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BLU Tango vs ZTE X990

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

BLU Tango

BLU Tango

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ZTE X990

ZTE X990

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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.

  • WidthTango: 6 mm narrowerTango: 55 mm · X990: 61 mm
  • Screen diagonalX990: 0.3 in smaller diagonalX990: 2.5 in · Tango: 2.8 in
  • DepthX990: 1 mm thinnerX990: 12 mm · Tango: 13 mm
  • HeightTango: 8.3 mm shorterTango: 98.7 mm · X990: 107 mm

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
Tango: 98.7 × 55 mm 1 X990: 107 × 61 mm 2
Side
Tango: 98.7 × 13 mm 1 X990: 107 × 12 mm 2
  1. 1. Tango
    Height
    98.7 mm
    Width
    55 mm
    Depth
    13 mm+1 mm versus X990
    Weight
    94 g
  2. 2. X990
    Height
    107 mm+8.3 mm versus Tango
    Width
    61 mm+6 mm versus Tango
    Depth
    12 mm
    Weight
    90 g
Weight

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

  1. 1. Tango94 g

    +4 g versus X990

  2. 2. X99090 g

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
Tango: 2.8 in, 4:3, About 24.3 cm² rectangular area 1 X990: 2.5 in, 4:3, About 19.4 cm² rectangular area 2
  1. 1. Tango 2.8 in · 4:3 About 24.3 cm² rectangular area
  2. 2. X990 2.5 in · 4:3 About 19.4 cm² rectangular area

Tango has approximately 25.4% more rectangular screen area than X990.

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.

Tango: Original memory entry

512 MB · 256 MB RAM

X990: Original memory entry

5 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. Tango

NFC
Unknown
Headphone jack
Yes
Memory card support
See details microSD · up to 16 GB (dedicated slot) · 2 GB included

2. X990

NFC
Unknown
Headphone jack
No
Memory card support
See details microSD · up to 8 GB (dedicated slot)

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. Tango2. X990

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
SpecificationTangoX990
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 98.7 Х 55 Х 13 mm
  • 107 Х 61 Х 12 mm
Weight
  • 94 g
  • 90 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.8" inch
  • 2.5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 240 x 320 px
  • 320 x 240 px
Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 512 MB
  • 256 MB RAM
  • 5 MB
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)
  • 2 GB included
  • microSD
  • up to 8 GB (dedicated slot)
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1200 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 0 mAh,
Operating system OS
  • Android 2.2 (Froyo)
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.5 Professional
Chipset
  • Qualcomm MSM7227 Snapdragon S1
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display
SpecificationTangoX990
Touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 256K
  • 256K
Screen area
  • 24.3 cm2
  • 19.4 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 44.7%
  • 29.7%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 143 PPI
  • 160 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationTangoX990
Rear camera, main
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 3.15 MP
  • 2 MP
Video
  • 320p@15fps
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Performance
Performance
SpecificationTangoX990
Processor CPU
  • 600 MHz ARM 11
Unknown
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 200
Unknown
General specs
General specs
SpecificationTangoX990
Release date
  • 2010
  • September
  • 2010
  • March
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Red
  • White
Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 100 EUR
Unknown
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 500 h (2G) / Up to 500 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 12 h (2G) / Up to 6 h (3G)
  • Stand by time- Up to 480 h Talking time- Up to 8 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
SpecificationTangoX990
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Unknown
Speed
  • HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
Unknown
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Class 10
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • hotspot
  • No
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • No
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 2.1
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR EU - 0.96 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
SpecificationTangoX990
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Other features
Other features
SpecificationTangoX990
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • compass - MP3/AAC/AAC+/eAAC+/AMR-NB/AMR-WB/MIDI/PCM/WMA -MP4/H.264/WMV player -Predictive text input
  • Windows Live Messenger -MP3/WMA/eAAC+ player -MP4/H.264 player -MS Office -Organizer -Voice memo -Predictive text input Also known as Messenger by SFR 251 Edition