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BLU Studio 5.3 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.

  • WeightPulse Mini: 82 g lighterPulse Mini: 110 g · Studio 5.3: 192 g
  • WidthPulse Mini: 24 mm narrowerPulse Mini: 57 mm · Studio 5.3: 81 mm
  • Screen diagonalPulse Mini: 2.5 in smaller diagonalPulse Mini: 2.8 in · Studio 5.3: 5.3 in
  • ChipsetMediatek MT6573 (65 nm) / Qualcomm MSM7227 Snapdragon S1Studio 5.3: Mediatek MT6573 (65 nm) · Pulse Mini: Qualcomm MSM7227 Snapdragon S1
  • DepthStudio 5.3: 3.1 mm thinnerStudio 5.3: 10.9 mm · Pulse Mini: 14 mm
  • HeightPulse Mini: 44 mm shorterPulse Mini: 106 mm · Studio 5.3: 150 mm

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.

Front
Studio 5.3: 150 × 81 mm 1 Pulse Mini: 106 × 57 mm 2
Side
Studio 5.3: 150 × 10.9 mm 1 Pulse Mini: 106 × 14 mm 2
  1. 1. Studio 5.3
    Height
    150 mm
    Width
    81 mm
    Depth
    10.9 mm
    Weight
    192 g
  2. 2. Pulse Mini
    Height
    106 mm
    Width
    57 mm
    Depth
    14 mm
    Weight
    110 g

Specifications

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Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
SpecificationStudio 5.3Pulse Mini
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 150 Х 81 Х 10.9 mm
  • 106 Х 57 Х 14 mm
Weight
  • 192 g
  • 110 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 5.3" inch
  • 2.8" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 800 px
  • 240 x 320 px
Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 512 MB
  • 512 MB RAM
  • 300 MB
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 2500 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1150 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)
  • Android 2.1 (Eclair)
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6573 (65 nm)
  • Qualcomm MSM7227 Snapdragon S1
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display
SpecificationStudio 5.3Pulse Mini
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 256K
Screen area
  • 80.0 cm2
  • 24.3 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 65.8%
  • 40.2%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 176 PPI
  • 143 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationStudio 5.3Pulse Mini
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 3.15 MP
Functions
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
Video
  • 480p@30fps
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 0 MP,
Specifications
  • VGA
Unknown
Performance
Performance
SpecificationStudio 5.3Pulse Mini
Processor CPU
  • 650 MHz Cortex-A9/ 800 MHz Cortex-A9
  • 600 MHz ARM 11
Graphics processor GPU
  • PowerVR SGX531
  • Adreno 200
General specs
General specs
SpecificationStudio 5.3Pulse Mini
Release date
  • 2011
  • December
  • 2010
  • February
Colors
  • Black
  • Black
  • White
Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 170 EUR
Unknown
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 700 h Talking time- Up to 8 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 300 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
SpecificationStudio 5.3Pulse Mini
SIM card
  • Dual SIM (Mini-SIM)
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 2 (D510 only)
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA 7.2/0.384 Mbps
  • HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 12
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Class 12
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
SpecificationStudio 5.3Pulse Mini
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • FM radio
Other features
Other features
SpecificationStudio 5.3Pulse Mini
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - MP3/AAC/WMA/WAV player -MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264 player -Organizer -Voice memo/dial -Predictive text input - D500 Single SIM D510 Dual SIM
  • Sensors Accelerometer MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player -MP4/H.264 player -Document viewer -Organizer -Voice memo -Predictive text input