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BLU Dash 3.5 vs Celkon A40

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

Celkon A40

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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.

  • WeightDash 3.5: 16.5 g lighterDash 3.5: 110 g · A40: 126.5 g
  • WidthDash 3.5: 2 mm narrowerDash 3.5: 62 mm · A40: 64 mm
  • Screen diagonalDash 3.5: 0.5 in smaller diagonalDash 3.5: 3.5 in · A40: 4 in
  • DepthA40: 0.7 mm thinnerA40: 10.8 mm · Dash 3.5: 11.5 mm
  • HeightDash 3.5: 11.2 mm shorterDash 3.5: 115 mm · A40: 126.2 mm
  • Release year2012 / 2014Dash 3.5: 2012 · A40: 2014

Physical size

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.

Front
Dash 3.5: 115 × 62 mm 1 A40: 126.2 × 64 mm 2
Side
Dash 3.5: 115 × 11.5 mm 1 A40: 126.2 × 10.8 mm 2
  1. 1. Dash 3.5
    Height
    115 mm
    Width
    62 mm
    Depth
    11.5 mm
    Weight
    110 g
  2. 2. A40
    Height
    126.2 mm
    Width
    64 mm
    Depth
    10.8 mm
    Weight
    126.5 g

Specifications

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Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
SpecificationDash 3.5A40
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 115 Х 62 Х 11.5 mm
  • 126.2 Х 64 Х 10.8 mm
Weight
  • 110 g
  • 126.5 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 3.5" inch
  • 4" inch
Screen resolution
  • 320 x 480 px
  • 480 x 800 px
Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 512 MB
  • 256 MB RAM
  • 4 GB
  • 512 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1300 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1500 mAh
  • Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)
  • Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6572M (28 nm)
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display
SpecificationDash 3.5A40
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
Unknown
Screen area
  • 36.5 cm2
  • 45.5 cm2
Screen format
  • 3:2 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 51.2%
  • 56.4%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 165 PPI
  • 233 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationDash 3.5A40
Rear camera, main
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 3.15 MP
  • 5 MP
Video
  • Yes
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications Unknown
  • VGA
Performance
Performance
SpecificationDash 3.5A40
Processor CPU
  • Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A7
  • Dual-core 1.3 GHz
Graphics processor GPU
  • Mali-400
Unknown
General specs
General specs
SpecificationDash 3.5A40
Release date
  • 2012
  • September
  • 2014
  • January
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • White
  • Yellow
  • Blue
Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 70 EUR
Unknown
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 700 h (2G) / Up to 500 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 15 h (2G) / Up to 10 h (3G)
Unknown
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
SpecificationDash 3.5A40
SIM card
  • Dual SIM (Mini-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
  • Dual SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
Unknown
Speed
  • HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps
Unknown
GPRS
  • Class 12
  • Yes
Edge
  • Class 12
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • 2.0
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
SpecificationDash 3.5A40
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • FM radio
Other features
Other features
SpecificationDash 3.5A40
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer MP3/AAC/WMA/WAV player -DivX/XviD/MP4/H.264/WMV player -Document viewer/editor -Photo viewer/editor D161 Single SIM D171 Dual SIM
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity