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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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Cricket Wireless' $180 entry-level smartphone lures you in with its 8-megapixel shooter.Read more
In-depth review of the Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime (Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916, Qualcomm Adreno 306, 5.0", 0.2 kg) with numerous measurements, benchmarks, and evaluationsRead more
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User rating
37
4.2 out of 5
37 user ratings
5 stars
40 %
4 stars
37 %
3 stars
18 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
0 %
37
4.4 out of 5
37 user ratings
5 stars
51 %
4 stars
40 %
3 stars
8 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
41
4.1 out of 5
41 user ratings
5 stars
34 %
4 stars
43 %
3 stars
19 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
0 %

Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 4.4Android 5.1Android 6.0
CPU clock speed1.7 GHz1.2 GHz1.5 GHz
CPU cores8-coreQuad-coreQuad-core
CPU modelMediaTek MT6572Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916ARM Cortex-A53
GPU modelARM Mali-400Qualcomm Adreno 306ARM Mali-T720 MP2
RAM memory3 GB1 GB1.5GB

Display

Screen size5.5 in4.5 in5.0 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
Panel typeLCDLCDLCD
Resolution1920 x 1080 px480 x 800 px960 x 540 px
TechnologyIPS TFTIPS TFTIPS TFT
Pixel density400.0 ppi207.0 ppi220.0 ppi
HDRnonono
Multi touchyes
N/A
N/A
Number of colors
N/A
16.7M16.7M
Dual screen support
N/A
nono
Scratch resistant display
N/A
noyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.0 f
N/A
2.2 f
Autofocusyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyes
Video recording
N/A
yesyes
Highest video resolution
N/A
1280 x 720 px
N/A
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
30.0 fps
N/A
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
30.0 fps
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1280 x 720 px
N/A
Geo-tagging
N/A
yesyes
Touch focus
N/A
yesyes
Number of rear cameras
N/A
N/A
1
Burst Mode
N/A
N/A
yes
Digital zoom
N/A
N/A
yes
Face detection
N/A
N/A
yes
Panorama
N/A
N/A
yes
Scene mode
N/A
N/A
yes
Self timer
N/A
N/A
yes
Slow-Mo
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution5.0 Mpx2.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Number of front cameras
N/A
N/A
1

Storage

Internal storage16 GB8 GB32 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyes
Maximum card storage64GB64GB256GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of productBlack
  • Black
  • Silver
  • White
  • Grey
  • Black
  • Silver
Material
N/A
Plastic
N/A
Water resistant
N/A
no
N/A
Shock resistant
N/A
no
N/A

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyes
N/A
Digital compassyes
N/A
N/A
Ambient light sensoryes
N/A
yes
Magnetometer
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyes
  • no
  • yes
no
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMMicro-SIMMicro-SIM
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.04.2
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
N/A
Type of USB connectorMicro-USB
N/A
Micro-USB
DLNA certified
N/A
no
N/A
Bluetooth profile
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HSP
  • OPP
  • PBAP
A2DP
Bluetooth codec
N/A
  • AAC
  • SBC
N/A
NFC
N/A
yes
N/A
Charging connection
N/A
USBUSB
USB version
N/A
2.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
noyes
Video output
N/A
No
N/A

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
Data transmissionHSDPAHSPA+
N/A
Navigation systemGPSGLONASS
N/A
2G GSMyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
N/A
N/A
UMTS frequences
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
4G LTEyesyesyes
Mobile hotspotyes
N/A
N/A
Wireless networking standard
N/A
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
3G UMTS
N/A
yesyes

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesyes
N/A
Battery capacity3000.0 mAh2000.0 mAh2600.0 mAh
Fast chargingnonono
Standby time
N/A
540.0 h
N/A
Talk time
N/A
13.0 h
N/A
Wireless charging
N/A
no
N/A
Battery type
N/A
N/A
Lithium ion

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