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Jiayu S3 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini
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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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4.7 out of 5
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4.2 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 4.4Android 4.1Android 4.3Android 4.1
CPU clock speed1.7 GHz1.2 GHz1.4 GHz1.0 GHz
CPU cores8-coreDual-coreQuad-coreDual-core
CPU modelMediaTek MT6572
N/A
Samsung Exynos 4 Quad 4412ST-Ericsson NovaThor U8420
GPU modelARM Mali-400ARM Mali-400ARM Mali-400ARM Mali-400 MP1
RAM memory3 GB1 GB
  • 1 GB
  • 2 GB
1 GB

Display

Screen size5.5 in4.3 in4.8 in4.0 in
Touchscreenyes
N/A
yesyes
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution1920 x 1080 px800 x 480 px1280 x 720 px800 x 480 px
TechnologyIPS TFTSuper AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density400.0 ppi217.0 ppi306.0 ppi233.0 ppi
HDRno
N/A
nono
Multi touchyesyesyesyes
Number of colors
N/A
16.7M16.7M16.7M
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla GlassCorning Gorilla Glass 2.0
N/A
Dual screen support
N/A
N/A
nono
Scratch resistant display
N/A
N/A
yesno

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.0 f2.6 f2.6 f2.6 f
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Highest video resolution
N/A
1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yesyesyes
Digital zoom
N/A
yesyesyes
Face detection
N/A
yesyesyes
Geo-tagging
N/A
yesyesyes
HDR Capture
N/A
yesyesyes
Panorama
N/A
yesyesyes
Smile detection
N/A
yesyesyes
Touch focus
N/A
yesyesyes
Video recording
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps
Burst Mode
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Front camera

Primary resolution5.0 Mpx2.0 Mpx1.9 Mpx0.3 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage16 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyesyes
Maximum card storage64GB32GB64GB32GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSDmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC

Design

Colour of productBlackBlack
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Red
  • Titanium
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Red
  • White
Material
N/A
PlasticPlasticPlastic
Water resistant
N/A
N/A
nono
Shock resistant
N/A
N/A
nono

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
N/A
yes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyesyes
Gyroscope
N/A
yesyesyes
Barometer
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesnonono
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMMini-SIMMicro-SIMMini-SIM
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.03.0 HS4.04.0
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USBMicro-USBMicro-USB
N/A
DLNA certified
N/A
yesyesyes
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yesyesyes
Bluetooth profile
N/A
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HSP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
N/A
N/A
  • AAC
  • aptX
  • SBC
SBC
NFC
N/A
N/A
yes
  • no
  • yes
Charging connection
N/A
N/A
USBUSB
USB version
N/A
N/A
2.02.0
Video output
N/A
N/A
MHLNo

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Data transmissionHSDPAHSPA+
  • DC-HSDPA
  • HSPA+
HSPA+
Navigation systemGPSGPSGLONASSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
UMTS frequences
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
4G LTEyesyes
  • no
  • yes
no
Mobile hotspotyesyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
N/A
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
3G UMTS
N/A
N/A
yesyes
LTE frequencies
N/A
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • Regional
N/A

Battery

Replaceable batteryyes
N/A
yesyes
Battery capacity3000.0 mAh1650.0 mAh2100.0 mAh2000.0 mAh
Fast chargingno
N/A
nono
Battery type
N/A
Lithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Standby time
N/A
710.0 h830.0 h450.0 h
Talk time
N/A
18.0 h22.0 h14.0 h
Wireless charging
N/A
N/A
nono

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