so much buzz has been on about the infinix S4, have you checked out the smart 3 plus?

Okay let's do a quick review..

What kind of a smartphone can you get for 39,900 naira?
Two years ago, the answer would have been a barebones package with entry-level hardware and laggy software.
That has changed pretty quickly, with several well-rounded phones being launched at affordable prices.
There are now several big and small brands vying to hit that ‘value-for-money' bullseye, and Infinix is one of them.

Infinix has been trying to make its mark in the budget segment for quite some time, and the company's latest offering – the Infinix Smart 3 Plus – might turn out to be an attractive option for buyers. Priced at 39,900 naira this phone tries to punch above its weight by offering three rear cameras and an appealing design, plus some software tricks thrown into the mix.


On paper, the Infinix Smart 3 Plus appears to be a great budget phone, but can it wow users with its performance and steal some thunder from Xiaomi and other popular brands?
Let's find out in our Infinix Smart Plus 3 Plus review.

Infinix Smart 3 Plus design

At first glance, the Infinix Smart 3 Plus could be mistaken for a more premium phone. Infinix has gone for a glossy body, and the back panel sports a layer of clear plastic that tries to ape the reflectivity of glass. The edges are rounded to provide a comfortable in-hand feel, but we found this phone to be a tad too slippery.


We were a little relieved to see that the company has not gone for the kind of cheap, spray-painted gradient finish that is all the rage these days, and has opted for a more understated look. There is, however, no protective material of any kind on the glossy rear panel. It also attracts fingerprint marks and dust particles rather easily.


The Infinix Smart 3 Plus comes in Midnight Black, Mocha Brown, and Sapphire Cyan colour options, and we quite like the latter because it's quite unique.
I would like to also point out a strong resemblance to the tecno camon i4 and were it not for the differently shaped fingerprint sensor and respective company logos, it would be hard to discern one from the other.
It's probably worth pointing out at this stage that Tecno and Infinix have the same parent company, Transsion Holdings.

The power button has a dotted texture and is comfortably located on the right — just below the volume rocker — with both of them providing good tactile feedback.
The left has the SIM slot that can house two Nano-SIM cards and a microSD card of up to 256GB simultaneously.
The top is blank, while the bottom is populated by the speaker, 3.5mm headphone jack, microphone, and Micro-USB port.

The small earpiece is squeezed between the frame and the waterdrop notch. Despite going for a notch, the Infinix Smart 3 Plus has relatively thick bezels.
Infinix bundles a unique protective case, which is translucent white with a pattern depicting outlines of various objects.
The retail box contains the phone itself, the protective case, a 5V/1.2A charger, Micro-USB cable, SIM eject tool, and some paperwork.

Infinix Smart 3 Plus specifications and features


The Infinix Smart 3 Plus packs a 6.21-inch HD+ (720x1520 pixels) In-Cell display with 19.5:9 aspect ratio and 500 nits of peak brightness. The pixel density stands at 269ppi, while the screen-to-body ratio is claimed to be 88 percent. There's a Read Mode and an Eye Care Mode in the software.

This phone is powered by the MediaTek Helio A22 processor clocked at 2GHz. There's only a single configuration with 2GB of RAM and 32GB of storage which can be expanded by up to 256GB.

Connectivity options include Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Bluetooth 5, a 3.5mm audio jack, FM radio, and a Micro-USB port, while onboard sensors include an accelerometer, proximity sensor, light sensor, and compass. There is also a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor as well as face recognition for security.

As for software, the Infinix Smart 3 Plus runs the custom XOS 5.0 skin based on Android 9 Pie, and our review unit had the April security patch. There is no app drawer button, but a swipe upwards will open the app drawer. The phone comes with a lot of preinstalled apps, aside from the usual suite of Google apps, there are also some in-house apps called XTheme, XShare, and XClub(one of a kind)

This version of XOS has some nifty features such as Bike mode, WhatsApp mode, and a Smart Panel, among others.
The WhatsApp mode, when enabled, restricts the data access of all apps running in the background except whatsapp, and could be helpful when users are running low on data but still want to receive messages.

The Smart Panel, which can be accessed by swiping on the horizontal bar at the right edge of the screen, is a collection of apps and tools that you might use frequently. It is customisable and can be populated with apps of your choice.

Then there is a Smart Arrange feature that categorises and rearranges app icons into folders. The XTheme app offers wallpaper and fonts for UI customisation. The intelligent Broadcast feature can be activated to listen to notifications, weather updates, live news headlines, and online content pulled from the preinstalled PHX browser. This app sends a tonne of notifications and we had to disable its notification permission to stop seeing them.
You can also choose to activate the audio broadcast feature by double tapping on the lock screen.

For navigation, users can choose between the classic three-button Android layout and a ‘Mix navigation' option, which just shows an elongated pill that acts as a Home button and can open the app switcher, with a Back button to the side. There is a third gesture-based option too, which hides the navigation buttons and instead makes you swipe upwards on the same positions.

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Pls, if anybody have infinix smart 3 plus. Am interested