Infinix Smart 8 HD vs Infinix Hot 40i

Comparing the Infinix Smart 8 HD vs Infinix Hot 40i across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Infinix Smart 8 HD and Infinix Hot 40i run at the same processing speed of 1.6 GHz.

Display: Both Infinix Smart 8 HD and Infinix Hot 40i offer the same screen size of 6.6 inches and feature the same IPS LCD display.

Rear Camera: Infinix Hot 40i offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while Infinix Smart 8 HD offers 13 MP, making Infinix Hot 40i better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Infinix Hot 40i offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while Infinix Smart 8 HD offers 8 MP, making Infinix Hot 40i better for front camera photography.

Battery: Infinix Smart 8 HD delivers longer battery life with None, while Infinix Hot 40i delivers 18h 52m, making Infinix Smart 8 HD the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Infinix Smart 8 HD offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Infinix Hot 40i offers 256 GB, making Infinix Smart 8 HD the better option for storage.

Expert Review: Infinix Hot 40i receives a higher expert rating of 7.5 from the editorial team, while Infinix Smart 8 HD is rated 7.

User Rating: Infinix Smart 8 HD receives a higher user rating of 4.3, while Infinix Hot 40i has a rating of 4.1.

Infinix Smart 8 HD

₹6,699

@ Flipkart

Infinix Hot 40i

₹9,999

(Out of Stock)

Summary

Release Date

13 Dec, 2023

21 Feb, 2024

06 May, 2026

Performance


Unisoc T606	Unisoc T606	Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 1.6 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 1.6 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
3 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.6 inches (16.76 cm)	6.6 inches (16.76 cm)	6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
IPS LCD	IPS LCD	AMOLED
720x1612 px (HD+)	720x1612 px (HD+)	1216x2640 px (FHD+)
90 Hz Refresh Rate	90 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


13 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
0.08 MP Camera	0.08 MP Camera	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
N/A	N/A	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


8 MP Wide Angle Lens	32 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP

Battery


5000 mAh	5000 mAh	6500 mAh
N/A	18W Fast Charging	90W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB	256 GB	256 GB
UFS 2.2	UFS 2.2	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

7.0/10

Read Expert Review

7.5/10

Read Expert Review

8.4/10

Read Expert Review

Pros

Pleasing design
Innovative Magic Ring
Dependable battery life
Good selfie camera

Decent display
32MP selfie camera is impressive
Good battery life
Magic Ring brings a novelty factor

Compact, premium design
Excellent battery life
Reliable performance
Strong portrait photography

Cons

Slow charging speeds
Cameras need improvement

Slow charging speed
Performance could be better

Video recording inconsistencies
Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

4.3/5

(42,855 ratings)

4.1/5

(23,014 ratings)

4.4/5

(109 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A	266,030 AnTuTu Score	3,000,897 AnTuTu Score
N/A	18h 52m Battery Life (PC Mark)	16h 04m Battery Life (PC Mark)

Compare Prices

₹6,699

@ Flipkart

Not Available in any store

₹79,999

@ Amazon

Video

There are no videos available for the device.

1 Video

There are no videos available for the device.

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Dec 13, 2023

(Official)

Feb 21, 2024

(Official)

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v13

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

5 Year

Security Updates

N/A

7 Year

Custom UI

Android Go

XOS

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Excellent

Chipset

Unisoc T606

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Octa core

1.6 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A75 1.6 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55

Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

12 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G57

Adreno 829

RAM

3 GB / 4 GB

8 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A

266,030

3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A

23.0 s

14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A

4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

17.4 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.6 inches (16.76 cm)

6.31 inches (16.03 cm)

Resolution

720x1612 px (HD+)

1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

500 nits

480 nits

5000 nits

Refresh Rate

90 Hz

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

267 ppi

460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

85.03 %

85.05 %

90.11 %

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

89.70 %

94.38 %

Design

Height

163.6 mm

163.59 mm

150.83 mm

Width

75.6 mm

75.59 mm

71.76 mm

Thickness

8.5 mm

8.3 mm

7.99 mm

Weight

184 grams

190 grams

191 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes Splash proof IP53

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good

Excellent

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Camera Wide Angle27 mm focal length

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.6 Wide Angle1/2.8" sensor size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921

0.08 MP

0.08 MP
f/2.0

50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera

N/A

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes Quad LED Ring Flash

Yes Quad LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels

8150 x 6150 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Filters
Touch to focus

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Video Recording Features

Short Video Mode

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera

32 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera

50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

5000 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

Quick Charging

N/A

Yes 18W Fast Charging

Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A

18h 52m

16h 04m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A

0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB

256 GB

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.2

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 2 TB

Yes Up to 1 TB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)

N/A

SIM 2

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/n) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS

Yes

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A

DTS Sound

N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Side

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Compare Prices

₹6,699

@ Flipkart

Not Available in any store

₹79,999

@ Amazon