Phone Comparison - Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III (S3) vs BLU Dash JR vs BLU Dash Music 4.0

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung BLU BLU
Announced May 2012 August 2013 August 2013
Status Available - May 2012 Coming Soon - September 2013 Coming Soon - September 2013
Colors Blue, White Black, White, Blue, Silver, Pink, Yellow Black, White, Blue, Silver, Pink, Yellow
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm
(5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 in)
116.5 x 62 x 12 mm
(4.59 x 2.44 x 0.47 in)
124 x 64 x 11.7 mm
(4.88 x 2.52 x 0.46 in)
Weight 133 g (4.69 oz) 105 g (3.7 oz) 128 g (4.52 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 N/A HSDPA 850 / 1900 - D272a
HSDPA 850 / 2100 - D272i
4G Network LTE (regional) - -
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9, Exynos 4212 Quad 1 GHz Cortex-A5 Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, MTK 6572
GPU Mali-400MP Mali-400 Mali-400MP
RAM 1 GB 256 MB 512 MB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 512 MB ROM 4 GB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 256K colors 16M colors
Size 4.8 inches 3.5 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (306 ppi) 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.84% 50.39% 57.50%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels
Flash LED flash No No
Features Auto focus, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization Geo-tagging, Touch Focus Geo-tagging, Touch Focus
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 480p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.9 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] No [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 HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps N/A HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v2.1 Yes, v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 512 MB ROM, 256 MB RAM 4 GB ROM, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG Supported - -

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2100 mAh 1000 mAh 1500 mAh
Stand by Up to 830Hr (2G)/up to 770Hr hours (3G) Up to 600 h Up to 700 h (2G)
Up to 500 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 1350Min (2G)/up to 700Min hours (3G) Up to 12 h Up to 15 h (2G)
Up to 10 h (3G)