BLU Dash 3.5 vs Sony Xperia Z3

Comparing the BLU Dash 3.5 vs Sony Xperia Z3 across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Sony Xperia Z3 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.5 GHz, while BLU Dash 3.5 runs at 1.0 GHz, making Sony Xperia Z3 the better performer.

Display: Sony Xperia Z3 offers a screen size of 5.2 inches, while BLU Dash 3.5 offers 3.5 inches, making Sony Xperia Z3 the larger display of the two. Sony Xperia Z3 features a IPS LCD display compared to BLU Dash 3.5's LCD, making Sony Xperia Z3 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Sony Xperia Z3 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 20.7 MP, while BLU Dash 3.5 offers 2 MP, making Sony Xperia Z3 better for rear camera photography.

Battery: Sony Xperia Z3 offers a higher battery capacity with 3100 mAh, while BLU Dash 3.5 offers 1300 mAh, making Sony Xperia Z3 better for longer battery life.

Storage: BLU Dash 3.5 offers higher internal storage with 512 GB, while Sony Xperia Z3 offers 16 GB, making BLU Dash 3.5 the better option for storage.

BLU Dash 3.5

(Discontinued)

Sony Xperia Z3

₹41,990

(Out of Stock)

Summary

Release Date

05 Oct, 2012

25 Sep, 2014

N/A

Performance

N/A
Snapdragon S1	Snapdragon 801	MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
(upto 1 GHz)	Quad Core (upto 2.5 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
256 MB RAM	3 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display

N/A
3.5 inches (8.89 cm)	5.2 inches (13.21 cm)	6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
LCD	IPS LCD	Extreme AMOLED
320x480 px	1080x1920 px (FULL HD)	1272x2772 px (FHD+)
N/A	N/A	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

N/A
2 MP Primary Camera	20.7 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
N/A	N/A	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera
N/A	N/A	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera

N/A
N/A	2.2 MP	50 MP

Battery

N/A
1300 mAh	3100 mAh	6500 mAh
N/A	Quick Charging	90W Turbo Charging
N/A	No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

512 MB	16 GB	256 GB
N/A	N/A	UFS 4.1

User Ratings

N/A

3.9/5

(433 ratings)

N/A

Video

There are no videos available for the device.

1 Video

There are no videos available for the device.

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General

Launch Date

N/A

Sep 25, 2014

(Official)

Jun 04, 2026

(Expected)

Operating System

Android v2.3 (Gingerbread)

Android v4.4.4 (Kitkat)

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

3 Year

Security Updates

N/A

5 Year

Performance

Performance Rating

N/A

Avg

Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7225

Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC

MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

Processor

1 GHz, Cortex A5

Quad core, 2.5 GHz, Krait 400

Octa core

3.4 GHz, Single core, Cortex A725 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A725 2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-400

Adreno 330

Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

256 MB

3 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR5X

Display

Display Rating

N/A

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

LCD

IPS LCD

Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

3.5 inches (8.89 cm)

5.2 inches (13.21 cm)

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

Resolution

320x480 px

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

5200 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

19.6:9

Pixel Density

165 ppi

424 ppi

450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

51.16 %

70.75 %

92.08 %

Screen Protection

N/A

Yes

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

N/A

Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

96.8 %

Design

Height

115 mm

146 mm

162.7 mm

Width

62 mm

72 mm

75.6 mm

Thickness

11.50 mm

7.3 mm

7.19 mm

Weight

110 grams

152 grams

190 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes Water resistant IP65 IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1 meter)

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

N/A

Good

Excellent

Resolution

2 MP
Primary Camera

20.7 MP
Primary Camera8x Digital Zoomf/2.0CMOS image sensor Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.812 mm focal length LYT 710 2.0µm pixel size

N/A

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length

N/A

50 MP
Telephoto Camera81 mm focal length

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

N/A

5248 x 3936 Pixels

N/A

Settings

N/A

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Smile detection

8 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection

Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom
Face detection
Filters

Video Recording

N/A

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps
HD @120 fps

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A

Video HDR

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Macro Video
Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

N/A

Good

Best In Class

Resolution

N/A

2.2 MP
Primary CameraExmor-R CMOS

50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

N/A

Full HD @30 fps

4k @30/60 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

N/A

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

1300 mAh

3100 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Silicon Carbon

TalkTime

Up to 10(3G) / Up to 15(2G)

Up to 16 Hours(3G) / Up to 14 Hours(2G)

N/A

Quick Charging

N/A

Yes Quick Charging v2.0

Yes 90W Turbo Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes 5W Wireless Reverse Charging

Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes 5W Wired Reverse Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

512 MB

16 GB

256 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB

Yes Up to 128 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

Single SIM

Dual SIM

SIM Type

N/A

SIM1: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported

5G Not Supported 4G

5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A

SIM 1

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Speed:

50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

N/A

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz

Yes Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 6GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v3

Yes v4.0

Yes v5.4

GPS

Yes with A-GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

Yes with Glonass

NFC

N/A

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A

Yes

Audio Jack

N/A

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A

Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A

On-screen

Other Sensors

Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope

Applications

Document Viewer/Editor

N/A