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Celkon A97i vs T-Mobile Dash

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

Celkon A97i

Celkon A97i

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T-Mobile Dash

T-Mobile Dash

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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: 20 g lighterDash: 119 g · A97i: 139 g
  • WidthDash: 1.5 mm narrowerDash: 62.5 mm · A97i: 64 mm
  • Screen diagonalDash: 1.6 in smaller diagonalDash: 2.4 in · A97i: 4 in
  • DepthA97i: 1.8 mm thinnerA97i: 11 mm · Dash: 12.8 mm
  • HeightDash: 12.5 mm shorterDash: 111.5 mm · A97i: 124 mm
  • Release year2012 / 2006A97i: 2012 · Dash: 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.

Front
A97i: 124 × 64 mm 1 Dash: 111.5 × 62.5 mm 2
Side
A97i: 124 × 11 mm 1 Dash: 111.5 × 12.8 mm 2
  1. 1. A97i
    Height
    124 mm+12.5 mm versus Dash
    Width
    64 mm+1.5 mm versus Dash
    Depth
    11 mm
    Weight
    139 g
  2. 2. Dash
    Height
    111.5 mm
    Width
    62.5 mm
    Depth
    12.8 mm+1.8 mm versus A97i
    Weight
    119 g
Weight

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

  1. 1. A97i139 g

    +20 g versus Dash

  2. 2. Dash119 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
A97i: 4 in, 5:3, About 45.5 cm² rectangular area 1 Dash: 2.4 in, 4:3, About 17.8 cm² rectangular area 2
  1. 1. A97i 4 in · 5:3 About 45.5 cm² rectangular area
  2. 2. Dash 2.4 in · 4:3 About 17.8 cm² rectangular area

A97i has approximately 155.3% more rectangular screen area than Dash.

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: Original memory entry

64 MB RAM · 128 MB ROM

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

1. A97i

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

2. Dash

NFC
Unknown
Headphone jack
No
Memory card support
See details microSD (dedicated slot)

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. A97i1500 mAh

    +540 mAh versus Dash

  2. 2. Dash960 mAh

Specifications

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1. A97i2. Dash

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
SpecificationA97iDash
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 124 Х 64 Х 11 mm
  • 111.5 Х 62.5 Х 12.8 mm
Weight
  • 139 g
  • 119 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 4" inch
  • 2.4" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 800 px
  • 240 x 320 px
Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded. Unknown
  • 64 MB RAM
  • 128 MB ROM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD (dedicated slot)
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1500 mAh
  • Li-Ion
  • 960 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 Smartphone
Chipset Unknown
  • TI OMAP 850
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display
SpecificationA97iDash
Touchscreen
  • touchscreen
Unknown
Display colors Unknown
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 45.5 cm2
  • 17.8 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 57.4%
  • 25.6%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 233 PPI
  • 167 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationA97iDash
Rear camera, main
  • 8 MP
  • Single
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 8 MP
  • 1.3 MP
Video
  • Yes
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 0 MP,
Performance
Performance
SpecificationA97iDash
Processor CPU
  • 1.0 GHz Cortex-A9
  • 200 MHz ARM926EJ-S
General specs
General specs
SpecificationA97iDash
Release date
  • 2012
  • August
  • 2006
  • September
Colors
  • Black
  • White
Unknown
Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 100 EUR
Unknown
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 350 h Talking time- Up to 9 h 10 min
  • Stand by time- Up to 220 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
SpecificationA97iDash
SIM card
  • Dual SIM (Mini-SIM)
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
Unknown
Speed
  • HSPA
Unknown
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
GPS
  • Yes
  • No
USB
  • microUSB
  • 1.1
Bluetooth
  • Yes
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
SpecificationA97iDash
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • No
Others Unknown
  • HTC JOGGR touch-sensitive navigation bar
Other features
Other features
SpecificationA97iDash
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer MP3/WAV/eAAC player -MP4/H.264 player -Organizer -Voice memo/dial -Predictive text input Flashlight
  • MP3/WAV player -Pocket Office -Organizer -Predictive text input