Jiayu G3 - Chinese Phone with European Quality

- CPU: MTK 6577 Dual Core 1.0GHz
- GPU: PowerVRTM SGX Series5 3D
- OS Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS)
- Memory: RAM (RAM): 1GB / internal (ROM): 4GB
- Supports Micro SD Memory Card (TF-Card), up to 32GB
- Dimensions: 135 x 65 x 10.8 mm
- Mass: 156 g
- Screen: 4.5 inches, IPS matrix, capacitive multitouch (7 points) and Gorilla Glass
- HD resolution (1280 x 720 pixels)
- Network support: (2 sim cards) Network Dual SIM G + G W + G
- 2G: GSM 850/900/1800 / 1900MHz
- 3G: WCDMA 850/900/1900 / 2100MHz
- Built-in GPS & A-GPS
- Bluetooth with EDR & A2DP
- Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11 b / g
- Two cameras: main 8.0 / front 1.3 megapixels
- Gravity Sensor, Proximity Sensor, Light Sensor
- Lithium-ion battery 2750 mAh

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General form

It looks very nice. It lies comfortably in your hand, you can work freely with one hand. A bit heavy, but the weight and the front metal elements give solidity.

On the front panel on top - a speaker, front 1.3MP camera, distance sensor, status LED.
Below are three touch buttons - Properties Home Back

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Rear 8Mp camera, LED flash, speaker


Top on / unlock button, 3.5mm Audio Jack


Right volume rocker


Bottom microUSB and microphone. Please note that the microUSB connector is rotated by 180 degrees compared to other phones, as a result, docking stations, for example, from SGS3, will not fit it

Packing and packaging

The phone arrived to me from Singapore, in a fairly compact box with the inscription JIAYU G3 and 1G RAM


Grade rich, but it depends on the mood of the seller. I received: a phone, a microUSB cable, a charger, an adapter for a domestic outlet, a battery, headphones, a bumper, a film on the screen, instructions and a guarantee.

Let's start with the battery
It is at 2750mAh, big enough. But with two cores, it is enough, one might say, "butt". But for a day of active use is enough. And this is about 1 hour of video from an Internet via WiFi, two hours of heavy games (for example, Need for Speed ​​Ђ ‹Ђ‹ Most Wanted ), an hour of calls, and 2-3 hours of flipping through the Internet pages.


Here is a photo confirming the capacity of the battery (2697mAh)


i Earphone "plugs"
Sounds like it. Oddly enough, a lot of low frequencies are treated with an equalizer. Probably, these are the first headphones that come with the phone, and I liked it. 3.5mm jack without microphone.


Bumper
In some trim levels is completely cover, I also came bumper.


With it, the phone feels more angular to the touch and begins to resemble an iPhone 4.
There are holes for USB and headphones. Enough convenient accessory.


Charger
Usb With an adapter. Although it is written that 500mA, the phone consumes 700mA. I think it will not be superfluous to change to a charger with a large current. Although with the family works well. Charges completely hours for 5. If you buy another charger, then note that in some chargers there is no Y capacitor, because of this the capacitive multitouch stops working when the phone is charging!


Warranty, instruction in Chinese and film on the screen.
This is where the paradox is - the real glass of Gorilla Glass is used and the film was put ... It did not glue.
Who will this phone come without her?


DualSIM + microSD
Switching between SIM cards can be configured for calls, one for messages is different, or ask each time.
You can bind each contact to your SIM card

microSD SiliconPower 16Gb 10 class - no complaints. Support up to 32Gb

Characteristics and speed of work

Screen
Here it is, the main advantage of this phone
4.5 inches, IPS matrix, capacitive multitouch for 7 points, HD resolution 1280 x 720 , pixels 326 PPi , 16 million colors (photo taken in the sun)


Print Desktop Screen


Quadrant test


From sensors : Accelerometer, brightness sensor, proximity sensor, gyroscope and compass.

Someone on the forum said that badly catches Wi-Fi (router behind a brick wall)


Camera
8 megapixels with autofocus.
Quality, I will say, at 4. In general, see for yourself.


Shabby old Nokia ©


Macro shooting


Test with text - passed


There are geotags


More photos

The phone is sold in three colors (photo from the seller's page)


Bought on aliexpress.com . I will not say exactly the seller, as the phones quickly end at one seller and appear at another, it is better to write to the sellers in person and ask.
Delivery took 35 days from the date of payment. It cost me $ 220, now its price is about $ 200

In questions there was a topic about getting root rights. I will say right away - did not receive. But after reading the forum I realized that there is nothing complicated there. Everything is painted in stages.
Drivers set from here

On this kind of everything. There will be comments / suggestions - write in a personal, we will correct and add.

Note: Some may complain that they are not being heard well by interlocutors. It is corrected easily by adding the sensitivity of the microphone in the engineering menu.

UPD: Got ROOT right. I threw the archive into the root of SD. And in the settings, click the software update. Reboot. Everything. It's 3 minutes. Comrade andrey_snegovik provided a link to the archive

UPD2: JiaYu G3 out of production. At the end of February, we are waiting for JiaYu G4, and this is a completely different story ...