JiaYu G4 pre-production units released to beta-testers

The most anticipated smartphone from China, the JiaYu G4, released some pre-production units to beta testers late last week, according to JiaYu's chinese forum community.

JiaYu G4 is a 4.7-inch quad-core powered Android smartphone a lot of chinese smartphone enthusiasts are waiting for. The JiaYu G4 is supposedly coming in two variants, the Youth and Premium versions. The pre-released unit reveals a Youth variant as it comes with only 1850mAh battery. The Premium model was said to carry a 3000mAh battery. No confirmation yet on interchangeability of batteries between the two models.

Photos also revealed a unit in all black with silver band on the sides, looking similarly with Apple iPhone. Removing the backplate shows dual-sim compartments (1 standard, 1 micro-sim) and one micro-SD slot. The back of the unit also sports a 13-megapixel rear CMOS camera.

Overall, impressions are good. More to come as beta testers release initial reviews on the said pre-prod units and how its quad-core MT6589 processor fares in benchmarks. More of JiaYu specs are listed below.

JiaYu G4 specs:

• MT6589 quad-core CPU running at 1.2Ghz
• 4.7-inch 720p 1280x720 pixel, 312ppi IPS (OGS) display
• 1GB RAM (Youth); 2GB RAM (Premium)
• 4GB ROM (Youth); 32GB ROM (Premium)
• Android 4.2 Jelly Bean
• 13-megapixel rear camera
• 2-megapixel front camera
• Dual sim (1 standard, 1 micro-sim)
• micro-SD slot
• GSM (850/900/1800/1900Mhz); WCDMA (850/2100Mhz)
• gyroscope sensors
• light sensors
• built-in electronic compass
• proximity sensors
• GPS, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi
• FM radio receiver
• 1850 mAh battery (Youth); 3000 mAh (Premium)
• 133 x 65 x 8.2mm dimension (Youth)
• 133 x 65 x 10mm dimension (Premium)
• Price: Youth - 999 Yuan ($160) / Premium - TBA

Source: bbs.ejiayu.com forum