Infinix Zero Ultra Review – Fastest Charging Phone in the World?!
So Infinix just launched the Zero Ultra, and there has been quite a buzz about this device on the internet, and I have to say that it is very well-deserved. It’s one of those mid-range devices giving off a very flagship vibe. A pretty exciting design to start with, 200-megapixel primary camera and the fastest charging speed on any device I have ever tested. In fact, it is safe to say that this is possibly the best-value mid-range device that money can buy. But! This is not to say that it is a perfect device, though; we’ll cover all that
and more in this video. If you are new to the channel, welcome, and if you are returning, welcome back. Be sure to hit the like button, so more people see this review of the Infinix Zero Ultra. Alright, without further ado, let us get into the video. UNBOXING The device comes in the trademark big box of all Infinix devices. Thankfully, it comes with just about everything you’ll need for the device. Right at the top, once you open the box, is the device covered in branded wrapping. Underneath that is a free MTN voucher that gets you 1.5
gigabytes of free data.. cool 👍🏾. Taking out the layer divider, a box containing the sim ejector tool, XPark invite, a screen protector, the dollar-like X Club invite, and
that is supposed to take this device from 0 to 100 in 12 minutes. We’ll see how true that is in a bit. And that is about everything you get in the box. DESIGN Taking off the wrap of this device for the first time, I was shocked at the level of work that had gone into the design of this device. I am a big fan of the design of this device. I mean, look at it. This is a work of art. The Coslight Silver colour we have gotten this device gets an embossed 3d textured glass on
its back. All around, it is a very clean design. Speaker grills, a microphone, a type-c port, and the dual-sim tray at the bottom, power button and volume controls to the right, and another set of speakers and microphone at the top. While it is beautiful on the back, it is impossible to miss the curved waterfall screen on the front of this device. I was eager to see how it would perform in reality, and we’ll get to that in a bit. Everything about the design of this device screams flagship. It is definitely the kind of device you
would be proud to pull out in public. DISPLAY Let’s now get to this beauty of a curved display on the Infinix Zero Ultra. The display is a 6.8-inch curved AMOLED display with a resolution of 1080 by 2400 pixels and a 120-hertz refresh rate. The Infinix Zero Ultra display is very well done for watching videos and other content and for regular usage. I streamed content on both YouTube and Netflix, and the viewing experience was seamless. I love how sharp, colourful, and detailed videos look when you stream at high quality on YouTube. Interestingly, this phone can stream
as high as 4K content, so if you are a fan of utmost quality, the Infinix Zero Ultra offers that to you on a platter. The curved display adds its own touch to the all-around premium feel of this device. You can actually see the elements on the screen curve to the side. Also, one of my favourite things about having a curved display in 2022 is the ease of using gestures for going back. Rather than the sharpness that comes with swiping on a flat display, your finger simply glides across. PERFORMANCE Let us now talk about the category
that most people are usually worried about, Performance. The Infinix Zero Ultra is powered by a MediaTek Dimensity 920, which is the one thing I found a few people were sceptical about. We’ll be back to that in a bit. Other performance-related features include the Google Android 12 OS and Infinix XOS 12. And while we are on the topic, I cannot help but applaud Infinix for the user interface of this device. The UI of the older Infinix devices has always been a common pain point for most users, but they have gone the extra mile to fix it.
The first taste of this improved UI was on the Note 12 VIP, which is made even better on this device. How everything looks and feels makes it a much more interesting phone. My favourite feature on this interface is this widget on the Home Screen that changes over time and is based on your most recent and most used apps. It’s called Suggestions. Something you usually get on iPhones. You also get 256 gigabytes of storage and 8 gigs of RAM. As you would expect in 2022, the device also brings memory fusion that allows you to take out
up to 5 gigabytes of your storage to get 13 Gigabytes of RAM. While it is easy to beef this device because it carries a MediaTek chip, I did not notice any underperformance on this device. In the couple of days that I used it as my main driver, gaming, streaming, texting, streaming and texting at the same time, I never suffered any drop in the Performance of this device. Playing COD was smooth, sharp, and seamless. If you play COD, you’ll be able to play at a high graphic quality and frame rate. You’ll have to settle for the
low graphic quality to play the max frame rate. I played at the highest quality and frame rate, and the game never lagged. It is worth pointing out, though, that for these high settings, you’ll need faster internet for it to work smoothly. I think Infinix was very ambitious with the level of features that they packed onto this device. However, they have it all so well-optimized that they work as they should. Even down to the on-screen fingerprint sensor and the face unlock. In my Note 12 VIP review, I mentioned that the Face Unlock feature had gotten an
upgrade, and it is even better on this device. This is the most efficiently performing face unlock I have seen on an Infinix. It is perfect to know that they are improving on these features. The face unlock may struggle under certain unfavourable lighting conditions, though, and if you use glasses. There will be some hit-or-miss situations in these cases. Still, for the most part, I wanted to use it more often than with the older devices because of how well it performed. The on-screen fingerprint scanner was a perfect implementation. It will not be split-second quick, but it is
swift and responsive. And most importantly, It never missed any time I needed to use it in place of the Face Unlock. So, for all those who had reservations about getting a phone with a MediaTek chip, I don’t think you have anything to worry about here. You should be just fine. BATTERY Alright, let us now get to what I think is this device’s most significant selling point: the fast charging feature… or Thunder charge. Just look at this charging brick! Infinix claims that this 180-watt charger should blast its 4500 milli-amp-hour battery from 0 to 100 in 12
minutes. The last crazy fast-charging device was advertised at 17 minutes, and I thought that was insane. Somehow, Infinix managed to top that… just wow. Well, I did try to test it out, and I could not get this advertised speed on my first set. When the phone got to 0% for the first time, it took about 17 minutes to go from 0 to 100, despite not being as fast as advertised. Merel watching this device go from 0 to 100 was mind-blowing. I did get a little worried that the result I was getting was so distant from
the advertised number; however, after watching Unbox Therapy’s video where he tested it on camera, I saw that the device got to 100 per cent in just over 12 minutes of charging. But, pause. As impressive as it is to say, two major questions need answering. How safe is this thunder charging? And does the battery die as fast as it charges? Well! You’ll be pleased to know that Infinix is again right ahead of you to ensure that they optimize and cater for caveats such as this. During my charging tests, I did not notice any unnecessary heating or
overheating with this device, which is very important. Infinix has installed multiple layers of cooling to ensure that your battery does not get overloaded and turned into a time bomb. As for the battery life, that is also very decent on this device. 4500 milli-amp hours is not all the battery in the world. Still, it managed to last me more than 15 hours of consistent scrolling of social media, texting, and streaming content at high quality. If you are a heavier user than I am, you don’t have much to worry about since you can plug in your phone
for 10 minutes and be good to go for another 10 to 12 hours. CAMERA Let us now address the next big thing about this device, its cameras. The primary camera on this device is a 200-megapixel wide camera, Infinix shaaaa. It is also accompanied by a 13-megapixel Ultrawide Camera and a 2-megapixel depth sensor for portrait shots. This is a pretty exciting lineup, and their Performance was also decent. The regular wide and ultrawide shots looked like Infinix was finally starting to grasp its computational photography. But that is even more evident when you switch things up to the
dedicated 200MP mode and the night mode. In the 200MP mode, there is so much detail captured that you can zoom into the photos taken and still be quite comfortable with the result. I was impressed by the images of the Infinix Zero Ultra, especially when taken under good lighting. I got what I would call the shock of my life in the night mode. Without saying much, here is a shot taken in the dark in normal mode, and here is the picture from night mode. Everything just sits right in this night mode: the exposure, the details captured,
the skin tones. This one gets all 10 out of 10. On the front, we get a 32-megapixel selfie camera, and this is where I think Infinix could still invest some work. Portrait images looked soft, while it blurred the background, it definitely had some intense processing going on. I liked how it performed when it came to stabilization in front facing video. We see some improvements but similarities in quality and a slight crop when stabilised. Video isn’t one of the strong suits of this camera. Simply whipping out your phone and hitting record will give you footage that
looks like what you’ve been seeing so far. While it is in fact sharp, there’s still something left to be desired. All that aside, the cameras on this device performed very well. SUMMARY So, all the fantastic stuff we discussed is being offered at 383,000 naira. This is about 540 dollars. This is definitely more expensive than most mid-range devices that have come out this year, but! You still have to admit that it looks nothing like any mid-range devices that have come out this year. I think that this device is entirely in a tier of its own. It
does not precisely compete in certain areas with the flagships that have come out this year. Still, it ultimately leaves much of the midrange competition that has come out this year in the dust. In summary, I found the Infinix Zero Ultra very interesting, and I think it is worth the money you’ll be spending. If you need a device that does not cost as much as the ultimate flagships but still allows you to feel like you are using one, then go for it. I am looking forward to how Infinix builds on this with future devices. And that
is it from me, guys. Be sure to hit a like on the video if you enjoyed this one, subscribe and turn on post notifications for more videos like this. Thank you for watching, and I will catch you in the next one.
