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4.2 out of 5
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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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3.9 out of 5
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3.9 out of 5
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4.3 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 9Android 4.4Windows Phone 7.8Android 4.1
CPU clock speed1.0 GHz1.7 GHz1.4 GHz1.2 GHz
CPU coresDual-core8-coreSingle-coreDual-core
CPU modelApple A5 APL2498MediaTek MT6572Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 APQ8055
N/A
GPU modelPowerVR SGX543ARM Mali-400Qualcomm Adreno 205ARM Mali-400
RAM memory512 MB3 GB512 MB1 GB

Display

Screen size3.5 in5.5 in4.3 in4.3 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
N/A
Number of colors16.7M
N/A
16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDOLEDOLED
Resolution960 x 640 px1920 x 1080 px800 x 480 px800 x 480 px
TechnologyIPS TFTIPS TFTAMOLEDSuper AMOLED
Pixel density326.0 ppi400.0 ppi217.0 ppi217.0 ppi
Dual screen supportno
N/A
no
N/A
Scratch resistant displayyes
N/A
yes
N/A
HDRnonono
N/A
Multi touchyesyesyesyes
Screen material
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla GlassCorning Gorilla Glass

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3.2"
N/A
N/A
N/A
Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Video recordingyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px
N/A
1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps
N/A
N/A
N/A
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps
N/A
N/A
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 1080 px
N/A
N/A
N/A
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Digital zoomyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Face detectionyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Geo-taggingyes
N/A
yesyes
HDR Captureyes
N/A
N/A
yes
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Panoramayes
N/A
N/A
yes
Touch focusyes
N/A
yesyes
Primary lens aperture
N/A
2.0 f2.2 f2.6 f
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Smile detection
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution0.3 Mpx5.0 Mpx1.0 Mpx2.0 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 8 GB
16 GB16 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
Memory card readernoyesnoyes
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slotmicroSDNo memory slotmicroSD
Maximum card storage
N/A
64GB
N/A
32GB

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Silver
  • White
Black
  • Black
  • Blue
  • White
Black
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Steel
N/A
PlasticPlastic
Water resistantno
N/A
no
N/A
Shock resistantno
N/A
no
N/A

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyesyes
Gyroscopeyes
N/A
yesyes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnoyesnono
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMMicro-SIMMicro-SIMMini-SIM
DLNA certifiedyes
N/A
yesyes
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.02.1 EDR3.0 HS
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
N/A
Bluetooth codecSBC
N/A
N/A
N/A
NFCno
N/A
no
N/A
Charging connection
  • Apple 30-pin
  • Lightning
N/A
USB
N/A
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Video outputManufacturer specific
N/A
No
N/A
Type of USB connector
N/A
Micro-USB
N/A
Micro-USB
USB version
N/A
N/A
2.0
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
Data transmissionHSPA+HSDPAHSPA+HSPA+
Navigation systemGLONASSGPSGLONASSGPS
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 UMTSyes
N/A
yes
N/A
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
CDMA frequences
  • 800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
N/A
N/A
N/A
4G LTEnoyesyesyes
Mobile hotspotyesyesyesyes
LTE frequencies
N/A
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A

Battery

Replaceable batterynoyesno
N/A
Battery typeLithium ion
N/A
Lithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity1432.0 mAh3000.0 mAh1830.0 mAh1650.0 mAh
Standby time200.0 h
N/A
300.0 h710.0 h
Talk time8.0 h
N/A
7.0 h18.0 h
Fast chargingnonono
N/A
Wireless charging no
N/A
no
N/A

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