Maxwest Orbit 4600 vs T-Mobile Pulse Mini

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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: 60 g lighter

    Orbit 4600:
    170 g
    Pulse Mini:
    110 g
  • Width

    Pulse Mini: 13 mm narrower

    Orbit 4600:
    70 mm
    Pulse Mini:
    57 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Pulse Mini: 1.9 in smaller diagonal

    Orbit 4600:
    4.7 in
    Pulse Mini:
    2.8 in
  • Depth

    Orbit 4600: 5.1 mm thinner

    Orbit 4600:
    8.9 mm
    Pulse Mini:
    14 mm
  • Height

    Pulse Mini: 30.5 mm shorter

    Orbit 4600:
    136.5 mm
    Pulse Mini:
    106 mm
  • Release year

    Orbit 4600:
    2013
    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. Orbit 4600

    Height:
    136.5 mm +30.5 mm versus Pulse Mini
    Width:
    70 mm +13 mm versus Pulse Mini
    Depth:
    8.9 mm
  2. 2. Pulse Mini

    Height:
    106 mm
    Width:
    57 mm
    Depth:
    14 mm +5.1 mm versus Orbit 4600

Weight

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

  1. 1. Orbit 4600

    170 g

    +60 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. Orbit 4600

    Screen diagonal:
    4.7 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    60.9 cm²
  2. 2. Pulse Mini

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

Orbit 4600 has approximately 150.8% more rectangular screen area than Pulse Mini.

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.

Orbit 4600: Original memory entry

4 GB · 512 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. Orbit 4600

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)

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.

Recorded battery capacity

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

  1. 1. Orbit 4600

    1700 mAh

    +550 mAh versus Pulse Mini

  2. 2. Pulse Mini

    1150 mAh

Specifications

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1. Orbit 46002. Pulse Mini

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Orbit 4600, Pulse Mini.
SpecificationOrbit 4600Pulse Mini
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 136.5 Х 70 Х 8.9 mm
  • 106 Х 57 Х 14 mm
Weight
  • 170 g
  • 110 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 4.7" inch
  • 2.8" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 854 px
  • 240 x 320 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 4 GB
  • 512 MB RAM
  • 300 MB
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1700 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1150 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
  • Android 2.1 (Eclair)
Chipset
  • Broadcom BCM21663
  • Qualcomm MSM7227 Snapdragon S1
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Orbit 4600, Pulse Mini.
SpecificationOrbit 4600Pulse Mini
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 256K
Screen area
  • 60.9 cm2
  • 24.3 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 63.7%
  • 40.2%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 208 PPI
  • 143 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Orbit 4600, Pulse Mini.
SpecificationOrbit 4600Pulse 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
  • 720p@30fps
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 0 MP,
Specifications
  • VGA
Unknown
Performance
Performance — specifications for Orbit 4600, Pulse Mini.
SpecificationOrbit 4600Pulse Mini
Processor CPU
  • 1.2 GHz dual-core Cortex-A9
  • 600 MHz ARM 11
Graphics processor GPU
  • Broadcom VideoCore IV
  • Adreno 200
General specs
General specs — specifications for Orbit 4600, Pulse Mini.
SpecificationOrbit 4600Pulse Mini
Release date
  • 2013
  • May
  • 2010
  • February
Colors
  • Black
  • black/blue
  • Black/Red
  • White
  • Black
  • White
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 900 h (2G) / Up to 750 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 24 h (2G) / Up to 10 h (3G)
  • Stand by time- Up to 300 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Orbit 4600, Pulse Mini.
SpecificationOrbit 4600Pulse Mini
SIM card
  • Dual SIM (Mini-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA 21.1/5.76 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/n
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 3.0
  • A2DP
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Orbit 4600, Pulse Mini.
SpecificationOrbit 4600Pulse Mini
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • FM radio
Other features
Other features — specifications for Orbit 4600, Pulse Mini.
SpecificationOrbit 4600Pulse Mini
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass
  • Sensors Accelerometer MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player -MP4/H.264 player -Document viewer -Organizer -Voice memo -Predictive text input