The JiaYu F1 will soon be launched in WCDMA guise for international customers to enjoy. We unbox and have our first hands on with the $50 smartphone ahead of launch.
It’s easy to get excited about the latest greatest phones with high-resolution displays and powerful processors, but let’s not forget that those super phones only make up a small part of the market. Most phone users look at low to mid range devices, an area where it is being constantly proven that low-cost no longer means low-quality!
The JiaYu F1 is a 299 Yuan Android smartphone from Chinese phone maker JiaYu. The device packs a 4-inch display, dual-core 1.3Ghz processor, 512MB RAM, 5 mega-pixel camera, dual sim support, 3G and a large 2400mAh battery! Even if the F1 goes on sale for more for international customers (which is looking likely) the JiaYu F1 is still going to be one bargain!
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Would be nice though if they included 1GB RAM, wvga on 4 inch is OK to me due to the pricetag, but 512MB RAM nowadays? Doesn’t cut it, for starters because only Android KitKat / 4.4 runs smoothly on 512MB RAM while Jelly Bean doesn’t yet. I guess they left 1GB RAM out because otherwise the G2F would be kinda obselete from the beginning 😉
mtk6572 doesn’t support more than 512mb
I don’t suppose you know whether Jiayu is planning on releasing an update to android 4.4 for it?
The G2F WCDMA and F1 are almost the same phone. Some people have been smoking too much opium at Jiayu offices 😛
I’d be very willing to spring the extra Andi,IF they sell us the same HD phone as China. Any news on that predicament? It think it was unanimous noone wants OGS if the resolution takes a hit that big.
Nice review though,the bezels aren’t terribly thick either,i expected worse,actually I’ve seen worse in more costly phones.It is soo begging for kitkat. Perhaps inquire whether JiaYu have plans for that too Andi
I did tell them and they said it was “noted” meaning nothing will come of it probably and this is what we are stuck with.
As they note that we’ll just look elsewhere 🙂 But really their recent stuff has been underwhelming. This is the only nice one in a long while.
I have a Cubot GT90 and is the same phone it works at internet/videos just fine! With 512ram! Antutu score is 11000…
Yes,this has been my point exactly all along,this phone is for light user who would rather not buy some shitty Asha,but has no interest in powerful smartphone features like 3D gaming.
WCDMA 2100MHz only makes it an expensive paperweight.
Nice hands on Andi, is pretty impressive what Jiayu managed to pack for that 299 yuan, that’s almost a family meal (just stay home a this weekend and you can save for 1 F1!).
BTW, gotcha, on 7:19 you said “(…) this is the first hands on with the Jiayu G2F”, 😉
They’re so similar (and you took one out during the shooting) it’s totally understandable though. Jiayu guys saved in design to get that price! 🙂
Can’t wait for the review, battery life gets my full attention!
Yep I noticed that too doh :p