Phone Comparison - BLU Dash 3.5 vs BLU Dash 4.0

BLU Dash 3.5
blu dash 3.5
BLU Dash 4.0
blu dash 4.0
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general General Info

Manufacturer BLU BLU
Announced September 2012 December 2012
Status Available - October 2012 Available - January 2013
Colors Black, White Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115 x 62 x 11.5 mm
(4.53 x 2.44 x 0.45 in)
124 x 63 x 11.8 mm
(4.88 x 2.48 x 0.46 in)
Weight 110 g (3.88 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
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 - D160a; 900 / 2100 - D160b
HSDPA 850 / 2100 - D160i
HSDPA 850 / 1900 - D270a
HSDPA 850 / 2100 - D270i
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail 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)
Processor 1 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM7225AB [Similar] Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM8225 Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU Adreno 200 [Similar] Adreno 203 [Similar]
RAM 256 MB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 512 MB ROM 4 GB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches [Similar] 4.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 51.05% 58.42%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash No LED flash
Features Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization
Video Yes Yes, VGA@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, VGA [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
Edge Class 12 Class 12
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with EDR Yes, v3.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 512 MB ROM, 256 MB RAM 4 GB ROM, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1300 mAh 1300 mAh
Stand by Up to 700 h (2G)
Up to 500 h (3G)
Up to 450 h (2G)
Up to 340 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 15 h (2G)
Up to 10 h (3G)
Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)