Gizchina Exclusive: JiaYu G3 Unboxing and Hands on video!


Ever since i first wrote about the JiaYu G3 I’ve wanted to get my hands on one of these great looking phones to see if it was actually worth all the hype, well that day has finally come and today my JiaYu G3 review phone arrived! Keep reading for the hands on video!

The JiaYu G3 in the photos and video isn’t mine to keep unfortunately, but I would like to give the great guy’s over at Uredeal a big thanks for lending me this black G3 to review. If you want to pick up a JiaYu G3 then I recommend heading over to the Uredeal store here.

jiayu g3 unboxing hands on video

JiaYu G3 Specification

You should all know the JiaYu G3 specification by now, but if not let me give you a quick run through of the great features it has to offer.

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The JiaYu G3 has a 4.5 inch IPS display with Gorilla glass scratch resistant treatment and HD resolution of 1280 x 720. A dual-core MT6577 CPU clocked at 1Ghz along with 1GB RAM run the show, and Android ICS 4.0 comes installed as standard.

Both front and rear cameras are pretty impressive with the front being a 2 mega-pixel unit and the rear an 8 mega-pixel shooter which sits along side a rather powerful LED flash.

jiayu g3 unboxing hands on video

The body of the G3 sports an alloy front with plastic chassis and rear which measures in a rather stout 10.8mm within which an absolutely huge 2750mAh battery sits.

Other great features include dual-sim standby, Micro SD card reader, Gyroscope, GPS, Wifi and Bluetooth!

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JiaYu G3 Unboxing and hands on video!

 

 

JiaYu G3 hands on photos

 

I’ll make another hand on video with the JiaYu G3 once I have loaded some benchmark apps and games on to it.

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114 Comments

  1. Łukasz
    November 20, 2012

    I look forward to the next review. In about a month I should get the same phone. 🙂

  2. Calvin
    November 20, 2012

    Too bad the MTK6589 phones are coming out soon. I think a G3S with a MTK6589 is PERFECT!

    BTW I have been seeing on the usual resellers that the Jiayu G2S is packing a MTK6577T. Any idea on differences from the normal 6577, or is it some sort of typo error?

  3. luznykolo
    November 20, 2012

    I’ve also bought on uredeal. I have my Jiayu G3 about one week. This is great phone.

    • November 20, 2012

      I’m really surprised it feels great, it’s fast and the screen is amazing!

      • Calvin
        November 20, 2012

        I’m thinking of buying one as well. Is it really fast? I’m worried that the PowerVR 531 might not be enough for that 720p screen… Plus it doesn’t have Jelly Bean yet…

  4. November 20, 2012

    hello Andi!
    we were so much waiting for the G3 review by you.
    You said the Jiayu feels better made than umi x1..
    I am really sceptical about the feel of G3 and x1. It has to do both with the dimension (they may look a bit huge in a girl’s hand) and the materials and build quality. So, i would really like to hear some extras and your opinion on these, in the following review.
    Thank you again!

    • November 20, 2012

      Ok no problem (do I have girl’s hands?) 😉

      • November 29, 2012

        haha… no, you don’t have girl’s hands, but I have.
        I am just worried about the feeling of G3 in my hands, and if this feeling is importantly different for umi x1.

  5. Raoul Teeuwen
    November 20, 2012

    So sad to read “3G: WCDMA 2100MHZ” only … Wonder how all that pre-ordered this phone react to that.

    • Łukasz
      November 20, 2012

      Really? 2100 only? I choose this phone because I read it supports 900MHz (here in Poland we have free internet working on 900MHz). Where did you find this information?

      • Raoul Teeuwen
        November 21, 2012

        Look at the specs on the uredeal-page… And i have seen this on other sites with specs as well..

  6. Geoff
    November 20, 2012

    Hi Andi!

    Thanks for video! Please could you test GPS? X1 has problems with GPS and I´m wondering how it is with the G3.

    Thank you!!

    • November 21, 2012

      yes, the GPS it’s important to me too. I use OSM Maps or Navitel.

  7. Arifullah8
    November 20, 2012

    Hi Andi,

    Can upload the Video for Rooting Jy-G3.

  8. Gfif
    November 20, 2012

    Please, test the battery and external speaker. Thk

  9. Amit
    November 20, 2012

    Thanks Andi for the video. It would be interesting to see the comparison between g3 and x1 in terms of battery life. As we have already seen the mediocre battery life of Nexus 4 with the amazing hardware specs

    • TripleThreeNine
      November 21, 2012

      If the 2750mAh is real, then its a no-show, as the X1 is 1750mAh. Everything else is literally identical.

      • Amit
        November 22, 2012

        Battery Capacity is not the only factor which determines battery life of the phone. For example, both Nexus 4 and Optimus G has the same specification including battery, but there a big difference between the battery life.
        I believe the 1000mAh difference in unbranded batteries is not a big difference in the actual usage of the phone. Waiting for Andi’s detailed review to see how big the difference actually is.

  10. Plascoch
    November 20, 2012

    Hi Andi

    Nice to see a review of the same model phone as I ordered from UreDeal on 11/09/2012. It looks cool and the good news is that my phone has been shipped today only had to wait 2 months and 9 days. Now all I have to do is to wait the normal shipping time hopefully around 10-15 days.

    Did you cancel your order or are you also still waiting? Would it be possible to do Umi X1 vs Jiayu G3 comparison of main features like camera picture quality, GPS time to fist fix, battery life etc. Keep on with the good work

    PS do you know if Jiayu intend to support Jelly Bean on this phone

  11. Imu
    November 20, 2012

    Hi Andi!

    Gorilla glass is really in the G3?

  12. devast
    November 20, 2012

    I’m awaiting your review!

    But it won’t be that exclusive, many of us (non-chinese) already have this phone for like 1-3 weeks now. I got it a week ago, and postage took ~18 days.
    It was well worth the wait!

  13. Guest
    November 20, 2012

    I look forward to the next review. In about a month I should get the same phone. 🙂

  14. Guest
    November 20, 2012

    Too bad the MTK6589 phones are coming out soon. I think a G3S with a MTK6589 is PERFECT!

    BTW I have been seeing on the usual resellers that the Jiayu G2S is packing a MTK6577T. Any idea on differences from the normal 6577, or is it some sort of typo error?

  15. Guest
    November 20, 2012

    I’ve also bought on uredeal. I have my Jiayu G3 about one week. This is great phone.

    • Guest
      November 20, 2012

      I’m really surprised it feels great, it’s fast and the screen is amazing!

    • Guest
      November 21, 2012

      I’m thinking of buying one as well. Is it really fast? I’m worried that the PowerVR 531 might not be enough for that 720p screen… Plus it doesn’t have Jelly Bean yet…

  16. Guest
    November 20, 2012

    hello Andi!
    we were so much waiting for the G3 review by you.
    You said the Jiayu feels better made than umi x1..
    I am really sceptical about the feel of G3 and x1. It has to do both with the dimension (they may look a bit huge in a girl’s hand) and the materials and build quality. So, i would really like to hear some extras and your opinion on these, in the following review.
    Thank you again!

    • Guest
      November 20, 2012

      Ok no problem (do I have girl’s hands?) 😉

    • Guest
      November 29, 2012

      haha… no, you don’t have girl’s hands, but I have.
      I am just worried about the feeling of G3 in my hands, and if this feeling is importantly different for umi x1.

  17. Guest
    November 20, 2012

    So sad to read “3G: WCDMA 2100MHZ” only … Wonder how all that pre-ordered this phone react to that.

    • Guest
      November 21, 2012

      Really? 2100 only? I choose this phone because I read it supports 900MHz (here in Poland we have free internet working on 900MHz). Where did you find this information?

    • Guest
      November 21, 2012

      Look at the specs on the uredeal-page… And i have seen this on other sites with specs as well..

  18. Guest
    November 20, 2012

    Hi Andi!

    Thanks for video! Please could you test GPS? X1 has problems with GPS and I´m wondering how it is with the G3.

    Thank you!!

    • Guest
      November 21, 2012

      yes, the GPS it’s important to me too. I use OSM Maps or Navitel.

  19. Guest
    November 20, 2012

    Hi Andi,

    Can upload the Video for Rooting Jy-G3.

  20. Guest
    November 20, 2012

    Please, test the battery and external speaker. Thk

  21. Guest
    November 20, 2012

    Thanks Andi for the video. It would be interesting to see the comparison between g3 and x1 in terms of battery life. As we have already seen the mediocre battery life of Nexus 4 with the amazing hardware specs

    • Yash Garg
      November 21, 2012

      If the 2750mAh is real, then its a no-show, as the X1 is 1750mAh. Everything else is literally identical.

    • Guest
      November 22, 2012

      Battery Capacity is not the only factor which determines battery life of the phone. For example, both Nexus 4 and Optimus G has the same specification including battery, but there a big difference between the battery life.
      I believe the 1000mAh difference in unbranded batteries is not a big difference in the actual usage of the phone. Waiting for Andi’s detailed review to see how big the difference actually is.

  22. Guest
    November 20, 2012

    Hi Andi

    Nice to see a review of the same model phone as I ordered from UreDeal on 11/09/2012. It looks cool and the good news is that my phone has been shipped today only had to wait 2 months and 9 days. Now all I have to do is to wait the normal shipping time hopefully around 10-15 days.

    Did you cancel your order or are you also still waiting? Would it be possible to do Umi X1 vs Jiayu G3 comparison of main features like camera picture quality, GPS time to fist fix, battery life etc. Keep on with the good work

    PS do you know if Jiayu intend to support Jelly Bean on this phone

  23. Guest
    November 20, 2012

    Hi Andi!

    Gorilla glass is really in the G3?

  24. Guest
    November 21, 2012

    I’m awaiting your review!

    But it won’t be that exclusive, many of us (non-chinese) already have this phone for like 1-3 weeks now. I got it a week ago, and postage took ~18 days.
    It was well worth the wait!

  25. cromi
    November 21, 2012

    i’m so excited about this phone. hope someone in the Philippines sells this amazing phone. looking forward to your next hands on review 🙂

    • silcax
      November 21, 2012

      pare, i ordered this amazing phone too.waiting for it to reach my doorsteps.Im also from the Philippines.

      • saber024
        December 6, 2012

        bro, where did u order?

  26. TheAtog
    November 21, 2012

    Nice Vid Andi! I wish they get this in my country and sell it locally like they did to Ainol.

  27. November 21, 2012

    Great work Andi, eagerly waiting for the full review, also can you mention the Jiayu G3’s SAR value

  28. Marco
    November 21, 2012

    What is the thickness of this phone?
    2cm? 🙁

  29. Victor
    November 21, 2012

    Do anyone with Jiayu G3 have experienced with strange humming sound when plug 3rd party stereo headset ? I found this problem with my JIAYU G2 and JIAYU G2+ (MTK6577)

  30. Juliana
    November 21, 2012

    Hum….$210? I think I’ll pass…I’m saving money to buy Newman N2.

    • Geodex
      November 21, 2012

      Yes same here. Until some store has it for below $200, prices seem a bit high because of shortages now I think.

      Newman N2 should be fully stocked and available in December so I’m still weighing my options based on prices for both.

  31. November 21, 2012

    anyone that has already received their jiayu g3 can mention the SAR value of the phone, mobile radiation is a concern for me

  32. Guest
    November 21, 2012

    i’m so excited about this phone. hope someone in the Philippines sells this amazing phone. looking forward to your next hands on review 🙂

    • Guest
      November 22, 2012

      pare, i ordered this amazing phone too.waiting for it to reach my doorsteps.Im also from the Philippines.

    • Guest
      December 7, 2012

      bro, where did u order?

  33. Guest
    November 21, 2012

    Nice Vid Andi! I wish they get this in my country and sell it locally like they did to Ainol.

  34. Hrtr
    November 21, 2012

    Do you recommend any store or vendor Aliexpress?

  35. Guest
    November 21, 2012

    Great work Andi, eagerly waiting for the full review, also can you mention the Jiayu G3’s SAR value

  36. Guest
    November 21, 2012

    What is the thickness of this phone?
    2cm? 🙁

  37. Guest
    November 21, 2012

    Do anyone with Jiayu G3 have experienced with strange humming sound when plug 3rd party stereo headset ? I found this problem with my JIAYU G2 and JIAYU G2+ (MTK6577)

  38. Guest
    November 21, 2012

    Hum….$210? I think I’ll pass…I’m saving money to buy Newman N2.

    • Guest
      November 21, 2012

      Yes same here. Until some store has it for below $200, prices seem a bit high because of shortages now I think.

      Newman N2 should be fully stocked and available in December so I’m still weighing my options based on prices for both.

  39. Guest
    November 21, 2012

    anyone that has already received their jiayu g3 can mention the SAR value of the phone, mobile radiation is a concern for me

  40. Guest
    November 21, 2012

    Do you recommend any store or vendor Aliexpress?

  41. Gio
    November 22, 2012

    Get your review here:

    http://tweakers.net/productreview/67560/jiayu-g3-zwart.html

    Use google translate.

    • November 22, 2012

      Cheers for that 🙂

  42. Guest
    November 22, 2012

    Get your review here:

    http://tweakers.net/productreview/67560/jiayu-g3-zwart.html

    Use google translate.

    • Guest
      November 22, 2012

      Cheers for that 🙂

  43. Mike C
    November 22, 2012

    Does this phone work with Verizon Wireless in the USA? Are these knockoff phones really any good?

    • kyan
      November 24, 2012

      Its not a knockoff phone, but yes they are very good depending what phone it is. If there is a lot of information and reviews, its probably a good trustworthy phone.

      • Mike
        November 25, 2012

        But I read somewhere that none of these chinese made phones will work in the USA on Verizon Wireless; is that not true?

  44. Francisco Martins
    November 22, 2012

    Good Night

    I am from Portugal. I waited two months for the mobile phone, it arrived yesterday and was worth the wait is an amazing mobile phone. better than I was expecting. fantastic build quality. my next phones will come from china. and believe this brand in the future will be strong in the world market

  45. Darren
    November 23, 2012

    What is the SAR level for Jiayu G3?

  46. Guest
    November 23, 2012

    Does this phone work with Verizon Wireless in the USA? Are these knockoff phones really any good?

    • Guest
      November 25, 2012

      Its not a knockoff phone, but yes they are very good depending what phone it is. If there is a lot of information and reviews, its probably a good trustworthy phone.

    • Guest
      November 25, 2012

      But I read somewhere that none of these chinese made phones will work in the USA on Verizon Wireless; is that not true?

  47. Guest
    November 23, 2012

    Good Night

    I am from Portugal. I waited two months for the mobile phone, it arrived yesterday and was worth the wait is an amazing mobile phone. better than I was expecting. fantastic build quality. my next phones will come from china. and believe this brand in the future will be strong in the world market

  48. Guest
    November 23, 2012

    What is the SAR level for Jiayu G3?

  49. November 26, 2012

    How does the screen compare to the Umi X1? In a lot of the youtube videos I’ve seen of the G3 the screen appears noticably brighter and more colourful compare to other phones like the HDC S3 and Newman N1. I like the styling of the X1 much better than the G3 and as specs are so similar it may come down to the screen.

  50. Guest
    November 26, 2012

    How does the screen compare to the Umi X1? In a lot of the youtube videos I’ve seen of the G3 the screen appears noticably brighter and more colourful compare to other phones like the HDC S3 and Newman N1. I like the styling of the X1 much better than the G3 and as specs are so similar it may come down to the screen.

  51. Plascoch
    November 29, 2012

    Christmas has come early I only had to wait from September 11th until today but finally my Jiayu G3 has arrived. So far the screen is great camera seems good but not fully tested. I will try using GPS and other features later today

    • Ed
      November 29, 2012

      How do you find the thickness? In all of the videos I have seen it looks quite chunky. Haven’t seen any side by side comparisons with other phones.

      • Plascoch
        November 30, 2012

        Hi Ed

        It is a bit of a chunky monkey but the battery seems to keep on going. It does not look as elegant as a S3 or the Umi X1.
        Tried rooting the thing and found that the TecHideki guide not so good if you have Windows 7. I could not get the MT65xx pre-loader driver to install, tried on 2 PC’s. But there is a simpler way. View this Utube video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmVAQJnW10g. It refers to an xda-developer thread by Bin4ry
        http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1886460
        this worked without a problem and has less chance of bricking the phone as it is not loaded through a firmware install.
        The GPS took an age to fix, tried gps status app no good, tried waiting for google maps to get location, failed. Then tried installing and using Z – Device Test by ZAUSAN Innovación Tecnológica fixed after about 2 minutes tested today took 86 seconds to first fix. This may not seem good but on my previous phone using Android 2.3.4 it took over 10 minutes to get a first fix.
        Overall very impressed with the phone the screen is very clear and bright, mp3 player sounds great, main camera good, front camera quality is OK and the gps actually works. Tried antutu test and got overall score of 5721 but I do not know whether that is good or bad.

  52. Guest
    November 29, 2012

    Christmas has come early I only had to wait from September 11th until today but finally my Jiayu G3 has arrived. So far the screen is great camera seems good but not fully tested. I will try using GPS and other features later today

    • Guest
      November 29, 2012

      How do you find the thickness? In all of the videos I have seen it looks quite chunky. Haven’t seen any side by side comparisons with other phones.

    • Guest
      November 30, 2012

      Hi Ed

      It is a bit of a chunky monkey but the battery seems to keep on going. It does not look as elegant as a S3 or the Umi X1.
      Tried rooting the thing and found that the TecHideki guide not so good if you have Windows 7. I could not get the MT65xx pre-loader driver to install, tried on 2 PC’s. But there is a simpler way. View this Utube video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmVAQJnW10g. It refers to an xda-developer thread by Bin4ry
      http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1886460
      this worked without a problem and has less chance of bricking the phone as it is not loaded through a firmware install.
      The GPS took an age to fix, tried gps status app no good, tried waiting for google maps to get location, failed. Then tried installing and using Z – Device Test by ZAUSAN Innovación Tecnológica fixed after about 2 minutes tested today took 86 seconds to first fix. This may not seem good but on my previous phone using Android 2.3.4 it took over 10 minutes to get a first fix.
      Overall very impressed with the phone the screen is very clear and bright, mp3 player sounds great, main camera good, front camera quality is OK and the gps actually works. Tried antutu test and got overall score of 5721 but I do not know whether that is good or bad.

  53. Troy
    November 30, 2012

    I got my Jiayu G3 about ten days ago. I was very much impressed by everything – build quality, battery life and especially the beautiful bright display….. UNTIL 2 days ago the screen started flashing random coloured lines and is now totally useless. Still trying to get the seller to respond to my questions. EVERYONE SHOULD BE A LITTLE SKEPTICAL WHEN IT COMES TO THIS PHONE AND ITS MERCHANTS!

  54. Guest
    December 1, 2012

    I got my Jiayu G3 about ten days ago. I was very much impressed by everything – build quality, battery life and especially the beautiful bright display….. UNTIL 2 days ago the screen started flashing random coloured lines and is now totally useless. Still trying to get the seller to respond to my questions. EVERYONE SHOULD BE A LITTLE SKEPTICAL WHEN IT COMES TO THIS PHONE AND ITS MERCHANTS!

  55. ArchStanton
    December 3, 2012

    Do i need to do anything to this phone to make it work in the UK?

  56. Guest
    December 4, 2012

    Do i need to do anything to this phone to make it work in the UK?

  57. December 13, 2012

    Hi, I hope someone can help with the following issue. I have purchased Jiayu G3 and since it has standard 3.5 mm headset jack I decided not to purchase original headset. I have tried several types of headsets/headphones (from blackberry, nokia, samsung, etc.) and most of them work (in a sense that I can hear music playing) but I cannot get the media control button(s) to work (play/pause/skip/volume +/-).

    I then decided to purchase Philips SHE7005A headset which works specifically with Android devices and has a special app (Philips Headset) to customize medial control button (can be programmed to do different actions for each click). However the headset does not seem to work with N821. The volume is very low and the media button does not work. I have also tried on Amoi N821 and the volume is fine but there is no way to use the one click button even with the Philips Headset App installed.

    My only guess is that the connector/wires/etc. are specifically designed on Jiayu / Amoi and hence not all headphones work. It is also common on other devices as for instance Nokia headphones don’t work on Samsung, etc.

    My question is – does anyone know of a headset that works well on Jiayu G3 and/or Amoi N820/N821 and has media control button(s) for play/pause/skip and change volume?

    I was thinking about buying a-Jays One+ or Klipsch but I do not wish to waste money if they don’t work. I have checked with Etotalk (where I purchased the phone) and they say that even the original headset does not support media control 🙁

    I am now very frustrated since I wanted the phone to be a multimedia device especially a music player and I need media controls when cycling, running, etc.

    Sorry for the long post and many thanks in advance for any helpful advice!

    • sayak
      December 18, 2012

      There is no reason for it to not work. Android phones do not use 3 button control. They use 1 button control. 1 click to play/pause, 2 clicks to next, n 3 clicks 2 prev. no inline volume control, use phone volume rocker. Except some proprietary Sony ericsson mobiles, almost all android phones behave this way. I have tried multiple samsung/htc phones with multiple earphones and there are no problems with any of them.
      Anyways, just to test if this is a Jiayu problem, use a single button control earphone, install the Klipsch headset control app and set it up. Philips app may be using some proprietary shit….I can vouch for Kipsch app.

      • December 19, 2012

        Hi, thanks for your reply. I have tried installing Klipsch app and tested with Philips, Blackberry, HTC and no-name headset and unfortunatelly still does not work. I obviously did not test with Klipsch headset but I am now quite confident this is a Jiayu G3 hardware issue.

        The single button function does not respond to any action. Also tested on Amoi N821 and nothing. It would be interesting to hear if anyone else has a similar issue?

        • Rob
          July 8, 2013

          I have the same problem, headset button answers calls but does not control music with any app, I use ttpod. Did you find any solution?

          • July 9, 2013

            Unfortunately no. I have tried every possible headset, ROM, media player, etc. but nothing seems to work. I did read some articles on the original Jiayu forum that seem to suggest a hardware issue and a possible workaround that requires re-wireing the headset but did not try. It is quite frustrating that such simple feature does not work whilst everything else works perfectly fine (including GPS, etc.). You can obviously use BT but I prefer wired headset. I purchased BYZ-S500 headset that you can use to control volume (because it has a volume slide button) but still cannot play/pause/skip. Note that my gf has Amoi N821 and controls also don’t work so my guess is that it’s a MTK 6577 issue. I wonder if it has been resolved on Jiayu G4 model. There is a review on this site but I did not manage to find the answer.

  58. Guest
    December 13, 2012

    Hi, I hope someone can help with the following issue. I have purchased Jiayu G3 and since it has standard 3.5 mm headset jack I decided not to purchase original headset. I have tried several types of headsets/headphones (from blackberry, nokia, samsung, etc.) and most of them work (in a sense that I can hear music playing) but I cannot get the media control button(s) to work (play/pause/skip/volume +/-).

    I then decided to purchase Philips SHE7005A headset which works specifically with Android devices and has a special app (Philips Headset) to customize medial control button (can be programmed to do different actions for each click). However the headset does not seem to work with N821. The volume is very low and the media button does not work. I have also tried on Amoi N821 and the volume is fine but there is no way to use the one click button even with the Philips Headset App installed.

    My only guess is that the connector/wires/etc. are specifically designed on Jiayu / Amoi and hence not all headphones work. It is also common on other devices as for instance Nokia headphones don’t work on Samsung, etc.

    My question is – does anyone know of a headset that works well on Jiayu G3 and/or Amoi N820/N821 and has media control button(s) for play/pause/skip and change volume?

    I was thinking about buying a-Jays One+ or Klipsch but I do not wish to waste money if they don’t work. I have checked with Etotalk (where I purchased the phone) and they say that even the original headset does not support media control 🙁

    I am now very frustrated since I wanted the phone to be a multimedia device especially a music player and I need media controls when cycling, running, etc.

    Sorry for the long post and many thanks in advance for any helpful advice!

    • Guest
      December 18, 2012

      There is no reason for it to not work. Android phones do not use 3 button control. They use 1 button control. 1 click to play/pause, 2 clicks to next, n 3 clicks 2 prev. no inline volume control, use phone volume rocker. Except some proprietary Sony ericsson mobiles, almost all android phones behave this way. I have tried multiple samsung/htc phones with multiple earphones and there are no problems with any of them.
      Anyways, just to test if this is a Jiayu problem, use a single button control earphone, install the Klipsch headset control app and set it up. Philips app may be using some proprietary shit….I can vouch for Kipsch app.

    • Guest
      December 19, 2012

      Hi, thanks for your reply. I have tried installing Klipsch app and tested with Philips, Blackberry, HTC and no-name headset and unfortunatelly still does not work. I obviously did not test with Klipsch headset but I am now quite confident this is a Jiayu G3 hardware issue.

      The single button function does not respond to any action. Also tested on Amoi N821 and nothing. It would be interesting to hear if anyone else has a similar issue?

    • Guest
      July 8, 2013

      I have the same problem, headset button answers calls but does not control music with any app, I use ttpod. Did you find any solution?

    • Guest
      July 9, 2013

      Unfortunately no. I have tried every possible headset, ROM, media player, etc. but nothing seems to work. I did read some articles on the original Jiayu forum that seem to suggest a hardware issue and a possible workaround that requires re-wireing the headset but did not try. It is quite frustrating that such simple feature does not work whilst everything else works perfectly fine (including GPS, etc.). You can obviously use BT but I prefer wired headset. I purchased BYZ-S500 headset that you can use to control volume (because it has a volume slide button) but still cannot play/pause/skip. Note that my gf has Amoi N821 and controls also don’t work so my guess is that it’s a MTK 6577 issue. I wonder if it has been resolved on Jiayu G4 model. There is a review on this site but I did not manage to find the answer.

  59. December 20, 2012

    “I’ll make another hand on video with the JiaYu G3 once I have loaded some benchmark apps and games on to it.”

    Any news on this?

    • December 20, 2012

      Had to send the JiaYu back to those who lent it to me 🙁 doesn’t look like I’ll get a chance now…..

  60. Guest
    December 20, 2012

    “I’ll make another hand on video with the JiaYu G3 once I have loaded some benchmark apps and games on to it.”

    Any news on this?

    • Guest
      December 20, 2012

      Had to send the JiaYu back to those who lent it to me 🙁 doesn’t look like I’ll get a chance now…..

  61. chux
    June 18, 2013

    Why is nobody answering the questions about the SAR value. Andi pls talk about that

    • June 18, 2013

      There is no info on this

  62. Guest
    June 18, 2013

    Why is nobody answering the questions about the SAR value. Andi pls talk about that

    • Guest
      June 18, 2013

      There is no info on this

  63. Airyl
    January 14, 2015

    And thus a legend was born……

  64. Airyl
    January 14, 2015

    And thus a legend was born……