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4.5 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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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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4.4 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 5.0Android 4.4Android 5.1Android 4.4
CPU clock speed1.7 GHz1.7 GHz1.2 GHz1.6 GHz
CPU coresQuad-core8-coreQuad-core8-core
CPU modelQualcomm APQ8064T Snapdragon 600MediaTek MT6572Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5410
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 320ARM Mali-400Qualcomm Adreno 306PowerVR SGX544
RAM memory2 GB3 GB1 GB2 GB

Display

Screen size4.7 in5.5 in4.5 in5.0 in
Touchscreenyesyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M
N/A
16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDLCDOLED
Resolution1080 x 1920 px1920 x 1080 px480 x 800 px1920 x 1080 px
TechnologyIPS TFTIPS TFTIPS TFT
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density469.0 ppi400.0 ppi207.0 ppi441.0 ppi
Dual screen supportno
N/A
noyes
Scratch resistant displayyes
N/A
noyes
HDRnononono
Multi touch
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Screen material
N/A
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3"
N/A
N/A
N/A
Primary sensor resolution4.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx
Video recordingyes
N/A
yesyes
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
30.0 fps30.0 fps
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyes
N/A
yesyes
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Optical image stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Primary lens aperture
N/A
2.0 f
N/A
2.2 f
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px
Touch focus
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Number of rear cameras
N/A
N/A
N/A
1
Burst Mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Optical zoom
N/A
N/A
N/A
10x
Digital zoom
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Face detection
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
HDR Capture
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Panorama
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Slow-Mo
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Smile detection
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution2.1 Mpx5.0 Mpx2.0 Mpx2.0 Mpx
Number of front cameras
N/A
N/A
N/A
1

Storage

Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
16 GB8 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readernoyesyesyes
Maximum card storage64GB64GB64GB64GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of product
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Blue
  • Red
Black
  • Black
  • Silver
  • White
  • Grey
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Red
  • Silver
  • White
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Plastic
N/A
PlasticPlastic
Water resistantno
N/A
nono
Shock resistantno
N/A
nono

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Gyroscopeyes
N/A
N/A
yes
ANT+yes
N/A
N/A
yes
Digital compass
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Ambient light sensor
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Barometer
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Pedometer
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim support
  • no
  • yes
yes
  • no
  • yes
no
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMMicro-SIMMicro-SIMMicro-SIM
DLNA certifiedyes
N/A
noyes
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.04.04.0
Bluetooth profileA2DP
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HSP
  • OPP
  • PBAP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
  • aptX
N/A
  • AAC
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCyes
N/A
yesyes
Charging connectionUSB
N/A
USBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.0
N/A
2.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yes
N/A
noyes
Video outputMHL
N/A
NoMHL
Type of USB connector
N/A
Micro-USB
N/A
N/A

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+HSDPAHSPA+HSPA+
Navigation systemS-GPSGPSGLONASSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
3G UMTSyes
N/A
yesyes
4G LTEyesyesyes
  • no
  • yes
Streaming standardsMiracast
N/A
N/A
Miracast
GSM frequencies
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
UMTS frequences
N/A
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
Mobile hotspot
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
LTE frequencies
N/A
N/A
N/A
Regional

Battery

Replaceable batterynoyesyesyes
Battery capacity2300.0 mAh3000.0 mAh2000.0 mAh2600.0 mAh
Standby time496.0 h
N/A
540.0 h370.0 h
Talk time16.8 h
N/A
13.0 h17.0 h
Fast chargingnononono
Wireless charging no
N/A
noyes
Battery type
N/A
N/A
N/A
Lithium ion

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