While Infinix may not have international dominance the likes of Apple or Samsung has, the company still has a fair share of market capital in Africa and South Asia. The blend of affordability and functionality saw the company create its own regional customer base. The Infinix Note 11 Pro is a testament to that end. The phone was announced in October with shipping commencing from mid-November. This budget device has some special quirks up its sleeve that are mostly found in high-end flagships.
What’s in the box?
The packaging of the device is simple. It comes in a green cardboard box typical of every Infinix device. Inside the box, there is the device and a 33W fast charging brick rated at 5V and 10V at 3A and 3.3A respectively. The box has a USB Type-A to Type C cable and a handy screen protector. Infinix also included a clear TPU case suggesting that they really thought things through when it comes to protection. However, there are no included headphones in the box. This came as a surprise as all the other models including the Note 10 Pro featured a headphone in the box.
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Infinix Note 11 Pro Key Features
Design and Build Quality
The design of the device is nothing flashy. Infinix stuck with the same proven design element albeit with some minor changes. The first striking feature of the phone is its camera module. From a distance, it might look like Inifnix featured a large IMX sensor as the primary shooter. But a closer inspection reveals that it is nothing more than a clever design choice. More on the camera in the latter part of the article.
The rest of the back is pretty standard. The brushed plastic does not feel cheap in the hand. It feels almost as sturdy as a glass back phone. The coarse design choice gives the device a unique look from the back. At 209 grams, this phone is on the bulkier side. However, Infinix has done an amazing job of balancing it out so that it feels very comfortable in the hand.
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The middle frame of the phone is also made from plastic. It has a metal-coated finish which gives it a somewhat premium look.
The headphone jack still makes the cut where brands are increasingly moving away from it. The headphone jack is situated right beside the charging port and a bottom-firing speaker.
The front is as expected from a budget phone. The bezels all around are on the thicker side by 2021 standard. But it is nothing to be a deal-breaker. Overall, the design is on par with the expectation of a budget device. The sturdiness is a bonus considering the plastic build.
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Performance, Memory, and Camera
The Infinix Note 11 Pro features a MediaTek Helio G96 chipset. The processor is built on a 12 nm structure which is equivalent to the Snapdragon 730G. There is a pair of Cortex-A76 cores which is clocked at 2.05 GHz. The downside is the GPU which is Mali-G57 MC2. It clocks lesser processing power compared to the previous generation G76 MC4.
The phone features 128 GB internals with 8 GB memory. The UFS 2.2 storage is just as expected from a budget phone.
