The Infinix Hot 8 is the true definition of an upgrade in smartphone manufacturing. With so many design ideas to adopt, and a large market waiting on the results, Infinix chooses to turn the dial and experiment on something unique and different with the new Hot. You can check out its first impressions here.
This sets it apart from the Hot 7 released early in the year and digs the ground for a new era of mid-range smartphones.
Build
The Infinix Hot 8 comes with full glass on the front and back, to give it that premium look it deserves. This is a big difference from the big chunk of plastic that manifested on the Hot 7. The Hot 8 come with a 6.6-inch display with an impressive 20:9 aspect ratio, while the Hot 7 is built with a 6.2-inch screen that accommodates an 18:9 aspect ratio.
The Hot 8 accepts dual nano-SIM placement, and 4G network connectivity while the Hot 7 could only access 4G on the Pro model, and it accepts in micro-SIM placement.
Cameras
The Hot 8 is endowed with a triple camera set up on the rear, comprising of 13MP, 2 MP and a QVGA sensor – all backed up by a quad-LED flash lighting; while the Hot 7 only had a 13MP sensor on its rear with an LED flash.
On the front, both phones boast of an 8 MP sensor though the one on the Hot 8 is capable of capturing even wide angles.
Performance
The Hot 8 runs on a superfast Android 9 Pie with XOS 5 Cheetah, while the Hot 7 comes with the Go Edition of Android 8 Oreo alongside XOS 4. Both phones have 2GB/32GB memory options representing RAM/ROM, though the Hot 7 has even more variants that catered for the various pricing options.
The Hot 7 came with a MediaTek MT6580 chipset running on a 4000mAh battery, which the Hot 8 upgrades to an MT6761 chip running on a massive 5000mAh battery. The Hot 8 supports Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac and Bluetooth 5.0 while the Hot 7 can only support Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n and Bluetooth 4.0.
Conclusion
Comparing the two phones can only result in one winner – the Infinix Hot 8. It is worth the upgrade and a good buy.
