Phone Comparison - BLU Dash 3.5 vs BLU Dash Music 4.0 vs BLU Studio 5.0 S

general General Info

Manufacturer BLU BLU BLU
Announced September 2012 August 2013 April 2013
Status Available - October 2012 Coming Soon - September 2013 Available - May 2013
Colors Black, White Black, White, Blue, Silver, Pink, Yellow Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115 x 62 x 11.5 mm
(4.53 x 2.44 x 0.45 in)
124 x 64 x 11.7 mm
(4.88 x 2.52 x 0.46 in)
143 x 72 x 8.9 mm
(5.63 x 2.83 x 0.35 in)
Weight 110 g (3.88 oz) 128 g (4.52 oz) 170 g (6 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 - D160a; 900 / 2100 - D160b
HSDPA 850 / 2100 - D160i
HSDPA 850 / 1900 - D272a
HSDPA 850 / 2100 - D272i
HSDPA 850 / 1900 - D570a
HSDPA 850 / 2100 - D570i
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 1 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM7225AB Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, MTK 6572 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM8225Q Snapdragon
GPU Adreno 200 Mali-400MP Adreno 203
RAM 256 MB 512 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 512 MB ROM 4 GB ROM 4 GB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 4.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (220 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 51.05% 57.50% 67.11%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio Stereo FM radio Stereo FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash No No dual-LED flash
Features Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Geo-tagging, Touch Focus Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization, Face And Smile Detection
Video Yes Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Class 12 Class 12 Class 12
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with EDR Yes, v4.0 Yes, v3.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML5, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 512 MB ROM, 256 MB RAM 4 GB ROM, 512 MB RAM 4 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1300 mAh 1500 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 700 h (2G)
Up to 500 h (3G)
Up to 700 h (2G)
Up to 500 h (3G)
Up to 900 h (2G)
Up to 750 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 15 h (2G)
Up to 10 h (3G)
Up to 15 h (2G)
Up to 10 h (3G)
Up to 24 h (2G)
Up to 10 h (3G)