Universal edition JiaYu F2 gets FDD-LTE and Spreadtrum CPU for only 299 Yuan


jiayu f2

JiaYu have announced a Universal Edition of the low-cost JiaYu F2 boasting WCDMA and FDD-LTE support for only 299 Yuan!

JiaYu have been watching the Xiaomi threat close in on their low-cost LTE range, and now that the 599 Yuan Xiaomi Redmi 2A is on sale in China, JiaYu have retaliated with the announcement of a 299 Yuan phone.

JiaYu call their new phone the Universal Edition JiaYu F2. Universal as it covers TD-LTE, FDD-LTE, WCDMA, TD-SCDMA and GSM networks, and a special Edition due to the new low-cost specification chosen to cut the retail cost.

The F2 Universal Edition swaps out the old Meditek MT6582 processor and LTE modem for a Spreadtrum SC9830 CPU. This isnā€™t a common processor, but it boasts native LTE, runs 4 x 1.5Ghz Cortex A7 cores and has an ARM Mali MP2 GPU. Not the most powerful chip in the world but good enough to keep you connected, the phone fast, and JiaYu promise there is enough grunt for gaming too.

jiayu f2

Other cost cutting measures include the 512mb RAM, 2 mega-pixel main camera, 4GB internal memory and 5-inch FWVGA display. The phone retains Bluetooth, WIFI, GPS, dual sim and SD support.

jiayu f2

To attract younger customers the new F2 will come in white, black, pink and blue. Stock is already heading to Chinese stores now, and resellers are expecting to receive the phone shortly.

What do you make of the JiaYu F2 Universal Edition? The price sure is low, but are the cost cutting measures too much of a turn off?

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57 Comments

  1. Bakula
    May 20, 2015

    Jiayu, release the S4!!!!

    • Airyl
      May 20, 2015

      I feel like the S4 is going to be the Half Life 3 of Chinese smartphones.

      • Jeep āœ“įµ›įµ‰Ź³į¶¦į¶ į¶¦įµ‰įµˆ
        May 20, 2015

        The picture below shows 3 colors..Half Life 3 confirmed!

      • Jeep āœ“įµ›įµ‰Ź³į¶¦į¶ į¶¦įµ‰įµˆ
        May 20, 2015

        The picture below shows 3 colors..Half Life 3 confirmed!

      • balcobomber25
        May 20, 2015

        I think its going to be another “4”, Fallout 4. Fan’s keep desperately waiting for any news at all regarding it and the company just sits back and laughs. Everyonce in a while they announce plans for a “big” announcement and people foolishly believe it is about the 4. The company never shoots down the rumors and people end up disappointed in the end.

      • RRRobert
        May 20, 2015

        Duke Nuke ’em 4ever

    • Airyl
      May 20, 2015

      I feel like the S4 is going to be the Half Life 3 of Chinese smartphones.

  2. saor
    May 20, 2015

    Kids phone

    • en
      May 20, 2015

      With 512 ram it will last max 1 month. I have a jiayu f1 and g4c, the screen on f1 is unusable, I have asked for replacement. The g4c is totally another story.

  3. saor
    May 20, 2015

    Kids phone

  4. Muhammad Yasir
    May 20, 2015

    aahahaahhaha~! NO!
    64 bit proc of GTFO!

  5. Muhammad Yasir
    May 20, 2015

    aahahaahhaha~! NO!
    64 bit proc of GTFO!

  6. george
    May 20, 2015

    48$ phone is 60$ reseller price. but so many corners cut. Resolution, 512mb ram. You can buy nice phones for 70$ international, like infocus m2 with snap400, 1/8GB and 720p screen. You cant fool a kid

  7. george
    May 20, 2015

    48$ phone is 60$ reseller price. but so many corners cut. Resolution, 512mb ram. You can buy nice phones for 70$ international, like infocus m2 with snap400, 1/8GB and 720p screen. You cant fool a kid

  8. Steven Fox
    May 20, 2015

    The CPU is not bad, actually the GPU is MP4 version, a bit faster than the one in the 6582, but the 512MB ram is really bogus. Should put 1GB in there and increase cost by 5$.
    Still knowing that Jiayu;s build quality is excellent you might consider this phone for kids between 7-10 and elders.

    • Rob
      May 20, 2015

      Where did you read it has MP4 GPU? Their official website states ‘a dual-core ARM Mali 400MP’.

      • Steven Fox
        May 20, 2015

        http://www.spreadtrum.com/en/products/basebands/view/sc9830

        Multi-media FeaturesMali 400 GPU MP4, 40MTri/s,1.4Gpix/s, OpenGL ES 1.1/2.0

        Decoder:MPEG4/H.263 720p@30fps; H.264 720p@30fps ; VP8 720p@30fps

        Encoder:H.263/H.264/MPEG4 D1@30fps

        Video Streaming: MPEG4/H.263/H.264 720p@30fps

        3G-324M Video Telephony

        Support MP3/AAC/AAC+/MIDI/AMR-NB/WAV format

        But then again it could be misleading. So wish they’d give up on the Mali MP400, it refuses to die a graceful death šŸ™‚

  9. Steven Fox
    May 20, 2015

    The CPU is not bad, actually the GPU is MP4 version, a bit faster than the one in the 6582, but the 512MB ram is really bogus. Should put 1GB in there and increase cost by 5$.
    Still knowing that Jiayu;s build quality is excellent you might consider this phone for kids between 7-10 and elders.

  10. realjjj
    May 20, 2015

    “Spreadtrum SC9830 CPU. This isnā€™t a common processor”

    It’s not common because it’s new and this is one of the first devices with it http://www.spreadtrum.com/en/news/press-releases/spreadtrum-announces-volume-shipments-of-28nm-quad-core-5-mode-lte-and-wcdm

  11. realjjj
    May 20, 2015

    “Spreadtrum SC9830 CPU. This isnā€™t a common processor”

    It’s not common because it’s new and this is one of the first devices with it http://www.spreadtrum.com/en/news/press-releases/spreadtrum-announces-volume-shipments-of-28nm-quad-core-5-mode-lte-and-wcdm

  12. Guest
    May 20, 2015

    Jiayu, release the S4!!!!

    • Airyl
      May 20, 2015

      I feel like the S4 is going to be the Half Life 3 of Chinese smartphones.

    • Jeep āœ“įµ›įµ‰Ź³į¶¦į¶ į¶¦įµ‰įµˆ
      May 20, 2015

      The picture below shows 3 colors..Half Life 3 confirmed!

    • balcobomber25
      May 20, 2015

      I think its going to be another “4”, Fallout 4. Fan’s keep desperately waiting for any news at all regarding it and the company just sits back and laughs. Everyonce in a while they announce plans for a “big” announcement and people foolishly believe it is about the 4. The company never shoots down the rumors and people end up disappointed in the end.

    • Guest
      May 20, 2015

      Duke Nuke ’em 4ever

  13. Riccardo Benzoni
    May 20, 2015

    really, they could have spent those 2-3 dollars more and give a full gb of ram and give a sense to this device, rather than leaving it senseless as it is.

  14. Riccardo Benzoni
    May 20, 2015

    really, they could have spent those 2-3 dollars more and give a full gb of ram and give a sense to this device, rather than leaving it senseless as it is.

  15. saor
    May 20, 2015

    Kids phone

    • Guest
      May 20, 2015

      With 512 ram it will last max 1 month. I have a jiayu f1 and g4c, the screen on f1 is unusable, I have asked for replacement. The g4c is totally another story.

  16. Guest
    May 20, 2015

    aahahaahhaha~! NO!
    64 bit proc of GTFO!

  17. george
    May 20, 2015

    48$ phone is 60$ reseller price. but so many corners cut. Resolution, 512mb ram. You can buy nice phones for 70$ international, like infocus m2 with snap400, 1/8GB and 720p screen. You cant fool a kid

  18. Steven Fox
    May 20, 2015

    The CPU is not bad, actually the GPU is MP4 version, a bit faster than the one in the 6582, but the 512MB ram is really bogus. Should put 1GB in there and increase cost by 5$.
    Still knowing that Jiayu;s build quality is excellent you might consider this phone for kids between 7-10 and elders.

    • Rob
      May 20, 2015

      Where did you read it has MP4 GPU? Their official website states ‘a dual-core ARM Mali 400MP’.

    • Steven Fox
      May 20, 2015

      http://www.spreadtrum.com/en/products/basebands/view/sc9830

      Multi-media FeaturesMali 400 GPU MP4, 40MTri/s,1.4Gpix/s, OpenGL ES 1.1/2.0

      Decoder:MPEG4/H.263 720p@30fps; H.264 720p@30fps ; VP8 720p@30fps

      Encoder:H.263/H.264/MPEG4 D1@30fps

      Video Streaming: MPEG4/H.263/H.264 720p@30fps

      3G-324M Video Telephony

      Support MP3/AAC/AAC+/MIDI/AMR-NB/WAV format

      But then again it could be misleading. So wish they’d give up on the Mali MP400, it refuses to die a graceful death šŸ™‚

  19. realjjj
    May 20, 2015

    “Spreadtrum SC9830 CPU. This isnā€™t a common processor”

    It’s not common because it’s new and this is one of the first devices with it http://www.spreadtrum.com/en/news/press-releases/spreadtrum-announces-volume-shipments-of-28nm-quad-core-5-mode-lte-and-wcdm

  20. Marco Lancaster
    May 20, 2015

    What is the point of this one? Jiayu want to sell the F2 and make it good as the S3? Just put a decent package of specs on it. I would say what everyone would want on this device:

    The MT6732 or MT6735, 2GB of Ram, 16GB of Storage, HD resolution on a 4.7″ screen, making this not only a cheap device, but with decent specs and for people who wants a smaller size phone, and a big battery. They almost made this with the original F2, but the old CPU is a big mistake. And at end a 100~120 price, as Jiayu F2 is being sold. Maybe someone would say “more cheaper” but this price is fine, and when you saw the competition phones on the same price range you know that Jiayu has good quality.

  21. Riccardo Benzoni
    May 20, 2015

    really, they could have spent those 2-3 dollars more and give a full gb of ram and give a sense to this device, rather than leaving it senseless as it is.

  22. balcobomber25
    May 20, 2015

    About the only appealing thing you can say about this phone is it is cheap. I realize it’s meant as a “kid’s” phone, but how young are we talking? Most younger kids I know who want a smart phone, want it to watch videos, download music or play games one. This will barely be able to do any of that. I think we can all agree resellers will have this for around $70-80. I found the following phones with much better kit for not much more money:

    1. Elephone G9 – MT6735, 1GB RAM, 8mp rear – $84.99
    2. Ulefone Be X – MT6592M, 1GB, 8mp – $79.99
    3. Motorola Moto G – one of the best budget phones last year $79 on Amazon.

    • Bubba
      May 21, 2015

      I got the Ulegone Be X for my daughter; a solid phone, heavy (gives it a solid feel). She drops it daily and no damage yet, although lacking gorilla glass, it’s just a matter of time. Call quality is sub-par though.

  23. Marco Lancaster
    May 20, 2015

    What is the point of this one? Jiayu want to sell the F2 and make it good as the S3? Just put a decent package of specs on it. I would say what everyone would want on this device:

    The MT6732 or MT6735, 2GB of Ram, 16GB of Storage, HD resolution on a 4.7″ screen, making this not only a cheap device, but with decent specs and for people who wants a smaller size phone, and a big battery. They almost made this with the original F2, but the old CPU is a big mistake. And at end a 100~120 price, as Jiayu F2 is being sold. Maybe someone would say “more cheaper” but this price is fine, and when you saw the competition phones on the same price range you know that Jiayu has good quality.

  24. billybloggs
    May 20, 2015

    That Spreadtrum and 512K RAM could be the downfall. of this phones chances.

  25. balcobomber25
    May 20, 2015

    About the only appealing thing you can say about this phone is it is cheap. I realize it’s meant as a “kid’s” phone, but how young are we talking? Most younger kids I know who want a smart phone, want it to watch videos, download music or play games one. This will barely be able to do any of that. I think we can all agree resellers will have this for around $70-80. I found the following phones with much better kit for not much more money:

    1. Elephone G9 – MT6735, 1GB RAM, 8mp rear – $84.99
    2. Ulefone Be X – MT6592M, 1GB, 8mp – $79.99
    3. Motorola Moto G – one of the best budget phones last year $79 on Amazon.

    • Bubba
      May 21, 2015

      I got the Ulegone Be X for my daughter; a solid phone, heavy (gives it a solid feel). She drops it daily and no damage yet, although lacking gorilla glass, it’s just a matter of time. Call quality is sub-par though.

  26. zhongtiao1
    May 20, 2015

    One downside. It will be pretty much impossible to root. 512mb of RAM really is not that bad if it is used correctly. The price could have been less if they used a 4.5 inch screen. Shame Jiayu. Dual Sim is a pro. Wish the LTE was Penta-band though. If they had a 4.5 inch screen, they would be able to put a 5 megapixel camera at least.

  27. billybloggs
    May 20, 2015

    That Spreadtrum and 512K RAM could be the downfall. of this phones chances.

  28. zhongtiao1
    May 20, 2015

    One downside. It will be pretty much impossible to root. 512mb of RAM really is not that bad if it is used correctly. The price could have been less if they used a 4.5 inch screen. Shame Jiayu. Dual Sim is a pro. Wish the LTE was Penta-band though. If they had a 4.5 inch screen, they would be able to put a 5 megapixel camera at least.

  29. oweuhaosnue
    May 21, 2015

    If this had android 5, which is geared for 512 mb, shit would be perfect.
    I have F1 and only complaints are mobile data too slow, and multitasking being slow.
    How is the camera on this motherfucker?

  30. oweuhaosnue
    May 21, 2015

    If this had android 5, which is geared for 512 mb, shit would be perfect.
    I have F1 and only complaints are mobile data too slow, and multitasking being slow.
    How is the camera on this motherfucker?