Infinix Hot S3 64GB

If we talk about the design on the Infinix Hot S3, it is one of the strongest points in favour of the smartphone. If you were to guess the price of the handset by simply looking at its design, in all likelihood, you would not able to tell that the Hot S3 is priced below Rs 10,000. Despite having a plastic build, the matte black finish feels good in the hand, and while the handset is prone to fingerprints, it never feels slippery. The rear camera setup comes with a very slight bump, but the handset doesn't wobble when kept on a table, unlike some other phones.

The Infinix Hot S3 sports a single 13-megapixel sensor that turned out to be impressive in our testing. The smartphone managed to click extremely good pictures, especially in outdoor environments. Unfortunately, the Hot S3 failed to replicate the same kind of performance in low-light settings, capturing images that looked grainy. Considering that it is a budget segment smartphone with just this one caveat, this is something that can possibly be given a pass.

The handset runs XOS3.0 UI based on Android 8.0 Oreo out of the box and the company has added some nifty touches to the OS. The smartphone offers a one-handed mode that can be useful while reaching the corners of screen in certain cases. There is a double tap to wake functionality and users can assign certain gestures to open particular apps from the lockscreen itself. For example, you can assign the letter 'C' to the camera app and then draw the letter on the lockscreen to launch the app directly. You can drag three fingers up or down to take a screenshot as well. The phone can also be switched to silent mode by flipping it to the other side.

The Infinix Hot S3 is powered by a Snapdragon 430 processor coupled with either 3GB or 4GB of RAM. Our review unit came with 3GB RAM. In our testing, the Hot S3 managed to exceed our expectations and handled graphically intensive games such as Asphalt 8 and Tekken with ease. Despite playing games on the handset for several hours, we didn't face any major heating issues.