Icemobile Crystal vs T-Mobile Dash

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.

  • Width

    Crystal: 6.3 mm narrower

    Crystal:
    56.2 mm
    Dash:
    62.5 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Dash: 1.1 in smaller diagonal

    Crystal:
    3.5 in
    Dash:
    2.4 in
  • Chipset

    Crystal:
    Mediatek MT6516
    Dash:
    TI OMAP 850
  • Release year

    Crystal:
    2011
    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.

  1. 1. Crystal

    Height:
    111.5 mm
    Width:
    56.2 mm
    Depth:
    13.1 mm
    Weight:
    Unknown
  2. 2. Dash

    Height:
    111.5 mm
    Width:
    62.5 mm +6.3 mm versus Crystal
    Depth:
    12.8 mm
    Weight:
    119 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.

  1. 1. Crystal

    Screen diagonal:
    3.5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    5:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    34.9 cm²
  2. 2. Dash

    Screen diagonal:
    2.4 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    17.8 cm²

Crystal has approximately 95.5% 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.

Crystal: Original memory entry

512 MB + 256 MB

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. Crystal

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 2 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 battery capacity

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

  1. 1. Crystal

    1050 mAh

    +90 mAh versus Dash

  2. 2. Dash

    960 mAh

Specifications

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1. Crystal2. Dash

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Crystal, Dash.
SpecificationCrystalDash
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 111.5 Х 56.2 Х 13.1 mm
  • 111.5 Х 62.5 Х 12.8 mm
Weight
  • 0 g
  • 119 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 3.5" inch
  • 2.4" inch
Screen resolution
  • 240 x 400 px
  • 240 x 320 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 512 MB + 256 MB
  • 64 MB RAM
  • 128 MB ROM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 2 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1050 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 960 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 2.2 (Froyo)
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 Smartphone
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6516
  • TI OMAP 850
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for Crystal, Dash.
SpecificationCrystalDash
Touchscreen
  • touchscreen
Unknown
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 34.9 cm2
  • 17.8 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 55.6%
  • 25.6%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 133 PPI
  • 167 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Crystal, Dash.
SpecificationCrystalDash
Rear camera, main
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 1.3 MP
  • 1.3 MP
Functions
  • LED flash
Unknown
Video
  • Yes
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 0 MP,
Performance
Performance — specifications for Crystal, Dash.
SpecificationCrystalDash
Processor CPU
  • 416 MHz
  • 200 MHz ARM926EJ-S
General specs
General specs — specifications for Crystal, Dash.
SpecificationCrystalDash
Release date
  • 2011
  • February
  • 2006
  • September
Colors
  • Black
  • White
Unknown
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 180 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 220 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Crystal, Dash.
SpecificationCrystalDash
SIM card
  • Dual SIM (Mini-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
  • Mini-SIM
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Edge
  • No
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11
  • Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • No
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • 1.1
Bluetooth
  • Yes
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Crystal, Dash.
SpecificationCrystalDash
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • No
Others Unknown
  • HTC JOGGR touch-sensitive navigation bar
Other features
Other features — specifications for Crystal, Dash.
SpecificationCrystalDash
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer TV app -Organizer -MP4/H.264 player -MP3/AAC+ player -Predictive text input Trackball -Flashlight
  • MP3/WAV player -Pocket Office -Organizer -Predictive text input