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Infinix S-series ‘selfie smartphone’ set to launch February 6


Even though the upcoming Mobile World Congress will be the platform that will witness the key launches of the year, the Indian smartphone market is already brewing up with launches.
Hong Kong-based smartphone manufacturer Infinix is set to launch a new S series of smartphones in the country tomorrow (February 6), which will exclusively be available on Flipkart. The company has been teasing the handset on Twitter for the past few days with the hashtag #GameChanged.
The handset is already listed on the e-commerce platform with several teasers that say that the handset will be a bezel-less device with an 18:9 aspect ratio.
Also, the listing reveals that the handset will boast of an impressive selfie camera that will have features that will assist in capturing wide angle shots, images in low light and bokeh effect selfies.
Recently, the company launched the Infinix launched its flagship smartphone Infinix Zero 5 in India at a starting price of Rs 17,999. The highlight of the smartphone is its dual-rear camera setup and 6GB of RAM.
The handset comes in two storage variants of 64GB and 128GB. The 64GB storage variant is priced at Rs 17,999, while the 128GB version costs Rs 19,999. The users can further expand the storage up to 128GB by adding a microSD card. In terms of specs, the smartphone sports a 5.98-inch Full-HD display with 1080×1920 pixels resolution and runs Android 7.1 Nougat operating system out-of-the-box.
The Infinix Zero 5 is powered by a 2.6GHz octa-core MediaTek processor with Mali-T880 GPU and comes equipped with a fingerprint sensor. For imaging duties, the smartphone has a dual rear camera setup with one 12MP and other 13MP module. There is also a 16MP front facing camera with f/2.0 aperture and LED flash. Backed by a 4350mAh battery with fast charging, the device measures 166.38 x 82.38 x 7.95mm and offers 4G, VoLTE, 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS and USB Type-C as connectivity options.