Infinix XBook 14 Neo laptop and XPAD 30 tablet officially launch

Infinix has started selling two new budget devices this week. The XBook 14 Neo is a 14-inch Windows laptop that weighs 1.2kg. It went on sale in Malaysia on 10th November 2026. The Core i3 model with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage costs RM2,199 or about KES 70,000. The Core i5 model with 512GB costs RM2,699 or about KES 87,000.

(Yeah it sounds and looks like a MacBook Neo inspired device)

The XPAD 30 is an 11-inch Android tablet aimed at students and families. It’s on sale in the Philippines with 4GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. The regular price is PHP 10,499 or about KES 21,700.

The XBook 14 Neo comes in two versions

Infinix sells two different laptops under the XBook 14 Neo name, which first went on sale in Indonesia on 23rd September. The launch poster and the global spec sheet list Intel’s Core Series 3 chips: the Core 3 304, Core 5 315 and Core 5 320. That version has 8GB or 16GB of LPDDR5X memory soldered to the board.

The Malaysian units have the Core i3-1315U or Core i5-1335U instead. Those are 13th-generation chips that Intel launched in early 2023, and Infinix pairs them with 8GB of DDR4.

On the older version, the DDR4 memory sits on SODIMM sticks, removable memory that slots into the board. So you can buy the 8GB model now and add more RAM later, which you can’t do on the Core Series 3 version. When you shop, check the chip name. “i3” or “i5” means the 2023 chips, while “Core 3” or “Core 5” without the “i” means the newer ones.

Apart from the chip, memory and storage options, the two versions match. The 16:10 screen is a little taller than a normal widescreen laptop’s, and the hinge folds back a full 180 degrees until the laptop lies flat. Infinix rates the 55Wh battery at up to 13 hours and puts a 65W USB-C charger in the box. One of the two USB-C ports charges the laptop and drives a screen, and the other carries data only. There are also three USB-A ports, HDMI, a headphone jack and a switch that cuts the camera and microphones.

Infinix says the body passed low pressure, heat, cold, temperature shock and mechanical shock tests from the US military’s MIL-STD-810H standard, and a drop test isn’t one of them.

The XPAD 30 charges faster than the XPAD 20

The XPAD 30 has the same MediaTek Helio G88 chip and 11-inch 90Hz screen as the XPAD 20. Charging is the biggest change, up from 10W to 18W. Since the battery only grows from 7,000mAh to 7,200mAh, you should spend noticeably less time plugged in. Infinix has also moved the front camera from 5MP to 8MP and shipped it with Android 16 instead of 15, and the tablet can charge your phone through a cable at 10W.

There’s a nano-SIM slot for 4G and a microSD slot for cards up to 1TB. The 4GB of RAM can borrow storage as extra memory, which is how Infinix gets to “up to 8GB”. That helps keep apps open in the background, but storage is much slower than real RAM. The XPAD 20’s page promised two years of security patches, but the XPAD 30’s pages make no update promise.

Availability in Kenya

Infinix hasn’t given a Kenyan price or launch date for either device. It does sell its tablets here: the XPAD 20 arrived in Kenya at KES 15,100 in September last year. If the XPAD 30 lands near that price, we think the faster charging is reason enough to pick it over the older tablet.

For the laptop, compare it with the InBook Air we reviewed in February last year, another 1.2kg 14-inch Infinix laptop with a 13th-generation Core i5 that sold here for just under KES 60,000. We think an XBook 14 Neo with 2023 chips needs to come in below that.