Infinix HOTNOTE X551 - Review

Hello Friends,
In this post, I’m reviewing Infinix HOTNOTE X551 Smart Phone which is recently launched by Daraz.pk in Pakistan.

About Infinix

In 2009, Infinix setup in Hong Kong and within few years they established as a leading player in Smart Phone market of France, Kenya, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and more.

Their R&D centers sprawling between France and Korea, manufacturing centers in China with local subsidiaries in 60 countries worldwide.

Infinix phones are french designed smartphones and their mission is to maximize User Experience and value with Mobile Internet with the company partnership and ecosystem.

Inifnix core brand values are: Dual Sim Smart Phones with simple & trendy design and Mobile Internet Cloud services.

You can get more information for their website and facebook page.

About Infinix HOTNOTE X551

Have a look at some key features of the phone in the slides below:

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Unboxing Vine of HOTNOTE X551:

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Inside the box, there is a Phone, Power Adaptor, USB Charger Cable, Handsfree and Instruction Manuals.

Overview:

Infinix HOTNOTE is not just another China made phones like other brands are launching in Pakistan. It has a very sleek good design, nice camera, great performance, very responsive touch, big screen with bright colorful display and finally a phone with great battery life. They are saying 2 days battery life for just 1 hour full charge and guess what? They are right about it as I’ve been using the phone for 1 week and it does give 2 days battery life on normal usage.

Performance:

Infinix HOTNOTE is great when it comes to performance. It’s running KitKat 4.4.2 as operating system and it’s upgradable to Lollipop 5.0 (in August 2015). It has Mediatek Octa-Core 1.4 GHz processor to enable easy, smooth, and full use of your device for all tasks. I personally use it as my entertainment device in which I’m fully using it to browse internet, listen to cloud music on 3G, check all my social network apps and I’m playing all the latest games available on Google PlayStore which includes: Asphalt 8, Batman Arkham Origins, Brothers in Arms 3, FIFA 15: Ultimate Team, Injustice: Gods Among Us, WWE Immortals & Mortal Kombat X. All these games are running fine like they run on any highly priced flagship phones. Isn’t it just great? It also gives up-to 8 hours of battery life on continuous gaming.

One thing I also notice about this phone that it doesn’t heat up very quickly like any other smart phone does while playing games or watching videos.

Camera:

Infinix HOTNOTE has good 8 MP back and 2 MP front camera with 75°wide-angle shooting for easy Selfies with a friend. The camera comes with preloaded Photoframes feat. Bruce Lee and many different modes like: Easy, Face Beauty, Panorama, Multi-Angle View, Motion Track, Live Photo, Automatic Scene.

Infinix HOTNOTE Camera records HD videos at 30 fps.

Specifications:

Network	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 HSDPA 900 / 2100
CPU	15677.888.9mm Dual Micro-SIM
Display	5.5”TFT capacifive touchscreen with IPS 720*1280 pixels（~267PPI）
Platform	Android 4.4.2 KitKat MT 6592MOcta.core 1.4GHz Mali 450
Memory	Internal 16GB, 1GB RAM Support Micro-SD card, maxto 32GB
Camera	Rear camera 8M /13M Pixels with f/ 2.2 aperture Front camera 2M Pixels High light flash LED
Sound	1609 Speaker with external Audio PA
Battery	4000mAh Li-pol with 600 energy density
Other Features	X-charger Up to 3A current Support GP3,with A-GPS Support wlan Support Bluetooth 4.0 Support G-sensor/Light Sensor/Proximity sensor/Hall Support OTG Support OTA Support Hotknot

Ecosystem:

Infinix HOTNOTE has their own ecosystem for app download and OS upgrades other than the Google PlayStore. You get pre-installed apps like CarlCare (for Customer Support), Flash Share (Quick Data Transfer from one phone to other) & Palmplay (for app downloads).

Warranty & After Sales:

Infinix HOTNOTE comes with 365 days (1 year) warranty but they don’t have any after sales service centers here in Pakistan. They will start it soon but till then, if you face any issues with the mobile, you can contact Daraz and get a swap with new Infinix HOTNOTE for free.

Comparison:

Infinix HOTNOTE vs Samsung Galaxy Core Prime


Display Size:	5.5 inches	4.5 inches
Display Technology:	IPS	Capacitive Touchscreen
Display Resolution:	720 x 1280 pixels	480 x 800 pixels
Display Resolution Density:	267 ppi	207 ppi
Frame Dimensions:	155 x 77 x 8.9 mm	130.8 x 67.9 x 8.8 mm
CPU:	Octa-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A7	Quad-Core 1.2 GHz Snapdragon 410
RAM:	1 GB	1 GB
Operating System:	Android 4.4.2 (KitKat)	Android 4.4.4 (KitKat)
Internal Memory:	16 GB	8 GB
Card Slot:	Yes, up to 32 GB	Yes, up to 64GB
Rear Camera:	8 MP	5 MP
Front-Facing Camera:	2 MP	2 MP
Battery Capacity:	4000 mAh	2000 mAh
Price in Pakistan:	PKR 12,900 (Buy Now)	PKR 13,990
Total Points:	9 (Winner)	3

Front and Back view of Infinix HOTNOTE:

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The Breakdown:

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Good Stuff:

Low price, great performance
Amazing battery life
Good display, big screen size and responsive touch
Dual Sim & 3G enabled
Support up to 32GB external memory
Double tap to lock/unlock the phone
Set gestures to open any app from lock screen
Good sound output in Car speakers & headphones

Bad Stuff:

Camera is not impressive in low light
No 4G LTE support
Non removable battery
Videos are recorded in 3GP video file format
Handsfree sound quality is just fine
Covers and Screen protectors are not available at the moment

Conclusion:

At the end I would say that Infinix HOTNOTE is an excellent phone specially when you look at the price and the features & performance you are getting at that price is unbelievable. It’s completely “paisa wasool” phone. You can use it as entertainment device or you could buy it for your wife, brother & sister and believe me, they will going to love it.

Click here to order your Infinix HOTNOTE right now for just Rs. 12,900/- from Daraz.pk