Phone Comparison - BLU Dash JR vs BLU Dash 4.0 vs BLU Dash Music 4.0

general General Info

Manufacturer BLU BLU BLU
Announced August 2013 December 2012 August 2013
Status Coming Soon - September 2013 Available - January 2013 Coming Soon - September 2013
Colors Black, White, Blue, Silver, Pink, Yellow Black, White Black, White, Blue, Silver, Pink, Yellow
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 116.5 x 62 x 12 mm
(4.59 x 2.44 x 0.47 in)
124 x 63 x 11.8 mm
(4.88 x 2.48 x 0.46 in)
124 x 64 x 11.7 mm
(4.88 x 2.52 x 0.46 in)
Weight 105 g (3.7 oz) 128 g (4.52 oz) 128 g (4.52 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 N/A HSDPA 850 / 1900 - D270a
HSDPA 850 / 2100 - D270i
HSDPA 850 / 1900 - D272a
HSDPA 850 / 2100 - D272i
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, v2.3 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradable to v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 1 GHz Cortex-A5 Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM8225 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, MTK 6572
GPU Mali-400 Adreno 203 Mali-400MP
RAM 256 MB 512 MB 512 MB
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 TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 256K colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 4.0 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 50.39% 58.42% 57.50%
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 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels
Flash No LED flash No
Features Geo-tagging, Touch Focus Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Geo-tagging, Touch Focus
Video Yes, 480p@30fps Yes, VGA@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera No [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 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 N/A HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 Yes, v3.0 Yes, v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, 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 HTML5 HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 512 MB ROM, 256 MB RAM 4 GB ROM, 512 MB RAM 4 GB ROM, 512 MB 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 not 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 1000 mAh 1300 mAh 1500 mAh
Stand by Up to 600 h Up to 450 h (2G)
Up to 340 h (3G)
Up to 700 h (2G)
Up to 500 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 12 h Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)
Up to 15 h (2G)
Up to 10 h (3G)