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Jiayu S3 Mobile Phone
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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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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
10 user ratings
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4.2 out of 5
37 user ratings
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4.2 out of 5
38 user ratings
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4.4 out of 5
37 user ratings
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4.3 out of 5
45 user ratings
5 stars
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 4.4Android 4.4Android 5.1Android 4.4
CPU clock speed1.7 GHz1.2 GHz1.2 GHz1.6 GHz
CPU cores8-coreQuad-coreQuad-core8-core
CPU modelMediaTek MT6572
N/A
Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5410
GPU modelARM Mali-400ARM Mali-400 MPQualcomm Adreno 306PowerVR SGX544
RAM memory3 GB768 MB1 GB2 GB

Display

Screen size5.5 in4.5 in4.5 in5.0 in
Touchscreenyesyesyesyes
Panel typeLCDLCDLCDOLED
Resolution1920 x 1080 px800 x 480 px480 x 800 px1920 x 1080 px
TechnologyIPS TFT
N/A
IPS TFT
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density400.0 ppi207.0 ppi207.0 ppi441.0 ppi
HDRnononono
Multi touchyesyes
N/A
yes
Number of colors
N/A
262K16.7M16.7M
Dual screen support
N/A
nonoyes
Scratch resistant display
N/A
nonoyes
Screen material
N/A
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.0 f
N/A
N/A
2.2 f
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Video recording
N/A
yesyesyes
Highest video resolution
N/A
640 x 480 px1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Face detection
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Geo-tagging
N/A
yesyesyes
Smile detection
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Touch focus
N/A
yesyesyes
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px
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
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

Front camera

Primary resolution5.0 Mpx0.3 Mpx2.0 Mpx2.0 Mpx
Number of front cameras
N/A
N/A
N/A
1

Storage

Internal storage16 GB4 GB8 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyesyes
Maximum card storage64GB64GB64GB64GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of productBlack
  • Black
  • White
  • Black
  • Silver
  • White
  • Grey
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Red
  • Silver
  • White
Material
N/A
PlasticPlasticPlastic
Water resistant
N/A
nonono
Shock resistant
N/A
nonono

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Ambient light sensoryesyes
N/A
yes
Gyroscope
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Barometer
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Pedometer
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesyes
  • no
  • yes
no
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMMicro-SIMMicro-SIMMicro-SIM
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.04.04.0
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USB
N/A
N/A
N/A
DLNA certified
N/A
nonoyes
Bluetooth profile
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HSP
  • OPP
  • PBAP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
NFC
N/A
noyesyes
Charging connection
N/A
USBUSBUSB
USB version
N/A
2.02.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
nonoyes
Video output
N/A
NoNoMHL
Bluetooth codec
N/A
N/A
  • AAC
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Data transmissionHSDPA
N/A
HSPA+HSPA+
Navigation systemGPSGLONASSGLONASSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
UMTS frequences
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
4G LTEyesnoyes
  • no
  • yes
Mobile hotspotyesyes
N/A
yes
Wireless networking standard
N/A
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
3G UMTS
N/A
yesyesyes
LTE frequencies
N/A
N/A
N/A
Regional
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
N/A
Miracast

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesyesyesyes
Battery capacity3000.0 mAh2000.0 mAh2000.0 mAh2600.0 mAh
Fast chargingnononono
Battery type
N/A
Lithium ion
N/A
Lithium ion
Standby time
N/A
190.0 h540.0 h370.0 h
Talk time
N/A
7.0 h13.0 h17.0 h
Wireless charging
N/A
nonoyes

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