Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Bold 9000 vs BLU Dash 4.0

BlackBerry Bold 9000
blackberry bold 9000
BLU Dash 4.0
blu dash 4.0
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general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry BLU
Announced May 2008 December 2012
Status Discontinued Available - January 2013
Colors Black, White Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 114 x 66 x 14 mm
(4.49 x 2.6 x 0.55 in)
124 x 63 x 11.8 mm
(4.88 x 2.48 x 0.46 in)
Weight 133 g (4.69 oz) 128 g (4.52 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 - D270a
HSDPA 850 / 2100 - D270i
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradable to v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 624 MHz [Similar] Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM8225 Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU - Adreno 203 [Similar]
RAM 128 MB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 1 GB storage 4 GB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 8 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 65K colors 16M colors
Size 2.6 inches [Similar] 4.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 320 pixels (222 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 26.72% 58.42%
Multi-Touch no yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No Stereo FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features - Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization
Video Yes Yes, VGA@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Class 10, 236.8 kbps Class 12
3G HSDPA, 3.6 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, miniUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support, BlackBerry Maps Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 1 GB storage, 128 MB RAM 4 GB ROM, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 8 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor not present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1500 mAh 1300 mAh
Stand by Up to 310 h Up to 450 h (2G)
Up to 340 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 5 h Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)