JiaYu have responded to rumours about their demise to confirm that they will continue to trade and will join with partners to become a “New Jiayu”.
JiaYu is one of the older Chinese phone makers. The company started at around the same time as Zopo, but unlike the big Z , have mainly concentrated on the domestic market.
By focussing on Chinese fans it has allowed JiaYu to build a core fan group, but it has also meant slow growth for the brand. Slow growth and low profits are not a recipe for success in the crowded phone market.
Recently there were whispers that JiaYu were in trouble and might close their doors, but those rumours have been quashed today as JiaYu have responded with an official statement.
According to the open letter, JiaYu are restructuring and will see long-term partners Vanzo Communications and Truly Optoelectronics Co. Ltd become part of a larger parent company. The restructure will result in a “New Jiayu” that hopes to offer better quality and the continued development of innovative products.
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So JiaYu are alive and kicking and seem to have a little more muscle than before, but what remains to be seen is the launch of a new device from the manufacturer to follow up the popular JiaYu S3. Keep tuned for more details.
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IMHO that is not the reason, that is the result of their slowness
Id rather them introduce a small number of great phones instead of pull an Elephone.
I actually wanted to get the JiaYu S3, but now it looks like I better hold on to that. Like after I purchased the Kolina K100+ the company closed shop.
And just as I purchased Jiayu S3. I guess there will be no more updates for it
I love it. Battery lasts a day for me, camera is good, no lag. The only bad thing I can think are rear speakers.
I take it as the best MT6752 until now, I have the Advanced version, and personally don’t feel that I have to change my phone anytime soon. The better about this phone is the growing community and development, we have great developers working in this phone too, so the future still great for it, also the Jiayu support until now was great, hope it continues to be.
I would say it’s the best 6752 but only because it’s so cheap. For me the best 6752 I have used personally (and I have used the S3) is the Gionee Elife S7 but it costs almost twice as much for the same specs.
Ah The Gionee prices are sad, I really wished to get in my hands the new 6-inch beast E8, but the price point, maybe in the next year when the price be cut.
Gionee’s phones usually are discounted about 6-7 months after releases around the time when the sub-brands get a hold of it (like Blu in the US).
This sounds like same company, new name and new executives. The S3 won’t be affected at all.
I just want JiaYu F2 successor with 16nm chip and if possible even more shrunk dimensions without hurting screen size/battery.
Is there likely to be a Jiayu S4 in the near future ?
just want F2 be available again, they might even charge 699 rmb for it, instead of 599.
love my F1.
Please don’t die Jiayu, godspeed!
So that’s the reason why JiaYu been so lame in new models this year?
IMHO that is not the reason, that is the result of their slowness
Id rather them introduce a small number of great phones instead of pull an Elephone.
There is nothing to be worry about, I would even say we should be happy that some big comapny joined Jiayu. This can mean more many invested in mobile phone so better support and faster development of new phones. Anyway we should keep calm and wait little bit to see if there will be any change in company policy.