At first Glance, the Infinix S4 does not seem or feel like a sub 10k Offering. The device is sporting dual 2.5D glass back design for the premium look. The rear of the device is offering a clean surface, free of any engravings, with only the triple AI- Rear camera interrupting the Otherwise smooth design. Coming to the front, the HD+ Notched Display panel is offering quite an interesting design, which gives other brands a run for their money. A word of caution, the device is a fingerprint magnet and this can be avoided by using the bundled case from the beginning.

Display

Infinix S4 is featuring a 720p HD+ display with a water-drop notch. We faced no issues with the color balance of the display and the sunlight legibility was not an issue as the display have a 500 nits brightness. We loved the overall design of the display with a minimal water-drop notch and minimal bezels on the left and right side of the display. The display panel used by Infinix is commendable.

Specification and Hardware

Infinix S4 is featuring 3 GB ram and 32 GB rom powered by the modest yet powerful octa-core mediatek helio P22 Chipset with cores clocked at 2.0 GHZ. We faced no issue with the usability, helio P22 seemed to handle anything that you throw at it.

The overall interface had several features which would be discussed in detail. The device features a fingerprint sensor and a face unlock, we found the latter to work more accurately and faster than the former. For face unlock, the front camera uses AI algorithms for detecting your face. In low-light situations, the screen of S4 brightens up to illuminate your face to unlock. Even though this device is designed only to handle light games, we gave it a shot anyway.

To our surprise, PUBG ran very well at medium settings, which was not expected. We enjoyed playing pubg for half an hour and we encountered only a little heat, which seemed to dissipate quickly when left. We did a 360 Minute video looping test, and to our surprise we encountered only a 28% drain which Is commendable at this price point.

Camera

Infinix S4 is sporting a Triple AI rear camera which is a breakthrough for devices in this Price point. Infinix S4 is having a 13 mega pixel main shooter, a 2 mega pixel Depth sensor and a dedicated 8 mega pixel Wide Angle lens which is quite rare to see in such price segments. In well-light environment, the camera captured really good pictures with perfect White balance and auto focus.

In low-light environment, The Camera rocked with the low-light AI mode automatically kicked in and enhanced the quality of the pictures. The low-light shots were well-lit and detailed which we enjoyed capturing. The camera had an AI mode, Bokeh mode, Beauty mode and AR shot which is basically like a snapchat filter, though we liked the filters it offered.

Selfies captured by the 32 MP from camera was quite good in well-light environment, but it took a hit in Low-light situation with a bit overexposure. But in Over-all, we liked the images produced by the device and it is indeed different from what other devices offer at this price point.

Interface

Infinix S4 runs on the latest XOS 5.0 Cheetah which is based on Android 9.0 Pie. The overall interface was quite snappy and we loved the features it had inside.

For example, we loved the AI read mode which reduces blue-light which in-turn reduces stress for your eyes. XOS 5.0 Cheetah seemed to be loaded up a lot of good features and a lot less Ad-ware than its’ competition. Usually a fan of Vanilla android, switching to Infinix S4 did not make me miss my old interface as the new one had almost all the features that I required.

Verdict

Infinix S4 is presenting and delivering excellent specs at the price point put up. As of now, there is no device at this price point that can match the Camera power of the device. Infinix S4 deserves its’ own place in the budget segment .

Compare this device with umidigi a5 pro include price in comparison

Kvngfrosh:
Compare this device with umidigi a5 pro include price in comparison

The Umidigi A5 pro isn't out yet. For 36k, it will make the S4 look like shit