BLU Dash 3.5 vs Palm Treo 680

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.

  • Weight

    Dash 3.5: 47 g lighter

    Dash 3.5:
    110 g
    Treo 680:
    157 g
  • Width

    Treo 680: 3.6 mm narrower

    Dash 3.5:
    62 mm
    Treo 680:
    58.4 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Treo 680: 1 in smaller diagonal

    Dash 3.5:
    3.5 in
    Treo 680:
    2.5 in
  • Depth

    Dash 3.5: 8.8 mm thinner

    Dash 3.5:
    11.5 mm
    Treo 680:
    20.3 mm
  • Height

    Treo 680: 3.2 mm shorter

    Dash 3.5:
    115 mm
    Treo 680:
    111.8 mm
  • Release year

    Dash 3.5:
    2012
    Treo 680:
    2006

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.

  1. 1. Dash 3.5

    Height:
    115 mm +3.2 mm versus Treo 680
    Width:
    62 mm +3.6 mm versus Treo 680
    Depth:
    11.5 mm
  2. 2. Treo 680

    Height:
    111.8 mm
    Width:
    58.4 mm
    Depth:
    20.3 mm +8.8 mm versus Dash 3.5

Weight

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

  1. 1. Dash 3.5

    110 g

  2. 2. Treo 680

    157 g

    +47 g versus Dash 3.5

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. Dash 3.5

    Screen diagonal:
    3.5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    3:2
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    36.5 cm²
  2. 2. Treo 680

    Screen diagonal:
    2.5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    1:1
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    20.2 cm²

Dash 3.5 has approximately 80.9% more rectangular screen area than Treo 680.

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

Treo 680: Original memory entry

64 MB

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. Treo 680

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details SD/MMC · up to 4 GB

Battery capacity

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

At least two unambiguous positive capacity values are needed for a chart. Original entries remain in the specifications.

Specifications

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1. Dash 3.52. Treo 680

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Dash 3.5, Treo 680.
SpecificationDash 3.5Treo 680
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 115 Х 62 Х 11.5 mm
  • 111.8 Х 58.4 Х 20.3 mm
Weight
  • 110 g
  • 157 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 3.5" inch
  • 2.5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 320 x 480 px
  • 320 x 320 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 512 MB
  • 256 MB RAM
  • 64 MB
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • SD/MMC
  • up to 4 GB
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1300 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 0 mAh,
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)
  • Palm OS 5.4.9
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6572M (28 nm)
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for Dash 3.5, Treo 680.
SpecificationDash 3.5Treo 680
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 36.5 cm2
  • 20.2 cm2
Screen format
  • 3:2 (height:width)
  • 1:1 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 51.2%
  • 30.9%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 165 PPI
  • 181 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Dash 3.5, Treo 680.
SpecificationDash 3.5Treo 680
Rear camera, main
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 3.15 MP
Unknown
Video
  • Yes
  • CIF
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Performance
Performance — specifications for Dash 3.5, Treo 680.
SpecificationDash 3.5Treo 680
Processor CPU
  • Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A7
  • Intel PXA270 312 MHz
Graphics processor GPU
  • Mali-400
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Dash 3.5, Treo 680.
SpecificationDash 3.5Treo 680
Release date
  • 2012
  • September
  • 2006
  • October
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Graphite
  • Crimson
  • Arctic
  • copper
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 70 EUR
  • 220 EUR
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 300 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Dash 3.5, Treo 680.
SpecificationDash 3.5Treo 680
SIM card
  • Dual SIM (Mini-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
  • Mini-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
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Class 12
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
  • No
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • No
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • Proprietary
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • 1.2
  • A2DP
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Dash 3.5, Treo 680.
SpecificationDash 3.5Treo 680
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • No
Others Unknown
  • 5-way navigation button
Other features
Other features — specifications for Dash 3.5, Treo 680.
SpecificationDash 3.5Treo 680
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
  • Infrared port - Document editor (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF) -MP3 player -Organizer -Voice memo