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

general General Info

Manufacturer BLU BLU BLU
Announced September 2012 March 2014 April 2014
Status Available - October 2012 Available - March 2014 Coming Soon - May 2014
Colors Black, White White, Black Black, White, White/Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115 x 62 x 11.5 mm
(4.53 x 2.44 x 0.45 in)
133 x 67 x 9.4 mm
(5.24 x 2.64 x 0.37 in)
136 x 63 x 10.5 mm
(5.35 x 2.48 x 0.41 in)
Weight 110 g (3.88 oz) 144 g (5.08 oz) 135 g (4.76 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 - D160a; 900 / 2100 - D160b
HSDPA 850 / 2100 - D160i
HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 1 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM7225AB Dual-core 1.0 GHz Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, MediaTek MT6572
GPU Adreno 200 Broadcom VideoCore IV Mali-400
RAM 256 MB 512 MB 512 MB
Internal Memory 512 MB ROM 4 GB ROM 4 GB
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 IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 4.5 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 51.05% 62.45% 64.95%
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 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 3.15 MP, 2048 x 1536 pixels
Flash No LED flash LED flash
Features Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera No [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 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, v2.1 with EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, 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 512 MB ROM, 256 MB RAM 4 GB ROM, 512 MB RAM 4 GB, 512 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 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 1800 mAh
Stand by Up to 700 h (2G)
Up to 500 h (3G)
Up to 200 h Up to 900 h (2G)
Up to 750 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 15 h (2G)
Up to 10 h (3G)
Up to 6 h Up to 22 h (2G)
Up to 12 h (3G)