First batch of octacore JiaYu S2 will hit Chinese stores 29th March

At 12 noon on the 29th of this month JiaYu will begin selling the WCDMA JiaYu F1 and the top of the range JiaYu S2 in China.

Both new JiaYu models are highly anticipated smartphones, the F1 for it’s low price and WCDMA 3G support, the JiaYu S2 as it is the first flagship octacore phone from JiaYu this year.

JiaYu will be releasing just the flagship version of the JiaYu S2 on the 29th which gets a 1.7Ghz MT6592 chipset, 2GB RAM, 32GB memory, 13 mega-pixel Panasonic main camera, Sony 8 mega-pixel front camera, and 5-inch1080 display with Corning Gorilla Glass 2 protection.

The specs of the S2 are impressive but the size of the phone is the real attention grabber here. The body is only 6mm thick and the 67.5mm wide with a 5-inch FHD display! Other features include OTG and, WCDMA 3G and dual SIM support. Pricing in China will be 1699 Yuan for this version (around $273.99), we will have to see what resellers set the international pricing at.

• Watch our JiaYu S2 hands on review.

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