Chinese device maker, Jiayu has been riddled with rumours of shutting down and has undergone several restricting over the year. The company has launched the – Jiayu S3+ a Plus version of the Jiayu S3 after almost a year it launched with some improvement in details.
Moving to the specifications, the Jiayu S3+ sports a LG made 5.5-inch IPS LTPS OGS display with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD), a pixel density of 401ppi and Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection. It measures 152 x 75. 5 x 8.9 mm in dimensions, weighs 158 grams and an ample-sized 3000 – 3100mAh battery powers the whole package.
Under the hood sits an octa-core MediaTek MT6753 processor clocked at 1.3GHz with Mali-T720 GPU, 3GB of RAM and 16GB built-in storage space. It supports 2G/3G/4G networks in China and has Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, USB OTG, micro USB v2.0, GPS/GLONASS connectivity options.
The Jiayu S3+ has a front facing 5-megapixels Samsung-made camera with f/2.4 aperture and 84.33-degrees viewing angle; and a rear facing 13-megapixels SONY IMX 214 camera with f/2.0 aperture, 5P Lens and Dual-LED flash. For additional storage, there is a microSD card slot which supports up to 64Gb cards and Dual Stereo speakers for enhanced audio.
It boots Android 5.1 Lollipop OS and sports Dual SIM slots (micro SIM + micro SIM) with dual 4G. The Jiayu S3+ is available in China for a price tag of CNY 859 (approx USD 134) in Black, Grey and White colour options. There are some interchangeable back covers in the offering with other different colours.
Checkout some Jiayu S3+ Hands-on photos below:
