Infinix Note 5 (X604) Smartphone

This smartphone of the Infinix Note series was launched on the 31st of August 2018. It weighs 173 g with 158 x 75 x 8.4 mm dimensions. The phone is of dual Sim (Nano-Sim, dual stand-by), it also has a dedicated sim slot. The Infinix Note 5 has two phones with different storage is 3GB/32GB and 4GB/64GB. You can get the phone in Berlin Gray, Ice Blue, and Milan Black colors

Design and display

This phone has an IPS LCD. The 6 inches screen has full HD offering enough brightness and gorgeous view. 1080 x 2160 pixels and 403 ppi density leave the screen texts and apps clear for you and you can use the phone without straining the aspect ratio of 18:9 ascertains this. The mobile display screen to body ratio is 78.14%.

The phone is built of shiny plastic making it look beautiful and feel smooth. It has curved and round edges giving you a better grip on the phone when it rests on your palm. The fingerprint sensor is situated on the rear side, center directly proportional to your index finger thus you can quickly contact the scanner thus unlocking your device. It also houses the back camera and dual-LED flash. on the right-hand side of the mobile are the volume buttons and the Sim/SD card slot. On the top bezel is the front camera, the earpiece, and LED Flash leaving the rest of the screen for display.On the bottom of the phone alongside, alongside the speakers are the port that is the micro USB and audio jack

Performance

The mobile operates through Android v8.1(Oreo,) Android one powered by the Mediatek MT6763 Helio P23 (16 nm) the phone is speedy with Octa-core 2.0 GHz. The OS also comes with an auto dark and light theme which allows you to switch to different or rather dark wallpaper when night falls. The processor receives and responds quickly to the rear-mounted fingerprint scanner, this makes the fingerprint scanner more reliant as a way of ensuring your phone privacy is not jeopardized.

The phones’ battery life is something that will encourage your gaming habit. The 3GB RAM as well will allow you to have your games on the phone and yet all other apps run efficiently. Even though you will have to be patient for the games to launch be sure of having a good time while playing the games. The full HD display is an advantage for gamers as well as they can see all aspects of the game.The phone has a Mali-G71 MP2 GPU for graphical features and also ensures that you can change your phone graphics to your liking.

Connectivity

Infinix Note 5 connects to Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n and hotspot leaving you connected to the internet at any place with open Wi-Fi. You can do your business with other people connected to the same network without affecting all the other connected devices

The Bluetooth in this phone is much powerful when compared to the Infinix Hot 6 Pro that came earlier having Bluetooth 4.1 this one has 4.2, A2DP, LE Bluetooth. This ensures fast connectivity and swift transfer of intended files. The phone lacks NFC but it does not affect the functionality of the Bluetooth connectivity.

Micro-USB 2.0, USB OTG is available in this phone offering charging abilities and a way to connect the phone to other devices such as your computer. Through the USB port, you will be able to charge your phone.

One aspect that is a total turn off in this phone is the lack of the FM radio that was in the Infinix Note 4. However, the phone has an audio jack that is 3.5 mm you can connect your earphones or headphones a enjoy cool music even in crowded places.

This phone is also enabled with GPS to help you locate the device as well as learn of your current location. You can also be able to direct someone to where you are by pinning your location for them to follow. The location provided by GPS.

Camera

Infinix Note 5 has seen a degradation of the rear camera when we compare it to the 13MP of Infinix Hot 6 and Infinix Note 4. The rear main camera is 12 MP. Even though slightly lower it takes quality photos almost similar to those of the mentioned phones. The camera is boosted for better performance by the Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR modes. Worries should lapse now, you will not need to buy a whole camera set to take cool photos. The camera is capable of recording videos at 1080p@30fps rate and they will be stored in your great space on the phone. The camera has auto-focus capabilities which were lacking in the Infinix Note 4.

When it comes to selfies this phone outdoes the above phones and produces quality selfies of 16 MP enhanced further by the LED flash. This camera quality is twice powerful in comparison to the 8 MP in Infinix Note 4 and Infinix Hot 6. Well, you do not have to rely on the back camera if you feel it does not produce exquisite photos. The selfie camera produces videos similar to those of the back camera. You do not have to take selfies the switch the back cameras for videos. The front camera as I said is quite reliable even in video takin.

Storage

This phone has shown improvement in terms of storage from 2GB/16GB or 3GB/ 32GB of the Infinix Hot 6 Pro. One of these phones similar storage of 3Gb/32GB however, you can get a better option in the second phone bearing 4GB/64GB. To spice this up is an SD card slot for you to boost your phone and have a much space as you need. Take more videos and store them here, they will still play the same as those stored in the internal space. Your files and documents don’t have to be carried separately in a different hard drive than a microSD card can hold them all for you.You can purchase a mirosSD card at https://www.zuricart.co.ke/micro-sd-cards.

Battery.

The phone’s battery matches the league of Realme 7Pro which has a capacity of 4500mAh. It’s a boost from the previous Infinix Note 4 bearing 43oomAh. With a fast-charging rate of 15W the battery is likely to serve you for a good period before you can recharge it. You can visit up-country and have none of your businesses going wrong due to dead battery