JiaYu G4 Hands on Video

AndiMay 15, 2013

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!

Before we continue and you watch the JiaYu G4 hands-on, please keep in mind that this video isn’t meant to represent a full phone review, rest assured we are working on the review now and aim to include as much as readers and commenters have already requested, but this isn’t it.

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Andi

- May 15, 2013
  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 😉
  - anony
    May 15, 2013
    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. 😀

yash3339
May 15, 2013
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?
buyer
May 15, 2013
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?

Albert
May 15, 2013
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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Manos
May 15, 2013
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! 🙁
- - May 15, 2013
    That really looked scary to me. You need SOME trained reflexes to be able to do that!
wolf
May 15, 2013
May 15, 2013
Vellamo scores would be nice as the browser is most important thing on the smartphone (I guess) 🙂
Simon
May 15, 2013
What is the difference between Antutu & Vellamo ?
- May 15, 2013
  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. 🙂

Kash!F
May 15, 2013
burnt_52
May 15, 2013
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

lukis
May 15, 2013
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? 🙂
- May 15, 2013
  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 😉
  - lukis
    May 15, 2013
    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?
HOW MANY HOURS LIFE BATERRY?
Simon
May 15, 2013

rob haigh
May 15, 2013
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 ?
- May 15, 2013
  I haven’t heard anything about the full production run. I see if there is any news today.
  - Norman Zakaria
    May 15, 2013
    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.
    - Simon
      May 16, 2013
      Out of interest, did you know Merimobiles are based in Canada. (I think the same maybe true of FastCardTech).
- Simon
  May 16, 2013
  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.
  - Norman Zakaria
    May 16, 2013
    If it doesnt come up in June I might just buy myself the new Galaxy S4 Google Edition launched today at Google I/O.
    - Simon
      May 16, 2013
  - rob
    May 16, 2013
    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 🙂
    - Simon
      May 16, 2013
Chandan
May 15, 2013
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.
- JanM
  May 17, 2013
  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.

Albert
May 15, 2013
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 😉

Broly
May 16, 2013
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
rex2688
May 16, 2013
Hey andi, i hope you share you mountain biking stories pic and more too… waiting for weekend for a full review.
Gianfranco
May 16, 2013
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?

i repeat….Does it support Miracast?
Simon
May 17, 2013
Has anyone heard of Le Frog OS Rom ? (apparently has support for the Jiayu G4)

May 18, 2013
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…
taciano alex
May 18, 2013
- - taciano alex
    May 22, 2013
taciano alex
May 19, 2013
and in the case of the NEO model N003 this product is good and what is the difference with jiayu G4?

Simon
May 19, 2013
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
taciano alex
May 24, 2013
this model has the voice command, such as the Galaxy S3 or the like, and in the case of Portuguese Brazil?