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A phone that literally changes color when your hands heat up. That's the headline trick Infinix is leaning on with the new Hot 70 — and yes, it's the kind of gimmick that actually makes you pick the device up.
The star here is Thermo Orange: cool and muted at first glance, then livelier as warmth hits the back cover. Infinix calls the darker tone Quiet Orange and the warmer shade Playful Orange. If you prefer something less dramatic, the company also offers Green Texture, Quiet Violet, Dive Blue, Silver Dancer and Night Pulse finishes. It’s a neat flavor-of-the-week move, but the phone doesn’t stop at aesthetics. At 195 grams and 7.49mm thick, the Hot 70 manages to feel surprisingly svelte for what it packs.
Under the hood sits MediaTek’s Helio G100 Ultimate — the same platform that powered last year’s Note 50 Pro models. You’ll find the usual memory choices: 6GB/128GB, 8GB/128GB, 6GB/256GB and 8GB/256GB. That configuration mix puts the Hot 70 squarely in the value-to-midrange camp: capable for everyday apps and light gaming, but not a flagship contender.
The display is a 6.78-inch IPS panel with a 720 x 1576 resolution and a 120Hz refresh rate. Lower pixel density here isn’t an accident. It’s a compromise that buys battery life — and speaking of which, the battery is the other headline: a 6,000mAh cell that supports 45W wired charging and 10W reverse charging. The Hot 70 squeezes a 6,000mAh battery into a 7.49mm body — impressive endurance for a phone this slim.
Camera hardware is straightforward. A 50MP f/1.9 main camera handles the heavy lifting on the back, paired with a small auxiliary sensor whose role Infinix doesn’t spell out; it’s likely a depth or macro helper rather than an ultrawide. Selfies come from an 8MP f/2.0 front shooter. Practical, not spectacular.
Software arrives current: Android 16 out of the box, topped with Infinix’s XOS 16 skin. And a small, slightly surprising detail: the Hot 70 includes a programmable hardware button. You can map it to shortcuts, apps or features — a tiny convenience that sometimes changes how you use a device day to day.
Only the vanilla Hot 70 has officially launched for now; the Pro and other planned variants will follow. If you’re drawn to personality — phones that do more than blend into a pocket — and you want battery life that stretches the day and beyond, this one is worth watching. Who wouldn’t be curious to see what the Pro models add to the recipe?
Source: gsmarena
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