ICYMI: The Infinix Hot 12 has been released. Comes with a new design and Helio G85 chipset

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This chipset is actually an upgrade over the Hot 11’s Helio G70 chipset. Why not go for Helio G88 is a question.

Two weeks ago, Infinix has released the Hot 12 series comprising of the Hot 12, Hot 12 Play, Hot 12 Play NFC, and Hot 12i. All feature a near-identical design. Their differences lie inside, their hardware, and software.

Starting with the Hot 12, the phone features a 6.82in. HD+ (1612x720px) IPS LCD screen with 90Hz refresh rate. It is equipped with a Helio G85 chipset paired with 6GB RAM and 128GB storage. RAM is expandable virtually by 5GB and the storage is expandable via MicroSD card of up to 512TB. It runs Android 12 out of the box.

There are four cameras at the back and an 8mp camera at the punch-hole. The main camera is 13mp while the other three are useless fillers, including a 2mp macro and depth, and the so-called “AI lens”.

It has a 5000mAh battery with 18W fast charging. It comes in four colours: Racing Black, Legend White, Origin Blue, and Lucky Green.

SPECS:

  • 6.82″ HD+ (1612x720px) IPS LCD, 90Hz refresh rate, 180Hz touch sampling rate
  • Mediatek Helio G85
  • CAMERAS:
    • 13mp (main)
    • 2mp (macro)
    • 2mp (depth)
    • 2mp (AI)
    • FRONT: 8mp
  • 5000mAh, 18W fast charging
  • 3.5mm jack, USB-C, DTS Audio, MicroSD Slot (up to 512GB), Virtual RAM (up to 5GB)
  • xOS 10 based on Android 12, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Side-mounted Fingerprint Scanner
  • Racing Black, Legend White, Origin Blue, Lucky Green
  • PRICE:
    • 6/128: TBA

Source: Infinix

HOT 12 PLAY and Hot 12 PLAY NFC

The Hot 12 Play and Hot 12 Play NFC are two identical phones with the difference of the latter having NFC, as obviously stated in its name.

The Hot 12 Play’s design is only slightly different to the Hot 12, with the absence of a fourth camera. Like the vanilla Hot 12, it features a 6.82in. HD+ (1612x720px) 90Hz IPS LCD screen. The company did not specify the chipset used. It is paired with 6GB RAM and 128GB storage. Infinix did describe the chipset as “high frequency” comprising of two 2GHz performance CPU cores and six 1.7GHz efficiency cores.

The cameras are also unchanged apart from the absence of either the macro or depth, Infinix did not specify.

The 5000mAh battery is still there along with FM Radio, 3.5mm jack, and DTS audio. As mentioned, there is an NFC version of the Hot 12 Play.

Same colours as the Hot 12 are available. Racing Black, Legend White, Origin Blue, and Lucky Green. It runs xOS 10 based on Android 12 out of the box

SPECS

  • 6.82in. HD+ (1612x720px) IPS LCD, 90Hz refresh rate, 180Hz touch sampling rate
  • Unspecified chipset
  • CAMERAS:
    • 13mp (main)
    • 2mp (auxiliary)
    • AI Lens
    • FRONT: 8mp
  • 5000mAh, 18W fast charging
  • Rear-mounted Fingerprint Scanner, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, NFC (NFC edition only)
  • Racing Black, Legend White, Origin Blue, Lucky Green
  • PRICE:
    • 6/128: TBA

Infinix Hot 12i

The Infinix Hot 12i is similar in nearly all aspects to the other three, with some small exceptions, such as a slightly smaller screen (6.6 vs 6.8) and no high refresh rate. It also does not have fast charging and runs Android 11. According to our colleagues from GizGuidePH, the chipset it used is the ageing Mediatek Helio A22. The phone consists of a 13mp main camera and two QVGA auxiliary cameras. The display has been reduced to a waterdrop instead of a punch-hole.

SPECS:

  • 6.6in. HD+ (1612x720px) IPS LCD
  • Mediatek Helio A22 (12nm)
  • CAMERAS:
    • 13mp (main)
    • QVGA
    • QVGA
    • FRONT: 8mp
  • 5000mAh, 10W charging
    • MicroUSB
  • 3.5mm jack, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, FM Radio, Side-mounted Fingerprint Scanner
  • MicroSD (up to 512GB), Virtual RAM (up to 7GB)
  • xOS 7.6 based on Android 11
  • Racing Black, Horizon Blue, Haze Green, Champagne Gold
  • PRICE:

The Hot 12, Hot 12 Play, and its NFC variant are yet to be released. The Hot 12i is now released.

(Article edited: 6:02 pm, 14th May 2022)

Source: Infinix

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