China-based Transsion Holdings forayed with Infinix brand in India with Note 4 and Hot 4 Pro smartphones in budget segment. Now on Tuesday, the company announced its first edge-to-edge display and dual-camera smartphone dubbed Infinix ‘Zero 5’ for the country at a special event in Dubai.
The highlight of Infinix Zero 5 and Zero 5 Pro is that it boasts of a primary dual-camera setup with 12MP wide-angle lens and 13MP telephoto lens. There is a 16MP selfie shooter with f/2.0 aperture and flash.
Both feature a 5.98-inch full HD LTPS JDI display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 on top. It runs the company’s latest XOS 3.0 operating system (OS) based on Android Nougat. A 2.6GHz octa-core Helio P25 processor powers ‘Zero 5’. The device is powered by a 4350mAh battery that comes with fast-charging technology.
“The Zero series, at large, has been our flagship product globally. India continues to be a significant market for us. Now, with the launch of our flagship and our foray into noise-cancellation headphones would be a vital step in our growth story in India,” Benjamin Jiang, Global Head, Infinix, told reporters here.
Infinix Zero 5, 5 Pro full specifications
- 4G VoLTE dual-SIM, Android 7.0 Nougat, Fingerprint sensor
- 5.98-inch full-HD (1080 x 1920 pixels) 2.5D curved glass display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3
- Octa-core MediaTek Helio P25 processor
- 6GB RAM, 64GB/ 128GB storage, expandable up to 128GB
- 12MP rear camera with wide-angle lens, 13MP camera with telephoto lens
- 16MP front-facing camera with LED flash
- 4350mAh battery with USB Type-C fast charging
“We believe the launch of Zero5 along with the Quiet Series headsets will support our aim to enter the league of Top 5 online smartphones brands by the end of 2018,” said Anish Kapoor, CEO, Infinix India, in a statement.
The Infinix Zero 5 comes with 6GB of RAM and 64GB internal storage at Rs. 17,999. The Infinix ‘Zero 5 Pro’ with 6GB RAM and 128GB internal storage is priced at Rs. 19,999.
Infinix also introduced wireless noise-cancellation headphones – Quiet 2 at Rs 2,499 and Quiet X at Rs 6,999.
(Written with inputs from IANS)