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This is the Infinix Note Edge, the
brand’s very first entry for 2026. And I
must say, it’s got some promising
hardware and software features, at least
on paper. It’s the first phone to adopt
the new fairly new Dimensity 7100 5G
chip accompanied by a large 6500 mAh
battery and an updated software
experience with longer support. These
are just among its key highlights to
look out for. But as a whole, does it
have the edge to stand out in the crowd
as your next daily driver? I’m your
host, Earl, and let’s dive right in.
Starting with its look, the Note Edge
took out some inspiration. Our unit
comes in a blue color way that’s rather
loud and has a matte gradient-like
finish with color tones that shift
depending on how the light hits it. It
has this large color match camera island
over here housing its camera system.
Don’t be fooled, though. It may look
like it has two cameras, but it’s
actually just one. Despite the fact the
design is pretty much consistent with
its shame edges matching beautifully
down to the camera lenses. And notice
this square thing below the LED flash.
It’s the so-called active halo lighting
that lights up to different activities
like music playback, charging indicator,
and launching its AI assistant among
others. As someone who often leaves your
phone face down on the table, I find it
best suited for notifications. Now, in
terms of build quality, the phone
features an all plastic build with
subtle curved edges all around, adding a
bit more comfort in hand. Moving on to
the IO’s facing the screen, you’ll find
the speaker grill with sound by JBL
branding at the top alongside a
microphone and an IR blaster. There’s
nothing on the left side, while the
right houses the power and volume
buttons as well as the green accented
onetap button. More on that in a bit. At
the bottom are the second loudspeaker,
another microphone, the USBC port, and
the dual nano SIM card slot. Going back
to the one tap button, a single press
does nothing, while a long press
launches the camera app by default. That
means it also acts as a shutter button,
but we do have an option to map it to
different functions like AI assistant,
writing a quick note, and so on. The
phone has an IP65 rating, giving it
protection against dust and water jets.
It also comes with a pre-installed
screen protector film right out of the
box. Flipping over to the front, we are
greeted by a 6.78 in 1.5K AMOLED
display. And just like from the rear, it
has a curved edge design, too. This
makes the bezels look so thin that it
actually is measuring 1.87 mm. and it
seems to be uniform on all sides. It
runs up to 120 Hz refresh rate and has a
peak brightness of 4500 nits. The colors
look nice and vibrant with sharp details
and deep blacks. Checking out its DRM
setting, the phone is wide by an L135
for HD viewing on Netflix, for example.
Although the listening experience is
quite underwhelming, the sound by JBL
branding doesn’t really improve the
audio quality. It can get loud but clear
highs and decent mids, but it mostly
lacks bass. You still get some level of
immersion thanks to it dual serup, but
that’s about it. As for biometric
security, it features the usual under
thisway fingerprint sensor that’s
optical and face recognition. Unlocking
the phone using the fingerprint sensor
is decently fast, but it can get
sluggish sometimes mainly because
there’s a bit of animation delay. Now,
let’s talk about the camera performance.
Like mentioned earlier, the Note Edge
features a single 50 megapixel camera
sensor at the rear. At the front, it has
a 13 megapixel selfie shooter housed in
a punch hole notch. Taking a look at our
sample shots, the image quality in
general is surprisingly good as long as
you don’t pixel peep since noise becomes
more noticeable zooming in. It seems a
bit heavy on AI processing as it tries
to enhance every image as much as
possible. And there’s no way to turn off
that. By the way, I also noticed that
the image processing takes a while. I
often had to wait 3 seconds or so before
the phone could fully process the
photos. Still, it does a good job of
preserving natural color reproduction
and bringing out nice details and
dynamic range. Portraits have decent
background and subject separation, while
selfies are all right with acceptable
skin tones and facial texture. As for
the video, the phone can shoot up to 2K
at 30 frames per second for both the
rear and front cameras. There’s no
optical stabilization, although there’s
an AI steady mode that adds some
electronic stabilization. However, it
caps out the resolution to 1080p at 30
frames per second. Video quality is
quite nice, but expect shaky footage if
you want to shoot at 2K resolution.
Colors look natural, but the dynamic
range is a bit limited, often blowing
out highlights. So, this is a sample
video from the Infinix Note Edge using
the front camera, and it’s shooting at
2K at 30fps. As you can see, there’s no
stabilization of any form, but it does
support AI steady mode as well, and
we’re going to try that, too. Now, we’re
shooting another footage with the AI
steady mode enabled,
but it’s now capped to 1080p at 30 fps.
So, as you can see, there’s some
electronic image stabilization going on
with AI steady mode.
So, what do you guys think? Moving on to
performance, the Infin Note Edge is
powered by the new MediaTek Dimensity
7100 5G. Our unit comes with 8 gig of
RAM and 256 gig of UFS 2.2 storage. No
micro SD card support here, though.
Looking at the benchmark results, the
phone posted decent numbers, scoring
over 660,000 points on a Dut version 10.
Meanwhile, on 3D Mark Wildlife, it got
an average frame rate of about 15 FPS,
which shows its overall graphical
performance.
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In real world use, uploading times can
be a bit slow and navigating around
isn’t as smooth as I expected. For now,
I’m choosing to be optimistic and say
this made due to the relatively new
chipset which could still improve with
future software optimizations. This
thing is not designed for gaming though.
While it can play light games like
Mobile Legends at up to 90 frames per
second, it struggles to run demanding
ones like Genchin Impact. It also gets
warm after a few minutes of gameplay,
but not to an alarming amount. So,
there’s that. Onto the software side,
the Note Edge ships with XOS 16 based on
Android 16. And oh boy, the design
restoration is even more obvious here.
But that doesn’t mean I’m complaining.
If anything, I’m actually more
impressed. From lock screen and
wallpapers to the control center and app
icons, everything feel inspired by iOS
26. You can see a combination of depth,
shadows, gradients, and glass-like
design in certain places. It even adopts
some navigational UI elements evident in
the back button and navigation icons at
the top and bottom of the screen. And to
complete the iOS like experience, of
course, there’s a dynamic bar to boot. I
honestly appreciate the consistency in
design here. You’ll see that this
specific design language is implemented
across the board, including first-party
apps like the dialer, file manager,
gallery, and the notes app among others.
However, the so-called liquid glass look
and feel isn’t fully implemented, which
is understandable given that it’s not
running the fastest chipset. Although
there’s some bloatware for sure, but it
can be easily disabled in the launcher
settings. It comes with a suit of AI
tools, aptly named Infinix AI,
accessible in system apps like the
gallery, notes, summaries for
recordings, and more. There’s the usual
circle to search feature, but the AI
voice chat is default to Infinix’s own
folax assistant. Another thing to give
Infinix credit for is the extended
software support for the Note Edge, now
promising up to 3 years of major OS
upgrades and 5 years of security
patches. So, that’s indeed a welcome
improvement. Battery-wise, the phone
packs a large 6,500 mAh battery paired
with 45 watt war charging. As good as
that sounds on paper, the large capacity
doesn’t really translate to longer
battery life in this case. In our PC
Markware 3.0 oil battery test. The Note
Edge lasted 10 hours and 55 minutes,
which is a bit underwhelming for a
battery this size. On the plus side,
charging is fairly quick. The bundled 45
watt charger can take the phone from 0
to 100% in just about an hour, and the
phone can even double as a power bank as
it supports 10 watts of reverse wire
charging. No wireless charging here, but
it does support bypass charging, so the
phone can draw power straight from the
charger during heavy use. Connectivity
wise, the phone covers all the
essentials here. 5G, NFC, FM radio, IR
blaster, and surprisingly even eim
support, which is a nice bonus to have.
I also want to highlight the phone’s
signal performance. The Note Edge
features UPS 3.0 AI super signal
technology, which Infin says keeps 5G
connection stable, even in areas with
weak coverage. They’re not kidding here.
I tested it in a spot where my personal
phone couldn’t get a stable 4G signal,
let alone 5G. On the Note Edge, the
connection stayed reliable, which is a
real plus if you’re always on the go.
Before we move on to our verdict, let’s
talk about the expected pricing. The
pricing for the Note Edge hasn’t been
announced yet, but judging by its specs
and features, it looks to be positioned
in the mid-range segment. So, I’d expect
it to land somewhere around 12,000 to
15,000 for the 8 gig plus 256 gig
variant here in the Philippines. But
once the pricing is out, we’ll write it
on the description or pin it in the
comments below. So, does the Infinix
Note Edge really give you the edge? It’s
a bit of a mixed bag. On the plus side,
it has a decent audio visual experience,
a 5G signal performance that actually
works better than my daily driver,
decent camera performance, and more
importantly, it gets longer software
support. Its new UI design stands out,
and the iOS inspired visuals are quite
nice. Some might say it shows lack of
originality, but for me, it’s honestly
impressive at how well done they have
recreated the iOS 26 look for a
mid-range device. On the downside, its
battery life didn’t meet our expectation
despite the large battery and gaming
performance is limited. If the price is
right, the Infinix Note Edge could
easily be one of the best options out
there in terms of overalls, or it could
be an entirely forgettable one, as it’s
mainly held back by its performance. For
the most part, it impresses with
good-looking software, everyday
connectivity, and arguably a nice
appearance rather than raw power. If
you’re someone who just wants to daily
drive a phone that just works, then the
Infinix Note Edge is worth a look. But
what do you think of the Infin Note
Edge? Will you get this anytime soon?
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We’ve been hearing whispers about Infinix’s first big play for 2026, and now it’s finally in our hands. The Infinix NOTE Edge isn’t just another phone launching into the crowded market. It’s arriving with some serious promises that could make it a standout daily driver for the budget-conscious Filipino user. On paper, it’s packing a new chipset, a massive battery that sounds like it could last through a whole *teleserye* marathon, and software support that aims to go the distance. But as we all know, specs on a box are one thing. The real test is how it performs in the hustle and bustle of everyday life here. Does this ‘Edge’ give it a real advantage, or is it just clever marketing? In our latest video review, we go beyond the spec sheet to find out. We unbox it, feel its build, test that intriguing ‘Active Halo’ lighting feature, and put its core promises through their paces. Is this the phone that finally gives you that premium feel without the premium price tag? You’ll have to watch to see if it truly earns its name.
What You’ll See in This Video
- First phone with the new MediaTek Dimensity 7100 5G chip, promising smooth performance for apps and games.
- Houses a gigantic 6500mAh battery, aiming to end your charging anxiety for good.
- Features an updated software experience with a commitment to longer support, a big plus for longevity.
- Sporting a unique design with a color-shifting matte back and a large camera island with a secret.
- Includes the ‘Active Halo’ lighting system on the back for notifications, music, and charging cues.
- Boasts JBL-tuned stereo speakers for an immersive audio experience.
Curious to see if the Infinix NOTE Edge has the sharp performance to match its name? Don’t just take our word for it. Watch our full, hands-on video review to see it in action, hear those JBL speakers, and get our final verdict on whether this 2026 contender is worth your hard-earned peso.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is the Infinix NOTE Edge available in the Philippines?
As Infinix’s first major release for 2026, it is expected to launch in the Philippine market soon. Keep an eye on official Infinix PH channels and local retailers for the official launch date and availability.
How much will the Infinix NOTE Edge cost?
Official Philippine pricing has not been announced yet. However, based on its positioning and features, we anticipate it to be competitively priced within the budget to mid-range segment. We’ll update once official local pricing is released.
Does it really have two cameras on the back?
That’s one of the interesting design quirks. As we point out in the video, the large camera island might suggest a dual-camera system, but it actually houses a single main camera sensor. The rest of the space is for the flash and the unique Active Halo light.
What is the ‘Active Halo’ lighting feature for?
It’s a customizable LED strip on the back of the phone. As shown in our review, it can light up for various notifications, act as a charging progress indicator, sync with your music playback, and more. It’s a fun and functional aesthetic touch.
Frequently Asked Questions
What chip does the Infinix Note Edge use?
The Infinix Note Edge uses the Dimensity 7100 5G chip.
What is the battery capacity of the Infinix Note Edge?
The Infinix Note Edge has a large 6500 mAh battery.
How many cameras does the Infinix Note Edge actually have?
Despite the design, the Infinix Note Edge actually has just one camera.
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