Upper mid-range · 2022

Infinix Zero 5G 2023

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent mid-range phones like the Samsung Galaxy A54

Best for

Strength All-day battery (5000mAh), 120Hz screen

Watch out No more updates, Plastic build

6.78″ IPS LCD · 120Hz

1080 8 / 256 GB

5000 mAh 33W charging

50 MP 2 rear · 16 MP selfie

5G Wi-Fi 6 · NFC

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Full specifications

Display

6.78″ · IPS LCD · 1080 × 2460 · 120 Hz

Smooth scrolling

A standard LCD panel. Fine indoors, watch out for sunlight legibility.

Screen size

6.78"

Panel type

IPS LCD

Resolution

1080 × 2460 px

Refresh rate

120 Hz

Smooth

Brightness

500 nits

HDR

Not listed

Performance

Mediatek Dimensity 1080 · 8-core 2.6 GHz · Mali-G68 MC4

Everyday capable

Daily apps and casual games run smoothly — heavy gaming will drop frames.

Chipset

Mediatek Dimensity 1080

Current CPU tier

Mid-range

AnTuTu

573,100

v10

CPU

8-core, 2.6 GHz

GPU

Mali-G68 MC4

CPU layout

2x2.6 GHz ARM Cortex A78+6x 2.0 GHz ARM Cortex A55

Software & updates

Android 12, upgradable to Android 13, XOS 13 · 2-year support (brand estimate)

Likely end of life

This phone is past its update window — it still works, but new Android versions and most security patches have stopped.

Operating system

Android 12, upgradable to Android 13, XOS 13

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

50 MP f/1.6 main · 16 MP selfie · 4K video

4K video

A standard camera setup — sharp in daylight, expect noise in low light.

Main camera

50 MP f/1.6

Macro

2 MP

Front camera

16 MP f/2.0

Slow motion

Yes, 960 fps

Camera extras

manual focus

Video

4K @ 30 fps

4K video

Battery

5000 mAh · 33 W wired

Plenty

A genuinely all-day battery — comfortably handles streaming and social.

Capacity

5000 mAh

Wired charging

33 W

Removable

Audio

Hi-Res

Speakers

Mono

Hi-Res audio

Supported

Audio features

Hi-Res audio

Memory

8 GB RAM · 256 GB · expandable

Roomy

RAM

8 GB

Storage

256 GB

Expandable

Yes

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 6

Modern radios

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 6

Modern Wi-Fi

GPS systems

A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, GLONASS (L1), BeiDou (B1)

USB

USB-C 2.0

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

Yes

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — 5G on MTN & Airtel

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN

4G full · 5G works

Full

A Airtel

4G full · 5G works

Full

G Glo

4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

9 9mobile

4G full

Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band

M A G 9

B7 extra speed

B20 indoor reach

B28 indoor reach

n78 the 5G band

M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B2, B5, B8

4G B1, B2, B3, B5, B7, B8, B20, B28b, B28a

5G n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28b, n28a, n38, n40, n41, n77, n78

Build & Design

201 g · 8.9 mm

Height

168.7 mm

Width

76.5 mm

Thickness

8.9 mm

Weight

201 g

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

Apple iPhone 14

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses

52% larger battery capacity

33 W vs 18 W charging · 5,000 mAh vs 3,279 mAh battery

Starts with more storage

256 GB vs 128 GB baseline

Lower benchmark score

573k vs 1.4M AnTuTu · Mid-range vs High-end tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 201 g vs 172 g

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S22 5G

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

35% larger battery capacity

5,000 mAh vs 3,700 mAh battery

Weaker display tech

IPS LCD vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · Tradeoff: 6.78″ vs 6.1″ screen

Lower benchmark score

573k vs 1.0M AnTuTu · Mid-range vs Upper mid-range tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · — vs Telephoto · OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 8K @ 24 fps video

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 201 g vs 167 g

Full comparison

Where to buy

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