Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 4S vs HTC Inspire 4G vs BLU Dash 5.0

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple HTC BLU
Announced October 2011 January 2011 August 2013
Status Available - October 2011 Available - February 2011 Coming Soon - September 2013
Colors Black, White Black, Brown, Red Black, White, Blue, Silver, Pink, Yellow
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
(4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in)
122.9 x 68.1 x 11.7 mm
(4.84 x 2.68 x 0.46 in)
146 x 70.6 x 9.4 mm
(5.75 x 2.78 x 0.37 in)
Weight 140 g (4.94 oz) 163.9 g (5.75.0.32 oz) 128 g (4.52 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 HSDPA 850 / 1900 - D410a
HSDPA 850 / 2100 - D410i
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 5 Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo), upgradable to v2.3 Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 1 GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor, Apple A5 chipset 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, MTK 6572
GPU PowerVR SGX543MP2 Adreno 205 Mali-400MP
RAM 512 MB 768 MB 512 MB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 4 GB storage 4 GB ROM
External Memory No microSD, up to 32GB, 8GB included microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT S-LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors capacitive touchscreen 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 4.3 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (196 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 53.92% 62.86% 66.79%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No Stereo FM radio with RDS Stereo FM radio
Games Downloadable, incl. motion-bas Yes Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash LED flash dual-LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection Geo-tagging, Touch Focus
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging Yes, 720p Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Yes Yes Class 12
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot (charges may apply) Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 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 (Safari) HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Call Records 100 received, dialed and missed calls Practically unlimited Practically unlimited
Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 4 GB storage, 768 MB RAM 4 GB ROM, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32GB, 8GB included microSD, up to 32 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 Standard battery, Li-Po Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1432 mAh 1230 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 200 h (2G)
Up to 200 h (3G)
Up to 372 h Up to 900 h (2G)
Up to 500 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)
Up to 6 h Up to 24 h (2G)
Up to 12 h (3G)