Hong Kong-based tech brand Infinix launched its new gaming smartphone, the GT 50 Pro, less than a month ago, which is notable for its cool back panel design that also reflects its main purpose — to literally help keep the phone cooler.
The phone review was conducted over the course of around a week to mimic how an average user would likely use the device.
The review unit comes with 256GB of internal storage and 12GB of RAM, with up to 12GB of extended memory. It also utilizes UFS 4.1 storage and LPDDR5X memory, allowing for faster storage access, quicker app loading, and more efficient memory performance. The unit comes in the Red Blaze colorway, but is also available in two other variants: Black Abyss and Silver Glacier.
UNBOXING EXPERIENCE AND LIQUID COOLING DESIGN
The review unit arrived in a slipcase that revealed a large retail box. Inside were two smaller boxes — one containing the smartphone itself and another housing the bundled GT Magcharge Cooler 2.0.
The main package includes the GT 50 Pro, the usual paperwork and SIM ejector pin, a hard case with a magnetic ring designed for the cooler, a 45-watt (W) charging brick, and a USB cable.
The separate box contains the GT Magcharge Cooler 2.0 and its own charging cable.
A personal favorite feature of mine is the phone’s back design, where a flowing element can be seen at the bottom part of the device.
This flowing element is part of what Infinix calls the HydroFlow Liquid Cooling Architecture, which helps manage the phone’s heat.
The internal cooling architecture extends across large portions of the phone and, according to the company, is designed to dissipate heat from hotter areas to cooler ones, enabling sustained high performance even under heavy workloads.
Complementing the gaming aesthetic are customizable RGB lights, branded by Infinix as Mechanical Waves. Users can choose from eight lighting patterns and colors for notifications, incoming calls, and other functions.
The phone also features a 6.78-inch 1.5K LTPS AMOLED display protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 7i, with a peak brightness of up to 4,500 nits and a 144Hz refresh rate. It is set to Auto Switch by default, which I suggest keeping to avoid excessive battery consumption.
Another banger feature for gamers is the Pressure-Sense GT Trigger, which can be customized for gaming and various other tasks.
Honestly, I did not use this feature much for gaming, but I found it quite useful while taking photos and videos, as it can be used for zooming and capturing.
GAMING AND BATTERY PERFORMANCE
Moving to gaming performance, the GT 50 Pro is powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 8400 Ultimate, a 4-nanometer (nm) processor featuring an octa-core CPU composed of eight Cortex-A725 cores clocked at up to 3.25GHz, paired with a Mali-G720 MC7 GPU. Although it is not the most powerful chip on the market, it is expected to deliver high performance in most games.
Based on the AnTuTu benchmark I ran on the phone, it scored more than 1.95 million points, indicating that it can handle most tasks, including demanding games.
During game testing, I used the phone along with the GT Magcharge Cooler 2.0. For Mobile Legends, the performance was smooth, as expected. It supports Ultra map quality and up to 144 frames per second (FPS), with the graphics settings turned up to their highest available options.
I also tried playing Genshin Impact and Minecraft on it, and the phone was capable of handling these games. Although at times, the games tended to lag, especially Minecraft, if there was too much happening on screen.
As for my experience using the phone with the included GT Magcharge Cooler 2.0, it did not make the phone feel cold, but it noticeably reduced the heat and helped sustain higher performance for a longer period.
The GT 50 Pro is equipped with a 6,500mAh battery that supports 45W wired charging and 30W wireless charging. It also supports bypass charging, which is good news for gamers.
Although the battery capacity may sound high, it drained relatively faster compared with other phones with similar battery capacities—or even lower ones—based on my experience.
Even with low to moderate usage, such as only checking social media without any gaming involved, I still found myself charging the phone twice over the course of the day.
Its charging speed is also decent, but some users may find it slower considering its price and the competition in the market. The phone took about one hour and 40 minutes to charge from 0% to 100%.
CAMERA PERFORMANCE
As for its camera, which I used the most due to the nature of my work, I had lower expectations since this is a gaming phone. But the GT 50 Pro’s results were actually quite impressive.
The colors produced by its main camera were just right. The photos were quite sharp and, honestly, the camera is quite versatile, as the app offers plenty of features.
The videos are also decent and stable.
The phone features a 50-megapixel main camera, an 8-megapixel ultra-wide camera, and a 13-megapixel front camera.
The camera app also offers five Artificial Intelligence (AI) features that are actually useful, especially AI Eraser and AI Extender. For a gaming phone, this was quite unexpected, but I am sure users will gladly appreciate them.
The GT 50 Pro runs on Infinix XOS 16, based on Android 16.
The smartphone also features Infinix’s self-developed N1 Network Chip, which the company says can improve weak signal performance by up to 60%, helping maintain more stable cellular and network connectivity in areas with poor reception.
Infinix also promises three major Android updates and five years of security patch support for the smartphone.
For my verdict, although the Infinix GT 50 Pro is advertised as a smart gaming phone, it offers more than that, proving to be a well-rounded device with an impressive design, solid gaming and camera performance, and a bright display.
It is best suited for people who love gaming but do not want to compromise on other crucial aspects of a smartphone. Its battery performance is the area where I think it could improve, considering its price and the competition, but do not get me wrong, it is still decent.
The Infinix GT 50 Pro is officially priced at P25,999 for the 12GB/256GB variant and P29,999 for the 12GB/512GB variant.
It is now available through Infinix’s official stores and popular online platforms. — Edg Adrian A. Eva
