Infinix S4 design
At first glance it’s a little hard to believe infinix s4 The price is less than Rs 10,000. The Infinix S4 is well designed and comes with a glossy gradient back panel. Infinix S4 has three color variants – Nebula Blue, Space Gray and Twilight Purple. We have received the Nebula Blue color variant of the Infinix S4 for review and it looks stunning.
Looking at the glossy back panel, it seems that it is made of glass but plastic has been used in making it. Due to the glossy back panel, fingerprints easily fall on it. In the retail box you will get a case from Infinix. The Infinix S4 has a large display with a waterdrop notch and the bezels are not thick.
Our review unit came with a screen protector pre-installed and an extra one was included in the retail box. The earpiece of Infinix S4 is quite thin and is placed between the frame and the display. We found that the phone fit comfortably in the hand and was not too heavy. Infinix has placed the power and volume buttons on the right side of the phone.
We found that the volume button is placed a little higher but still the button works well. The SIM tray is placed on the left side of the phone. The triple camera setup on the back of the phone will attract your attention. It is not common to find three rear cameras on the back panel of a phone in this price segment, so we were a little surprised to see the triple rear camera setup in Infinix S4.
For your information, let us tell you that the camera module is slightly raised. Just below the camera module is the quad-LED flash. For security, a fingerprint sensor will be available on the back of the phone, the hand can easily reach the sensor. At the bottom of the phone you will find a loudspeaker grill, 3.5 mm headphone jack and micro-USB port.
Specifications and software of Infinix S4
Infinix S4 has a 6.21-inch HD + (720×1520 pixels) display with an aspect ratio of 19.5: 9 and 2.5D curved glass is used for display protection. Its screen-to-body ratio is 89 percent. There was no problem in reading the display outdoors. The display is crisp and we were happy with its output, although we didn’t find any way to alter the color temperature.
The phone has an eye-care feature which filters blue light to protect the eyes from strain. MediaTek Helio P22 octa-core processor has been used in Infinix S4. Gradually, the use of this chipset is becoming common in this price segment. realme c2 ,review) And Oppo A1k The same processor has been used in .
There is only one variant of Infinix S4 which is equipped with 3 GB RAM and 32 GB storage. It has a dedicated microSD card slot with the help of which it is possible to expand the storage up to 256 GB. Connectivity includes Bluetooth version 5, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, GPS and 4G VoLTE. To give life to the phone, a 4,000 mAh battery has been provided and a 10 watt charger will be available in the retail box.
The dual-SIM Infinix S4 runs on XOS 5.0 based on Android Pie. This is the latest version of Android and our review unit was running the April security patch, which is acceptable. The phone has some UI customizations and does not look like stock Android.
The phone also has theme support and if you want, you can also download other themes through the pre-installed Themes app in the phone. Some apps like PHX Browser, Google Apps and Danger Dash will also be pre-installed in Infinix S4. PHX Browser sends spammy notifications so we uninstalled it.
The Infinix S4 also comes with some useful features that help the user like the phone has an AIBox feature that clubs incoming notifications and shows alerts only for the apps you want to see. It also has a smart panel that can be accessed from anywhere and includes some shortcuts.
Apart from this, the phone also has an intelligent voice broadcast feature which reads the weather and your daily schedule after the alarm goes off in the morning. We tried this feature and it works fine but the voice or language cannot be changed. It also reads WhatsApp and Facebook updates.
Performance, battery life and camera of Infinix S4
MediaTek Helio P22 processor has been used in Infinix S4 and its performance is good. The phone didn’t slow down while scrolling through menus or switching between applications. Due to the phone having 3 GB RAM, there was no problem in multitasking. The Infinix S4 takes a little longer than usual to load large apps.
PUBG Mobile was set to low preset, graphics quality was set to smooth and frame rate was set to medium. The phone definitely slowed down a bit during gaming. After playing the game for 20 minutes, the battery dropped by 5 percent and the phone also got a little warm towards the top on the back of the phone. We found that the fingerprint sensor and face recognition feature makes unlocking the smartphone faster.
To bring life to Infinix S4, a 4,000 mAh battery has been provided. We used WhatsApp, Google Maps for navigation, ran benchmarks, and took some camera samples. The phone lasted 17 hours and 35 minutes in our HD video loop test. The charger that comes with the phone charges up to 31 percent in 30 minutes and takes about 2 hours to fully charge the phone.
Talking about camera setup, Infinix S4 has three rear cameras, a 13-megapixel primary sensor with aperture F/1.8, an 8-megapixel ultra-wide camera with aperture F/2.2 and a 2-megapixel depth sensor. Just below the camera module is the quad-LED flash. For selfie and video calling, there is a 32-megapixel selfie camera, whose aperture is F/2.0.
AI feature is provided in the camera app and AI will be enabled by default in Infinix S4. Buttons are available for HDR and flash, as well as a button to switch to the wide-angle sensor. Modes like Beauty, Bokeh, Video and AR Shot will also be available in the camera app.
Photos taken in daylight with the Infinix S4 turned out to be good. The phone locks focus quickly and the exposure is also correct. While shooting outdoors, details were also captured well. Photos taken in macro mode came out sharp and the photo quality of the Infinix S4 surprised us. The phone maintains a distinction between the subject and the background.
You can select the level of blur when taking portrait shots but we found the edge detection quality to be below average. The quality was not very good in low-light. The pictures were not sharp and grains were visible in the pictures. Selfies taken from the front camera were good. The phone also has a face detection feature which helps in getting the correct exposure before taking the picture. The phone is capable of recording videos of maximum 1080p resolution. There is no stabilization support in the phone.
our decision
In the price segment under Rs 10,000, Infinix S4 is equipped with three rear cameras. Its wide-angle sensor comes in handy when shooting in landscape mode and the primary sensor captures good photos in daylight. But the low-light camera performance of the phone is not very good. The MediaTek Helio P22 processor is not a very powerful chipset in this price segment but still it works well.
Infinix S4 available in the market for Rs 8,999 realme c2 ,review) seems to be a bit premium compared to. The Infinix S4 sports a fingerprint sensor and has slightly better cameras. Redmi 7 It can also prove to be a strong alternative.