by On Friday, March 1, the Infinix Smart 8 Plus was released in India. The phone has a big battery and an octa-core MediaTek Dimensity CPU. It also has the company’s Magic Ring feature and dual rear cameras supported by AI. The phone comes with a user interface built on Android 13 Go Edition. It also joins the other Inifinix Smart 8 series models—the Infinix Smart 8 and Inifnix Smart 8 HD—that were previously released in the nation.
Infinix Smart 8 Plus price in India, availability
The Infinix Smart 8 Plus, which is available in Timber Black, Shiny Gold, and Galaxy White, costs Rs. 7,999 in India for the 4GB + 128GB model. With bank incentives, the phone may be purchased for an effective price of Rs. 6,999. Flipkart will begin selling it in the nation on March 9.
Infinix Smart 8 Plus specifications, features
A 6.6-inch HD+ (1,612 x 720 pixel) display with a refresh rate of 90 Hz, a touch sampling rate of 180 Hz, and a peak brightness level of 500 nits is included with the Infinix Smart 8 Plus. It is equipped with 128GB of inbuilt storage and a 12nm MediaTek Helio G36 SoC that supports 4GB of LPDDR4x RAM. While the storage can be physically expanded by up to 2TB via a microSD card, the RAM can be virtually expanded up to an additional 4GB. Shipped with XOS 13, which is based on Android 13 Go Edition.
The Infinix Smart 8 Plus’s dual rear camera unit has a quad-LED Ring Flash unit in addition to a 50-megapixel primary sensor and an unidentified AI-backed sensor for optics. At the top of the screen, there is a hole-punch slot centred for the 8-megapixel front camera sensor. The phone also supports Infinix’s Magic Ring, a collapsible animated pill-shaped bar that displays a variety of notifications along with more, all in one place. It resembles Apple’s Dynamic Island.
The Infinix Smart 8 Plus sports a 6,000mAh battery that supports 18W wired fast charging, courtesy of Infinix. It has a side-mounted fingerprint sensor for security. The phone has USB Type-C, GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.0, 4G VoLTE, and GLONASS connection. The handset is 163.6 x 75.6 x 8.5 mm in dimension and weighs 189g.
