[JiaYu S3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Jaykaybcn:
Greetings to everyone. This is one of my first reviews here. I hope this can make you have a better idea of what to expect of my new phone which I received recently from China (Jiayu S3+).

The Jiayu S3+ is a 5.5" phone. It has Mediatek MT6753 1.3 Ghz (8 cores) and GPU of 3 cores.

it comes with Android Lollipop 5.1, has 3 Gb of RAM, NFC, internal FM radio chipset (doesn't require internet connection), 16 Gb ROM of internal memory, upgradable up to 64 Gb using MicroSD memory card.

Multilanguage ROM include lots of languages, Google Play and its services works flawlessly.

Backcover detail

Screen

The screen have a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, IPS display. Is fast and precise to the touch. Its pixel density is 401 ppp. Brightness is quite notorial and its visibility indoors is very good and quite good outdoors.

GPU is powerful enough in order to run all the games of Google Play nowadays without a hitch even at the high resolution the mobile has to bear. I test Need for Speed, Andry Birds 2...everything runs smoothly.

Here can apreciate the lower zone where capacitive buttons are placed. As you can see the buttons glow once touched.

It is important to notice that the S3+ have coloured led notification on the front.

Sound

Sound is very powerful, with no distorsion whatsoever although maybe more bass deepness would be apreciated. To listen music long time maybe better a bluetooth speaker would be more pleasent but when listening radio stations or voice conversations during phonecalls its loudness is very crisp and clear .

Here you can see the backcover with Jiayu logo printed on it which gives an elegant touch to the phone. Also can see the speaker mesh.

Here a close detail of the side volume and power buttons.

Connectivity

It supports 4G and 3G. Is a very suitable model specially in countries which supports these bands:

3G (900 / 1900 / 2100 mhz)

4G (1800 (b3) / 2600 (b7) / 800 mhz (b20)

2G (850 / 900 /1800 /1900)

Supports also NFC which lets you pay without having to use a credit card. Lots of banks are offering this new technology. As you can see the NFC chip is inside the backcover.

The phone can be handled quite well with one hand although requieres practice and using it with both hands would be recommended.

Although being a 5.5" phone the S3+ fits fine in any trousers pocket. The feeling one have is like having a 5 " mobile phone.

Its thickness is not indue as can be seen here

The Jiayu S3+ supports microsim cards. Insertion is very easy .

The battery consumption should be improved. Perhaps due to a ROM optimization issue the consumption is not very optimized . Good point though is that the S3+ have an MT6753 processor with somewhat reduced frequency (1.3 GHz) compared to the MT6752 (that is 1.7 GHz). With an optimized ROM surely the margin of optimization will be improved so that battery consumption can easily be improved regardless the S3 Advanced (MT6752)

A plus to consider regarding the battery is that it is removable. This is very imporant because if the battery fails only will be necessary to change it for another one and sending it back to China for repair will not be necessary.

Here you can see the location of the two speakers just below the battery.

Battery consumption is greatly reduced by selecting automatic brightness but we all know that the phone is more enjoyable with a brightness of 100% sound at max , etc ... so I consider essential to have another extra battery if it is intended for intensive multimedia use.

If instead you plan to use it basically as a normal phone ( receive calls, not using much the speaker) then it's probably the battery can last about few days perfectly.

Camera

The camera is a Sony IMX214 with an excellent response, it has autofocus. 13 Mp in the back and 5MP front with dual led flash.

In short:

Pluses (+)

-quality of the screen. Looks luxurious, it is a LG panel, have great quality and has a noticeable and accurate response

-3 GB of RAM

-Great CPU and powerful GPU. It is an eight-core and the 3 core GPU moves almost any game in Google Play very well.

-The sound is very powerful thanks to its stereo speakers. The clarity and sharpness of the sound is very clear specially listening to radio, incoming calls through the speaker ...)

-Supports NFC

-Keeps the Gyroscope and electronic compass of the S3

-Supports OTG

-The Dual microphone noise reduction (reduces noisy background sounds to improve the clarity of voice calls)

-LED -double flash

- It supports dual sim and memory expansion via microSD up to 64 Gb to add to the 16GB of internal ROM.

- Removable battery !

- Multi-colored led notification

- Internal FM-radio!

- Have maybe the better price / performance ratio of the market right now.

Minuses (-)

None highlight in particular. It is a phone that has everything, too much complete as a whole and great price to reproach something ...

Here some pics from the official Jiayu site:

Jiayu S3 Plus screen size (5.5")

Front and back cover detail

Headphone jack detail

Speaker and USB type C detail

Camera with dual led flash

Backcover NFC chip and battery

Dual sim slots and microSd slot detail

power adapter, USB type C cable and battery

Jiayu S3+ box

Screenshot of main screen and Antutu Benchmark score

S3+ specifications through Antutu Benchmark

Menu screenshots and camera app

Settings and language menu

Storage, Apps and about phone menu

JY-S3 3.8v 3100 mAh battery

And here the great videoreview of Jiayu S3+ that Andi did in Gizchina (Source: Gizchina)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3Dqm-LQxFg