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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 11Apple iOS 11Android 4.4Android 4.4
CPU clock speed1.3 GHz1.84 GHz1.7 GHz1.6 GHz
CPU coresDual-coreDual-core8-core8-core
CPU modelApple A7 APL0698Apple A9 APL0898MediaTek MT6572Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5410
GPU modelPowerVR G6430PowerVR Series 7XT GT7600ARM Mali-400PowerVR SGX544
RAM memory1 GB2 GB3 GB2 GB

Display

Screen size4.0 in4.0 in5.5 in5.0 in
Touchscreenyes
N/A
yesyes
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 TFT
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina Display with IPS technology
IPS TFT
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density326.0 ppi326.0 ppi400.0 ppi441.0 ppi
Dual screen supportyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Scratch resistant displayyes
N/A
N/A
yes
HDRno
N/A
nono
Multi touchyes
N/A
yesyes
Screen material
N/A
Fingerprint-resistant coating
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3"
N/A
N/A
N/A
Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx
Video recordingyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 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.)120.0 fps120.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
Autofocusyes
N/A
yesyes
Burst Modeyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Digital Image Stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Digital zoomyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Face detectionyesFace recognition
N/A
yes
Geo-taggingyes
N/A
N/A
yes
HDR Captureyes
N/A
N/A
yes
LED Flashyes
N/A
yesyes
Panoramayes
N/A
N/A
yes
Slow-Moyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Touch focusyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Primary lens aperture
N/A
2.2 f2.0 f2.2 f
Focus adjustment
N/A
Automatic
N/A
N/A
Optical zoom
N/A
3x
N/A
10x
Number of rear cameras
N/A
N/A
N/A
1
Smile detection
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution1.2 Mpx1.2 Mpx5.0 Mpx2.0 Mpx
Face detectionyesFace recognition
N/A
yes
HDR mode
N/A
Auto HDR mode
N/A
N/A
Lens aperture
N/A
F/2.4
N/A
N/A
Light source
N/A
Retina Flash
N/A
N/A
Number of front cameras
N/A
N/A
N/A
1

Storage

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

Design

Colour of product
  • Beige
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
  • Brown
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Rose gold
  • Silver
  • Space grey
  • White
Black
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Red
  • Silver
  • White
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Magnesium
  • Plastic
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Steel
N/A
Plastic
Water resistantno
N/A
N/A
no
Shock resistantno
N/A
N/A
no

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesyes
N/A
Ambient light sensoryesyesyesyes
Fingerprintyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Gyroscopeyesyes
N/A
yes
Pedometeryes
N/A
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 certifiedyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.24.04.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
N/A
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCnoyes
N/A
yes
Charging connectionLightningLightning
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)yes
N/A
yesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+
  • DC-HSDPA
  • EDGE
  • EV-DO
  • GPRS
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
HSDPAHSPA+
Navigation systemS-GPS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
GPSGLONASS
2G GSMyes
N/A
yesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyes
N/A
N/A
yes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
4G LTEyes
N/A
yes
  • no
  • yes
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
Regional
Mobile hotspotyes
N/A
yesyes
CDMA frequences
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
N/A
Miracast

Battery

Replaceable batteryno
N/A
yesyes
Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium ion
N/A
Lithium ion
Battery capacity1560.0 mAh1642.0 mAh3000.0 mAh2600.0 mAh
Standby time250.0 h240.0 h
N/A
370.0 h
Talk time10.0 h14.0 h
N/A
17.0 h
Fast chargingno
N/A
nono
Wireless charging no
N/A
N/A
yes

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