Infinix Hot 20 5G Price in Nepal

Infinix Hot 20 5G

While the Infinix Hot 20 5G does go big on hardware, the design clearly was not a priority. Infinix Hot 20 5G Price in Nepal at Rs 29,999. The phone has a basic design that feels more entry-level than budget. The key factor in this is the use of a polycarbonate unibody forming the sides and the rear panel. The waterdrop display notch also makes this phone look a bit dated. However, this design also feels practical as the textured back with its fine grooves helps with the grip and keeps the phone smudge-free during use.

The phone features a single speaker, a Type-C USB port, and a 3.5mm headphone jack at the bottom. There’s the volume rocker on the right, below which is the power button that also doubles up as the fingerprint scanner. The top is blank but the left has the SIM tray, which has space for two nano-SIMs and a microSD card.

The display, apart from the water drop notch, also has thick bezels all around with the bottom being even thicker. The display does gather fingerprints and smudges but these can be wiped off easily. Despite being made primarily of polycarbonate, the Hot 20 5G feels surprisingly heavy at 204g and does not have any IP rating.

Infinix Hot 20 5G specifications and software

The Infinix Hot 20 5G has a MediaTek Dimensity 810 SoC which is commonly found in budget 5G smartphones these days. Communication standards include Wi-Fi 802.11 ac and Bluetooth 5.0. Infinix claims that the Hot 20 5G is one of only a few smartphones to support twelve 5G bands (n1/ n3/ n5/ n7/ n8/ n20/ n28/ n38/ n40/ n41/ n77/ n78), which should make for a seamless 5G experience wherever networks are available. It supports microSD card expansion up to 1TB, which is nice to have on a budget smartphone. The Hot 20 5G has a 5,000mAh battery and can be charged using the 18W charger that comes in the box.

The Infinix Hot 20 5G is powered by the company’s XOS software, version 10.6.0, which is based on Android 12. The latest version features larger home screen folders which make it easier to identify the apps inside them. One can also swipe left or right once inside a folder to browse through other folders on that page on the home screen, which is convenient. There are other neat touches such as a notification that plays once the battery is fully charged, a customizable Power Boost mode which lets you select what to disable, and more.

Those coming from a near-stock Android device, or even any of today’s common custom skins such as MIUI or Realme UI will have a steep learning curve trying to navigate the XOS interface. This is mainly because most things aren’t found in places that we are used to. A simple example is the notifications tray. It’s split up into two parts, so swiping downwards from the left of the notch will show notifications while swiping down from the right reveals the quick settings toggles. The toggles section also has an odd layout with some large buttons at the top for Wi-Fi, mobile data, and Bluetooth, with smaller buttons below that, are left-aligned to accommodate a brightness bar on the right. Head into the Settings app and it will take you a while to find battery usage information. This is because it’s hidden inside a section in the Settings app called Power Marathon> Battery setting> Battery usage.

One detail that first-time Infinix buyers will notice is the sheer abundance of bloatware and third-party apps, most of which cannot be uninstalled. These include AHA Games, Beez, Boom play, Carlcare, Facebook, Hi Browser, Palm Store, WeLife, WeZone, Visha Player, YoParty, and many more. Many of the built-in apps had an “agree to proceed” pop-up asking for permission to collect information. I also noticed some odd ads for the Hi Browser app when launching the Phone Master app.

Surprisingly, I was not bombarded by pesky notifications from these apps during the review period, save for the Palm Store app which prompted me to download apps from it every day. The Phone Master app did annoy me from time to time when installing apps, or with random notifications reminding me to clean up the phone’s memory. At the time of this review, Infinix could not confirm whether an Android 13 software update is in the works for this particular smartphone.

Infinix Hot 20 5G Specifications:

Display: 6.7″ FHD+ IPS LCD
SoC: MediaTek Dimensity 810 (6nm)
Rear Cameras: 50MP Primary + Depth
Selfie: 8MP
Memory: 4GB LPDDR4X RAM, 128GB Storage
Battery: 5000mAh, 18W charging
OS: XOS 10.6 based on Android 12
Biometrics: Side-mounted fingerprint
Audio: Stereo speaker, 3.5mm headphone jack