Infinix Note 40 Pro+ review

Impressive 108MP main camera

The Infinix Note 40 Pro+ has three cameras on its back and one on the front and to be honest, Infinix could have just kept just one of those on the back. The main 108MP camera is promising, but the other two 2MP units (one for depth sensing, one for macro photography) are of little use.

• Wide (main):108MP Samsung ISOCELL (S5K)HM6 , 1/1.67", 0.64µm, f/1.8, 24mm, PDAF; 1440p@30fps
• Macro: 2 MP, f/2.4
• Front camera: 32 MP Galaxycore GC32E1 f/2.2, 1/3.1", 0.7µm; 1440p@30fps, 1080p@60fps/30fps

The 32MP selfie camera looks solid and we've seen this sensor perform well in other handsets.

One notable omission is an ultrawide camera. Most competitors offer a subpar 8MP unit, so Infinix skipping on the ultrawide might not be a huge loss. On the other hand, it would have provided more utility than the two 2MP cameras.

Daylight photos

Main camera

The main camera outputs good daylight photos with a wide dynamic range, plenty of fine detail and punchy colors. Noise is kept to a minimum outside, but you can see some present in the shadows of indoor photos.

Main camera daylight samples

Portraits

Sharpness could be better, so that's why Infinix went a little overboard with the artificial sharpening. You can notice sharpening halos in foliage or the edge of the buildings, making the stills look as if they are artificially rendered.

108MP camera samples

The 108MP mode is hard to recommend, as you can see for yourself.

3x zoom

The default zoom toggle is 3x, which, in a way, is a very bold statement. Still, we were surprised by the results. Sure, the 3x crop zoom samples are slightly fuzzier and you can notice the grain in homogeneous areas, but the overall quality is pretty solid - sharpness is good, detail is aplenty, while the punchy colors and wide dynamic range are inherited from the 1x mode.

3x zoom daylight samples

Low-light photos

Main camera

The system wasn't very generous with the automatic Night mode, and the Note 40 Pro+ decided to stick with the standard Photo mode for the most part. Still, it's obvious that the software uses HDR, as evidenced by the bright shadows and relatively adequate rendition of light sources. There are some clipped highlights so it's not ideal.

Main camera low-light samples

Colors need a little boost and so does contrast. Noise is mostly taken care of, and we are surprised to see so much detail. Sharpness is also good, but mainly thanks to the additional post-processing sharpening, which creates that artificial look. It's mostly prominent in photos with active Night mode.

3x zoom

Expectedly, the 3x zoom mode at night is barely usable. There's a heavy post-processing going on here to retain some of the details and sharpness, but without much luck. The 3x zoom samples are noisy, soft and lack fine detail. However, brighter scenes turn out much better - notice the last two photos.

3x zoom low-light samples

Selfies

The selfies are definitely above average in terms of quality. The subject is always well-exposed, suggesting a wide dynamic range, sharpness is good, colors are close to natural and the level of detail is rather impressive. We once again noticed a bit too much artificial sharpening, but we think this time it worked out well.

Selfies

Video recording

The Note 40 Pro+ supports video recording with its main camera in 1080p@60fps or 1440p@30fps (sometimes called 2K resolution). The Dimensity 7020 chipset cannot record or playback 4K video. This puts the handset behind the competition since the overwhelming majority of smartphones in this price bracket can record 4K footage.

Infinix tries to offset the lack of 4K video recording with some additional features. One is called Ultimate video enhancement, and the other is Ultra steady, used for action camera-like videos. Both of these modes, however, limit the video's resolution to 1080p.

In any case, the recorded 2K footage isn't bad, but it's nothing to write home about either. It's softer than your average 4K footage, but detail is nice, colors are punchy, dynamic range is wide and contrast is good. The color temperature seems slightly off, though, as the video sample looks too yellow-ish.

Turning on the Ultimate enhancement mode boosts brightness, resulting in clipped highlights and boosts colors. However, since it's 1080p, it looks even softer. Overall, we can't recommend using this mode at all.

The low-light footage is pretty solid - it's noise-free, has plenty of detail and it's quite sharp. Overall, it looks really clean. However, highlights are clipped (probably in pursuit of bringing up the shadows) and the color temperature is off. There's some sort of reddish hue, similarly to the daylight footage.

And as far as stabilization goes, it turns out that the handset doesn't have EIS in 1440p resolution. Your only option for stabilizing your videos is using the Ultra steady mode if it works and doesn't limit the video's resolution to 1080p. There seems to be an issue with the stabilization, as all videos appeared way too shaky.

Video sample playlist

You can check out the playlist below, which includes multiple video samples.