After weeks of teasing and leaks, Infinix finally unveils the Hot 70 series. However, this launch is only for the vanilla Hot 70, so the Pro, the supposed Pro+ and the rest of the planned Hot 70 iterations will arrive at a later date. Still, the standard Infinix Hot 70 gives us a good idea of what to expect from the higher-tier variants.
The Hot 70’s centerpiece feature is the design, or at least the special Thermo Orange color. It reacts to heat, so when it’s cool, the orange color on the back is of a darker shade (Quiet Orange), but as it gets warmer, the paint becomes brighter. Infinix calls the brighter shade “Playful Orange.” The device also comes in Green Texture, Quiet Violet, Dive Blue, Silver Dancer and Night Pulse.
From Quiet Orange to Playful Orange
The Hot 70 is quite slim and lightweight, too. It tips the scale at 195 grams, and the thickness is advertised as 7.49mm.
Green Texture • Quiet Violet • Dive blue • Silver Dancer • Night Pulse
As far as hardware is concerned, the handset runs on the Helio G100 Ultimate chipset – the same one that powers the Infinix Note 50 Pro and 50 Pro+ phones from last year. The available memory configurations are 6GB/128GB, 8GB/128GB, 6GB/256GB and 8GB/256GB.
The display is IPS LCD measuring 6.78″ in diagonal with a 720 x 1576px resolution and 120Hz refresh rate. Combined with the generous 6,000 mAh battery, which is pretty impressive for a 7.5mm body, we expect solid battery endurance. The battery can be charged over a cable up to 45W. Reverse charging at 10W is also supported.
Infinix Hot 70
When it comes to cameras, the back houses a 50MP f/1.9 main shooter paired with an auxiliary lens, but Infinix doesn’t say its purpose. We suspect it’s just a simple depth sensor. The front offers an 8MP f/2.0 snapper.
The Hot 70 runs on Android 16 out of the box with the company’s XOS 16 overlay on top.
It’s not exactly typical for a low-end phone to have a dedicated hardware button, but the Hot 70 has one, and you can assign shortcuts to apps or features.