Infinix GT 20 Pro: Infinix Releases a Gaming Smartphone

Although Transsion has been making a lot of solid moves in the aspect of sophistication, releasing a phone in the gaming category is something I didn’t really see coming at this time. Well, it has happened. Transsion has released the Infinix GT 20 Pro, which in my view, is poised to be a cheaper provision for enthusiasts interested in high-end smartphones.

Being their first foray into the smartphone gaming space, the main question here would be “How well were they able to pull it off?”. However, the fact that Transsion joined the bandwagon after a ton of gaming phones were released, means they had a ton of inspiration to make good stuff. But again, putting into consideration the fact that Transsion has to make this device as affordable as possible, indicates that there may be some trade-offs.

In order to lay off doubts, in this article, we will explore the offerings of the Infinix GT 20 Pro.

Design:

Just like on gaming PCs’ the design on gaming phones is known to be very distinct, having a busy chassis design that exclaims “High tech”. Transsion themselves didn’t shell out of this system, as there is an observable effort to follow the trend.

Transsion is offering what they call the Cyber Mech Design. To my eyes, it looks like a familiar Transsion phone design toned to look like a device spawned from CyberPunk.

The bulk of the bells of the design lie on the rear. Here we have an iron-looking Cyberpunk issh design with a mecha loop customizable LED which gives users eight colour combinations and four lighting effects. Way from the cyber mech design you will find that Transsion kept the square rear camera setup as seen on the Infinix Note 40 Pro and the Pove 6 Pro.

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Upfront, we have a plain screen slab with a hole punch that houses the camera. More on that as we progress in the article.

In design, Transsion may have made great efforts to make the smartphone appear like a gaming phone, however, there are controversies in its design. The most glaring of them, at least to me, is the absence of charging ports on the side, which will help in charging the phone when playing in landscape mode. However, Infinix does supply an L-shaped USB cord in the box, which will help provide an ergonomic system when charging and playing games in Landscape, but what happens when you lose or your OEM cord gets damaged, would you be able to get the same cord with ease?

Moving on, there is a special package of the GT 20 Pro that comes with a cooling fan, to help with cooling the phone while playing games, however, I feel it’s something that shouldn’t be available on the special package, as I feel it’s an essential accessory for gaming phones.

Display:

My first impression after taking a first look at the GT 20 pro’s screen is that it looks clean and sophisticated. Thankfully it lives up. It is a near-bezel-less display spanning 6.78 pixels.

This display has a resolution of 1080 x 2346 pixels, and variable refresh rates of 60Hz, 120Hz, and 144Hz refresh rate. There is also a 360Hz single touch rate and 1500hz touch instant rate.

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With a smooth gaming experience in mind, Transsion included a gaming display chipset that helps provide FPS higher than what the game originally offers, which in turn, offers a smooth gaming experience.

Infinix GT 20 Pro Performance Makeup:

On the performance side, Transsion pushed top-shelf specs onto the Infinix GT 20 Pro, which I believe can easily slide into the high-end category.

The show’s star is a 4nm MediaTek Dimensity 8200U processor, which promises great performance. Also in the performance makeup, there is an option for 8GB or 12GB RAM with 256GB of UFS 3.1 technology for both of the variants.

What’s more, there is a Mali-G610 MC6 GPU and a 5000mAh wired charging. Speaking of charging, the Infinix GT 20 Pro has a feature called the ByPass charging, which basically allows the power to be sent to the smartphone without charging the battery, which in turn helps to keep the phone cool since the battery won’t be charging when playing games. It is legit one of the most innovative and eye-catching technologies I have seen on a smartphone in recent times.

Cameras:

Transsion didn’t leave things lukewarm in the camera department on the Infinix GT 20 Pro, and this can be an indication that they may have it in mind to make the device appear to the public as not just a gaming phone, but a powerful smartphone that meets the needs of enthusiasts in need of a very efficient smartphone.

On the rear camera system, we have a 108MP primary camera with an aperture of f/1.8, a 2MP macro camera, and a 2MP depth camera. Video recording on the rear goes up to 4k @ 60fps. While upfront, we have a 32MP front-facing camera with an aperture of f/2.2. Video Recording here goes up to 1440 @ 30fps.

Pricing:

Wrapping up:

No doubt the Infinix GT 20 Pro is a very powerful device, having a performance makeup powerful enough to crush the majority of the power-hungry titles out there. Transsion also went ahead to include the “Bypass charging feature which helps keep the phone cool while charging and playing games.

Summing all the above together sounds really cool until you make comparisons with the major players out there and then you find some issues with its ergonomics and also the fact that it doesn’t come packed with a cooling fan. However, despite these lapses, there is no denying that Transsion had a good first Foray in the smartphone gaming space.

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