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Infinix launched the Note 10 and the Note 10 Pro in Kenya on 16th June. The Note 10 Pro is retailing at Ksh. 25,999, the Note 10 128 GB+4 GB at Ksh. 19,299 and the Note 10 64 GB +4 GB at Ksh. 17,599 in Infinix outlets countrywide and online at Xpark.

I got a chance to test drive the Note 10 Pro and below is my experience with it.

Build and screen

The phone comes with a 6.95 inch touchscreen. The screen is nicely bright and large which is perfect for watching videos or gaming.
The main camera at the back and the selfie camera at the centre of the front of the phone.
The SIM card + memory card port is on the left of the phone while the volume buttons are the right. The power button is also on the right and it also serves as the fingerprint reader.
The charging port, jack, speaker, and the mouthpiece are at the bottom of the phone.
The phone fits well in the hand despite its large size.

Software

The phone runs on Android 11 coupled with Infinix’s own XOS 7.6. The phone comes pre-installed with Google apps such as Gmail, Maps, YouTube, Docs, Sheets among others. It also has other apps within the Transsion family such as Vskit, Phoenix Browser, BoomPlay, Scooper among others.
Downloading extra apps can be done through the Google Play Store or the Palm Store. The Palm Store has advantages because it has extra apps that are not available on the Google Play Store.
Some of the Transsion family apps are problematic because they have random pop up notifications but they can be turned off for a better experience with the phone.

Speed and storage

The Note 10 Pro comes with a Mediatek Helio G95 processor, 8GB RAM and 128GB internal storage. All this combine really well to make the phone run extremely well even when handling heavy apps such as Instagram, Snapchat and even gaming.

It can take quite a beating even when running heavy apps together without compromising performance.

Camera

The Note 10 Pro comes with quad rear camera set-up i.e. 64 MP (wide), 8 MP (ultrawide), 2 MP (depth) and 2 MP (monochrome). It also comes with a 16MP selfie camera.

The camera features include;

  • Short video – Perfect for taking short videos to share on TikTok, Instagram, Vskit and Twitter
  • Video quality on the phone ranges from 720P, 1080P to 2K.
  • AI CAM with HDR and a 48MP picture option for really high-res pictures
  • Super Night mode for excellent night pictures

Here are some of the pictures I took

Battery

The 5000 mAh battery is a beast. It doesn’t matter what you do, you will get at least 14 hours out of it.

The only downside is that the phone comes with a USB charging port which charges a bit slowly. A USB-C one would have been nice because it is known to charge faster.

Conclusion

I am a huge fan of the Infinix Note 10 Pro and Infinix have a great thing going with this phone. Not only does it run well, it also has an amazing battery experience which is an advantage for power users.

It is a definite buy for me.