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BLU Dash M2 vs Nokia 500

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

BLU Dash M2

BLU Dash M2

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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.

  • Weight500: 79 g lighter500: 93 g · Dash M2: 172 g
  • Width500: 19.6 mm narrower500: 53.8 mm · Dash M2: 73.4 mm
  • Screen diagonal500: 1.8 in smaller diagonal500: 3.2 in · Dash M2: 5 in
  • DepthDash M2: 4.3 mm thinnerDash M2: 9.8 mm · 500: 14.1 mm
  • Height500: 33.7 mm shorter500: 111.3 mm · Dash M2: 145 mm
  • Release year2016 / 2011Dash M2: 2016 · 500: 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 M2: 145 × 73.4 mm 1 500: 111.3 × 53.8 mm 2
Side
Dash M2: 145 × 9.8 mm 1 500: 111.3 × 14.1 mm 2
  1. 1. Dash M2
    Height
    145 mm
    Width
    73.4 mm
    Depth
    9.8 mm
    Weight
    172 g
  2. 2. 500
    Height
    111.3 mm
    Width
    53.8 mm
    Depth
    14.1 mm
    Weight
    93 g

Specifications

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Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
SpecificationDash M2500
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 145 Х 73.4 Х 9.8 mm
  • 111.3 Х 53.8 Х 14.1 mm
Weight
  • 172 g
  • 93 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 5" inch
  • 3.2" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 854 px
  • 360 x 640 px
Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 4 GB
  • 512 MB RAM
  • 2 GB
  • 256 MB RAM
  • 512 MB ROM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 64 GB
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 2000 mAh
  • Removable Li-Po
  • 1110 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
  • Symbian Anna
  • upgradable to Nokia Belle OS
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display
SpecificationDash M2500
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 68.9 cm2
  • 28.2 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 64.7%
  • 47.1%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 196 PPI
  • 229 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationDash M2500
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • 5 MP
Functions
  • LED flash
Unknown
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • 480p@15fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 0 MP,
Specifications
  • 2 MP
Unknown
Performance
Performance
SpecificationDash M2500
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7
  • 1.0 GHz ARM 11
Graphics processor GPU
  • Mali-400
Unknown
General specs
General specs
SpecificationDash M2500
Release date
  • 2016
  • April
  • 2011
  • August
Colors
  • Black
  • Gold
  • White
  • Rose Gold
  • Black/White with covers in Black
  • Azure Blue
  • Coral Red
  • Purple
  • Khaki
  • Orange
  • Green
  • Pink
  • Silver
Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer. Unknown
  • 110 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 800 h (2G) / Up to 700 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 26 h (2G) / Up to 14 h (3G)
  • Stand by time- Up to 500 h (2G) / Up to 455 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 7 h (2G) / Up to 5 h (3G) Music play - Up to 35 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
SpecificationDash M2500
SIM card
  • Dual SIM (Micro-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 21.1/5.76 Mbps
  • HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 33
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 33
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
  • EDR
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR - 1.47 W/kg (head) 1.38 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 1.18 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
SpecificationDash M2500
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • Stereo FM radio
Other features
Other features
SpecificationDash M2500
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - Exchangeable battery covers with multiple home screens (2 included in the retail box) -MP4/H.264 player -MP3/WAV/еAAC+/WMA player -Photo editor -Organizer -Voice command/dial -Predictive text input

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