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Apple iPhone 5C Mobile Phone
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Jiayu S3 Mobile Phone
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JiaYu probably isn't a brand you've heard of, but if a 5.5" 1080p display, 3 GB RAM and a large 3050 mAh battery interests you, then you'll find this to be the best bang-for-buck smartphone available.Read more
After a week of testing the highly anticipated JiaYu S3 we have got everything together to let you know how we feel about this flagship Mediatek phone. Keep reading for the full JiaYu S3 review.Read more
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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 8Apple iOS 11Android 4.4Android 4.4
CPU clock speed1.2 GHz1.3 GHz1.7 GHz1.6 GHz
CPU coresDual-coreDual-core8-core8-core
CPU modelApple A6 APL0598Apple A7 APL0698MediaTek MT6572Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5410
GPU modelPowerVR SGX543PowerVR G6430ARM Mali-400PowerVR SGX544
RAM memory1 GB1 GB3 GB2 GB

Display

Screen size4.0 in4.0 in5.5 in5.0 in
Touchscreenyesyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
N/A
16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDLCDOLED
Resolution1136 x 640 px1136 x 640 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
TechnologyIPS TFTIPS TFTIPS TFT
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density326.0 ppi326.0 ppi400.0 ppi441.0 ppi
Dual screen supportyesyes
N/A
yes
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
N/A
yes
HDRnononono
Multi touchyesyesyesyes
Screen material
N/A
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyes
N/A
yes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps120.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Digital Image Stabilizationyesyes
N/A
yes
Digital zoomyesyes
N/A
yes
Geo-taggingyesyes
N/A
yes
HDR Captureyesyes
N/A
yes
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Panoramayesyes
N/A
yes
Touch focusyesyes
N/A
yes
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/3"
N/A
N/A
Burst Mode
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Face detection
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Slow-Mo
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Primary lens aperture
N/A
N/A
2.0 f2.2 f
Number of rear cameras
N/A
N/A
N/A
1
Optical zoom
N/A
N/A
N/A
10x
Smile detection
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution1.2 Mpx1.2 Mpx5.0 Mpx2.0 Mpx
Number of front cameras
N/A
N/A
N/A
1

Storage

Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 8 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
16 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readernonoyesyes
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slotNo memory slotmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Maximum card storage
N/A
N/A
64GB64GB

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Green
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • White
  • Yellow
  • Beige
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Silver
  • White
Black
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Red
  • Silver
  • White
MaterialPlastic
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Magnesium
  • Plastic
N/A
Plastic
Water resistantnono
N/A
no
Shock resistantnono
N/A
no

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesyes
N/A
Ambient light sensoryesyesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyes
N/A
yes
Fingerprint
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Pedometer
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Barometer
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnonoyesno
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMMicro-SIMMicro-SIM
DLNA certifiednoyes
N/A
yes
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.04.04.0
Bluetooth profileA2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
  • AAC
  • SBC
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCnono
N/A
yes
Charging connection
  • Lightning
  • Lightning
  • HDMI
Lightning
N/A
USB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Video outputManufacturer specificManufacturer specific
N/A
MHL
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
Micro-USB
N/A
USB version
N/A
N/A
N/A
2.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+HSDPAHSPA+
Navigation systemGLONASSS-GPSGPSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyes
N/A
yes
CDMA frequences
  • 800 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
N/A
4G LTEyesyesyes
  • no
  • yes
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
Regional
Mobile hotspotyesyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
N/A
Miracast

Battery

Replaceable batterynonoyesyes
Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium Polymer
N/A
Lithium ion
Battery capacity1510.0 mAh1560.0 mAh3000.0 mAh2600.0 mAh
Standby time250.0 h250.0 h
N/A
370.0 h
Talk time10.0 h10.0 h
N/A
17.0 h
Fast chargingnononono
Wireless charging nono
N/A
yes

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