BLU Dash JR vs Nokia Asha 500
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| BLU | Nokia |
| Announced | |
| August 2013 | October 2013 |
| Status | |
| Coming Soon - September 2013 | Coming Soon - Q4 2013 |
| Colors | |
| Black, White, Blue, Silver, Pink, Yellow | Bright Red, Bright Green, Cyan, Yellow, White and Black |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
116.5 x 62 x 12 mm (4.59 x 2.44 x 0.47 in) |
100.3 x 58.1 x 12.8 mm (3.95 x 2.29 x 0.5 in) |
| Weight | |
| 105 g (3.7 oz) | 101 g (3.56 oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network | |
| N/A | N/A |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, EMail, IM |
Display
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread) | Nokia Asha software platform 1.1.1 |
| Processor | |
| 1 GHz Cortex-A5 [Similar] | - |
| GPU | |
| Mali-400 [Similar] | - |
| RAM | |
| 256 MB [Browse Similar] | 64 MB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 512 MB ROM | N/A |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 32 GB | microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB card included |
Camera
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| Stereo FM radio | Stereo FM radio with RDS |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps | Up to 42.8 kbps |
| Edge | |
| Class 12 | Up to 236.8 kbps |
| 3G | |
| N/A | N/A |
| Bluetooth | |
| Yes, v2.1 | Yes, v3.0 with EDR |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n |
| USB | |
| Yes, microUSB v2.0 | Yes, microUSB v2.0 |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS support | No |
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 512 MB ROM, 256 MB RAM | 64 MB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 32 GB | microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB card included |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Li-Ion Battery | Li-Ion Battery (BL-4U) |
| Capacity | |
| 1000 mAh | 1200 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| Up to 600 h | Up to 840 h |
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 12 h | Up to 14 h |