Orange San Francisco 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: 20 g lighter

    San Francisco:
    130 g
    Pulse Mini:
    110 g
  • Screen diagonal

    Pulse Mini: 0.7 in smaller diagonal

    San Francisco:
    3.5 in
    Pulse Mini:
    2.8 in
  • Depth

    San Francisco: 2.2 mm thinner

    San Francisco:
    11.8 mm
    Pulse Mini:
    14 mm
  • Height

    Pulse Mini: 10 mm shorter

    San Francisco:
    116 mm
    Pulse Mini:
    106 mm
  • Release year

    San Francisco:
    2011
    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. San Francisco

    Height:
    116 mm +10 mm versus Pulse Mini
    Width:
    56.5 mm
    Depth:
    11.8 mm
  2. 2. Pulse Mini

    Height:
    106 mm
    Width:
    57 mm
    Depth:
    14 mm +2.2 mm versus San Francisco

Weight

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

  1. 1. San Francisco

    130 g

    +20 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. San Francisco

    Screen diagonal:
    3.5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    5:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    34.9 cm²
  2. 2. Pulse Mini

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

San Francisco has approximately 43.6% 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.

San Francisco: Original memory entry

512 MB RAM · 512 MB

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. San Francisco

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. San Francisco

    1250 mAh

    +100 mAh versus Pulse Mini

  2. 2. Pulse Mini

    1150 mAh

Specifications

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1. San Francisco2. Pulse Mini

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for San Francisco, Pulse Mini.
SpecificationSan FranciscoPulse Mini
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 116 Х 56.5 Х 11.8 mm
  • 106 Х 57 Х 14 mm
Weight
  • 130 g
  • 110 g
Technology
  • AMOLED
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 3.5" inch
  • 2.8" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 800 px
  • 240 x 320 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 512 MB RAM
  • 512 MB
  • 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.
  • 1250 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1150 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 2.1 (Eclair)
  • upgradable to 2.2 (Froyo)
  • Android 2.1 (Eclair)
Chipset
  • Qualcomm MSM7227 Snapdragon S1
  • Qualcomm MSM7227 Snapdragon S1
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for San Francisco, Pulse Mini.
SpecificationSan FranciscoPulse Mini
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 256K
  • 256K
Screen area
  • 34.9 cm2
  • 24.3 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 53.2%
  • 40.2%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 267 PPI
  • 143 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for San Francisco, Pulse Mini.
SpecificationSan FranciscoPulse Mini
Rear camera, main
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 3.15 MP
  • AF
  • 3.15 MP
Functions Unknown
  • LED flash
Video
  • Yes
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Performance
Performance — specifications for San Francisco, Pulse Mini.
SpecificationSan FranciscoPulse Mini
Processor CPU
  • 600 MHz ARM 11
  • 600 MHz ARM 11
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 200
  • Adreno 200
General specs
General specs — specifications for San Francisco, Pulse Mini.
SpecificationSan FranciscoPulse Mini
Release date
  • 2011
  • Q2
  • 2010
  • February
Colors
  • Black
  • Black
  • White
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 216 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 San Francisco, Pulse Mini.
SpecificationSan FranciscoPulse Mini
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps
  • HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • 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
  • EDR
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for San Francisco, Pulse Mini.
SpecificationSan FranciscoPulse Mini
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
  • FM radio
Other features
Other features — specifications for San Francisco, Pulse Mini.
SpecificationSan FranciscoPulse Mini
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - MP4/H.264 player -MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player -Organizer -Voice memo -Predictive text input
  • Sensors Accelerometer MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player -MP4/H.264 player -Document viewer -Organizer -Voice memo -Predictive text input