Infinix’s fashionable Hot 70 series just began its global journey, and we’ve got the inaugural device, the Hot 70, in the office and eager for an unboxing.
The Infinix Hot 70 ships with a nice case with a color-matching frame bumper, a 45W charger with a USB-A plug, USB-C earbuds, and the phone itself.
Ours is the Thermo Orange color, but there’s also Green Texture, Quiet Violet, Dive Blue, Silver Dancer, and Night Pulse. The orange model has a neat trick up its sleeve heat-reactive rear panel – it gets darker when it’s cold, and brighter when it’s hot. More on that in a second.
A nice case, and a 45W charger
Infinix’s Hot phones usually impress with thin and light bodies, and the 70 follows that trend. It measures 7.5mm and weighs just under 200g. Impressively, it has an extra customizable button on the side and a 6,000mAh battery inside.
The buttons have excellent tactility and press firmly. The extra button stands out with its orange color and textured surface.
The Hot 70 feels very slim and refined in the hands. The nearly flush camera system is also refreshing in a world filled with bulging camera islands.
We tried to persuade the Thermo Orange Hot 70 to give us a color-changing show, but it wasn’t in the mood. In the shots below, the phone on the left was chilled in the freezer for 5 minutes, while the phone on the right was left on a sun-soaked surface (in 27°C/80.6°F weather) for 20 minutes. We can almost see a difference, but it’s beyond subtle.
The phone’s case when cold (left), and warm (right), spot a difference?
The 6.78-inch IPS LCD upfront gets decently bright and is fluid at 120Hz. However, the 720p resolution is stretched very thin on the nearly 7-inch canvas. You can see some graininess in small details like text. Some definite corner-cutting here. That’s to be expected when you’re vying for a more affordable price tag. Speaking of, we’re still in the dark as to how much the Hot 70 will cost, sadly. But expect a competitive price nonetheless.
