Blu Elite 3.8 (D430a) vs Nokia C7
Side by side comparison between Blu Elite 3.8 vs Nokia C7 phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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3.8"
IPS
IPS
480x800
5
MP
MP
0.3mp
512MB
RAM
RAM
Single-core
1600
mAh
mAh
(Removable)
vs
3.5"
AMOLED
AMOLED
360x640
8
MP
MP
0.3mp
256MB
RAM
RAM
Single-core
1200
mAh
mAh
(Removable)
What's the better phone? Nokia C7
The phonemore's choice is much more technical than personal. Therefore, you shouldn't only consider this. Our goal is to help you, but what's important to us may not be important to you. You decide which one is the best! Comment!
9 Advantages 
12 Advantages | 23 Common items in both devices |
| Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC |
| 16 million |
| Only digital zoom |
| Autofocus |
| (front) 0.3MP |
| 3G HSUPA |
| Capacitive |
| +16 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 Elite 3.8 (D430a) | Nokia C7 | |
| Model | Elite 3.8 (D430a) | Nokia C7 |
| Other model names | Blu Elite 3.8 Dual-Sim D430, BLU D430a | Nokia C7-00 RM-675 |
| Country or region available |  USA |  (Global, International) |
| Brand | Blu | Nokia |
| Release date | 8/1/2012 | 11/1/2010 |
| Depth | 11.3 millimeters (0.44 inches) | 10.5 millimeters (0.41 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 60 x 120 millimeters (2.36 x 4.72 in) | 56.8 x 117.3 millimeters (2.24 x 4.62 in) |
| Weight | 137 grams (4.8 ounces) | 130 grams (4.55 ounces) |
| Build, materials | feature not registered | Plastic body, glass front |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| Blu Elite 3.8 (D430a) | Nokia C7 | |
| Display type | TFT IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| Screen size | 3.8" inches | 3.5" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~57.1% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~50.7% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 480x800 pixels | 360x640 pixels (16:9) |
| Touchscreen | Capacitive Multitouch | Capacitive Multitouch |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 246 PPI | 210 PPI |
| Colors | 16 million | 16 million |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Not supported | Gorilla Glass |
| Refresh rate | feature not registered | 60Hz |
| Display features | feature not registered | Not supported |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| Blu Elite 3.8 (D430a) | Nokia C7 | |
| System version | Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread | Symbian ^3 S60 5.2 |
| Firmware update | Android 2.3.6 Gingerbread | Symbian ^3 Nokia Belle |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| Blu Elite 3.8 (D430a) | Nokia C7 | |
| Chipset | 32bit: Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7227A (45nm) | 32bit: ARM 1136JF-S |
| CPU | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 1GHz ARM Cortex-A5 (Single-core) | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 680MHz ARM11 (Single-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | Qualcomm Adreno 200 | Broadcom BCM2727 |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| Blu Elite 3.8 (D430a) | Nokia C7 | |
| RAM memory | 512MB LPDDR2 | 256MB SDRAM |
| Internal storage | 1GB (512MB available) | 8GB (6GB available) Flash (EEPROM) |
| External storage | Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) | Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| Blu Elite 3.8 (D430a) | Nokia C7 | |
| 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 | 10.2/2 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G, 3G | 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 | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 3G network | UMTS 850/1900 | UMTS 850/900/1700/1900/2100 |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA | CSD, HSCSD, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA |
| 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 Elite 3.8 (D430a) | Nokia C7 | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 5 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | 2560x1920 pixels | 3264x2448 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | FWVGA (854x480) 30 fps | HD (1280x720) 25 fps |
| Flash | LED flash | Dual-LED flash |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | f/2.8 (aperture) |
| 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 | Autofocus | Autofocus |
| Touch focus | Supported | Not supported |
| Image stabilization | Not supported | EIS: Digital stabilization |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | Face detection | Face detection |
| BSI sensor | Not supported | Not supported |
| HDR | Not supported | Not supported |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| Blu Elite 3.8 (D430a) | Nokia C7 | |
| Front camera (secondary) | 0.3 megapixels | 0.3 megapixels |
| Front camera resolution | 640x480 pixels | 640x480 pixels |
| Video recording (secondary) | Not supported | QCIF (176x144) |
| 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 Elite 3.8 (D430a) | Nokia C7 | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Mono sound (not stereo) |
| Active noise cancellation | Not supported | Not supported |
| Radio | FM (RDS) | FM (RDS) |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4, DivX, XviD, H.264, WMV | MP4, DivX, XviD, H.264, H.263, WMV |
| Audio formats | MP3, AAC, WMA, WAV | MP3, WMA, WAV, eAAC+ |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| Blu Elite 3.8 (D430a) | Nokia C7 | |
| USB | MicroUSB 2.0 | MicroUSB 2.0, USB OTG On-The-Go |
| Audio output | 3.5mm jack | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | Not supported | Proprietary TV-out |
| Bluetooth | 3.0 + A2DP | 3.0 + A2DP |
| WiFi | 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) | 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) |
| DLNA | Not supported | Not supported |
| GPS | A-GPS, GeoTagging | A-GPS, GeoTagging |
| NFC | Not supported | Supported |
| Infrared port | Not supported | Not supported |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| Blu Elite 3.8 (D430a) | Nokia C7 | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Compass Gyroscope Proximity sensor | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Compass Proximity sensor |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| Blu Elite 3.8 (D430a) | Nokia C7 | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) BL-5K |
| Battery capacity | 1600 mAh | 1200 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | 5W Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | Not supported |
| Talk time autonomy | 10 hours | 5 hours |
| Standby | 500 hours (20.8 days) | 648 hours (27 days) |
➕ Other features | ||
| Blu Elite 3.8 (D430a) | Nokia C7 | |
| Call control | Voice dialing, Voice recorder, Voice commands | Voice dialing, Voice recorder, Voice commands |
| Messaging | SMS (Swype), MMS, E-mail, Push mail | SMS, MMS, E-mail, Push mail |
| Hands-free calling | Supported | Supported |
| Video calling | Supported | Supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized | Polyphonic and customized |
| Web browser | HTML, XHTML, Flash player | HTML, XHTML, Flash player |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Not supported | Not supported |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Black, White • WiFi hotspot Java framework | • Colors: Charcoal black, Frosty metal, Mahogany brown • OpenVG 1.1 • OpenGL ES 2.0 • Ovi Maps 3.4 • Flash Lite 4.0 • Video recorder 720p@30fps via an update Java framework |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| Blu Elite 3.8 (D430a) | Nokia C7 | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | feature not registered | 1.03W/kg (head), 0.83W/kg (body) |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | feature not registered | 0.73W/kg (head) |