, which costs Rs 13,499. We have got 8GB RAM variant for review. The phone comes in Aurora Blue and Night Black color options and will be available for purchase starting July 18 via Flipkart.
The new handset has been launched at almost the same price at which the HOT 20 5G was launched. Certainly there are some upgrades in the new handset as compared to the previous model. However, there are many smartphone models like this in the market, so HOT 30 5G has the power to give tough competition. In such a situation, HOT 30 5G should be bought or other smartphones should be looked at, wait for our full review and stay connected to Gadgets 360 to answer this question.
