Infinix, a smartphone brand owned by China’s Transsion Holdings, recently launched the successor to the Infinix Note 5 in Nigeria. The phone comes with an X-Pen, a stylus similar to what we have seen coming with Samsung's Note-series phones. Infact we can call infinix note 5 stylus best alternative to Samsung Galaxy Note-series. For those that have low budget can go for infinix note 5 stylus. The smartphone comes in two colours — Red and Blue.
Infinix Note 5 Specifications
Platform: Android 8.1 Oreo, AndroidOne
Processor: Quad-core MediaTek Helio P23
GPU: ARM MALI G71 MP2
Memory: 4GB RAM
Colours: Red, Black, Gold
Dimension: 158 x 75 x 8.4 mm
Weight: 173g
SIM Type: Nano SIM
SIM Count: Dual SIM
Display: 6.0-inch, IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 1080 X 2160 pixels
Screen Protection: –
Rear Camera: 16MP Camera, 1080p Video@30fps
Rear Camera Features: Autofocus, LED flash, Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama
Front Camera: 16MP Camera, 1080p Video@30fps
Built-in Storage: 32GB
Memory Card Support: Yes, up to 128GB
Bundled Cloud Storage: –
Network Support
2G GSM: Yes
2G CDMA 1X: –
3G WCDMA: Yes
3G CDMA EVDO: –
4G LTE: Yes, B3/B7/B20 (FDD), B40 (TDD)
Internet & Connectivity
GPRS: Yes
EDGE: Yes
3G/WCDMA/HSPA: Yes
HSPA+: 42.2/5.76 Mbps
CDMA EVDO: –
4G LTE: Yes
WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
Wi-Fi Hotspot: Yes
Bluetooth: Yes
NFC: –
Infrared Blaster: –
USB Port: MicroUSB 2.0
Messaging
SMS/MMS: Yes
Instant Messaging: Yes
Push Emails: Yes
Email Protocol: –
Music Player: MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player
Video Player: MP4/H.264 player
FM Radio: Yes
Loudspeaker: Yes
3.5mm Jack: Yes
Navigation: Yes, with A-GPS
Maps: Yes
Sensors & Control
Digital Compass: Yes
Accelerometer: Yes
Proximity Sensor: Yes
Light Sensor: Yes
Barometer: –
SpO2: –
Pedometer: –
Heart Rate Monitor: –
Gyroscope: Yes
Fingerprint Scanner: Yes (rear)
Iris Scanner: –
Face Unlock: –
Intelligent Digital Assistant: –
Motion Sensing / Gesture Control: –
Voice Control: –
Other Features
Video Streaming: Yes
Active Noise Cancellation: Yes
Wireless Charging: –
Built-in Mobile Payment: –
Water Resistant: –
Dust Resistant to: –
Image Editor: Yes
Video Editor: Yes
Document Viewer: Yes
Document Editor: Yes
Battery: 4, 000mAh non removable Li-Ion battery
Talktime: –
Standby Time: –
Fast Charging: Yes
Infinix Note 5 Reviews And Price In Nigeria
Design and display
The Infinix Note 5 Stylus comes with a metal unibody design, which feels sturdy and add a perfect touch to it. Unlike the glass or glass-like smartphones, the matte metallic rear panel is smudge-resistant and does not attract fingerprints. The volume rockers along with the power key are placed on the left panel, while the right panel hosts the SIM card tray. On the bottom panel, there is a microUSB slot for charging and data transfers, 3.5-mm audio jack, speaker grille, microphone, and the Stylus holder .
The Infinix Note 5 Stylus sports a 5.93-inch fullHD+ display of a 1080 x 2160 pixels resolution. The screen is stretched in an 18:9 aspect ratio, which gives it a tall profile and slightly uneasy to operate with one hand. Interestingly, the Note 5 Stylus does not have a notch, which has become a common feature in most smartphones today. The display renders decent colours and contrast ratio; dynamic range and auto-brightness levels are also satisfactory. In bright outdoors, the screen struggles to keep up the brightness levels to stay legible. However, manually changing the the brightness level to around 80 per cent improves the legibility in bright light conditions.
X Stylus
A smartphone with a stylus in the low budget segment is not a common occurrence; the Infinix Note 5 Stylus is among the very few budget smartphones to offer it. When the stylus is taken out from its port, the phone shows a bunch of options, such as create memo, capture a screenshot and painting, all of which can use the stylus features. The stylus also supports handwriting recognition, which makes it convenient to write notes and then translate them into a digital format. Overall, the X-Pen does come handy in a lot of situations but it struggles with regard to response time, which is not instant, and touch sensitivity.
Performance and battery
The Note 5 Stylus is powered by MediaTek P23 system-on-chip (SoC), paired with a 4GB RAM and 64GB internal storage -- expandable up to 256GB via microSD card. The phone is part of the Android One program, so it is the second Infinix device to boot stock Android operating system with a three-year support for security updates and two years for OS updates. Ironically, the smartphone comes loaded with Android 8.1 Oreo and there is no confirmation as to when the Android Pie update will roll out. As a midrange smartphone, the phone's performance is barely satisfactory. It handles basic usage smoothly but does struggle during heavy ones. The phone's performance takes a toll while playing graphic-intensive games like PUBG and Asphalt 9. The phone also shows some lags when multiple apps are opened at the same time.
The Note 5 Stylus has a 4000 mAh battery that supports fast charging. Infiinix claims that the Note 5 Stylus can get charged from zero per cent to 100 per cent within an hour. However, the phone takes more than an hour to charge the battery from nil to full. The on-battery time is satisfactory and on moderate usage with multimedia playback, online audio streaming, gaming and camera usage, it manages to go on for about a day.
Camera
The Infinix Note 5 Stylus has a single-lens 16-megapixel camera on the back and a 16MP selfie camera on the front with features like softlight flash, AI bokeh, AI beauty, wide selfie, and time-lapse. The rear camera takes good photos in good light conditions. Photos taken in good light conditions come out sharp and with good detailing. However, the phone's camera struggles in lowlight conditions. Despite featuring a night mode, the Note 5 Stylus could not do justice to the night time imaging. The rear camera also offers various modes such as HDR mode, AI auto scene detection, professional, panorama, and time-lapse modes. Selfies taken from the Note 5 Stylus look decent with proper detailing in good light conditions.
Verdict
The Infinix Note 5 Stylus is a feature-rich phone that comes with a pure Android experience, long-lasting battery, adequate camera and the X-Pen stylus. however, the stylus in the Note 5 Stylus supports only the basic functions. It is a tool that not many phones in the midrange segment have, so that gives the Note 5 Stylus an advantage. If you are looking for an alternative to the premium Samsung Note-series phone in the mid-range segment, the Note 5 Stylus might be suitable for you.
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