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BLU Dash 3.5 vs T-Mobile Vivacity

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.

  • WeightDash 3.5: 8 g lighterDash 3.5: 110 g · Vivacity: 118 g
  • WidthVivacity: 4 mm narrowerVivacity: 58 mm · Dash 3.5: 62 mm
  • DepthVivacity: 1 mm thinnerVivacity: 10.5 mm · Dash 3.5: 11.5 mm
  • Release year2012 / 2011Dash 3.5: 2012 · Vivacity: 2011

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 Vivacity: 115 × 58 mm 2
Side
Dash 3.5: 115 × 11.5 mm 1 Vivacity: 115 × 10.5 mm 2
  1. 1. Dash 3.5
    Height
    115 mm
    Width
    62 mm+4 mm versus Vivacity
    Depth
    11.5 mm+1 mm versus Vivacity
    Weight
    110 g
  2. 2. Vivacity
    Height
    115 mm
    Width
    58 mm
    Depth
    10.5 mm
    Weight
    118 g
Weight

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

  1. 1. Dash 3.5110 g
  2. 2. Vivacity118 g

    +8 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.

Screen size
Dash 3.5: 3.5 in, 3:2, About 36.5 cm² rectangular area 1 Vivacity: 3.5 in, 5:3, About 34.9 cm² rectangular area 2
  1. 1. Dash 3.5 3.5 in · 3:2 About 36.5 cm² rectangular area
  2. 2. Vivacity 3.5 in · 5:3 About 34.9 cm² rectangular area

Dash 3.5 has approximately 4.6% more rectangular screen area than Vivacity.

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

Vivacity: Original memory entry

512 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. Vivacity

NFC
Unknown
Headphone jack
Yes
Memory card support
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot) · 2 GB included

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. Vivacity1500 mAh

    +200 mAh versus Dash 3.5

Specifications

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1. Dash 3.52. Vivacity

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
SpecificationDash 3.5Vivacity
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 115 Х 62 Х 11.5 mm
  • 115 Х 58 Х 10.5 mm
Weight
  • 110 g
  • 118 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 3.5" inch
  • 3.5" 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
  • 512 MB
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • 2 GB included
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1300 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1500 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)
  • Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6572M (28 nm)
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display
SpecificationDash 3.5Vivacity
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 256K
Screen area
  • 36.5 cm2
  • 34.9 cm2
Screen format
  • 3:2 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 51.2%
  • 52.3%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 165 PPI
  • 267 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationDash 3.5Vivacity
Rear camera, main
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 3.15 MP
  • 5 MP
Functions Unknown
  • LED flash
Video
  • Yes
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Performance
Performance
SpecificationDash 3.5Vivacity
Processor CPU
  • Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A7
Unknown
Graphics processor GPU
  • Mali-400
Unknown
General specs
General specs
SpecificationDash 3.5Vivacity
Release date
  • 2012
  • September
  • 2011
  • November
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Black
Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 70 EUR
  • 170 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 200 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
SpecificationDash 3.5Vivacity
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 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps
  • HSPA
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
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • Yes
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
SpecificationDash 3.5Vivacity
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Other features
Other features
SpecificationDash 3.5Vivacity
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
  • compass - MP4/WMV/H.264 player -MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player -Organizer -Document viewer -Voice memo/dial -Predictive text input

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