Infinix Note 40 Pro 5G

The Infinix Note 40 Pro 5G features a triple camera setup comprising a 108MP OIS primary sensor and a couple of 2MP snappers for depth and macro. For selfies and video calling, the handset is assisted by a 32MP shooter. The primary camera captures satisfactory results, with decent details and vibrancy. The colours are slightly boosted, only to make images more appealing and cater to the demands of most social media users. The dynamic range, however, could be better. The Realme 12+, priced similarly to the Infinix smartphone, seems to be doing a better job with its 50MP primary camera, capturing finer details in shadowy areas, and doing a good job with the colour calibration.Moving on, the 2MP depth camera on the Infinix Note 40 Pro 5G works well on human subjects and offers nice edge detection, with no noticeable warping around the subject. In case the bokeh appears a bit unnatural, there is an option to reduce the effect by tweaking the focal length, which can go from f/1.0 to f/16. The 2MP macro camera outputs likeable images in well-lit environments. Indoors or in low light, the handset tends to smoothen out the details to minimise the noise with its Super Night mode. The colours also look less vibrant in comparison to the Realme 12+.Regarding the 32MP front-facing camera, it captures good selfies with decent facial detailing. However, the skin tones could be improved. The camera also tends to smoothen out facial details slightly when using the portrait mode.

Talking about the performance, the Infinix Note 40 Pro 5G is powered by a MediaTek Dimensity 7020 chipset. This is paired with 8GB LPDDR4x RAM and 256GB UFS 2.2 storage onboard. The 256GB storage is good to have, and should suffice for most users, but there's no way for you to add more since there's no microSD card slot. The smartphone scored 4,61,827 on AnTuTu, while on Geekbench, it returned 919 and 2,271 on single-core and multi-core tests respectively. While the scores are slightly low compared to other smartphones within the segment, the handset performs admirably for most day-to-day tasks.The phone even offered a good gaming experience. We tested the device with graphically-demanding such as BGMI, Call of Duty, and Real Racing 3. There wasn't an iota of evidence of the handset struggling, except for the slight increase in temperature after playing games for 30 minutes each, which is typical for a non-gaming smartphone.On the software front, the Infinix Note 40 Pro 5G boots XOS 14 atop Android 14 out of the box. It provides a relatively clean experience, with just one third-party app installed, in the form of Facebook. The software is also pretty intuitive and easy to use. The phone also provides a few animations like Dynamic Bar, which is a pill-shaped icon around the punch-hole setup atop the display that indicates charging, face unlock, recording, and calling.Furthermore, the phone comes with an AI assistant called Folex, which is backed by ChatGPT. The assistant can help with tasks such as making calls, taking photos, playing music, setting alarms, and more. Moving on, the handset is promised to receive two years of major software and three years of security updates. This means that the Infinix Note 40 Pro 5G will stay relevant till 2026.

The Infinix Note 40 Pro 5G houses a 5,000mAh battery with 45W fast charging support. The phone is equipped with a Cheetah X1 chip designed by Infinix to optimise power management, promising to help with better battery efficiency, charging safety, heat management, and added functionalities such as multi-speed fast charging, reverse charging mode, multi-mode fast charging, and bypass charging mode. The latter allows current from the power adapter to bypass the battery and directly power the motherboard to minimise heat buildup and protect the battery life during activities like gaming, for instance. Furthermore, the battery is protected against extreme cold conditions and can be charged even in areas with temperatures as low as minus 20 degrees.With the 45W fast wired charging support, the handset takes approximately 50 minutes to juice up the device from 20 to 100 percent. However, the 20W wireless charging with compatible MagPad and MagPower takes a bit longer. While MagPower may not charge the device fully, it is capable of adding a few more hours of battery life. It is worth mentioning that there is a slight increase in temperature when charging the phone wirelessly, which is more than with the wired solution. However, this is natural and common with devices that offer similar wireless charging solutions.The phone provides a decent backup between charges. It scored 13 hours and 24 minutes on the PCMark battery test, while its battery decreased by 4 percent during our YouTube test, where we played a 30-minute video at the maximum supported resolution with 50 percent brightness and volume levels. Similar, basic usage should provide you with more than a day's battery life without needing a charge, and you should still be able to get a day's worth with slightly heavier usage involving navigation and a bit of gaming.