Android users are spoilt for choice when it comes to picking up a new handset with hardware available at all price levels. We are seeing more devices becoming available recently that offer some worthy specifications at a relatively low price, and the BLU Dash 4.5 offers stock Android 4.2 on the cheap.

US smartphone company BLU are famous for providing consumers lower priced hardware and the company has now announced the BLU Dash 4.5 that is already available to purchase. The handset features a 4.5-inch FWVGA LCD display at a resolution of 854 x 480 and 218ppi pixel density, and powering this is a quad core MediaTek MT6589M processor clocked at 1.2GHz.

This is paired with a PowerVR SGX544 GPU for the graphics and 512MB of RAM and is running a stock version of the Android 4.2 Jelly Bean operating system. Other specifications include a 5-meagpixel rear facing camera with auto focus, LED flash, HDR support, and 720p HD video capture.

Around the front is a VGA unit for video conferencing and there is support for HSPA+ 21Mbps, Dual SIM, Wi-Fi, and on board storage comes in at 4GB that can be expanded further via microSD card while powering the handset is a 2,000 mAh battery.

Now the best bit is arguably the asking price for an unlocked smartphone as it will only set you back $139, and is already available from the likes of Amazon. While not the most feature rich handset available at the price it is arguably one of the best budget Android smartphones currently available to consumers.

Do you like the sound of the BLU Dash 4.5?