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Infinix Smart 9 HD review: Sub-$100 Android Go.

SpecEagle Editorial·Mar 2025·$80
Overall
50/100
Class rank
#125 of 146
Tier
Budget
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

Infinix Smart 9 HD.

Smart 9 HD is Infinix's sub-$80 Android Go entry for emerging markets.

01Display

60/100

60/100 is one of the weaker display results among budget phones of 2025 — 9 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

TypeIPS LCD
Size6.7"
Refresh60 Hz

02Performance

44/100

44/100 is one of the weaker performance results among budget phones of 2025 — 11 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

ChipsetSC9863A
RAM2 GB
Storage64 GB

03Camera

54/100

54/100 trails the 59-point cohort average for budget phones of 2025.

Main8 MP
Front5 MP

04Battery

80/100

80/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2025.

Capacity5,000 mAh
Charging5 W

05Software

60/100

60/100 is one of the weaker software results among budget phones of 2025 — 12 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

What works
  • Sub-$80 entry.
  • 5,000 mAh.
  • 6.7" big screen.
  • Android Go.
What doesn't
  • SC9863A ancient.
  • 2 GB RAM crashes.
  • 5 W charging.
  • 8 MP cam.
Cross-shop it against
Moto G85
$299 · score 74/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 146-phone cohort of budget devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .