SpecEagle review · Infinix

Infinix Note 30 review: Helio G99 mid-range with 5000 mAh battery and 45W charging.

SpecEagle Editorial·May 2023·$179
Overall
65/100
Class rank
#8 of 103
Tier
Budget
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

Why pick the Note 30?

The Note 30 became a top-seller across Africa and Pakistan on the strength of one feature — JBL-tuned stereo speakers — paired with a 5000 mAh cell and 45W charging, at a price that puts it head-to-head with Redmi 13.

01Display

75/100

At 75/100 this is one of the strongest display showings among budget phones of 2023 — 10 points above the cohort average.

TypeIPS LCD, 120Hz
Size6.78 inches
Resolution1080 x 2460 px

02Camera

64/100

At 64/100 this is one of the strongest camera showings among budget phones of 2023 — 7 points above the cohort average.

Main64 MP, f/1.6
Depth2 MP, f/2.4
Selfie16 MP, f/2.0

03Performance

65/100

At 65/100 this is one of the strongest performance showings among budget phones of 2023 — 13 points above the cohort average.

ChipsetMediaTek Helio G99 (6nm)
CPU2x A76 @ 2.2 + 6x A55
GPUMali-G57 MC2

04Battery

80/100

80/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2023.

Capacity5000 mAh
Charging45W wired

05Build

66/100

66/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2023.

What works
  • JBL-tuned stereo speakers unusual at this price
  • 120Hz LCD smooth for the segment
  • Headphone jack retained
What doesn't
  • LCD only — no AMOLED option
  • Helio G99 struggles in Genshin
  • XOS slow to update
Cross-shop it against
Moto G85
$299 · score 74/100

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 103-phone cohort of budget devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .