Mobile games have caught up to consoles on graphics, but the way we control them has barely moved past tapping glass. Infinix wants to close that gap in Malaysia with a two-piece kit, the GT NX Controller and the GT NX Station, that bolts physical buttons and active cooling onto a phone you already own.
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The Infinix GT NX Controller wraps your phone in buttons
The GT NX Controller clamps around a phone and gives it a full set of physical controls: a thumbstick, a directional pad, four face buttons and a touchpad, with trigger buttons along the top edge. Infinix highlights that touchpad for aiming in first-person shooters, and pairs the buttons with haptic feedback, so an action lands with a click and a small vibration instead of a flat screen tap.
Infinix describes several play modes and a direct connect option, a wired link meant to keep input lag low during fast matches. Clip-on controllers are not new territory here. The Razer Kishi V2 brought the same clamp-and-play idea to Malaysia a while back, and the GT NX Controller's pitch is the added touchpad and haptics layered on that familiar format.
A dock that cools the phone and casts to a screen
The GT NX Station is a desktop dock. The phone drops into a cradle backed by a built-in thermoelectric cooler, the kind of active chilling that pushes back on the thermal throttling that slows a handset down after a long session. It is the same problem Infinix has been chasing inside its own phones, such as the GT 50 Pro and its micro-pump liquid cooling, now handled by an accessory that sits outside the phone.
The Station doubles as a hub. Infinix calls it a 9-in-1 expansion, and the official render shows HDMI, several USB ports and an Ethernet jack on the base. That HDMI output lets you extend or mirror the phone onto a monitor or TV, turning a handset into something closer to a compact console at a desk. Infinix notes the external display has to support HDMI input, and that features on both the Controller and the Station depend on a supported phone, with compatibility varying by game, model and software version.
Why a peripheral, not a new phone
Real buttons and real cooling are the two things that have long separated a dedicated gaming phone from an ordinary one. Selling them as add-ons is a different bet: instead of asking gamers to buy a whole new device, Infinix is offering the upgrade to the phone in your pocket, as long as it is on the supported list. It also extends a gaming push the brand has leaned into hard in Malaysia, from its GT phone line to esports sponsorships.
Infinix GT NX price and availability in Malaysia
Infinix has opened pre-orders in Malaysia, with the bundle starting from RM549, down from a listed RM598. You can reserve it now through Lazada, Shopee and TikTok Shop. Infinix has not published exact button counts, battery life or the full port list beyond the 9-in-1 description, so treat those details as open until the brand confirms the full specifications.
The takeaway
The GT NX Controller and GT NX Station package up the console-style extras, physical controls and active cooling, as things you clip onto and dock with a phone rather than reasons to replace it. For Malaysian gamers who already own a capable handset, that is a cheaper route to a more serious mobile setup, and the pre-order price puts the pair under RM550.
