Phone Comparison - BLU Dash 4.0 vs BLU Dash Music 4.0 vs Nokia X

general General Info

Manufacturer BLU BLU Nokia
Announced December 2012 August 2013 February 2014
Status Available - January 2013 Coming Soon - September 2013 Available - February 2014
Colors Black, White Black, White, Blue, Silver, Pink, Yellow White, Black, Red, Yellow, Green, Cyan
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 124 x 63 x 11.8 mm
(4.88 x 2.48 x 0.46 in)
124 x 64 x 11.7 mm
(4.88 x 2.52 x 0.46 in)
115.5 x 63 x 10.4 mm
(4.55 x 2.48 x 0.41 in)
Weight 128 g (4.52 oz) 128 g (4.52 oz) 128.7 g (4.52.0.25 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 - D270a
HSDPA 850 / 2100 - D270i
HSDPA 850 / 1900 - D272a
HSDPA 850 / 2100 - D272i
HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradable to v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Nokia X Software Platform 1.0 Based on Android v4.1.2 (JellyBean)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM8225 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, MTK 6572 Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8225 Snapdragon
GPU Adreno 203 Mali-400MP Adreno 203
RAM 512 MB 512 MB 512 MB
Internal Memory 4 GB ROM 4 GB ROM 4 GB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 4.0 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 58.42% 57.50% 62.71%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 3 MP, 2048x1536 pixels
Flash LED flash No No
Features Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Geo-tagging, Touch Focus Fixed focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection, Panorama
Video Yes, VGA@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps Yes
Front Camera Yes, VGA [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 Up to 85.6 kbps
Edge Class 12 Class 12 Up to 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 Yes, v4.0 Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, HS
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot 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 Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

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

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not 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 Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1300 mAh 1500 mAh 1500 mAh
Stand by Up to 450 h (2G)
Up to 340 h (3G)
Up to 700 h (2G)
Up to 500 h (3G)
Up to 408 h
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)
Up to 15 h (2G)
Up to 10 h (3G)
Up to 13 h 18 min (2G)
Up to 10 h 30 min (3G)