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Infinix InBook X2 Review Ratings
generalize
The Infinix InBook X2 is an ultra-lightweight and affordable laptop with excellent performance for everyday tasks that should appeal to students or professionals who carry a laptop around all day.
advantage
- Ultra-lightweight design, reasonable specification, affordable price
- lots of ports
- attractive design
shortcoming
- bad wifi
- Almost indistinguishable from the InBook X1
I reviewed it before Infinix Hot 10S NFC, which offers incredible value for money, but is only available in Indonesia, Russia and Latin America.
In May 2021, Infinix Mobile made a foray into laptops with the launch of the INbook X1 series.
Specification
- CPU: Intel Core i7-1065G7
- RAM: 8GB
- Storage: 512GB NVMe
- Display: 14” 1920*1080 300 nits brightness 100% sRGB
- Ports: USB-C x2 (one supports data, charging and DisplayPort), USB 3.0 × 2, HDMI 1.4 × 1, SD card slot x 1, 3.5mm headphone and microphone jacks x 1
- Battery: 50Wh, 45W USB-C charging
- Dimensions: 323.3mm (W) x 211.1mm (D) x 14.8mm (H)
- Weight: 1.24kg
InBook X2 and X1
InBook X2 uses 10th gen Intel chips, which I think is a bit off for a laptop coming out in 2022. Looking back at the X1, there is little difference between the two laptops.
It looks like the InBook X2 comes with an i5-1035G1 CPU, while my example is an i7. You need to choose the InBook X1Pro for the i7-1065G7 model.
The X2 then has Windows 11, but you can upgrade to that for free anyway.
The main difference seems to be weight and size:
- Infineon InBook X2
- Dimensions: 323.3mm (W) x 211.1mm (D) x 14.8mm (H)
- Infineon InBook X1
- Dimensions: 323.5mm (W) x 219.5mm (D) x 16.3mm (H)
The smaller size also means smaller batteries, 50Wh and 55Wh, and slower chargers (45W and 65W).
All in all, there is hardly any difference. However, if you frequently commute with your laptop, then weight savings can help.
Design and Display
The Infinix InBook X2 is one of the more attractive laptops, and my sample is turquoise, which is a refreshing change from the all black and gray I’m usually used to.
The standout feature is the overall weight. It’s incredibly light. Of course, many laptops are similar in weight and lighter. LG Gram 16 inch weighs 1.2kg and costs £1500 or Acer Swift 5 Weighing just 1kg, but at £900, the overall specs aren’t much better.
Surprisingly, unlike most ultraportables, the Infinix also offers a large selection of ports. Two USB-A and two USB-C ports and an HDMI port make life so much easier than messing up and losing USB hubs.
The display is also surprisingly good for such a cheap laptop (much better than the Samsung Go). It’s bright enough with good color accuracy. Moving outside, the 300nits brightness does start to struggle, but overall it’s better than I expected for a laptop at this price.
Considering the cost, the overall build and design is excellent.
Open up the laptop and you can expect its compact design with limited upgrade options. It’s just storage that you can easily replace.
Keyboard and Trackpad
Both the keyboard and the trackpad are fine, or at least standard on thin and light laptops.
The keys don’t have much travel and are a bit floppy. There is also no backlight. While that might not sound amazing, you’re not getting anything amazing on a laptop at this price.
The touchpad is large and nice, with good left-button and mouse-click feedback.
Performance and Fan Noise
The performance is good enough, and this is a two-year-old CPU that might seem disappointing, but it’s an Intel Core i7-1065G7 with enough performance for everyday tasks.
Benchmarks suggest this is a capable productivity machine, and you should be able to play some light gaming as long as you maintain reasonable expectations.
- Time Spy: 931 (Graphics: 831, CPU: 2948)
- PCMark 10: 3666 (Basic: 7138, Productivity: 4762, Digital Content Creation: 3935)
- CystalDisk: 2501 MB/s read, 1722 MB/s write
During my time with it, I mostly use it for browsing Chrome, MS Office and Outlook, as well as basic photo editing. It does all these tasks perfectly.
This has an easily audible fan. I wouldn’t say it’s loud, but due to its thin and light nature, it’s very high-pitched, and I found it was audible even when I was playing music in the background when running the PC Mark benchmark.
The fan kicks in with a relatively light load, but it’s usually quiet enough to not hear it on the TV, and I had to put my ear against it to check if it was spinning.
wireless online
I don’t usually highlight Wi-Fi on laptops because they usually offer the performance you expect. It doesn’t. Performance is poor.
in the same room Netgear AXE11000 Wi-Fi Mesh System (RBKE963) I’m currently reviewing and the laptop achieves 100Mbps to 200Mbps internet speeds.mine Companion Book 13, using Wi-Fi 5, managing 490Mbps, mine Companion Book 14, maximize your internet connection at 535Mbps with Wi-Fi 6E.
The signal also dropped quickly, and in my office I was lucky to get 20Mbps.
Opened the laptop and found that the WLAN card is directly integrated on the motherboard and has a single antenna design, which may be the culprit for the poor signal.
Battery
The Infinix InBook X2 comes with a 50Wh battery and claims to offer up to 11 hours of battery life.
That’s actually less than the 55W and 13 hours you get from the X1. This is the sacrifice you make for the new lighter design.
As far as actual use goes, I haven’t pushed it that far, but I’d say you can easily get 8 hours of general usage out of it without putting too much emphasis on charging.
Price and Alternatives
The INBOOK X2 series will be available starting January 22 in Indonesia, Thailand, Egypt and other countries for $399 (i3), $549 (i5) and $649 (i7).
I’ve been told it will reach a wider audience in the future, but no word on Western markets. Currently, there aren’t any Infinix for sale in the UK, so I don’t expect it to launch here.
The i7 model I received was £472, which is a good price for a portable i7 laptop. However, UK/US/EU prices are higher than in Indonesia and Thailand, so an accurate comparison with any competing device in the UK is impossible.
The X1 is on sale on Flipkart for Rs 49,999 or $675. This is for the i5 8GB/512GB model, so the X2 will look like it will be cheaper.
Looking at the competing laptops out there, only the Avita Liber V14 costs Rs 46,990, is the same weight and size as the X2, and uses an Intel Core i5-10210U.
The 11th gen i5-1135G7 of the Asus Vivobook14 costs Rs 50,490, but it weighs 1.5kg and has less storage space.
comprehensive
The main selling point of the Infinix InBook X2 seems to be its ultra-lightweight design. Other than that, it’s basically the same as the X1. You can also get a slightly heavier laptop with a better CPU from Flipkart for a similar price. However, at this price point, there aren’t many offerings with the same specs and ultra-lightweight design.
My review sample had poor Wi-Fi, maybe the laptop didn’t like my Wi-Fi setup very much, or there was a problem with the sample itself. However, the Wi-Fi of the signal band WLAN will naturally be poor compared to the 2×2 design.
Overall, the Infinix InBook X2 is an ultra-lightweight and affordable laptop with excellent performance for everyday tasks, and it should appeal to students or professionals who carry a laptop around all day.
