Infinix has launched a new budget smartphone in the Nigerian market. The latest offering is the Infinix Smart 8. It arrives as the successor to the Smart 7 that was announced earlier this year. Notably, the smartphone is the same as the Tecno POP 8 that surfaced a few days ago. This isn’t surprising since Infinix and Tecno are Transsion Holdings brands. Let’s take a look at what the Smart 8 offers out of the box.
Infinix Smart 8 specifications and features
The Infinix Smart 8 comes with a 6.6-inch display bearing an HD+ resolution, a 90Hz refresh rate, and 550 nits peak brightness. It has a centre-aligned punch-hole camera cutout and the brand refers to it as Magic Ring because it expands into to pill-sized cutout and offers charging and status updates like Apple’s Dynamic Island. The device has a side-mounted fingerprint scanner embedded in the power button.
The Infinix Smart 8 sports a gradient back panel. It has a squarish camera module that doesn’t appear protruding. The device features a 13MP sensor paired with a VGA depth lens and an LED flash unit. Up front, there is an 8MP selfie snapper.
Internally, the Infinix Smart 8 is equipped with a UniSoc T606 processor. It packs 4GB RAM along with 4GB virtual RAM. There is 128GB internal storage expandable via a microSD card slot. The smartphone draws its power from a 5,000mAh battery unit with 10W charging via a USB-C port. It ships with XOS 13-based Android 13 out of the box.
The Infinix Smart 8 is offered in Timber Black, Galaxy White, Crystal Green, and Shiny Gold colors. It is priced at NGN 82,000 ($105) in Nigeria and is available for purchase in the country.
