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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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4 editorial reviews
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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5 editorial reviews
The Galaxy J5 (2016) and Galaxy J7 (2016) marked Samsung's first foray into making budget smartphones with premium builds, a ...Read more
You get a solid camera, decent display and nostalgic design with the Galaxy J7 Prime, but similarly priced budget phones offer more pizazz.Read more
The Samsung Galaxy J7 is an affordable midrange phablet on Boost Mobile that offers good bang for the buck compared with rivals.Read 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 %
36
4.2 out of 5
36 user ratings
5 stars
47 %
4 stars
25 %
3 stars
27 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %

Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 4.4Android 5.1Android 6.0
CPU clock speed1.7 GHz1.2 GHz1.6 GHz
CPU cores8-coreQuad-core8-core
CPU modelMediaTek MT6572Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870
GPU modelARM Mali-400Qualcomm Adreno 306ARM Mali-T830 MP2
RAM memory3 GB1 GB3 GB

Display

Screen size5.5 in4.5 in5.5 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
Panel typeLCDLCDLCD
Resolution1920 x 1080 px480 x 800 px1920 x 1080 px
TechnologyIPS TFTIPS TFTIPS TFT
Pixel density400.0 ppi207.0 ppi401.0 ppi
HDRnonono
Multi touchyes
N/A
yes
Number of colors
N/A
16.7M16.7M
Dual screen support
N/A
nono
Scratch resistant display
N/A
noyes
Screen material
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.0 f
N/A
1.9 f
Autofocusyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyes
Video recording
N/A
yesyes
Highest video resolution
N/A
1280 x 720 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 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
Burst Mode
N/A
N/A
yes
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
N/A
yes
Digital zoom
N/A
N/A
yes
Face detection
N/A
N/A
yes
Gesture Shot
N/A
N/A
yes
HDR Capture
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
Smile detection
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution5.0 Mpx2.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage16 GB8 GB16 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
  • Gold
  • White
Material
N/A
PlasticMetal
Water resistant
N/A
nono
Shock resistant
N/A
nono

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyes
N/A
N/A
Ambient light sensoryes
N/A
yes
Fingerprint
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyes
  • no
  • yes
yes
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMMicro-SIMNano-SIM
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.04.1
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USB
N/A
N/A
DLNA certified
N/A
nono
Bluetooth profile
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HSP
  • OPP
  • PBAP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
N/A
  • AAC
  • SBC
SBC
NFC
N/A
yesno
Charging connection
N/A
USBUSB
USB version
N/A
2.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
noyes
Video output
N/A
NoNo

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
Data transmissionHSDPAHSPA+HSPA+
Navigation systemGPSGLONASSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 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
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyesyesyes
Mobile hotspotyes
N/A
yes
Wireless networking standard
N/A
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
3G UMTS
N/A
yesyes
LTE frequencies
N/A
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesyesno
Battery capacity3000.0 mAh2000.0 mAh3300.0 mAh
Fast chargingnonono
Standby time
N/A
540.0 h350.0 h
Talk time
N/A
13.0 h21.0 h
Wireless charging
N/A
nono
Battery type
N/A
N/A
Lithium ion

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