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BLU Dash 3.5 vs T-Mobile Pulse Mini

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.

  • WidthPulse Mini: 5 mm narrowerPulse Mini: 57 mm · Dash 3.5: 62 mm
  • Screen diagonalPulse Mini: 0.7 in smaller diagonalPulse Mini: 2.8 in · Dash 3.5: 3.5 in
  • ChipsetMediatek MT6572M (28 nm) / Qualcomm MSM7227 Snapdragon S1Dash 3.5: Mediatek MT6572M (28 nm) · Pulse Mini: Qualcomm MSM7227 Snapdragon S1
  • DepthDash 3.5: 2.5 mm thinnerDash 3.5: 11.5 mm · Pulse Mini: 14 mm
  • HeightPulse Mini: 9 mm shorterPulse Mini: 106 mm · Dash 3.5: 115 mm
  • Release year2012 / 2010Dash 3.5: 2012 · Pulse Mini: 2010

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 Pulse Mini: 106 × 57 mm 2
Side
Dash 3.5: 115 × 11.5 mm 1 Pulse Mini: 106 × 14 mm 2
  1. 1. Dash 3.5
    Height
    115 mm
    Width
    62 mm
    Depth
    11.5 mm
    Weight
    110 g
  2. 2. Pulse Mini
    Height
    106 mm
    Width
    57 mm
    Depth
    14 mm
    Weight
    110 g

Specifications

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Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
SpecificationDash 3.5Pulse Mini
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 115 Х 62 Х 11.5 mm
  • 106 Х 57 Х 14 mm
Weight
  • 110 g
  • 110 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 3.5" inch
  • 2.8" inch
Screen resolution
  • 320 x 480 px
  • 240 x 320 px
Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 512 MB
  • 256 MB RAM
  • 300 MB
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1300 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1150 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)
  • Android 2.1 (Eclair)
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6572M (28 nm)
  • Qualcomm MSM7227 Snapdragon S1
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display
SpecificationDash 3.5Pulse Mini
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 256K
Screen area
  • 36.5 cm2
  • 24.3 cm2
Screen format
  • 3:2 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 51.2%
  • 40.2%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 165 PPI
  • 143 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationDash 3.5Pulse Mini
Rear camera, main
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 3.15 MP
  • 3.15 MP
Functions Unknown
  • LED flash
Video
  • Yes
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Performance
Performance
SpecificationDash 3.5Pulse Mini
Processor CPU
  • Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A7
  • 600 MHz ARM 11
Graphics processor GPU
  • Mali-400
  • Adreno 200
General specs
General specs
SpecificationDash 3.5Pulse Mini
Release date
  • 2012
  • September
  • 2010
  • February
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Black
  • White
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 300 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
SpecificationDash 3.5Pulse Mini
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
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps
  • HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 12
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Class 12
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
SpecificationDash 3.5Pulse Mini
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • FM radio
Other features
Other features
SpecificationDash 3.5Pulse Mini
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 MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player -MP4/H.264 player -Document viewer -Organizer -Voice memo -Predictive text input