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Jiayu S3 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy Core 2 Mobile Phone
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Editiorial reviews
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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
37
4.2 out of 5
37 user ratings
5 stars
40 %
4 stars
37 %
3 stars
18 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
0 %
38
4.2 out of 5
38 user ratings
5 stars
34 %
4 stars
50 %
3 stars
15 %
2 stars
0 %
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 4.4Android 4.4Android 5.1
CPU clock speed1.7 GHz1.2 GHz1.2 GHz
CPU cores8-coreQuad-coreQuad-core
CPU modelMediaTek MT6572
N/A
Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916
GPU modelARM Mali-400ARM Mali-400 MPQualcomm Adreno 306
RAM memory3 GB768 MB1 GB

Display

Screen size5.5 in4.5 in4.5 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
Panel typeLCDLCDLCD
Resolution1920 x 1080 px800 x 480 px480 x 800 px
TechnologyIPS TFT
N/A
IPS TFT
Pixel density400.0 ppi207.0 ppi207.0 ppi
HDRnonono
Multi touchyesyes
N/A
Number of colors
N/A
262K16.7M
Dual screen support
N/A
nono
Scratch resistant display
N/A
nono

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.0 f
N/A
N/A
Autofocusyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyes
Video recording
N/A
yesyes
Highest video resolution
N/A
640 x 480 px1280 x 720 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps
Face detection
N/A
yes
N/A
Geo-tagging
N/A
yesyes
Smile detection
N/A
yes
N/A
Touch focus
N/A
yesyes
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
1280 x 720 px

Front camera

Primary resolution5.0 Mpx0.3 Mpx2.0 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage16 GB4 GB8 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyes
Maximum card storage64GB64GB64GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of productBlack
  • Black
  • White
  • Black
  • Silver
  • White
  • Grey
Material
N/A
PlasticPlastic
Water resistant
N/A
nono
Shock resistant
N/A
nono

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyes
N/A
N/A
Ambient light sensoryesyes
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesyes
  • no
  • yes
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMMicro-SIMMicro-SIM
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.04.0
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USB
N/A
N/A
DLNA certified
N/A
nono
Bluetooth profile
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HSP
  • OPP
  • PBAP
NFC
N/A
noyes
Charging connection
N/A
USBUSB
USB version
N/A
2.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
nono
Video output
N/A
NoNo
Bluetooth codec
N/A
N/A
  • AAC
  • SBC

Cellular

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

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesyesyes
Battery capacity3000.0 mAh2000.0 mAh2000.0 mAh
Fast chargingnonono
Battery type
N/A
Lithium ion
N/A
Standby time
N/A
190.0 h540.0 h
Talk time
N/A
7.0 h13.0 h
Wireless charging
N/A
nono

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