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00:00Hey guys, I'm Tom the Tech Chap, and this is the brand new Infinix Zero X Pro, and as
00:05you might be able to tell, this is not my usual studio.
00:09In fact, I've come with Infinix to the Royal Observatory here in Greenwich, London, home
00:14of, well, time, with Greenwich Mean Time, which has acted as a reference for all other
00:18times around the world, and also a bloody great big telescope.
00:23Although this one is more of a museum piece now, this is what they actually use, much
00:27smaller and more modern.
00:29And so here's a picture of our lovely moon, and another, and I'm sure you'll agree
00:33they're pretty decent, especially as it was taken on this.
00:38Not a fancy telescope, handheld, no edits, taken in central London with up to a 60x zoom
00:44in this super moon camera mode, and it costs around $319, plus it fits in your pocket.
00:51Okay, to be fair, the telescopes at the observatory are maybe a touch better, and also a big thank
00:56you to Dr. Emily Drabek-Monder, expert astronomer from the observatory, who showed me around
01:01and put up with my stupid questions.
01:04I call myself the tech chap, but I wouldn't, this is like...
01:06Well, so this is the Annie Monder Astrographic Telescope, or ANAM for short.
01:11This particular 14-inch telescope, it gives us a high-resolution view of solar system
01:18objects, like the moon, sun, and planets.
01:21But the point is, even if it's not something you'd use all the time, it is pretty cool
01:25to have this capability in a phone, and particularly one that's this affordable.
01:30Okay, let's bring this back to Earth, and this is the Zero X Pro.
01:34It's Infinix's flagship in the new Zero X range, and while it's not currently planned
01:39to be released here in the UK, sadly, you will be able to buy it internationally for
01:43about $320.
01:45I really do hope they properly launch these soon here in the UK as they're incredible
01:49value for money.
01:55Specs-wise, we have a big Full HD Plus 120Hz AMOLED screen, and it's nice to have both
02:07the high refresh and the AMOLED on a phone in this price range.
02:12Round the back, we have a triple camera setup with a 108-megapixel main lens, an ultra-wide
02:17and a telephoto with a 5x optical zoom.
02:20We do get a headphone jack, which is great to see, and it also supports dual-SIM and
02:24a microSD card to expand the storage.
02:27The only downside is we don't get 5G support.
02:30There's this little hole-punch cutout for the selfie camera, and also for unlocking
02:34we have an in-screen fingerprint reader, and you've also got face unlocking.
02:38There's definitely a theme here, I think, because I've got the Zero X Pro in Nebula
02:42Black, which has a sparkly night sky design on the back, kind of like the Milky Way Galaxy.
02:48It's usually pretty subtle, but in the right lighting it really can pop, and it kind of
02:52feels like you're holding a galaxy in your hands.
02:56Now on the inside, we have a MediaTek Helio G95, which is definitely more of a mid-range
03:02chip, but it handled everything I threw at it.
03:04That's paired with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage.
03:08And finally, powering everything, we have a good-sized 4500mAh battery, plus we have
03:13that fast 45W charger bundled in the box.
03:17So it's a pretty good all-rounder, and actually Android 11 with Infinix's XOS software on
03:22top is nice and fast, there's a decent amount of customisation and extra functions to play
03:27with.
03:28I actually really like this smart panel menu that you can swipe in from either side for
03:31your most used apps and functions.
03:33Now personally I prefer having the Google News feed left of my home screen, but this
03:37Zero screen has some pretty handy widgets and feeds.
03:41It's also par for the course that there's a fair few pre-installed apps, but you can
03:44of course just hide or remove the ones that you don't want.
03:47Okay, let's talk about this camera, because this is usually where we see more affordable
03:52phones really fall down, but in my experience over the past couple of weeks with this,
03:56I've been genuinely impressed with how good it is.
04:00You've got the 0.6x ultrawide, the main lens and then the 5x telephoto, which you can digitally
04:06punch in up to 60x.
04:08There's a whole bunch of other modes as well, including this short video mode for 15 second
04:12clips with a variety of filters and so on, maybe one for the kids.
04:16AI Cam is your default photo mode and has scene and object recognition, plus you can
04:21shoot in the full 108 megapixels if you do want the highest resolution.
04:26I also quite like that beauty is its own separate mode, so I don't have to turn all that off
04:31in the main camera mode.
04:33Super Night does a really good job in low light scenes with longer exposures and as
04:37you can see, side by side it makes a world of difference versus a regular photo.
04:42But wait, there's more, because if you swipe up there's tons of other options here, but
04:46certainly one of the most eye-catching is Super Moon, and you can go from 5 to 60x zoom
04:52and then this little reticule will go green when it's locked on and you can snap a surprisingly
04:56good lunar photo.
04:58You'd struggle to get this quality on most phones, perhaps something like the Galaxy
05:02S21 Ultra could give it some competition, but that's also 5x the price.
05:08Up front we have an 8 megapixel selfie camera, I wouldn't say it's anything to write home
05:12about but in good light it does a decent job.
05:15And finally, video tops out at 4K 30 and detail and dynamic range is solid but as you can
05:21see it is a little bit shaky and surprisingly dropping down to 1080p doesn't make that much
05:26difference to it, although this is filmed with pre-release camera software so updates
05:30may improve things.
05:35So overall, I think the Infinix Zero X Pro is a properly good all-round phone.
05:40I know that's a bit of a cliche term but this does do everything you need, I mean it looks
05:45good, it's fast enough, has surprisingly good cameras, a lovely 120Hz AMOLED screen, a headphone
05:50jack don't forget and even if you aren't bothered about moonshots, for $320 or so I
05:56think it's incredible value for money.
05:59If they could have added one of Mediatek's newer Dimensity chips with 5G support, maybe
06:04a second speaker and slightly more stabilised video, that would have been ideal of course
06:08but at this price point it is all about balance.
06:13Here's a challenge for you though, next time you have a clear night sky, take the best
06:18moonshot you can with your current phone and let me know how it turns out in the comments
06:22or you can tag me on Twitter at The Tech Chap and see if you can take a better photo than
06:26this.
06:27But what do you think of the Zero X Pro?
06:30Would you be tempted to buy it?
06:31Let me know in the comments below and again a huge thank you to Infinix and the Royal
06:35Observatory Greenwich for helping make this video happen.
06:37Cheers for watching guys and I'll see you next time right here on The Tech Chap and
06:42probably back at the studio.