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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 systemAndroid 4.4Windows Phone 7.8Android 4.1Android 5.0
CPU clock speed1.7 GHz1.4 GHz1.2 GHz2.1 GHz
CPU cores8-coreSingle-coreDual-core8-core
CPU modelMediaTek MT6572Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 APQ8055
N/A
Samsung Exynos Octa 7420
GPU modelARM Mali-400Qualcomm Adreno 205ARM Mali-400ARM Mali-T760
RAM memory3 GB512 MB1 GB3 GB

Display

Screen size5.5 in4.3 in4.3 in5.1 in
Touchscreenyesyes
N/A
yes
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution1920 x 1080 px800 x 480 px800 x 480 px2560 x 1440 px
TechnologyIPS TFTAMOLEDSuper AMOLEDSuper AMOLED
Pixel density400.0 ppi217.0 ppi217.0 ppi576.0 ppi
HDRnono
N/A
no
Multi touchyesyesyesyes
Number of colors
N/A
16.7M16.7M16.7M
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla GlassCorning Gorilla GlassCorning Gorilla Glass 4.0
Dual screen support
N/A
no
N/A
yes
Scratch resistant display
N/A
yes
N/A
yes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.0 f2.2 f2.6 f1.9 f
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Video recording
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Highest video resolution
N/A
1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px
Geo-tagging
N/A
yesyesyes
Touch focus
N/A
yesyesyes
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Digital zoom
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Face detection
N/A
N/A
yesyes
HDR Capture
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Panorama
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Smile detection
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
N/A
1/2.6"
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
N/A
N/A
30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
N/A
N/A
120.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
N/A
1280 x 720 px
Burst Mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Gesture Shot
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Optical image stabilization
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Slow-Mo
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution5.0 Mpx1.0 Mpx2.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage16 GB16 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesnoyesno
Maximum card storage64GB
N/A
32GB128GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSDNo memory slotmicroSDNo memory slot

Design

Colour of productBlack
  • Black
  • Blue
  • White
Black
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Green
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • White
Material
N/A
PlasticPlastic
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Water resistant
N/A
no
N/A
no
Shock resistant
N/A
no
N/A
no

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyesyes
Gyroscope
N/A
yesyesyes
Fingerprint
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Barometer
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesnonono
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMMicro-SIMMini-SIMNano-SIM
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.02.1 EDR3.0 HS4.1
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USB
N/A
Micro-USB
N/A
DLNA certified
N/A
yesyesyes
Bluetooth profile
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
NFC
N/A
no
N/A
yes
Charging connection
N/A
USB
N/A
  • USB
  • Wireless
USB version
N/A
2.0
N/A
2.0
Video output
N/A
No
N/A
MHL
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Bluetooth codec
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Data transmissionHSDPAHSPA+HSPA+HSPA+
Navigation systemGPSGLONASSGPSGLONASS
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
UMTS frequences
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyesyesyesyes
Mobile hotspotyesyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
N/A
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
3G UMTS
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
LTE frequencies
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesno
N/A
no
Battery capacity3000.0 mAh1830.0 mAh1650.0 mAh2550.0 mAh
Fast chargingnono
N/A
yes
Battery type
N/A
Lithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Standby time
N/A
300.0 h710.0 h
N/A
Talk time
N/A
7.0 h18.0 h17.0 h
Wireless charging
N/A
no
N/A
yes
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI

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