Infinix HOT 40 Pro Free Fire Edition Review Philippines
INTRODUCTION:
Smartphone brands teaming up with game developers isn't news in the tech scene. Among the recent products of this kind of collaboration is the Infinix HOT 40 Pro Free Fire Edition, which was designed in partnership with Infinix and Singapore-based developer Garena.
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| Infinix HOT 40 Pro Free Fire Edition Review; Affordable Gaming Authority |
What's fresh about the Infinix HOT 40 Pro Free Fire Edition is that it makes gaming-branded devices more accessible to the masses. While most of the smartphones of this kind are often in the mid-range segment, the Infinix HOT 40 Pro Free Fire Edition is poised as a premium entry-level offering. Read on and find out why.
DESIGN AND BUILD:
From a distance, the Infinix HOT 40 Pro Free Fire Edition could easily pass as a more expensive smartphone. It's sleek and stylish in its Horizon Gold glory, with its three cameras placed similarly to a Pro model of an iPhone. Its edges and corners are accentuated with a silver metal-like lining, adding an aesthetic touch.
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| Horizon Gold |
Other colors of the smartphone include Starlit Black and Palm Blue. There's also the Starfall Green variant, which Infinix said is designed with color-shift technology as it blends black and green.
A closer look at the Infinix HOT 40 Pro Free Fire Edition, however, reveals that it is indeed a budget device. Its body is mostly made of polycarbonate material. Despite this, though, the smartphone feels sturdy and provides a solid grip.
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| Speaker, USB-C, Microphone, Audio Jack |
The buttons and ports of the Infinix HOT 40 Pro Free Fire Edition are the standard ones. What we would like to emphasize about this is how, despite its affordable price, Infinix generously equipped the Infinix HOT 40 Pro Free Fire Edition with a USB-C port.
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| Free Phone Cooling Fan |
Packaged in a Free Fire-branded box, the Infinix HOT 40 Pro Free Fire Edition comes with accessories that are related to the game. These include a Free Fire Limited phone case, a Waggor Tray eject pin, a phone cooling fan, and a warrior lanyard. Other contents of the box are the usual papers for documentation, a USB-A to USB-C cable, and a 33W wall charger.
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DISPLAY:
Flaunting a 6.78-inch screen, the Infinix HOT 40 Pro Free Fire Edition gives a decent display quality, albeit its bezels are too prominent. While its IPC LCD screen in full HD+ resolution isn't outstanding in all viewing angles, the display is visible enough when used under direct sunlight.
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| 6.78-inch FHD+ 120Hz Display |
Additionally, the Infinix HOT 40 Pro Free Fire Edition comes with a 120Hz refresh rate for that smooth scrolling experience.
Letting budget tech consumers experience features that are similar to that of high-end devices, Infinix put what it calls the 'Magic Ring' on the screen of the Infinix HOT 40 Pro Free Fire Edition.
Simply put, the Magic Ring is like the Dynamic Island on the iPhone. From the punch-hole selfie camera of the Infinix HOT 40 Pro Free Fire Edition, a capsule-shaped panel expands to display animations and notifications.
PERFORMANCE:
Mirroring the jam-packed action of Free Fire games, the Infinix HOT 40 Pro Free Fire Edition runs on a Helio G99 6nm processor. This supports a few features handy for gaming, including a 90FPS screen refresh.
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| XOS 13.5 Based On Android 13 |
The Infinix HOT 40 Pro Free Fire Edition also joins the growing lineup of smartphones operating with dynamic RAM. Its 8GB native RAM can double up to 16GB with an additional 8GB of dynamic RAM, giving the smartphone more room to accommodate multiple apps running in the background and seamlessly switch from one app to another. For storage, you can opt to have either 128GB or 256GB, expandable up to 1TB via microSD support.
Here are the Infinix HOT 40 Pro Free Fire Edition benchmark results for reference.
- Antutu - 413,885
- Geekbench Single-Core - 748
- Geekbench Multi-Core - 2,032
- Geekbench Compute - 1,333
- PC Mark Work Performance 3.0 - 10,657
- PC Mark Work Storage 2.0 - 23,102
- 3D Mark Wild Life - 1,256
- 3D Mark Wild Life Stress Test - 1,229
- 3D Mark Wild Life Extreme - 350
- 3D Mark Wild Life Extreme Stress Test - 353
- 3D Mark Sling Shot - 3,523
- 3D Mark Sling Shot Extreme - 2,634
Looking at the above scores, it performed very similar, if not the same, with devices powered by Mediatek Dimensity 6080, such as the TECNO POVA 5 Pro 5G. As a daily driver, the Infinix HOT 40 Pro Free Fire Edition delivers. We rarely encountered lags and stutters, even while gaming. The key is to keep the graphics settings to mid-levels.
With the XOS 13.5 as its operating system, the Infinix HOT 40 Pro Free Fire Edition has a clean and intuitive skin. On top of this, it has a few special touches related to Free Fire, including widgets and icons in mustard yellow color and new dynamic wallpapers featuring characters from the game.
CAMERA:
The Infinix HOT 40 Pro Free Fire Edition prides itself as one of the first smartphones (if not the first) to offer a large 108-megapixel camera under its budget segment. Its other shooters are a 2-megapixel macro lens and an AI camera. For selfies, there's a 32-megapixel lens.
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| 108MP Triple Camera |
Supported shooting modes include rear quad flash, front dual flash, film, video, AI cam, beauty, portrait, super night, sky shop, pro, panorama, super macro, slow motion, timelapse, and more.
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| 32MP Front Camera |
For video recording, you can record 2K 30FPS/1080P 60FPS/1080P 30FPS/720P 30FPS.
For a budget device, the Infinix HOT 40 Pro Free Fire Edition takes excellent shots. Under well-lit environments, photos look sharp with an acceptable amount of color saturation and detail clarity.
Night shots tend to look grainy, but the photos taken by the Infinix HOT 40 Pro Free Fire Edition in dim places look way better than images captured by most entry-level and some lower mid-range smartphones. Check out some of the samples shot on our Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/TeknoGadyet/.
BATTERY:
Expect a full day of moderate usage with the Infinix HOT 40 Pro Free Fire Edition and its 5,000mAh battery. With a 33-watt fast charging support, the device can be refueled back at 100% in just an hour.
CONCLUSION:
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| Infinix HOT 40 Pro |
The Infinix HOT 40 Pro Free Fire Edition is impressive as it is – even without the game branding. But then again, it's a good move from the brand to offer a limited edition smartphone that doesn't compromise performance for an affordable price.
At Php7,499, the Infinix HOT 40 Pro Free Fire Edition could very well be the definition of a bang-for-the-buck buy.
How much is the Infinix HOT 40 Pro price in the Philippines?
- The Infinix HOT 40 Pro Free Fire Edition Price Philippines is Php7,499.
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When will the Infinix HOT 40 Pro be available in the Philippines?
- The Infinix HOT 40 Pro Free Fire Edition is now available in the Philippines.
Infinix HOT 40 Pro Specifications:
- Dual SIM, dual standby, supports 4G/LTE connectivity
- 6.78-inch FHD+ (2460 x 1080) IPS LCD, 120Hz refresh rate
- Dimensions: 168.6mm x 76.6mm x 8.3mm
- Weight: 199 grams
- IP53 splash and dust resistant
- XOS 13.5 based on Android 13
- Octa-core (2x2.2GHz Cortex-A76 + 6x2.0GHz Cortex-A55) CPU, ARM Mali-G57 MC2 GPU, Mediatek Helio G99 6nm 4G chipset
- 8GB RAM (physical) + 8GB RAM (dynamic)
- 256GB UFS 2.2 storage, expandable via MicroSD up to 1TB, uses a dedicated slot
- 108MP f/1.8 PDAF main + 2MP f/2.4 macr0 + 0.08MP auxiliary triple rear cameras with quad-LED flash, 1440p video recording at 30fps
- 32MP f/2.2 PDAF front camera, 1080p video recording at 30fps, dual LED flash
- WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band
- Bluetooth v5.2
- NFC
- USB Type-C 2.0 with OTG function
- GPS with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, Galileo
- Multimedia Player
- FM Radio
- Sensors: fingerprint (side-mounted), light, proximity, accelerometer, gyroscope, compass
- Battery: 5,000mAh non-removable; supports 33W fast wired charging, supports bypass
- Colors: Palm Blue, Horizon Gold, Starlit Black, Starfall Green, Free Fire
- Infinix HOT 40 Pro Free Fire Edition Price Philippines: Php7,499
