Infinix Hot 40

The Infinix Hot 40 measures 168.6 mm tall, 76.6 mm wide, and 8.3 mm thick, with a total volume of 107.19 cm³ and a weight of 196 g. It is a standard fixed-form device — neither foldable nor ruggedized — and carries no water resistance rating of any kind.

The Infinix Hot 40 uses a 6.78-inch IPS LCD touchscreen with a resolution of 1080 x 2460 px and a pixel density of 269 ppi. The panel runs at a 90Hz refresh rate with a 240Hz touch sampling rate, offering reasonably responsive input handling. Branded damage-resistant glass, Always-On Display, HDR10, HDR10+, Dolby Vision, and a secondary screen are all absent, and there is no additional display unit on the device.

The Infinix Hot 40 is powered by the MediaTek Helio G88, a 12 nm octa-core chipset running two performance cores at 2.0 GHz and six efficiency cores at 1.8 GHz across eight threads, with a TDP of 5W. Graphics are handled by the Mali G52 MP2 GPU, clocked at 850 MHz with a turbo ceiling of 1000 MHz, supported by DirectX 12, OpenGL ES 3.2, and OpenCL 2. The device ships with 8GB of DDR4 RAM running at 1800 MHz across two memory channels, maxing out at 8GB, alongside 256GB of eMMC 5.1 internal storage. Maximum memory bandwidth sits at 13.41 GB/s. In benchmarks, it scores 428 single-core and 1342 multi-core on Geekbench 6, and 8624 on PCMark Work 3.0, with the battery benchmark reaching 440 minutes. Additional chip-level features include integrated LTE, integrated graphics, big.LITTLE architecture, HMP, TrustZone, and 64-bit support.

The rear camera is a dual-lens system consisting of a 50 MP sensor at f/2.4 and a 2 MP sensor at f/1.8, built on a CMOS sensor without back-illumination. Autofocus options include phase-detection and touch autofocus, as well as continuous autofocus during video, though laser autofocus is not present. Video recording reaches up to 1440p at 30 fps, with slow-motion and timelapse modes also supported, while optical image stabilization is not available. Manual controls cover exposure, ISO, focus, and white balance, but manual shutter speed and RAW capture are absent. The flash setup uses four LEDs in a dual-tone configuration, with no RGB flash. The 32 MP front camera sits at f/2.2 in a standard cutout, with no front-facing flash, no secondary front lens, and no under-display placement. HDR mode, burst shooting, and standard panorama are all supported, while 360° panorama and 3D photo or video recording are not.

The Infinix Hot 40 runs Android 13 and includes a solid set of privacy controls: clipboard warnings, location privacy options, camera and microphone access management, and app tracking blocking are all present, though Mail Privacy Protection and cross-site tracking blocking are not available. Customization options cover theme customization, dynamic theming, dark mode, an extra dim mode, customizable notifications, and widgets, while focus modes and app offloading are absent. The OS supports split-screen multitasking, Picture-in-Picture, full-page screenshots, Live Text, sharing intents, a media picker, and the ability to play games while they download. It also includes on-device machine learning, offline voice recognition, voice commands, multi-user accounts, child lock, and device tracking, but does not receive direct OS updates from the vendor, has no battery health check feature, and cannot function as a PC replacement.

The Infinix Hot 40 houses a 5000 mAh non-removable rechargeable battery with a battery level indicator built in. It supports 33W wired fast charging, and a charger is included in the box. Wireless charging is not available.

The Infinix Hot 40 includes a 3.5 mm headphone jack, stereo speakers, and a built-in FM radio, covering the core wired and broadcast audio bases. However, none of the advanced Bluetooth audio codecs are supported — aptX, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, LDAC, and aptX Lossless are all absent.

The Infinix Hot 40 supports Wi-Fi 4 and Wi-Fi 5 (802.11n/ac) and accommodates a single SIM card, with no 5G connectivity. It features NFC, a USB Type-C 2.0 port, and an external memory slot for storage expansion, with download speeds reaching up to 300 Mbits/s and upload speeds up to 100 Mbits/s. The sensor set includes a fingerprint scanner, accelerometer, compass, and GPS with Galileo support, while a gyroscope, barometer, infrared sensor, and heart rate monitor are all absent. Crash detection, satellite SOS, ANT+, DLNA certification, HDMI output, 3D facial recognition, iris scanner, motion tracking, optical tracking, and a built-in projector are likewise not featured.

The Infinix Hot 40 includes a video light for use during recording. The display is flat rather than curved, and neither sapphire glass nor an e-paper display is featured.