Infinix Hot 50 Pro+ 4G review

A dual-camera setup masquerading as a triple one

As mentioned, the Infinix Hot 50 Pro+ 4G is a cheater in the camera hardware department. On the surface, it looks like three cameras are on its back. However, the phone only reports a total of three cameras in software - a 50MP main shooter, a 2MP depth camera and a 13MP selfie. That's it. The third "lens" on the back of the phone might be a special sensor of some sort; we really can't say, but it's not a full-fledged camera.

Since the Hot 50 Pro+ 4G only has what we would call an auxiliary additional camera, its camera setup isn't particularly versatile. Infinix could have at least included an ultrawide of some sort.

• Wide (main): 50 MP Hynix hi5022, f/1.6, 27mm, 1/2.8", 0.64µm, AF; 8K@24fps, 1440p@30fps
• Depth: 2 MP GalaxyCore gc02m3, f/2.4
• Front camera: 13 MP GalaxyCore gc13a0ff, f/2.2, 1/3.06"; 1440p@30fps

The camera UI is neat and well-organized. Some interesting options are sprinkled here and there, like an extra-wide selfie mode and some "film mode" filters and effects for video. There is no pro mode, however. Still, we didn't really expect one at this price point.

Daylight photo quality

Main camera

The main camera on the Hot 5 Pro+ 4G captures fairly decent but largely unimpressive photos. There is enough detail in the frame, and the colors look good.

Infinix Hot 50 Pro+ 4G: 12.5MP main camera samples

However, everything is quite aggressively processed. The dynamic range is not so great either, with both clipped highlights and crushed shadows.

At 2x zoom, photos look a lot softer and fuzzier than the 1x shots upon closer examination.

Infinix Hot 50 Pro+ 4G: 12.5MP main camera 2x zoom samples

The Hot 50 Pro+ 4G does a pretty decent job of portraits. Don't get us wrong, these shots still have the same dynamic range and contrast issues, but people come out looking okay with mostly accurate skin tones and some skin texture. The background blur's quality is good, as are subject detection and separation.

Infinix Hot 50 Pro+ 4G: 12.5MP main camera portrait samples

You can shoot 2x portraits as well.

Infinix Hot 50 Pro+ 4G: 12.5MP main camera 2x zoom portrait samples

The main camera can be forced to capture in its full 50MP resolution. This results in slightly more fine detail, though not a really substantial amount. Other than that, the photos look the same as their binned counterparts.

Infinix Hot 50 Pro+ 4G: 50MP main camera samples

Interestingly enough, the 50MP mode works at 2x zoom too, not that we would recommend using that one either.

Infinix Hot 50 Pro+ 4G: 50MP main camera 2x zoom samples

Selfie camera

The 13MP selfie camera is decent, but again, nothing to phone home about. The detail is there. We like how skin texture comes through. Skin tones look nice and natural, too. However, dynamic range and contrast are pretty bad.

Infinix Hot 50 Pro+ 4G: 13MP selfie camera samples

Low-light camera quality

The Hot 50 Pro+ 4G struggles quite badly in low-light conditions. Everything comes out looking very soft and noisy. Light sources are blown out.

Infinix Hot 50 Pro+ 4G: 12.5MP main camera low-light samples

Of course, at 2x zoom things look worse still.

Infinix Hot 50 Pro+ 4G: 12.5MP main camera 2x zoom low-light samples

The phone has an automatic night mode that triggers just fine. There is a manual Super Nigh Mode beyond that. It takes a good few seconds to capture and process a shot, but generally, the results do look better, even if it is mostly thanks to additional artificial sharpening.

Infinix Hot 50 Pro+ 4G: 12.5MP main camera night mode samples

Infinix Hot 50 Pro+ 4G: 12.5MP main camera 2x zoom night mode samples

Here are some low-light and night-mode selfies.

Infinix Hot 50 Pro+ 4G: 13MP main camera low-light samples

Infinix Hot 50 Pro+ 4G: 13MP main camera night mode samples

Video capture quality

The Hot 50 Pro+ 4G can record videos at up to 1440p@30fps on its main and selfie cameras. That appears to be a chipset limitation since we couldn't unlock higher resolutions with something like the Open Camera app. Recording is done in an AVC/h.264 video stream at around 50 Mbps and a 48 kHz stereo AAC audio stream, packaged inside an MP4 container. There doesn't seem to be an option for HEVC/h.265.

You can check out the playlist below, which includes multiple video samples.

Video capture quality is not bad when enough ambient light is available. The detail is good, and so are colors. Dynamic range and contrast are pretty poor, though. In low light, the videos come out quite noisy. There is still a lot of detail in the frame, making them usable.

The phone has EIS for its main camera, but it lowers the capture resolution to 1080p. Even so, the stabilization is rather nice, with most major shakes and bumps gone.