DNDROID: Am loving this "HYPE!" thread...!!!
the phone never show but the thread is already eleven good pages in..!
Imagine when this phone shows by friday what will happen?

QUESTION:
Why do you want to buy the phone?
(a) low price
(b) great features/specs
(c) for review
(d) its looks/style
(e) all of the above
(f) none of the above (please state
your reason then)

for me its (e)

yinxfun: is it possible for them to come to Ilorin for the delivery

sure

DNDROID:
konga uses a flat rate of #1500 for out-side-lagos delievery...
except ofcourse they reduce to help increase demand for this phone..

They'll tell u what the charges are wen dey call

olaxco2f: but when are they going to call me personally??



cause i sold my phone today cause of infinix Zero and all i have left with me is ZERO

lol! soon,very soon

Proseoca:

MizTyna apart from the storage and RAM sizes any other diff btw the 8 and 16gig types?

no other differences

Wonder y gsmarena doesn't recognize it

MizTyna:

no other differences

Ok thanks

REVIEW – WE LIKE THE INFINIX ZERO

The Infinix Zero is the latest Android flagship by the France-based OEM, Infinix Mobility. Featuring a 5-inch HD display (720 X 1080 resolution) and Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection, this 1.4 GHz 8-core processor device ships with Android KitKat 4.4.2 OS in two variants:

1GB RAM and 8GB internal memory, retailing for N20,900 (~$130 off contract)
2GB RAM and 16 GB internal memory, retailing for N23,900 (~$150 off contract)
All exclusively via Konga.com

A lot of folks are probably wondering how a device with such amazing specs comes so cheap? How much smartphone can you actually get from a sub 30k device? Well… quite a lot. I review the 1GB RAM/ 8GB ROM variant.

The Good Stuff

Yay, free data!



If you buy an Infinix Zero from Konga, you get complimentary 500 MB monthly data from Etisalat, for the next 12 months. That’s 24,000 worth of mobile data.

Cruising on the highway

After my first few days with the Inifinix Zero, I thought the performance was outstanding for its class. I am still quite impressed.

Multitasking is a breeze, the gaming and video experience is smooth. The Infinix Zero is the first low/mid range Android smartphone I have used where background apps never restart, when you relaunch from the multitasking screen. And unless you’re coming from a really high end device, there’s hardly any noticeable lag with the Infinix Zero. I can’t say how long before it starts to deteriorate in overall performance (don’t they all?). My guess is that by the time that happens, you would have gotten more value than bargained.

Gotta love the display

I am quite impressed with the Infinix Zero display. Viewing angles are really good and it does considerably well under direct sunlight. I find that I can get by with below 50% brightness level in most lighting conditions.

Under direct sunlight however, you are forced to ramp brightness up to 100%. But you will have no trouble reading text or viewing images and videos. The Infinix Zero won’t win any awards for best display but you’d be hard-pressed to find better displays in its price range

Yay, plenty space for apps!

There’s this thing OEMs do with low budget devices. They come cheap with all these impressive specs and all but then as a trade-off, you’re punished with very little internal memory for installing apps. And even worse, not all apps can be moved to your memory card. Soon you start getting tons of “internal memory” warnings. I had this issue with the Innjoo i1s, and I’m not even an app junkie. I was kinda expecting same with the Infinix Zero. I was pleasantly disappointed.

The good guys at Infinix were nice enough to allocate a full 4 GB for apps. Even better, a lot of the apps you install on the Infinix Zero will default to the memory card. The app junkies are probably smiling now.

The not-so-great stuff

Invest in a powerbank



Right from when I first saw the specsheet, I wasn’t expecting much from the Infinix Zero in the power department. I was right. Afterall, there’s only so much mileage you can get from a measly 1900 mAh battery powering an 8-core processor.

I managed to get 8 hours of fairly normal use from the battery before it dropped to the critical 10%. This means if you unplug at say 7am in the morning, by 3pm you will need to recharge. Of course you could probably get more hours from more cautious use. “Normal” use is very subjective.

Bottom-line – Infinix Zero battery life sucks. If you’re looking to get this device, please “invest” in a powerbank

13 MP Camera is good … enough

The Infinix Zero features a 13 MP camera in the rear and 2 MP in front. If you are looking for Samsung Galaxy S4 image quality, you might end up disappointed. There’s more to quality phone cameras than just megapixels.

Not that the primary camera is poor. It’s just… good enough. Which is not exactly a bad thing, especially if you won’t been doing anything more than browsing photos or sharing with friends on Instagram and Facebook.

What? The front camera? Are they ever any good?

Here are couple of camera samples in good, normal and low lighting conditions.







Brilliant design, not very smart implementation

The Infinix Zero has got quite a premium feel to it. But there’s a couple of things I wish they got right with the design. Not that I can’t live with them, I just feel they could have done better.

One of the first things I noticed about the Infinix Zero was that I did not like the positioning of the power/lock/unlock and volume controls. They are placed right under the memory card slot on the right edge of the device.



More often than not, I find myself pressing the power/lock button when I mean to press volume up. It’s just too far down than usual. I think they should have put memory card slot on the right edge with the dual SIM slots to create enough space for the control buttons.


SIM slots are on the left. They go in face up

Another questionable design choice is replacing standard Android touch buttons with dots.


Let’s play a game eh? Which one is the home button?

It’s like some design guy at Infinix assumes everyone must have used an Android device before.

The horrible stuff

None. I can’t find a single thing that is particularly horrible about the Infinix Zero. It really is an amzing device.

Shortcomings (battery and camera) aside, I honestly think the Infinix Zero is an absolute steal at its 20k price tag (23k for the 16GB ROM / 2GB RAM variant). It’s not about the low price tag. It’s also about how much value you get for that price.

The Infinix Zero is sold exclusively in Nigeria by Konga.com. It starts shipping this September. pre-orders are currently closed.

MizTyna:

Nothing of such. People are already being called

it happened... dey called me today, if konga does not bring my order b4 friday,i go to MicroStation

I beg apart from knoga which other place person go fit buy this phone? Am afraid the price would soon increase cus of the hot cake demands

mrvocalprowess: it happened... dey called me today, if konga does not bring my order b4 friday,i go to MicroStation

Good to know!

harizonal123: REVIEW – WE LIKE THE INFINIX ZERO

The Infinix Zero is the latest Android flagship by the France-based OEM, Infinix Mobility. Featuring a 5-inch HD display (720 X 1080 resolution) and Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection, this 1.4 GHz 8-core processor device ships with Android KitKat 4.4.2 OS in two variants:

1GB RAM and 8GB internal memory, retailing for N20,900 (~$130 off contract)
2GB RAM and 16 GB internal memory, retailing for N23,900 (~$150 off contract)
All exclusively via Konga.com

A lot of folks are probably wondering how a device with such amazing specs comes so cheap? How much smartphone can you actually get from a sub 30k device? Well… quite a lot. I review the 1GB RAM/ 8GB ROM variant.

The Good Stuff

Yay, free data!



If you buy an Infinix Zero from Konga, you get complimentary 500 MB monthly data from Etisalat, for the next 12 months. That’s 24,000 worth of mobile data.

Cruising on the highway

After my first few days with the Inifinix Zero, I thought the performance was outstanding for its class. I am still quite impressed.

Multitasking is a breeze, the gaming and video experience is smooth. The Infinix Zero is the first low/mid range Android smartphone I have used where background apps never restart, when you relaunch from the multitasking screen. And unless you’re coming from a really high end device, there’s hardly any noticeable lag with the Infinix Zero. I can’t say how long before it starts to deteriorate in overall performance (don’t they all?). My guess is that by the time that happens, you would have gotten more value than bargained.

Gotta love the display

I am quite impressed with the Infinix Zero display. Viewing angles are really good and it does considerably well under direct sunlight. I find that I can get by with below 50% brightness level in most lighting conditions.

Under direct sunlight however, you are forced to ramp brightness up to 100%. But you will have no trouble reading text or viewing images and videos. The Infinix Zero won’t win any awards for best display but you’d be hard-pressed to find better displays in its price range

Yay, plenty space for apps!

There’s this thing OEMs do with low budget devices. They come cheap with all these impressive specs and all but then as a trade-off, you’re punished with very little internal memory for installing apps. And even worse, not all apps can be moved to your memory card. Soon you start getting tons of “internal memory” warnings. I had this issue with the Innjoo i1s, and I’m not even an app junkie. I was kinda expecting same with the Infinix Zero. I was pleasantly disappointed.

The good guys at Infinix were nice enough to allocate a full 4 GB for apps. Even better, a lot of the apps you install on the Infinix Zero will default to the memory card. The app junkies are probably smiling now.

The not-so-great stuff

Invest in a powerbank



Right from when I first saw the specsheet, I wasn’t expecting much from the Infinix Zero in the power department. I was right. Afterall, there’s only so much mileage you can get from a measly 1900 mAh battery powering an 8-core processor.

I managed to get 8 hours of fairly normal use from the battery before it dropped to the critical 10%. This means if you unplug at say 7am in the morning, by 3pm you will need to recharge. Of course you could probably get more hours from more cautious use. “Normal” use is very subjective.

Bottom-line – Infinix Zero battery life sucks. If you’re looking to get this device, please “invest” in a powerbank

13 MP Camera is good … enough

The Infinix Zero features a 13 MP camera in the rear and 2 MP in front. If you are looking for Samsung Galaxy S4 image quality, you might end up disappointed. There’s more to quality phone cameras than just megapixels.

Not that the primary camera is poor. It’s just… good enough. Which is not exactly a bad thing, especially if you won’t been doing anything more than browsing photos or sharing with friends on Instagram and Facebook.

What? The front camera? Are they ever any good?

Here are couple of camera samples in good, normal and low lighting conditions.







Brilliant design, not very smart implementation

The Infinix Zero has got quite a premium feel to it. But there’s a couple of things I wish they got right with the design. Not that I can’t live with them, I just feel they could have done better.

One of the first things I noticed about the Infinix Zero was that I did not like the positioning of the power/lock/unlock and volume controls. They are placed right under the memory card slot on the right edge of the device.



More often than not, I find myself pressing the power/lock button when I mean to press volume up. It’s just too far down than usual. I think they should have put memory card slot on the right edge with the dual SIM slots to create enough space for the control buttons.


SIM slots are on the left. They go in face up

Another questionable design choice is replacing standard Android touch buttons with dots.


Let’s play a game eh? Which one is the home button?

It’s like some design guy at Infinix assumes everyone must have used an Android device before.

The horrible stuff

None. I can’t find a single thing that is particularly horrible about the Infinix Zero. It really is an amzing device.

Shortcomings (battery and camera) aside, I honestly think the Infinix Zero is an absolute steal at its 20k price tag (23k for the 16GB ROM / 2GB RAM variant). It’s not about the low price tag. It’s also about how much value you get for that price.

The Infinix Zero is sold exclusively in Nigeria by Konga.com. It starts shipping this September. pre-orders are currently closed.

Thanks for this HONEST & SINCERE review....really appreciate it.....as per the 1gig & 2Gig RAMS what significant difference do you think it would make on the 2 types?

Am really hoping 4 an increase in d ba3 capacity.....if 1920mah is running d 8gb rom/1gb dvice 4 8hrs on a fair usage,how long will it run d 16gb rom/2gb ram dvice?

kadiriosewe: Am really hoping 4 an increase in d ba3 capacity.....if 1920mah is running d 8gb rom/1gb dvice 4 8hrs on a fair usage,how long will it run d 16gb rom/2gb ram dvice?

come to think of it really..
more horse-power same battery..
it doesn't sound so palatable anymore o..
version 1 might be the better of the two.. ( remember blackberry Z10 same 2gb specs very bad battery wahala)

Reddie: Wonder y gsmarena doesn't recognize it

infinix is not a gloal brand...

DNDROID:
come to think of it really..
more horse-power same battery..
it doesn't sound so palatable anymore o..
version 1 might be the better of the two.. ( remember blackberry Z10 same 2gb specs very bad battery wahala)

exactly..i feel d 2gb wud b a waste...as d battery wud drain faster

If they don't increase battery on the 2gb version. I will just stick to the 1gb version..

Infinix supposed to add power bank to the box hence they know the battery is poor or better still make it replaceable..

I jus Taya. Waiting for the 2gb version before I conclude If they don't increase battery on the 2gb version. I will just stick to the 1gb version..

Infinix supposed to add power bank to the box hence they know the battery is poor or better still make it replaceable..

I jus Taya. Waiting for the 2gb version before I conclude

MizTyna:

They'll tell u what the charges are wen dey call

mizTyna, am planning to buy the 2gb version of infinix zero, i reside@minna niger state, so wen i buy d fone for 24k,thn d delivery fee wuld be plus N1,500 making it N25,500?.....nd wuld dey accept pay on delivery for this infinix zero?...tanxs i wuld b xpectn ur reply!

brainoid: If they don't increase battery on the 2gb version. I will just stick to the 1gb version..

Infinix supposed to add power bank to the box hence they know the battery is poor or better still make it replaceable..

I jus Taya. Waiting for the 2gb version before I conclude If they don't increase battery on the 2gb version. I will just stick to the 1gb version..

Infinix supposed to add power bank to the box hence they know the battery is poor or better still make it replaceable..

I jus Taya. Waiting for the 2gb version before I conclude

Its better u buy the one in the market now

ngorluv:


Its better u buy the one in the market now

there's none available right now

If these pple don't call me tomorrow, I go vex oo..........

DNDROID:
come to think of it really..
more horse-power same battery..
it doesn't sound so palatable anymore o..
version 1 might be the better of the two.. ( remember blackberry Z10 same 2gb specs very bad battery wahala)

Actually there will be ZERO increase in consumption since what changes is the specs of the Memory chips(RAM & Rom) and not the number of memory chips......think of it like this does your laptop consume more energy if you change the HDD from say 120GB to 1TB

MizTyna, I'll advice you to rename this thread to a discussion thread because what happens here is more than just reviews

Nice, with the 2gb version, I just hope I get Android L.. Sweet ui

xfay:

Actually there will be ZERO increase in consumption since what changes is the specs of the Memory chips(RAM & Rom) and not the number of memory chips......think of it like this does your laptop consume more energy if you change the HDD from say 120GB to 1TB

good idea bro.. But..

You forget that the RAM is increased!
That makes d user either
use more apps at once or
run heavier apps which require more RAM
and when those heavy apps run,
my brother, GPU must run and
that translates to more power consumption...
in the end, a 2gb RAM Phone with a 5inch screen should not have less than 3000mAH of battery power...

the power formular is:
CPU + GPU + SCRN SIZE + No of APPS + APPS SIZE = POWER CONSUMED

suxxman: If these pple don't call me tomorrow, I go vex oo..........

have u forgoten that they said release date is 5th of Sept when u ordered?
so why the hurry? d date never reach ma seff..

DNDROID:
have u forgoten that they said release date is 5th of Sept when u ordered?
so why the hurry? d date never reach ma seff..

lol,most pple got dier phone on Saturday, some on Monday, another set on Friday

harizonal123: I beg apart from knoga which other place person go fit buy this phone? Am afraid the price would soon increase cus of the hot cake demands

U can get d phone at Regalbuyer for computer village but they sell for 24k.

mrvocalprowess: lol,most pple got dier phone on Saturday, some on Monday, another set on Friday

well that doesn't change the fact that they promised we will get it by friday..
it just makes me happy that they are making it happen for sure!

bigsammysam: U can get d phone at Regalbuyer for computer village but they sell for 24k.

Pls hw authentic is this RegalBuyer?

DNDROID:
good idea bro.. But..

You forget that the RAM is increased!
That makes d user either
use more apps at once or
run heavier apps which require more RAM
and when those heavy apps run,
my brother, GPU must run and
that translates to more power consumption...
in the end, a 2gb RAM Phone with a 5inch screen should not have less than 3000mAH of battery power...

the power formular is:
CPU + GPU + SCRN SIZE + No of APPS + APPS SIZE = POWER CONSUMED

I'm on d same page with u on this,but if a user clean his ram regularly,like using du speed booster can help sha

How long does it take konga to ship goods to port harcourt Mz Tyna? I ordered on monday, I hope I can get mine today