The latest Ultra phone brings a splash of supercar influence

More of a Pininfirina design study than practical device

Amid the usual barrage of new launches around this time of the year from the likes of Samsung and Xiaomi, I’ve been checking out the highest-end device yet from a manufacturer many readers won’t have heard of — but it’s one that marks an unusual collaboration with another brand that might be more familiar.

Infinix is a sub-brand of Chinese company Transsion, which also owns the smartphone maker Tecno. The manufacturer is particularly successful in developing smartphone markets like Africa and the Middle East; across all of its brands, Transsion accounts for about half of Africa’s smartphone market share, according to figures from Canalys last year.