Blu Dash 3.5 (D170 Dual) vs BlackBerry Bold 9650
Side by side comparison between Blu Dash 3.5 vs BlackBerry Bold 9650 phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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What's the better phone? Blu Dash 3.5 (D170 Dual)
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15 Advantages 
8 Advantages | 11 Common items in both devices |
| 256MB / 256MB SDRAM |
| 512MB |
| Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC |
| TFT LCD |
| Only digital zoom |
| Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) |
| 3.5mm jack |
| +4 specs and more in the table below |
Check the comparison table below for more items that are not evaluated in comparison score above.
Highlight differences Clear highlight📱 Model features | ||
| Blu Dash 3.5 (D170 Dual) | BlackBerry Bold 9650 | |
| Model | Dash 3.5 (D170 Dual) | Bold 9650 |
| Other model names | BLU Dash 3.5 D170 Dual SIM, Dual Chip, D170b, D170i | Verizon BlackBerry Bold 9650, Sprint Bold 9650, RIM Essex |
| Country or region available | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Brand | Blu | BlackBerry |
| Release date | 10/1/2012 | 5/16/2010 |
| Depth | 11.5 millimeters (0.45 inches) | 14 millimeters (0.55 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 62 x 115 millimeters (2.44 x 4.53 in) | 62 x 112 millimeters (2.44 x 4.41 in) |
| Weight | 110 grams (3.85 ounces) | 136 grams (4.76 ounces) |
| Build, materials | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| Blu Dash 3.5 (D170 Dual) | BlackBerry Bold 9650 | |
| Display type | TFT LCD | TFT LCD |
| Screen size | 3.5" inches | 2.44" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~51.2% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~26.6% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 320x480 pixels | 480x360 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Capacitive Multitouch | Not supported |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 165 PPI | 246 PPI |
| Colors | 16 million | 65 thousand |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Not supported | Not supported |
| Refresh rate | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Display features | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| Blu Dash 3.5 (D170 Dual) | BlackBerry Bold 9650 | |
| System version | Android 2.3 Gingerbread | BlackBerry OS 5.0 |
| Firmware update | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| Blu Dash 3.5 (D170 Dual) | BlackBerry Bold 9650 | |
| Chipset | 32bit: Qualcomm MSM7225AB | 32bit: Qualcomm MSM7600 |
| CPU | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 1GHz ARM Cortex-A5 (Single-core) | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 528MHz ARM1136EJ-S (Single-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | Qualcomm Adreno 200 | feature not registered |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| Blu Dash 3.5 (D170 Dual) | BlackBerry Bold 9650 | |
| RAM memory | 256MB | 256MB SDRAM |
| Internal storage | 512MB | 512MB |
| External storage | Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) | Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| Blu Dash 3.5 (D170 Dual) | BlackBerry Bold 9650 | |
| Dual-SIM | Dual-SIM Standby - Call active on one sim card (dedicated slot) | Not supported |
| SIM card | 2 slots (Dual-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 7.2/5.76 Mbps | 3.6 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G | 2G, 3G |
| Frequency, bands | Expand band details Collapse details | |
| GSM MHz band | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 2G network | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 | CDMA 800/1900, GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 3G network | Not supported | CDMA2000 1xEV-DO, UMTS 2100 |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA | CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev A, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA |
| Secondary 2G network | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 | Not supported |
| Secondary 3G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary data network | GPRS, EDGE | Not supported |
📷 Camera | ||
| Blu Dash 3.5 (D170 Dual) | BlackBerry Bold 9650 | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 2 megapixels | 3.1 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | 1600x1200 pixels | 2048x1536 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | Supported | HVGA (480x320) |
| Flash | Not supported | LED flash |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Autofocus | Not supported | Autofocus |
| Touch focus | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Image stabilization | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | Face detection | feature not registered |
| BSI sensor | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| HDR | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| Blu Dash 3.5 (D170 Dual) | BlackBerry Bold 9650 | |
| Front camera (secondary) | Not supported | Not supported |
| Front camera resolution | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video recording (secondary) | Not supported | Not supported |
| Front flash | Not supported | Not supported |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🔉 Sound and multimedia | ||
| Blu Dash 3.5 (D170 Dual) | BlackBerry Bold 9650 | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Supported |
| Active noise cancellation | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Radio | FM | Not supported |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4, DivX, XviD, WMV, H.264 | MP4, H.263, WMV |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV, WMA, AAC | MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+ |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| Blu Dash 3.5 (D170 Dual) | BlackBerry Bold 9650 | |
| USB | MicroUSB 2.0 | MicroUSB 2.0 |
| Audio output | 3.5mm jack | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | Not supported | Not supported |
| Bluetooth | 2.1 + A2DP | 2.1 + A2DP |
| WiFi | 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) | 802.11 b/g [wifi3] (2.4GHz) |
| DLNA | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| GPS | A-GPS, GeoTagging | A-GPS |
| NFC | Not supported | Not supported |
| Infrared port | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| Blu Dash 3.5 (D170 Dual) | BlackBerry Bold 9650 | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer Compass Proximity sensor | Ambient light sensor |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| Blu Dash 3.5 (D170 Dual) | BlackBerry Bold 9650 | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) |
| Battery capacity | 1300 mAh | 1400 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Talk time autonomy | 10 hours | 5 hours |
| Standby | 500 hours (20.8 days) | 312 hours (13 days) |
➕ Other features | ||
| Blu Dash 3.5 (D170 Dual) | BlackBerry Bold 9650 | |
| Call control | Voice dialing, Voice recorder, Voice commands | Voice dialing, Voice recorder |
| Messaging | SMS (Swype), MMS, E-mail, Push mail | SMS, MMS, E-mail, Push mail |
| Hands-free calling | Supported | Supported |
| Video calling | Not supported | Not supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized | Polyphonic and customized |
| Web browser | HTML, XHTML, Flash player | HTML, XHTML |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Not supported | Fixed QWERTY keyboard |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Black, White, Yellow, Blue, Pink, Green • Touch focus • Wi-Fi hotspot • Java framework | • Colors: Black • Touch-sensitive optical trackpad • BlackBerry maps • Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF editor • Java framework |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| Blu Dash 3.5 (D170 Dual) | BlackBerry Bold 9650 | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | feature not registered | feature not registered |