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Jiayu S3 vs Samsung Galaxy Nexus

Jiayu S3 Mobile Phone
Jiayu S3
2.67 in
5.33 in
Samsung Galaxy Nexus Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy Nexus
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
2
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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4.3 out of 5
7 user ratings
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User rating
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4.2 out of 5
37 user ratings
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37
4.2 out of 5
37 user ratings
5 stars
40 %
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40 %
3 stars
18 %
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Full Comparison

Hardware

Jiayu S3Jiayu S3
Samsung Galaxy NexusSamsung Galaxy Nexus
Operating systemAndroid 4.4Android 4.3
CPU clock speed1.7 GHz1.2 GHz
CPU cores8-coreDual-core
CPU modelMediaTek MT6572TI OMAP 4460
GPU modelARM Mali-400PowerVR SGX SGX540
RAM memory3 GB1 GB

Display

Jiayu S3Jiayu S3
Samsung Galaxy NexusSamsung Galaxy Nexus
Screen size5.5 in4.65 in
Touchscreenyesyes
Panel typeLCDOLED
Resolution1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px
TechnologyIPS TFTSuper AMOLED
Pixel density400.0 ppi316.0 ppi
HDRnono
Multi touchyesyes

Rear camera

Jiayu S3Jiayu S3
Samsung Galaxy NexusSamsung Galaxy Nexus
Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Autofocusyesyes
LED Flashyesyes

Front camera

Jiayu S3Jiayu S3
Samsung Galaxy NexusSamsung Galaxy Nexus
Primary resolution5.0 Mpx1.3 Mpx

Storage

Jiayu S3Jiayu S3
Samsung Galaxy NexusSamsung Galaxy Nexus
Internal storage16 GB16 GB
Memory card readeryesno
Types of memory card supportedmicroSDNo memory slot

Design

Jiayu S3Jiayu S3
Samsung Galaxy NexusSamsung Galaxy Nexus
Colour of productBlack
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Silver
  • Titanium
  • White

Sensors

Jiayu S3Jiayu S3
Samsung Galaxy NexusSamsung Galaxy Nexus
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes

Connectivity

Jiayu S3Jiayu S3
Samsung Galaxy NexusSamsung Galaxy Nexus
Dual sim supportyesno
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMMini-SIM
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version4.03.0 HS
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm

Cellular

Jiayu S3Jiayu S3
Samsung Galaxy NexusSamsung Galaxy Nexus
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Data transmissionHSDPAHSPA+
Navigation systemGPSA-GPS
2G GSMyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
4G LTEyesyes
Mobile hotspotyesyes

Battery

Jiayu S3Jiayu S3
Samsung Galaxy NexusSamsung Galaxy Nexus
Replaceable batteryyesyes
Battery capacity3000.0 mAh1750.0 mAh
Fast chargingnono

Pros & Cons

Pros
      Cons

          Often compared with Samsung Galaxy Nexus