Infinix Zero Ultra brings the Thunder (charge)
180W top-ups in just twelve minutes
Camera pixel counts? Pah! CPU clock speeds? Not interested. How quickly you can suck down electrons seems to be the new battle in the phone world – and Infinix reckons it comes out top trumps. The Infinix Zero Ultra can manage a stonking 180W, which is enough to refill its 4500mAh battery in a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it 12 minutes.
Infinix might be best known for its affordable handsets, but the Zero Ultra doesn’t seem to pull many punches. As well as rapid charging, it’s packing a 6.8in curved AMOLED display, 200MP rear camera with optical image stabilisation, and power courtesy of MediaTek’s Dimensity 920 CPU.
The 5G-friendly chip is paired with 8GB of RAM, which can be topped up to 13GB using a portion of the 256GB of on-board storage. It’s running Android 12, with the firm’s own XOS12 custom interface sitting on top.
The main camera is paired with a 13MP ultrawide and 2MP macro snapper, while up front there’s a 32MP selfie cam.
Crypto bros might also appreciate the NFT lottery card bundled with every handset. Winners get to own part of a digital art collection inspired by space exploration – though there’s no word on how many will be minted, or whether they’ll actually be worth anything in the future.
It’s set to cost the equivalent of US$520 when it launches in Infinix’s usual markets.
Landing alongside the Zero Ultra is the more mid-tier Zero 20. It’s also MediaTek-powered, but this time gets a Helo G99 CPU, paired with 8GB of RAM and either 128 or 256GB of on-board storage depending on spec. Charging times for its 4500mAh battery won’t be so rapid, but at 45W it should still manage a 75% refuel in half an hour.
Its 6.7in AMOLED screen can manage a 90Hz refresh rate, and tops out at 1080p resolution.
Camera quality doesn’t look like too much of a step down, at least for the front-facing selfie cam: Infinix reckons the OIS-equipped 60MP sensor is the first of its kind in the phone world. On the back, a 108MP snapper should be able to capture plenty of detail. It’s joined by a 13MP ultrawide and 2MP depth sensor.
It’ll arrive alongside the Infinix Zero Ultra, with prices set to start at the local equivalent of $270.
Tom Morgan-Freelander
Deputy Editor 
