Mystery JiaYu gets a name and sub $100 price!


For the past few weeks we have been reporting on a mystery JiaYu device, we can now confirm that the new phone is the JiaYu G2F and the Chinese retail price is just $82 (499 Yuan)!

The JiaYu G2F will officially only be available for China Mobile’s TD-SCDMA 3G network, but like Xiaomi, JiaYu have promised to release a version of the $82 phone compatible with the more common WCDMA towers used around the world.

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At less that $100 (for Chinese customers) the JiaYu G2F actually offers budget shoppers a great value for money handset that includes features such as a 4.3-inch 720p Gorilla Glass 2 display, 1.3Ghz quad-core MT6582 processor, 1GB RAM, Wolfson audio chip, 8 mega-pixel rear camera, USB OTG and 2200mAh battery!

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The G2F will hit stores in China by the end of the month, International fans are advised to wait for the China Unicom WCDMA version of the phone.

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8 Comments

  1. vik
    October 28, 2013

    damn… so we talking about $150 usd from online retailers?

  2. October 28, 2013

    Nice…Gimmy WCDMA version 🙂

  3. Inlife
    October 28, 2013

    Yes !!! Hope for a 900mhz wdcma !!!

  4. Mr. Bater
    October 28, 2013

    this sounds like the perfect budget phone, 720p 4.3″ is perfect. better release it FAST but please, keep the vanilla android!

  5. October 28, 2013

    nice move, jiayu!

  6. Metalheim
    October 28, 2013

    Great device. Pocketable and reasonably powerful at an entry-level price.

  7. sergio
    October 28, 2013

    Great device … he-he… only one problem – manufacturer. Prepare to wait for 6-8 months, then, may be, Intel Merryfield SOCs will be in every second smartphone on the planet, and Android smartphones will be sold with prepaid sim-cards for $15-$20 in your local grocery store. 🙂

    p.s. According to lies from Intel/Microsoft CEOs.

  8. Allanitomwesh
    October 29, 2013

    The battle has been taken to entry level. It’s going down, prices that is.