iOcean MT6752 Rock vs JiaYu S3 video comparison


If you are looking at a midrange flagship Android phone from China, then the iOcean MT6752 Rock and JiaYu S3 are likely candidates for you. To make life a little easier here is a hands on comparison of both phones.

JiaYu launched their S3 earlier this year and the phone has been an instant hit with fans so Chinese phones, JiaYu and good quality devices in general. Shortly after JiaYu launched the S3, iOcean brought their MT6752 Rock on the market with similar hardware but quirky design and styling. Of the two phones which one is better for you? Watch our hands on comparison to find out.

iOcean MT6752 Rock vs JiaYu S3 video comparison

iOcean MT6752 Rock vs JiaYu S3 video comparison: Which to choose?

With both phones packing similar specifications it really comes down to just a few details as to which I personally recommend you buy.

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The iOcean MT6752 Rock comes with 3GB RAM as standard, is slightly thinner and has a 14 mega-pixel rear camera, it also has a more original design but it comes down to personal preference as to if you actually like the look of it or not.

The JiaYu S3 is the cleaner, more simple looking phone, it also has a larger 3000mAh battery, shorter and narrower body, cleaner looking UI, dual LED flash and proven 13 mega-pixel Sony IMX214 sensor.

After spending many weeks with both phone I can happily say that both flagship devices offer high-end performance and for gaming and everyday use there really isn’t much more that you could want for. Looking at the other features though and I would say that the UI and finish of the ROM on the JiaYu S3 just seems a little more polished, plus the camera on the S3 performs better than the iOcean based on current ROM versions.

Both the iOcean MT6752 Rock and JiaYu S3 are available internationally now. Do you own one of these phones? Do you plan do buy one? Let us know which you prefer and why below.

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72 Comments

  1. Nicola Pellegrin
    March 13, 2015

    Excellent comparison.
    Thanks for your work, Andi!!!

  2. MaxPower
    March 13, 2015

    I think both phones are going to be best seller this year

  3. david
    March 13, 2015

    Thanks for your effort Andi

    i have a question about JiaYu S3 Advanced.. can i use MIUI V6 on it? can you please make a discussion about all the available Chinese smartphones that comes rooted and can accept popular roms ?

    thank in advance

    • Manos
      March 13, 2015

      Maybe get a miui Rom with bugs… Go to needrom com people post roms there. Jiayu phones come rooted

  4. March 13, 2015

    good work Andi. i like the jiayu lol.

  5. Nicola Pellegrin
    March 13, 2015

    Excellent comparison.
    Thanks for your work, Andi!!!

  6. MaxPower
    March 13, 2015

    I think both phones are going to be best seller this year

  7. Guest
    March 13, 2015

    Thanks for your effort Andi

    i have a question about JiaYu S3 Advanced.. can i use MIUI V6 on it? can you please make a discussion about all the available Chinese smartphones that comes rooted and can accept popular roms ?

    thank in advance

    • Manos
      March 14, 2015

      Maybe get a miui Rom with bugs… Go to needrom com people post roms there. Jiayu phones come rooted

  8. pdayahoo
    March 13, 2015

    good work Andi. i like the jiayu lol.

  9. Guest
    March 13, 2015

    good work Andi. i like the Iocean M6752 ROCK.

  10. Guest
    March 13, 2015

    Can you confirm Jiayou S3 is using OGS screen? The color looks gray.

  11. Guest
    March 13, 2015

    Can you confirm Jiayu S3 is using OGS screen? The color looks gray.

  12. Guest
    March 13, 2015

    Can you confirm Jiayu S3 is using OGS screen? The color looks gray.

    • Navnish Nigam
      September 10, 2015

      yes it is

  13. Guest
    March 13, 2015

    good work Andi. i like the Iocean M6752 ROCK.

  14. TheCrazyLanny
    March 13, 2015

    I heard that people can see the pixel matrix on Jiayu S3’s LCD screen. Is that true? I see people complaining about it.

    • desponent
      March 14, 2015

      Link please. I can tell you a lot of hearsay without any substance too.

  15. dismaster
    March 13, 2015

    Jiayu S3’s battery recharge so slow

    • bbc
      March 15, 2015

      have you tried a 2A charger?

  16. Suskind
    March 13, 2015

    The charger of iocean M6752 seems like having a better quality than JiaYu’s. M6752 is coming with a 5V/2A fast charger. S3 comes with a 5V/1A charger. It is not a fast charger, isn’t it?

    • desponent
      March 14, 2015

      Charger

      Is the most important thing I’m scrutinizing when I’m buying a phone.

      Seems legit.

      Here’s 2 option for them :
      1. You need the fast charger for the “rock” since you have to use it mid day thanks to its pitiful 2300mAh battery.
      2. You can use the S3 all day and let it charge on the night to use it all day again tomorrow.

    • bbc
      March 15, 2015

      jiayu takes really long time to charge, i didnt buy a iocean

  17. Susana
    March 13, 2015

    I don’t know about Jiayu S3, but I have the M6752 and I must say it is a great phone! The fast charger works quite well and is a fast and robust phone.

  18. Guest
    March 14, 2015

    good work Andi. i like the Iocean M6752 ROCK.

  19. Guest
    March 14, 2015

    Can you confirm Jiayou S3 is using OGS screen? The color looks gray.

  20. Guest
    March 14, 2015

    Can you confirm Jiayu S3 is using OGS screen? The color looks gray.

  21. Guest
    March 14, 2015

    Can you confirm Jiayu S3 is using OGS screen? The color looks gray.

    • Navnish Nigam
      September 10, 2015

      yes it is

  22. Guest
    March 14, 2015

    good work Andi. i like the Iocean M6752 ROCK.

  23. TheCrazyLanny
    March 14, 2015

    I heard that people can see the pixel matrix on Jiayu S3’s LCD screen. Is that true? I see people complaining about it.

    • desponent
      March 14, 2015

      Link please. I can tell you a lot of hearsay without any substance too.

  24. dismaster
    March 14, 2015

    Jiayu S3’s battery recharge so slow

    • bbc
      March 15, 2015

      have you tried a 2A charger?

  25. Kieslowski
    March 14, 2015

    The charger of iocean M6752 seems like having a better quality than JiaYu’s. M6752 is coming with a 5V/2A fast charger. S3 comes with a 5V/1A charger. It is not a fast charger, isn’t it?

  26. Kieslowski
    March 14, 2015
  27. Kieslowski
    March 14, 2015
    • desponent
      March 14, 2015

      Charger

      Is the most important thing I’m scrutinizing when I’m buying a phone.

      Seems legit.

      Here’s 2 option for them :
      1. You need the fast charger for the “rock” since you have to use it mid day thanks to its pitiful 2300mAh battery.
      2. You can use the S3 all day and let it charge on the night to use it all day again tomorrow.

    • bbc
      March 15, 2015

      jiayu takes really long time to charge, i didnt buy a iocean

  28. Susana
    March 14, 2015

    I don’t know about Jiayu S3, but I have the M6752 and I must say it is a great phone! The fast charger works quite well and is a fast and robust phone.

  29. ro.edi
    March 14, 2015

    Jiayu has CRIPPLED / DISABLED the support for FastCharge !

    MediaTek Pump Express™
    By cutting typical recharge times by up to 45% !
    Pump ExpressTM technology is available in two forms to suit different
    battery capacities. Pump ExpressTM is designed for DC wall chargers
    with an output of less than 10W (5V), while Pump ExpressTM Plus is for
    chargers with an output of 15W or more (up to 12V).

    So NOW that i am among the few that tell the TRUE, do notice this that
    device companies do really CRIPPLE their devices !

    So Jiayu by disabling the MediaTek Pump Express™
    the battery will now charge not in 2 Hours, but in over 4 ours !

    proof:
    .field public static final MTK_PUMP_EXPRESS_SUPPORT:Z = false

    more intel here:
    roedi7.blogspot.ro

    • liam
      March 14, 2015

      Maybe a 3000mah battery that supports faster charging is a more costly component

    • Airyl
      March 14, 2015

      Stop posting this everywhere. The first time it was informative. The second it was annoying. The times after that was just spam.

      • ro.edi
        March 14, 2015

        .field public static final MTK_PUMP_EXPRESS_SUPPORT:Z = false
        it is a must be ENABLED and RUNNING for MediaTek devices !
        As Qualcomm has FastCharge 2.0 ENABLED and RUNNING.

        If some considering this useful “intel” as a spam, then i guess peoples are NOT ready for receiving the TRUE about what they are buying !

        How else would u know or who here on GIZCHINA noticed this ?!

        And by the way miss Airyl, don’t u remember anymore when U did/had posted the same NEWS, TWICE !

        • percyjacksons
          June 10, 2015

          is it possible to enable it? Jiayu probably disabled it to avoid the battery from exploding during charging… something like that tho… My mt6582 phone charges real fast, litltle more than 2 hours on a 2A charger…

    • lildwell
      March 17, 2015

      My phone has a full charge for most of the day since I carry a powerbank so it’s not a big deal for me.

  30. paul57
    March 14, 2015

    i’mwaiting about my Jiayu S3 3gb

  31. Guest
    March 14, 2015

    Jiayu has CRIPPLED / DISABLED the support for FastCharge !

    MediaTek Pump Express™
    By cutting typical recharge times by up to 45% !
    Pump ExpressTM technology is available in two forms to suit different
    battery capacities. Pump ExpressTM is designed for DC wall chargers
    with an output of less than 10W (5V), while Pump ExpressTM Plus is for
    chargers with an output of 15W or more (up to 12V).

    So NOW that i am among the few that tell the TRUE, do notice this that
    device companies do really CRIPPLE their devices !

    So Jiayu by disabling the MediaTek Pump Express™
    the battery will now charge not in 2 Hours, but in over 4 ours !

    proof:
    .field public static final MTK_PUMP_EXPRESS_SUPPORT:Z = false

    more intel here:
    roedi7.blogspot.ro

    • Guest
      March 14, 2015

      Maybe a 3000mah battery that supports faster charging is a more costly component

    • Airyl
      March 14, 2015

      Stop posting this everywhere. The first time it was informative. The second it was annoying. The times after that was just spam.

    • Guest
      March 15, 2015

      .field public static final MTK_PUMP_EXPRESS_SUPPORT:Z = false
      it is a must be ENABLED and RUNNING for MediaTek devices !
      As Qualcomm has FastCharge 2.0 ENABLED and RUNNING.

      If some considering this useful “intel” as a spam, then i guess peoples are NOT ready for receiving the TRUE about what they are buying !

      How else would u know or who here on GIZCHINA noticed this ?!

      And by the way miss Airyl, don’t u remember anymore when U did/had posted the same NEWS, TWICE !

    • lildwell
      March 17, 2015

      My phone has a full charge for most of the day since I carry a powerbank so it’s not a big deal for me.

    • Da Terminator
      June 10, 2015

      is it possible to enable it? Jiayu probably disabled it to avoid the battery from exploding during charging… something like that tho… My mt6582 phone charges real fast, litltle more than 2 hours on a 2A charger…

  32. paul57
    March 14, 2015

    i’mwaiting about my Jiayu S3 3gb

  33. billybloggs
    March 14, 2015

    Bought the JiaYu S3 Advanced, I am well pleased with it, it is an excellent phone, the GPS is a vast improvement over the previous Mediatek 32 bit SOC also.

  34. billybloggs
    March 14, 2015

    Bought the JiaYu S3 Advanced, I am well pleased with it, it is an excellent phone, the GPS is a vast improvement over the previous Mediatek 32 bit SOC also.

  35. viren pandya
    March 15, 2015

    Hi Andi, I have just ordered JiaYu S3 from AliExpress in $242, black 3 GB bundle 2…As I m from India, will this 3 GB version work fine on 2G, 3G and 4G? Please provide some info if there is any limitation in using this in India. Thanks and regards.

    • percyjacksons
      June 10, 2015

      yes. the jiayu s3’s 2g, 3g will work on all operators, Airtel, reliance, tata docomo, aircel, vodafone, idea etc.

      The 4g bands will work too on Airtel 4g

    • Navnish Nigam
      August 29, 2015

      I have zeroed down on Jiayu S3 Advanced and planning to purchase it soon.

    • Navnish Nigam
      August 29, 2015

      can you tell me the issues you have come across using this device?

  36. viren pandya
    March 15, 2015

    Hi Andi, I have just ordered JiaYu S3 from AliExpress in $242, black 3 GB bundle 2…As I m from India, will this 3 GB version work fine on 2G, 3G and 4G? Please provide some info if there is any limitation in using this in India. Thanks and regards.

    • Da Terminator
      June 10, 2015

      yes. the jiayu s3’s 2g, 3g will work on all operators, Airtel, reliance, tata docomo, aircel, vodafone, idea etc.

      The 4g bands will work too on Airtel 4g

    • Navnish Nigam
      August 29, 2015

      I have zeroed down on Jiayu S3 Advanced and planning to purchase it soon.

    • Navnish Nigam
      August 29, 2015

      can you tell me the issues you have come across using this device?

  37. oscar8989
    March 16, 2015

    Jiayu S3 It is very heavy 189g 🙁

    • Navnish Nigam
      August 29, 2015

      its 160g and not 189g

  38. Guest
    March 16, 2015

    Jiayu S3 It is very heavy 189g 🙁

    • Navnish Nigam
      August 29, 2015

      its 160g and not 189g

  39. balcobomber25
    March 17, 2015

    I would probably spend a little more and get the THL 2015. I have always had good results with THL phones.

  40. balcobomber25
    March 17, 2015

    I would probably spend a little more and get the THL 2015. I have always had good results with THL phones.

  41. ErikStill
    March 19, 2015

    guess ill go for the s3 advanced then…seems to be best VFM rly…more than a full day of use,maybe two with moderate use…im quite the heavy user so even though i kind of love the rock design, its kind of crushed by the s3 on the kimovil comparison charts…

  42. ErikStill
    March 19, 2015

    guess ill go for the s3 advanced then…seems to be best VFM rly…more than a full day of use,maybe two with moderate use…im quite the heavy user so even though i kind of love the rock design, its kind of crushed by the s3 on the kimovil comparison charts…