Infinix Smart 5

Infinix Smart 5 in Kenya

The price of Infinix Smart 5 in Kenya is 10,000 shillings. It was announced in 2020, August 13, and is the successor of the Infinix Smart 4. Infinix Smart 5 Android Smartphone runs on the Mediatek MT6761 Helio A22 processor with PowerVR GE8320 GPU. The phone has 2/3 GB RAM and 32/64 GB of internal storage which is expandable using micro SDXC (dedicated slot). It also runs on Android 10 and is powered by a 5,000 mAh battery.

Infinix Smart 5 price in Kenya and key features

The Infinix Smart 5 measures 165.4 x 73.4 x 8.8 mm (height x width x thickness) with a total weight of 178 grams. Coming to cameras, it has a triple 12 MP rear camera and an 8 MP front camera for selfies. This phone has a 6.6 inches, 720 x 1600 pixels IPS display with a pixel density of 266 PPI. It has a micro USB 2.0 port for data syncing and charging. There is a fingerprint sensor present on the Infinix Smart 5. It is a dual SIM smartphone with support for 3G, Wi-Fi, and GPS too. Buy it today at PhonesStore Kenya.

Launch

This phone, Infinix Smart 5 was released in 2020, August. This phone has 165.4 x 73.4 x 8.8 mm dimension and weighs about 178 grams. It is also a Dual SIM smartphone that uses Nano-SIM and has dual stand-by. On the front is a dew drop display wherein the selfie camera lie. Its back panel has a single camera module on the right-hand side. As for the fingerprint scanner, there is none.

Infinix Smart 5 comes in colors Black, Blue, and Green. It makes use of the micro USB 2.0 connector, and has a 3.5 mm jack. The phone also has Bluetooth version 5.0, A2DP, LE, and GPS with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS. It also supports Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot. As for radio (FM/AM), it does come with it. Visit this product’s official website to learn more.

Infinix Smart 5 network

The Infinix Smart 5 smartphone supports four network technologies. These are GSM, HSPA, and LTE. HSPA extends and improves the performance of existing 3G mobile telecommunication networks using the WCDMA protocols. LTE  is a standard for wireless broadband communication for mobile devices and data terminals, based on the GSM/EDGE and UMTS/HSPA technologies.

Global System for Mobile Communications is a standard developed by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute to describe the protocols for second-generation digital cellular networks used by mobile devices such as mobile phones and tablets – see Realme C3

Display

Now, let us take a look at the display this phone has to offer. Everyone loves a good display on a phone for obvious reasons. Namely, the display is the one part of a phone you will ever interact with. Infinix Smart 5 has an okay display panel that measures 6.6 inches, 105.2 cm². It is an IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen that supports 16M colors and multi-touch. This display has a fair 720 x 1600 pixels resolution and an equally fair 266 PPI density.

As for the selfie camera, it is inside that dew drop notch you see at the top of the display. This phone’s build is plastic with the back and a plastic frame. Infinix Smart 5 build is Glass front, plastic back, and plastic frame.

Platform

A phone platform is the hardware/software environment for tablets, smartphones, and other portable devices. Infinix Smart 5 runs on the Android 10 operating system. Android 10 is the tenth major release and the 17th version of the Android mobile operating system. It was released on September 3, 2019. Also powering Smart 5 is an Octa-core (2×2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6×1.7 GHz Cortex-A55), Mediatek Helio G70 (12 nm) chipset. This version of Android it runs is based on Go edition.

Under the hood, it also brings a PowerVR GE8320 GPU. The PowerVR GE8320 by Imagination Technologies is an integrated graphics card for mid-range ARM SoCs. It belongs to the Series8XE series of GPUs (GE8xx0) and supports OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 1.2, Android NN HAL API, and Vulkan 1.0 – source. The Infinix Smart 5 comes with 32GB or 64 GB of internal storage with either 3GB or 4GB of RAM. You can still expand Smart 5’s storage using a dedicated micro SD slot.

Cameras

There are three cameras on Infinix Smart 5. They are made up of a main 13 MP, and 2 QVGA cameras. Its main feature is LED flash, HDR and panorama and it can shoot video up to 1080p@30fps with the main camera and likewise 1080p@30fps with the selfie. The LED flash in a mobile phone is a constant light source for the screen. This allows the phone to be used for things such as shooting low-light videos. The selfie shooter is an 8 MP camera.

Battery

Infinix Smart 5 has a non-removable Li-Po 5000 mAh battery. It is a lasting battery given its 5000 mAh capacity despite having a high performing Mediatek Helio G70 (12 nm) chipset. It also has normal charging speeds at 10W. This battery should be enough to last a whole day of mixed usage – see also Infinix S5 Pro. With the large 5000 mAh battery and intelligent power-saving technology, you can enjoy your entertainment all day long without power worries.

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