4 reasons to buy Infinix Note Edge and 2 reasons to skip it

• By Ramneek Singh
Published On: 27 February 2026 | 17:06 IST

After officially debuting last week, the Infinix Note Edge is now up for grabs on Flipkart and Infinix’s official website. Starting at Rs 21,999, the smartphone is available in multiple storage and colour options, with the base variant offering 6+128GB storage, while the 8+128GB and 8+256GB variants retail for Rs 23,999 and Rs 25,999, respectively. The colour options include Lunar Titanium, Stellar Blue, and Silk Green, with the latter sporting a fibre-like rear finish.

As part of the early bird launch offers, shoppers with valid Yes Bank and Bank of Baroda credit cards can avail up to Rs 2,000 instant discount through EMI or full swipe payments when purchasing the Infinix Note Edge. With the sale and availability details out of the way, let’s take a look at the top reasons that make the Infinix Note Edge worth buying, along with its main downsides that might push you toward other options in the market.

Reasons to buy the Infinix Note Edge

Sleek form factor with excellent in-hand ergonomics

With the side profile measuring just 7.2mm, the Infinix Note Edge is one of the slimmest phones in the Rs 20,000 to Rs 25,000 price bracket, outpacing Redmi Note 15 5G’s 7.4mm thickness. While this makes it easy to slip the Note Edge in and out of pockets, the slight curvature on the edges of the rear panel allows the phone to sit firmly in your hands comfortably for hours on a stretch.

On similar lines, the Note Edge weighs at a modest 185g (190g for the Silk Green variant), but that’s not the interesting part. As noted in our review, this weight is evenly distributed, allowing you to wield the phone horizontally for watching videos/movies with either hand. On top of all that, the Note Edge’s design features a slew of extra niceties, such as an Active Halo RGB Lighting that glows to indicate incoming notifications or calls, and a ‘One Tap’ button on the side to trigger actions like torch, camera, switching to vibrate mode, and more.

Large, vivid 3D curved AMOLED display

One of the headlining features of the Infinix Note Edge also happens to be one of the strongest reasons to consider getting the phone. Measuring 6.78-inches, this subtly curved AMOLED panel gets a 1.5K (1,208 x 2,644) resolution, up to 120Hz refresh rate, DCI-P3 100 percent colour gamut, and up to 4,500 nits peak brightness. The typical and high brightness numbers sit at 700 nits and 1,600 nits, respectively.

Coming to the display’s visual experience, it offers vibrant and punchy colours for content consumption, while the 1.5K resolution noticeably uplifts the textual details in messaging apps, documents, and browsers compared to phones with a 1080p panel. Furthermore, it delivers enough brightness outdoors for decent legibility during sunny days.

A fresh take on Android 16

The Infinix Note Edge is the first smartphone to run on XOS 16, Infinix’s proprietary software based on Android 16. If you’ve been longing to try out something different over the already available skins out there, XOS 16 is currently your best bet. As for what it brings to the table, you’ll instantly notice hints of glass and light effects sprinkled throughout the UI in areas like the quick settings panel, lockscreen number pad, and party apps.

Personalisation also sees major upgrades on XOS 16, with the introduction of new lockscreen clock styles and themes, depth effects, and enlarged homescreen app icons. The newest iteration of XOS also goes all out on AI features by bringing a content curator portal, called AI Mind Hub, which stores and extracts key information from saved screenshots. Other AI features include a real-time voice changer in games and upgrades to Folax AI, which now supports multiple LLM models, such as Gemini, ChatGPT, Grok, etc.

As for updates, the Infinix Note Edge will be supported for years to come as it’s assured to receive three OS upgrades and five years of security patches.

A large battery that tops up quickly

Rocking a massive 6,500mAh cell, the Infinix Note Edge gets its charging power through a bundled 45W charger. While charging speeds aren’t the quickest in this segment, the charger takes the phone from 5 percent to 100 percent in roughly 80 minutes.

On the other hand, even though the 6,500mAh battery could do with some optimisations through updates, it packs enough endurance to easily last over a day.

Reasons to skip the Infinix Note Edge

Performance isn’t up to the mark compared to rivals

The MediaTek Dimensity 7100 chipset running at the core of the Infinix Note Edge delivers sufficient power for daily use, but it falls behind its Dimensity 7000 series counterparts, such as the Dimensity 7300 and Dimensity 7400, in raw performance. As indicated by the AnTuTu and Geekbench scores below, the Infinix Note Edge isn’t chasing high numbers.

As for the experience in daily use, when loading the memory with multiple apps in the background and streaming music through Spotify, we did notice signs of microstutters when operating the phone. On the bright side, if you have a basic use case and value a lightweight design over performance, the Note Edge could still be a viable option.

Limited camera versatility

Even though the Infinix Note Edge’s single 50MP primary camera does a reliable job in delivering presentable images for social media, the lack of an ultrawide lens limits the versatility. On top of that, with the lack of OIS, the ability to capture blur and noise-free images takes a hit.