In the midrange to low end market, companies tend to go hard on 4G phones whilst holding back on 5G devices. This is especially true when on the more affordable side of things. In this article, we’ll center our conversation two affordable 5G smartphones, lets discuss the Infinix Hot 60 5G vs Itel P55 5G.
Infinix has dropped the Hot 60 series which contains 4 phones. They’re the:
- Infinix Hot 60 Pro+ (4G)
- Infinix Hot 60 Pro (4G)
- Infinix Hot 60 (5G)
- Infinix Hot 60i (4G)
The one that we’re most interested in is the Infinix Hot 60. But before I get into that, let’s look at the Infinix Hot 60 series naming scheme. You can easily see that there’s a deliberate attempt to water down the 5G phone so that most people would overlook it in favour of the 4G devices with more superfluous names.
The Infinix Hot 60 5G is the successor to last year’s Hot 50 5G. It is a solid budget 5G device.
On the other hand, you have the much older Itel P55 5G device which was announced in November of 2023. Till date, it is the only 5G phone from Itel and it is also the most popular budget 5G device in Nigeria. This is due in large parts to its affordability.
So why am I putting up a 2 year old Itel P55 5G against the latest Infinix Hot 60 5G? Well it’s self-explanatory as you’ll soon see.
Infinix Hot 60 5G vs Itel P55 5G
| Specs | Infinix Hot 60 5G | Itel P55 5G |
|---|---|---|
| Body | Plastic frame, plastic back, IP64 | Plastic frame, plastic back, IP53 |
| Display | 6.7″ 720p IPS-LCD, 120Hz | 6.6″ 720p IPS-LCD, 90Hz |
| OS | XoS 15.1, Android 15 | Itel OS 13, Android 13 |
| SoC | MediaTek Dimensity 7020 | MediaTek Dimensity 6080 |
| Main Camera | 50MP | 50MP |
| Selfie | 8MP | 8MP |
| Video | 2K@24fps, 1080p and 720p video | 2K@24fps, 1080p and 720p video |
| Audio | Loudspeaker, 3.5mm jack | Loudspeaker, 3.5mm jack |
| Comms | WiFi 5, BT 5.4, NFC, IR, USB-C, FM radio | WiFi 5, BT 5.0, NFC, USB-C, FM radio |
| Features | Side-mounted Fingerprint scanner, accelerometer, light sensor, proximity sensor | Side-mounted Fingerprint scanner, accelerometer, proximity sensor |
| Battery | 5200mAh, 18W fast charging | 5000mAh, 18W fast charging |
| Price | unknown | ~170,000NGN |
Body
Both phones are built with plastic. They both have plastic frames and backs. The only two differences here are that the Hot 60 is bigger and supports IP64 water/dust protection whilst the P55 5G only has IP53 water/dust protection.
Display
Both phones support an IPS-LCD 720p display with around 560 nits of brightness. That being said, the Hot 60 supports up to 120Hz refresh rate whilst the P55 5G can only do up to 90Hz. Secondly the Hot 60 has a bigger 6.7″ screen whilst the P55 5G is slightly smaller at 6.6″.
Operating System
The Infinix Hot 60 being the newer phone runs on the current gen XOS 15.1 on Android 15. The P55 5G is still stuck on Itel OS 13 running on Android 13.
Performance
Both phones rely on MediaTek Dimensity chips to power their daily activities. However these chips are different. The Hot 60 5G uses the Dimensity 7020 whilst the Itel P55 5G uses the Dimensity 6080.
The Dimensity 7020 uses 2 Cortex A78 (2.2GHz) and 6 Cortex A55 (2.0GHz) CPU cores while the Dimensity 6080 relies on 2 Cortex A76 (2.4GHz) and 6 Cortex A55 (2.0GHz) CPU cores on the other hand.
For graphics, the Dimensity 7020 uses the new IMG BXM-8-256 whilst the Dimensity 6080 uses the tried and tested Mali G57 MP2.
For CPU performance, the Dimensity 7020 wins because of its better CPU cores. For overall performance, the Dimensity 7020 also wins on AnTuTu.
So we can state that the Hot 60 has the better performance. But there’s a caveat tho.
The IMG BXM-8-256 GPU isn’t as optimized for Android as the Mali G57 MP2 so the P55 5G may handle GPU heavy games better than the Hot 60. On the other hand, the Hot 60 will handle CPU heavy games better than the P55 5G.
RAM and Storage
In this area, the Hot 60’s Dimensity 7020 supports the faster LPDDR5 RAM whilst the P55 5G is stuck with the older LPDDR4X RAM. Easy win there.
For storage, they both use UFS 2.2.
Camera and Video
Both phones sport a 50MP main camera with an auxiliary camera and also both rely on a 8MP camera for selfies.
Over to video, they both offer up to 2K or 1440p@24fps, 1080p and 720p video.
Sound
They both offer a single firing loudspeaker and there’s still room on both for 3.5mm jack.
Comms and Features
They both support WiFi 5, GPS, USB C port, side-mounted fingerprint sensor, proximity sensor and accelerometer.
The Hot 60 uses a newer Bluetooth 5.4, supports an IR blaster, and has an ambient light sensor.
Battery and Charging
The Hot 60 5G has a slightly bigger 5200mAh battery compared to the 5000mAh on the P55 5G. Both phones however support 18W fast charge.
Prices
The Itel P55 5G prices are always changing but the official price is 125,000 Naira ($82). The prices of the Hot 60 5G aren’t known yet but hopefully they should be affordable too.
But with Infinix… you never know.
Let’s tally points
- Body – Tie (advantage to the Hot 60)
- Display – Tie (Advantage to the Hot 60 because of the 120Hz)
- OS – Hot 60
- Performance – Hot 60
- Camera/Video – Tie
- Sound – Tie
- Comms/features – Hot 60
- Battery/charging – Tie (advantage to the Hot 60 for 200mAh extra)
Review/Conclusion
Generally, speaking the Infinix Hot 60 is a slight upgrade over the Itel P55 5G in software, performance, RAM and some features. Otherwise, they offer almost the same thing. The Itel P55 5G is still super affordable whilst official stocks last.
However if Infinix decides to have sense and price the Hot 60 5G below 150K ($100), I’ll become a big Hot 60 supporter.
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