BlackBerry Z3 vs BLU Dash XL

Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

• Width

  Z3: 5.3 mm narrower

  Z3:

  72.8 mm

  Dash XL:

  78.1 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Z3: 0.5 in smaller diagonal

  Z3:

  5 in

  Dash XL:

  5.5 in

• Chipset

  Z3:

  Qualcomm MSM8230 Snapdragon 400 (28 nm)

  Dash XL:

  Mediatek MT6580 (28 nm)

• Height

  Z3: 15 mm shorter

  Z3:

  140 mm

  Dash XL:

  155 mm

• Release year

  Z3:

  2014

  Dash XL:

  2016

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

1. 1. Z3

   Height:

   140 mm

   Width:

   72.8 mm

   Depth:

   9.3 mm

2. 2. Dash XL

   Height:

   155 mm +15 mm versus Z3

   Width:

   78.1 mm +5.3 mm versus Z3

   Depth:

   9.4 mm

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

1. 1. Z3

   Screen diagonal:

   5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   68.9 cm²

2. 2. Dash XL

   Screen diagonal:

   5.5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   83.4 cm²

Dash XL has approximately 21% more rectangular screen area than Z3.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

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