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BLU Dash 3.5 vs Lava Iris 250

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

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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.

  • WidthDash 3.5: 1.9 mm narrowerDash 3.5: 62 mm · Iris 250: 63.9 mm
  • Screen diagonalDash 3.5: 0.5 in smaller diagonalDash 3.5: 3.5 in · Iris 250: 4 in
  • DepthIris 250: 1.7 mm thinnerIris 250: 9.8 mm · Dash 3.5: 11.5 mm
  • HeightDash 3.5: 6.5 mm shorterDash 3.5: 115 mm · Iris 250: 121.5 mm
  • Release year2012 / 2014Dash 3.5: 2012 · Iris 250: 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 Iris 250: 121.5 × 63.9 mm 2
Side
Dash 3.5: 115 × 11.5 mm 1 Iris 250: 121.5 × 9.8 mm 2
  1. 1. Dash 3.5
    Height
    115 mm
    Width
    62 mm
    Depth
    11.5 mm+1.7 mm versus Iris 250
    Weight
    110 g
  2. 2. Iris 250
    Height
    121.5 mm+6.5 mm versus Dash 3.5
    Width
    63.9 mm+1.9 mm versus Dash 3.5
    Depth
    9.8 mm
    Weight
    Unknown

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.

Screen size
Dash 3.5: 3.5 in, 3:2, About 36.5 cm² rectangular area 1 Iris 250: 4 in, 5:3, About 45.5 cm² rectangular area 2
  1. 1. Dash 3.5 3.5 in · 3:2 About 36.5 cm² rectangular area
  2. 2. Iris 250 4 in · 5:3 About 45.5 cm² rectangular area

Iris 250 has approximately 24.8% more rectangular screen area than Dash 3.5.

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.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

Dash 3.5: Original memory entry

512 MB · 256 MB RAM

Iris 250: Original memory entry

4 GB · 512 MB RAM

Practical features

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

1. Dash 3.5

NFC
Unknown
Headphone jack
Yes
Memory card support
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)

2. Iris 250

NFC
Unknown
Headphone jack
Yes
Memory card support
See details microSD · up to 32 GB

Battery capacity

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

Recorded capacity

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. Dash 3.51300 mAh
  2. 2. Iris 2501450 mAh

    +150 mAh versus Dash 3.5

Specifications

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1. Dash 3.52. Iris 250

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
SpecificationDash 3.5Iris 250
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 115 Х 62 Х 11.5 mm
  • 121.5 Х 63.9 Х 9.8 mm
Weight
  • 110 g
  • 0 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
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1300 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1450 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)
  • Android 4.4.2 (KitKat)
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6572M (28 nm)
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display
SpecificationDash 3.5Iris 250
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive 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%
  • 58.7%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 165 PPI
  • 233 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationDash 3.5Iris 250
Rear camera, main
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 3.15 MP
  • 3.15 MP
Functions Unknown
  • Dual-LED flash
Video
  • Yes
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications Unknown
  • VGA
Performance
Performance
SpecificationDash 3.5Iris 250
Processor CPU
  • Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A7
  • Dual-core 1.0 GHz
Graphics processor GPU
  • Mali-400
Unknown
General specs
General specs
SpecificationDash 3.5Iris 250
Release date
  • 2012
  • September
  • 2014
  • August
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Black
  • White
  • Purple
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)
  • Stand by time- Up to 250 h Talking time- Up to 11 h 30 min
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
SpecificationDash 3.5Iris 250
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
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
Speed
  • HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps
  • Yes
  • 384 kbps
GPRS
  • Class 12
  • Yes
Edge
  • Class 12
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n
  • dual-band
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • 2.1
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
SpecificationDash 3.5Iris 250
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • FM radio
  • RDS
Other features
Other features
SpecificationDash 3.5Iris 250
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 - For India

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