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HTC One S Mobile Phone
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Jiayu S3 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy Core Prime Mobile Phone
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Editiorial reviews
22
4.2 out of 5
12 user ratings
5 stars
33 %
4 stars
58 %
3 stars
8 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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2 editorial reviews
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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4 editorial reviews
It's busy at the bottom, and the Core Prime struggles to stand out.Read more
The Samsung Galaxy Core Prime is a compact Android phone for Verizon Wireless users that reaches its low cost through limited internal storage and lots of bloatware.Read more
This entry-level Android smartphone walks the walk and talks the talk, but a few dollars more will buy you a better phone.Read more
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User rating
47
3.8 out of 5
47 user ratings
5 stars
27 %
4 stars
38 %
3 stars
25 %
2 stars
4 %
1 stars
4 %
37
4.2 out of 5
37 user ratings
5 stars
40 %
4 stars
37 %
3 stars
18 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
0 %
37
4.4 out of 5
37 user ratings
5 stars
51 %
4 stars
40 %
3 stars
8 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %

Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 4.0Android 4.4Android 5.1
CPU clock speed1.5 GHz1.7 GHz1.2 GHz
CPU coresDual-core8-coreQuad-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon S4 MSM8260AMediaTek MT6572Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 225ARM Mali-400Qualcomm Adreno 306
RAM memory1 GB3 GB1 GB

Display

Screen size4.3 in5.5 in4.5 in
Panel typeOLEDLCDLCD
Resolution960 x 540 px1920 x 1080 px480 x 800 px
TechnologySuper AMOLEDIPS TFTIPS TFT
Pixel density256.0 ppi400.0 ppi207.0 ppi
Dual screen supportyes
N/A
no
Multi touchyesyes
N/A
Touchscreen
N/A
yesyes
HDR
N/A
nono
Number of colors
N/A
N/A
16.7M
Scratch resistant display
N/A
N/A
no

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.0 f2.0 f
N/A
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px
N/A
1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyesyesyes
Digital zoomyes
N/A
N/A
Face detectionyes
N/A
N/A
Geo-taggingyes
N/A
yes
LED Flashyesyesyes
Smile detectionyes
N/A
N/A
Video recording
N/A
N/A
yes
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
N/A
30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
N/A
30.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
1280 x 720 px
Touch focus
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution0.3 Mpx5.0 Mpx2.0 Mpx

Storage

Types of memory card supportedNo memory slotmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Internal storage
N/A
16 GB8 GB
Memory card reader
N/A
yesyes
Maximum card storage
N/A
64GB64GB

Design

Colour of productGreyBlack
  • Black
  • Silver
  • White
  • Grey
Material
N/A
N/A
Plastic
Water resistant
N/A
N/A
no
Shock resistant
N/A
N/A
no

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
N/A
Ambient light sensoryesyes
N/A
Gyroscopeyes
N/A
N/A

Connectivity

Sim card sizeMicro-SIMMicro-SIMMicro-SIM
DLNA certifiedyes
N/A
no
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.04.0
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USBMicro-USB
N/A
Dual sim support
N/A
yes
  • no
  • yes
Bluetooth profile
N/A
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HSP
  • OPP
  • PBAP
Bluetooth codec
N/A
N/A
  • AAC
  • SBC
NFC
N/A
N/A
yes
Charging connection
N/A
N/A
USB
USB version
N/A
N/A
2.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
no
Video output
N/A
N/A
No

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
Data transmissionHSDPAHSDPAHSPA+
Navigation systemGPSGPSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
N/A
Mobile hotspotyesyes
N/A
UMTS frequences
N/A
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
4G LTE
N/A
yesyes
Wireless networking standard
N/A
N/A
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
3G UMTS
N/A
N/A
yes

Battery

Battery typeLithium Polymer
N/A
N/A
Battery capacity1650.0 mAh3000.0 mAh2000.0 mAh
Standby time317.0 h
N/A
540.0 h
Talk time10.0 h
N/A
13.0 h
Replaceable battery
N/A
yesyes
Fast charging
N/A
nono
Wireless charging
N/A
N/A
no

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