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Infinix, a mobile brand headquartered in Hong Kong, specializes in smartphones with appealing performance at attractive prices. Recently, they introduced the Note 30 VIP series, priced in the mid-range and equipped with decent hardware. This model is newly launched with an additional 'Racing Edition' themed around the famous BMW brand. This version is packaged as a gift box, accompanied by various enticing accessories and offered at a reasonable price.
The packaging of the Note 30 VIP adopts a black color scheme, accentuated by pale gray lines. It prominently features the three characteristic stripes in the famous BMW M brand, well-known in the sports car world.
Inside, users will find all the necessary accessories, including a fast charger, USB-C charging cable, transparent case, and a 15W wireless charging dock, with an additional tempered glass screen protector. Currently, hardly any smartphone company offers a complimentary wireless charging dock with a phone purchase.
The included wireless charging dock with the Note 30 VIP Racing Edition comes in black, crafted from plastic, capable of delivering fast 15W charging power, equivalent to MagSafe. The accompanying phone case also supports direct wireless charging, eliminating the need to remove the case.
In addition, the Note 30 VIP Racing Edition comes with a 'VIP card' with exclusive privileges such as after-sales service, priority services, etc. However, these privileges do not apply in Vietnam.
Regarding the Infinix Note 30 VIP, the Racing Edition version boasts a rather premium design. The back of the device is finished in black faux leather, accentuated by red lens rims.
Notably, the back of this device is designed to display the three characteristic LED stripes of BMW M.
The Note 30 VIP Racing Edition features a red frame, made of plastic similar to standard editions. This can be understood as in the budget and mid-range segment, most smartphone models only have plastic frames.
The camera cluster of the Infinix Note 30 VIP consists of three lenses set in a fairly large module, but not protruding too much. These three cameras have the following specifications: 108MP wide-angle f/1.8, macro 2MP, and depth sensor 2MP. Overall, the quality of the 108MP camera (using a sensor manufactured by ) has been proven with high detail and good color.
On the front, Infinix equips the Note 30 VIP Racing Edition with a 6.67-inch AMOLED display, featuring FHD+ resolution, and a 120Hz refresh rate. This screen is a 10-bit panel, capable of displaying over 1 billion different colors. However, unfortunately, the brightness is only at 900 nits, quite low compared to other smartphones in the same price range on the market.
The Note 30 VIP Racing Edition features a 'hole-punch' design with a 32MP selfie camera placed in the center of the top edge. The device also integrates an under-display optical fingerprint sensor.
In terms of performance, Infinix equips the Note 30 VIP and Racing Edition with the Dimensity 8050 chip from MediaTek. This is a fairly powerful chip, capable of meeting the demands of heavy gaming with mid-range graphics. The device has 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage.
Scoring performance with AnTuTu Benchmark and Geekbench software, the device receives quite high scores.
The Note 30 VIP comes with a 5000mAh battery, supporting 68W wired and 50W wireless fast charging, capable of charging from 1 to 80% battery in just 30 minutes.
The Infinix Note 30 VIP Racing Edition runs on the Android 13 operating system with XOS 13 interface. As a special edition, the device is also customized with BMW M theme software, including app icons, charging effects, ringtones, etc.
Regarding the price, the Infinix Note 30 VIP Racing Edition is priced at $315 in the US market, equivalent to about 7.7 million dong. Unfortunately, this product is not officially sold in the Vietnamese market. Interested readers can refer to the Infinix Note 30 5G with a price of 4.79 million dong.
