BlackBerry 7290 vs T-Mobile Pulse Mini

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.

  • Weight

    Pulse Mini: 29 g lighter

    7290:
    139 g
    Pulse Mini:
    110 g
  • Width

    Pulse Mini: 17.5 mm narrower

    7290:
    74.5 mm
    Pulse Mini:
    57 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    7290: 0.2 in smaller diagonal

    7290:
    2.6 in
    Pulse Mini:
    2.8 in
  • Depth

    Pulse Mini: 8 mm thinner

    7290:
    22 mm
    Pulse Mini:
    14 mm
  • Height

    Pulse Mini: 7 mm shorter

    7290:
    113 mm
    Pulse Mini:
    106 mm
  • Release year

    7290:
    2004
    Pulse Mini:
    2010

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. 7290

    Height:
    113 mm +7 mm versus Pulse Mini
    Width:
    74.5 mm +17.5 mm versus Pulse Mini
    Depth:
    22 mm +8 mm versus Pulse Mini
  2. 2. Pulse Mini

    Height:
    106 mm
    Width:
    57 mm
    Depth:
    14 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. 7290

    139 g

    +29 g versus Pulse Mini

  2. 2. Pulse Mini

    110 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. 7290

    Screen diagonal:
    2.6 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    3:2
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    20.1 cm²
  2. 2. Pulse Mini

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

Pulse Mini has approximately 20.6% more rectangular screen area than 7290.

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.

7290: Original memory entry

32 MB · 4 MB RAM

Pulse Mini: Original memory entry

300 MB

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

1. 7290

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
No

2. Pulse Mini

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

At least two unambiguous positive capacity values are needed for a chart. Original entries remain in the specifications.

Specifications

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1. 72902. Pulse Mini

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for 7290, Pulse Mini.
Specification7290Pulse Mini
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 113 Х 74.5 Х 22 mm
  • 106 Х 57 Х 14 mm
Weight
  • 139 g
  • 110 g
Technology Unknown
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.6" inch
  • 2.8" inch
Screen resolution
  • 240 x 160 px
  • 240 x 320 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 32 MB
  • 4 MB RAM
  • 300 MB
Memory card support
  • No
  • microSD
  • up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 0 mAh,
  • 1150 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • BlackBerry OS
  • Android 2.1 (Eclair)
Chipset Unknown
  • Qualcomm MSM7227 Snapdragon S1
Headphone jack
  • No
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for 7290, Pulse Mini.
Specification7290Pulse Mini
Touchscreen Unknown
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 256K
Screen area
  • 20.1 cm2
  • 24.3 cm2
Screen format
  • 3:2 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 23.9%
  • 40.2%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 111 PPI
  • 143 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for 7290, Pulse Mini.
Specification7290Pulse Mini
Rear camera, main
  • 0 MP,
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
Camera specs Unknown
  • 3.15 MP
Functions Unknown
  • LED flash
Video Unknown
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Performance
Performance — specifications for 7290, Pulse Mini.
Specification7290Pulse Mini
Processor CPU Unknown
  • 600 MHz ARM 11
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • Adreno 200
General specs
General specs — specifications for 7290, Pulse Mini.
Specification7290Pulse Mini
Release date
  • 2004
  • Q4
  • 2010
  • February
Colors
  • Cosmos Black
  • Satin Blue
  • Steel Blue
  • Black
  • White
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 210 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 300 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for 7290, Pulse Mini.
Specification7290Pulse Mini
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network Unknown
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed Unknown
  • HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Edge
  • No
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • No
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
GPS
  • No
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • Proprietary
  • 2.0
Bluetooth
  • Yes
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for 7290, Pulse Mini.
Specification7290Pulse Mini
Radio
  • No
  • FM radio
Other features
Other features — specifications for 7290, Pulse Mini.
Specification7290Pulse Mini
Dop
  • Organizer
  • Sensors Accelerometer MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player -MP4/H.264 player -Document viewer -Organizer -Voice memo -Predictive text input