So we’ve had the JiaYu G4 for a few days now and feel it’s about time we posted a hands on video, so here it is!
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Can you comment on the temperature andi?
It’s lovely and sunny here thanks 🙂 I’ve not had much gaming time with it yet, as of now though it’s kept cool. I’ll make a note to really test it out for the review though and see if I can get it hot 😉
I’m glad you’re enjoying the weather 😛
Thanks, I’d be cool (pun intended :P) to read the first hand experience of that usually-overlooked aspect even though it’s one of the thing mediatek advertise of MT6589. 😀
Andi could you show us a picture/video of the notif LED in action?
Also, Pandawill have changed their ‘lead time’ to August, and on their Facebook page they said that the G4 will not be going outiside of China for quite some time. Could you confirm this?
Does the first batch of G4 is of pre-production models or a full production models? if yes when a full production model will be released?
Andi can u pls do something with that both links with full sample photos of G4 and X2 cse they are are not working:
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Thanks Andy!
Im realy like this phone big bat nice screen nice camera the look is killer also!
You know when will we see the premium?
Nice DH biking ! Im going to but not that fast! 🙁
Cheers mate, need to get on my bike this week while the weather is good 🙂
That really looked scary to me. You need SOME trained reflexes to be able to do that!
Hi Andy,
could you test if Jiayu G4 has the USB-OTG function?
Thanks.
It will all be in the full review 🙂
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Andy any connections issues etc when making, receiving phone calls and text messages ?
Nope it’s been great.
Vellamo scores would be nice as the browser is most important thing on the smartphone (I guess) 🙂
What is the difference between Antutu & Vellamo ?
Vellamo focuses on testing browser performance while Antutu is more allaround performance measurement. Vellamo would tell you better how your Internet surfing experiance would be compared to Antutu scores. 🙂
Does it support Miracast?
Andi, Awesome video!
Would like to know about WCDMA support. Whether it supports 850Mhz or only 2100 please.
Thanks 🙂
Also GPS connection speed and general signal strength if biking out of the city.
Thanks
Andy,
1. Would you say that you are happy with your Jiayu G4? (or there is some incurable problem)
2. Where is your story about traveling to China? 🙂
Lukis,
1. Yes, I am happy with it.
2. It would be a long story as I’ve been here for the past 10 years 😉
This may be the series of stories/articles about the technical life of China … Let’s get started! 🙂
P.S. Do you speak Chinese/Mandarin good?
ANDY BATERRY
HOW MANY HOURS LIFE BATERRY?
Do you live in a city or a town ?
Who?
You Andy ?
Hi andy. I have ( like a lot of people !) Had a g4 advanced on order for about a million years now :-)the supplier (mermerimobiles) after kicking up a fuss this week they tell me they have spoken to the factory and it will be supplied next week…… Should I put any faith in this do you think ?
I haven’t heard anything about the full production run. I see if there is any news today.
I’ve had an order on Merimobiles as well and they’ve told me that they will get stock next week too but I think that’s a load of bull. I remember reading somewhere on jiayu’s official forum (bbs.ejiayu .com) that they will start producing the Advanced version in June which still seems possible.
Thanks to Pandawill setting up the leadtime to August which is 3 months from now, a lot of people have asked for a refund on most online resellers websites. I doubt it’ll actually be released in August, i’m sure they’re just putting that up there so they wont have anymore troubles incase Jiayu delays the June launch but that is making other resellers like Merimobiles for example to make stupid promises like saying stock will come in next week in order for them to keep their customers.
Basically, dnt trust any reseller and try and keep a lookout for official word on Jiayu Forum. If i’m not mistaken Jiayu is aiming for a June launch. I’ll try and find that post again if possible but so far that’s all I know.
Out of interest, did you know Merimobiles are based in Canada. (I think the same maybe true of FastCardTech).
Rob, I have heard different things regarding the Jiayu G4, maybe at the end of the month, maybe in August. Maybe Andi can found out more from his contacts. If it doesnt materialise in the next 2 months, I might try ZTE.
If it doesnt come up in June I might just buy myself the new Galaxy S4 Google Edition launched today at Google I/O.
Whats the Google edition ?
If it doesn’t get released next week, am going to cancel order and get the cheapest available quad core I can ! On another note, interesting what you say about merimobiles being canadian. Its funny how in ‘normal’ correspondence with them ie, sales enquiries, they have perfect English but when it comes to ‘where is my stuff’, ‘I want compensation for all this mucking about’ they seem to revert to either playing dumb or comedy Chinese English 🙂
They are based in Montreal
Andi…. After the Jiayu G3’s battery capacity claim of 2700mah claim, I am not going to trust the chinese on the any of the battery capacity claims…. You got to do something about testing the battery to find out the actual MAH figure.
It does seem any people have had battery time issues with the G3, most solved by rom change. I’ve always had 2 days use on a charge, fairly average usage, no juice defender. So hopefully they get the software part right with the g4, as the G3 has been a superb phone for me, once I got Cyanogenmod 10.1 on it.
Andi can u pls check all supported Band Modes of Jiayu G4 and Umi X2 in your full review ? It’s very easy to check, just type *#*#3646633#*#* and press “BandModes” (check both “Sim1” and “Sim2”) and take photo/screen shoot for your incoming great review 😉
+1
yup, will do
Just tried, it didn’t work.
Yes, is very possible on many MT6589 smartphones the *#*#3646633#*#* combination to not work.
Install the free Mobileuncle Tools from play.google.com and go to: Engineer Mode > Engineer Mode (MTK) > Band Mode
So Andy, can u install this MobileUncle tool (mentioned above by XraniX) and check supported Band modes (in both G4 and X2) for us in your full reviews ?
Just have, will upload the screen shot later but here is the info: GSM: EGSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900, GSM850. WCDMA: WCDMA-IMT-2000, WCDMA-PCS-1900, WCDMA-CLR-850, WCDMA-800, WCDMA-GSM-900. Thanks to Xrainx for the Mobileuncle app tip!
The screenshot is here https://www.gizchina.com/gizchina-forum/topic/jiayu-g4-supported-bands/
Awesome tip mate! https://www.gizchina.com/gizchina-forum/topic/jiayu-g4-supported-bands/
Dont have buttons retroiluminates?
It doesn’t have back lit buttons no.
Hello, I have little experience with purchase from Chinese retailers.
Though I am very interested in this phone ( I do not even care about the 2 Gb RAM version). Sadly it has been very confusing (and limiting) going around trying to order this device. Mainly because I was unable to select the color which I wanted and contradictory product description in the “name” and in the product details =/. I would really like to get a version which has a black front and white back (like in your video Andy), and I am not sure if there is a possibility to get the 1GB RAM version with 32Gb of internal memory and 3000 Mah battery. Maybe somebody could point me to a location where I can order the above listed desires 🙂 if it is even possible.
thx ^^, and sorry for the longer post
Hey andi, i hope you share you mountain biking stories pic and more too… waiting for weekend for a full review.
Full review will be next week sorry.
Hi Andy, I have just found this website and your work is amazing! keep it up! What about having an overview of the already released and awaited quad-core Chinese smartphones with less than 5” display?
Yup, awesome idea! Cheers
i repeat….Does it support Miracast?
Has anyone heard of Le Frog OS Rom ? (apparently has support for the Jiayu G4)
hi andy,..
after being silent reader now i would like to comment,…hohohoho…
two thumps for gizchina,..
i have some questions and wishes, hope u can answer that,..
when are u going todo full review?
i’ll be waiting,..
hope can u review about temperature/thermal of JY G4/UMI X2?
i want to know about temperature of that smartphone,…
maybe u can test it by way of playing the game or browsing use 3G data (do not use wifi) for a few hours…
thx andy…
hi my name is taciano
have a model that has google ñ play, this model has?
The G4 has Google Play 🙂
another question, this model has the voice command like the same with galaxy s3?
and in the case of the NEO model N003 this product is good and what is the difference with jiayu G4?
Out of interest lets just say a lot of people buy the Jiayu G4 when it is launched, what support will there be for it in terms of custom roms etc. Of course we can all help each other on here by having a Jiayu G4 section in the forums. Any views on this – isn’t it best to buy a phone which has alot of support, as opposed to buying a phone which has little or no support on the net.
Am I making sense
this model has the voice command, such as the Galaxy S3 or the like, and in the case of Portuguese Brazil?
Can you confirm that this device will be available in August?!
wonder any of you having this problem as i am
My phone is always warm , battery drains very very fast despite having 3000mah.
Usage moderate but wont last for 1 day.
I had its simcard removed, TF card removed. battery removed and plug in didnt on the unit, it is still warm and draining battery.
Cut my sim into Mini sim which the iphone accepts. But the G4 wont detect the sim. ….
to be honest, the screen is so nice , camera good… but i am very frustrated with the phone so far