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Infinix Hot 12 review: Budget gamer with G85 and 90Hz LCD.

Item: Infinix Hot 12
Rating: 54
Author: SpecEagle Editorial

SpecEagle Editorial·Apr 2022·$140

Overall

54/100

Class rank

#5 of 7

Tier

Budget

Buy?

Look elsewhere

The verdict, up front

Budget volume seller.

Hot 12 was Infinix's 2022 budget volume hit — sub-$150, 90Hz, 5000 mAh and a 50 MP main on a giant 6.82" screen. Shelf staple across Africa and India.

01Display

68/100

68/100 trails the 70-point cohort average for budget phones of 2022.

TypeIPS LCD, 90Hz

Size6.82 inches

Resolution720 x 1612 px

02Camera

56/100

56/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2022.

Main50 MP, f/1.6

Selfie8 MP

03Performance

56/100

56/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2022.

ChipsetHelio G85 (12nm)

GPUMali-G52 MC2

04Battery

80/100

80/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2022.

Capacity5000 mAh

Charging18W

05Build

58/100

58/100 trails the 61-point cohort average for budget phones of 2022.

What works

Huge 6.82" display + 5000 mAh
90Hz at $140
microSD + 3.5 mm jack

What doesn't

Helio G85 lukewarm
Heavy 208 g
Mono speaker

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 7-phone cohort of budget devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .