Phone Comparison - BLU Dash 4.0 vs BLU Dash 4.5 vs BLU Studio 5.0

general General Info

Manufacturer BLU BLU BLU
Announced December 2012 July 2013 April 2013
Status Available - January 2013 Available - July 2013 Available - May 2013
Colors Black, White Black Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 124 x 63 x 11.8 mm
(4.88 x 2.48 x 0.46 in)
133 x 65 x 12 mm
(5.24 x 2.56 x 0.47 in)
144 x 74 x 10.7 mm
(5.67 x 2.91 x 0.42 in)
Weight 128 g (4.52 oz) 144 g (5.08 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 - D270a
HSDPA 850 / 2100 - D270i
HSDPA 850 / 1900 - D310a
HSDPA 850 / 2100 - D310i
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradable to v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM8225 Snapdragon Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, MTK 6589M Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, MTK 6577
GPU Adreno 203 PowerVR SGX544 PowerVR SGX531
RAM 512 MB 512 MB 512 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB 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 LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 4.5 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (187 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 58.42% 64.37% 66.48%
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 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization, Face And Smile Detection
Video Yes, VGA@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [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, 11 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 Yes, v3.0 Yes, v3.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, 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 4 GB ROM, 512 MB RAM 4 GB ROM, 512 MB RAM 4 GB ROM, 512 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 not 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 2000 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 450 h (2G)
Up to 340 h (3G)
Up to 900 h (2G)
Up to 750 h (3G)
Up to 900 h (2G)
Up to 750 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)
Up to 24 h (2G)
Up to 10 h (3G)
Up to 24 h (2G)
Up to 10 h (3G)