Phone Comparison - BLU Dash 4.0 vs BLU Advance 4.5 vs BLU Neo 3.5

general General Info

Manufacturer BLU BLU BLU
Announced December 2012 March 2014 April 2014
Status Available - January 2013 Available - March 2014 Coming Soon - May 2014
Colors Black, White White, 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 67 x 9.4 mm
(5.24 x 2.64 x 0.37 in)
117 x 62 x 11 mm
(4.61 x 2.44 x 0.43 in)
Weight 128 g (4.52 oz) 144 g (5.08 oz) 101 g (3.56 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 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail 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, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM8225 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.0 GHz Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A7
GPU Adreno 203 Broadcom VideoCore IV Mali-400
RAM 512 MB 512 MB 256 MB
Internal Memory 4 GB ROM 4 GB ROM 512 MB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen, PLS TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 4.5 inches 3.5 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi) 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 58.42% 62.45% 50.18%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 1.3 MP, 1280 x 1024 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash No
Features Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, VGA@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 480p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Class 12 Yes Class 12
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, 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 and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB ROM, 512 MB RAM 4 GB ROM, 512 MB RAM 512 MB ROM, 256 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 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 Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1300 mAh 1700 mAh 1300 mAh
Stand by Up to 450 h (2G)
Up to 340 h (3G)
Up to 200 h Up to 700 h (2G)
Up to 500 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)
Up to 6 h Up to 15 h (2G)
Up to 10 h (3G)