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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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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 4.4Android 4.4Android 4.2
CPU clock speed1.7 GHz1.6 GHz1.7 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-coreDual-core
CPU modelMediaTek MT6572Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5410Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8930AB
GPU modelARM Mali-400PowerVR SGX544Qualcomm Adreno 305
RAM memory3 GB2 GB1.5GB

Display

Screen size5.5 in5.0 in4.3 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLED
Resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px960 x 540 px
TechnologyIPS TFT
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density400.0 ppi441.0 ppi256.0 ppi
HDRnonono
Multi touchyesyesyes
Number of colors
N/A
16.7M16.7M
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0Corning Gorilla Glass 2.0
Dual screen support
N/A
yesno
Scratch resistant display
N/A
yesno

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.0 f2.2 f2.0 f
Autofocusyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyes
Number of rear cameras
N/A
1
N/A
Video recording
N/A
yesyes
Highest video resolution
N/A
1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 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
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Burst Mode
N/A
yesyes
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A
Optical zoom
N/A
10x
N/A
Digital zoom
N/A
yesyes
Face detection
N/A
yesyes
Geo-tagging
N/A
yesyes
HDR Capture
N/A
yesyes
Panorama
N/A
yesyes
Slow-Mo
N/A
yes
N/A
Smile detection
N/A
yes
N/A
Touch focus
N/A
yesyes
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
1/3.2"

Front camera

Primary resolution5.0 Mpx2.0 Mpx1.9 Mpx
Number of front cameras
N/A
1
N/A

Storage

Internal storage16 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyes
Maximum card storage64GB64GB64GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of productBlack
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Red
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Orange
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Red
  • White
  • Yellow
Material
N/A
PlasticPlastic
Water resistant
N/A
nono
Shock resistant
N/A
nono

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyes
N/A
yes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
Gyroscope
N/A
yesyes
Barometer
N/A
yes
N/A
Pedometer
N/A
yesyes
ANT+
N/A
yes
N/A
Thermometer
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesno
  • 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
yesyes
Bluetooth profile
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HSP
  • OPP
  • PBAP
Bluetooth codec
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC
SBC
NFC
N/A
yesyes
Charging connection
N/A
USBUSB
USB version
N/A
2.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yesyes
Video output
N/A
MHL
  • MHL
  • No

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
Data transmissionHSDPAHSPA+HSPA+
Navigation systemGPSGLONASS
  • GLONASS
  • S-GPS
2G GSMyesyesyes
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
UMTS frequences
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyes
  • no
  • yes
  • no
  • yes
Mobile hotspotyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
3G UMTS
N/A
yesyes
LTE frequencies
N/A
Regional
N/A
Streaming standards
N/A
MiracastMiracast

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesyesyes
Battery capacity3000.0 mAh2600.0 mAh1900.0 mAh
Fast chargingnonono
Battery type
N/A
Lithium ionLithium ion
Standby time
N/A
370.0 h300.0 h
Talk time
N/A
17.0 h12.0 h
Wireless charging
N/A
yesno

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