Nokia N8 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: 25 g lighter

    N8:
    135 g
    Pulse Mini:
    110 g
  • Width

    Pulse Mini: 2.1 mm narrower

    N8:
    59.1 mm
    Pulse Mini:
    57 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Pulse Mini: 0.7 in smaller diagonal

    N8:
    3.5 in
    Pulse Mini:
    2.8 in
  • Depth

    N8: 1.1 mm thinner

    N8:
    12.9 mm
    Pulse Mini:
    14 mm
  • Height

    Pulse Mini: 7.5 mm shorter

    N8:
    113.5 mm
    Pulse Mini:
    106 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.

  1. 1. N8

    Height:
    113.5 mm +7.5 mm versus Pulse Mini
    Width:
    59.1 mm +2.1 mm versus Pulse Mini
    Depth:
    12.9 mm
  2. 2. Pulse Mini

    Height:
    106 mm
    Width:
    57 mm
    Depth:
    14 mm +1.1 mm versus N8

Weight

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

  1. 1. N8

    135 g

    +25 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. N8

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

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

N8 has approximately 39.1% 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.

N8: Original memory entry

16 GB · 256 MB RAM · 512 MB ROM

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. N8

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. N8

    1200 mAh

    +50 mAh versus Pulse Mini

  2. 2. Pulse Mini

    1150 mAh

Specifications

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1. N82. Pulse Mini

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for N8, Pulse Mini.
SpecificationN8Pulse Mini
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 113.5 Х 59.1 Х 12.9 mm
  • 106 Х 57 Х 14 mm
Weight
  • 135 g
  • 110 g
Technology
  • AMOLED
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 3.5" inch
  • 2.8" inch
Screen resolution
  • 360 x 640 px
  • 240 x 320 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 16 GB
  • 256 MB RAM
  • 512 MB ROM
  • 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.
  • 1200 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
  • 1150 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Symbian^3
  • upgradable to Nokia Belle Refresh
  • Android 2.1 (Eclair)
Chipset Unknown
  • Qualcomm MSM7227 Snapdragon S1
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for N8, Pulse Mini.
SpecificationN8Pulse Mini
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 256K
Screen area
  • 33.8 cm2
  • 24.3 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 50.3%
  • 40.2%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 210 PPI
  • 143 PPI
Screen protection
  • Corning Gorilla Glass
Unknown
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for N8, Pulse Mini.
SpecificationN8Pulse Mini
Rear camera, main
  • 12 MP
  • Single
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 12 MP
  • 1/1.83''
  • AF
  • 3.15 MP
Functions
  • Carl Zeiss optics
  • Xenon flash
  • ND filter
  • LED flash
Video
  • 720p@25fps
  • 720p@30fps (via SW update)
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 0 MP,
Specifications
  • VGA videocall camera
Unknown
Performance
Performance — specifications for N8, Pulse Mini.
SpecificationN8Pulse Mini
Processor CPU
  • 680 MHz ARM 11
  • 600 MHz ARM 11
Graphics processor GPU
  • Broadcom BCM2727
  • Adreno 200
General specs
General specs — specifications for N8, Pulse Mini.
SpecificationN8Pulse Mini
Release date
  • 2010
  • April
  • 2010
  • February
Colors
  • Dark Grey
  • Silver White
  • Green
  • Blue
  • Orange
  • Pink
  • Bronze
  • Black
  • White
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 140 EUR
Unknown
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 390 h (2G) / Up to 400 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 12 h (2G) / Up to 5 h 50 min (3G) Music play - Up to 50 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 300 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for N8, Pulse Mini.
SpecificationN8Pulse Mini
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA 10.2/2 Mbps
  • HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 33
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Class 33
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • UPnP technology
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS; Ovi Maps 3.0
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • USB Host
  • 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 3.0
  • A2DP
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 1.09 W/kg (head) 0.85 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 1.02 W/kg (head)
Unknown
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for N8, Pulse Mini.
SpecificationN8Pulse Mini
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS; FM trans
  • FM radio
Others
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Unknown
Other features
Other features — specifications for N8, Pulse Mini.
SpecificationN8Pulse Mini
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - TV-out (720p video) via HDMI with Dolby Digital Plus sound -Anodized aluminum casing
  • Sensors Accelerometer MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player -MP4/H.264 player -Document viewer -Organizer -Voice memo -Predictive text input