Infinix Smart 5a Review: Excellent Battery & Great Features | GadgetGuruBN

Last updated on 12/01/2022 12:30 AM IST.
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Infinix on 02/08/2021 launched the smart 5a which is a budget android smartphone in India priced at Rs.6,499 & these are my honest thoughts about it. 
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1. Battery [8.5/10]
Device comes with Li-Po 5000 mAh battery which supports 10W fast charging. The battery life should be great as it features,
  • Bigger battery size.
  • 12nm fabrication of the SOC.
  • 10W fast charging.
Battery Life Stats
SOT [Screen on Time]: Upto 7 hrs average.
Battery Life: Upto 2 days average.

2. Features [8.3/10]
The device comes with great features which includes,
  • Important sensors: Fingerprint & Gyroscope
  • Connectivity options: Dual-Band WiFi (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac), Bluetooth 5.0 (A2DP & LE), Micro USB 2.0 port, GPS (A-GPS), Dual SIM (dual nano SIM, dual 4G, dual VoLTE & VoWiFi) & dedicated Micro SD card slot. 
  • Audio features: Single speaker & 3.5mm headphone jack. It also supports DTS surround sound enhancement.
3. Performance [8/10]
Device comes with Mediatek Helio A20 12nm SOC & runs Android 11 Go Edition OS with Infinix's XOS 7.6 interface on top. The overall performance should be great as it features,
  • 4 ARM-Cortex A53 CPU clocked at 1.8 Ghz with IMG GE8300 GPU. 
  • 2GB RAM & 32GB eMMC 5.1 Storage.
4. Display [8/10]
Device comes with 6.52 inch display which should offer pretty great quality as it features,
  • IPS LCD 60Hz refresh rate panel with HD+ [1560 X 720 pixels] resolution.
  • Pretty great 266 ppi sharpness, 1200:1 contrast ratio, 500 nits brightness & 20:9 aspect ratio.
5. Form Factor [8/10]
  • Dimensions: 165.5 x 76.4 x 8.75 mm & Weight: 183 gms.
  • Build: Corning Gorilla Glass front, Plastic back & frame.
6. Camera [7.5/10]
Device comes with [2] rear cameras with triple LED flash & [1] front camera with dual LED flash. The overall camera quality [image & video] should be pretty great [8/10] in day & pretty good [6.6/10] in night as it features [camera features 0.2],
  • Main: 8MP with f/2.0 aperture.
  • Secondary: QVGA
  • Video recording options include FHD [1080p@30fps]. It features Portrait mode & more
  • Front: 8MP with f/2.0 aperture.
  • Video recording options include FHD [1080p@30fps].
7. Box Contents: Infinix Smart 5 [Device itself], Adapter, Micro USB cable. Case, Guides / Paper work, Warranty card & SIM tool.

8. Price, Variants, Colors & Availability
1 Price: Rs.6,499.
1 Variants: 2+32GB. 
4 Colors: Midnight Black, Quetzal Cyan, Ocean Wave.
Availability: Available from 09/08/2021 via,
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9. Pros, Cons, GadgetGuruBN Product Rating & VFM Rating
Pros Cons
 + Excellent battery life   - 3GB RAM could have been standard 
 + Great features   - Camera quality could be slightly better 
 + Great performance   - Display quality could be slightly better
 + Pretty great display   
 + Pretty great camera   
 + Pretty great build   

1. Product Rating: 8.05/10.
2. VFM Rating: 7.6/10. 
3. GadgetGuruBN Rating: 7.82/10.

10. Final Words
Summing up my thoughts the Infinix Smart 5 is a pretty great smartphone at a great price, Also do let me know your thoughts in the comments below.

11. Why you should buy this smartphone?
If you are looking for a great smartphone that offers excellent battery life with great features and performance in the 7K budget than this smartphone might be the best option for you.
That's it for this one & I hope you found this post / article helpful to get better idea of what this smartphone is about. Subscribe to GadgetGuruBN website for all the latest updates.
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