Palm Treo 500v vs T-Mobile Pulse

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

    Treo 500v: 10 g lighter

    Treo 500v:
    120 g
    Pulse:
    130 g
  • Width

    Treo 500v: 1.5 mm narrower

    Treo 500v:
    61.5 mm
    Pulse:
    63 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Treo 500v: 1.1 in smaller diagonal

    Treo 500v:
    2.4 in
    Pulse:
    3.5 in
  • Depth

    Pulse: 3 mm thinner

    Treo 500v:
    16.5 mm
    Pulse:
    13.5 mm
  • Height

    Treo 500v: 6 mm shorter

    Treo 500v:
    110 mm
    Pulse:
    116 mm
  • Release year

    Treo 500v:
    2007
    Pulse:
    2009

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. Treo 500v

    Height:
    110 mm
    Width:
    61.5 mm
    Depth:
    16.5 mm +3 mm versus Pulse
  2. 2. Pulse

    Height:
    116 mm +6 mm versus Treo 500v
    Width:
    63 mm +1.5 mm versus Treo 500v
    Depth:
    13.5 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. Treo 500v

    120 g

  2. 2. Pulse

    130 g

    +10 g versus Treo 500v

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. Treo 500v

    Screen diagonal:
    2.4 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    17.8 cm²
  2. 2. Pulse

    Screen diagonal:
    3.5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    3:2
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    36.5 cm²

Pulse has approximately 104.5% more rectangular screen area than Treo 500v.

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.

Treo 500v: Original memory entry

150 MB

Pulse: Original memory entry

192 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. Treo 500v

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details microSD (dedicated slot)

2. Pulse

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
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. Treo 500v

    1200 mAh

  2. 2. Pulse

    1500 mAh

    +300 mAh versus Treo 500v

Specifications

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1. Treo 500v2. Pulse

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Treo 500v, Pulse.
SpecificationTreo 500vPulse
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 110 Х 61.5 Х 16.5 mm
  • 116 Х 63 Х 13.5 mm
Weight
  • 120 g
  • 130 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.4" inch
  • 3.5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 320 x 240 px
  • 320 x 480 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 150 MB
  • 192 MB
Memory card support
  • microSD (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1200 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1500 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.0 Standard Edition
  • Android 1.5 (Cupcake)
Headphone jack
  • No
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for Treo 500v, Pulse.
SpecificationTreo 500vPulse
Touchscreen Unknown
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 17.8 cm2
  • 36.5 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 3:2 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 26.4%
  • 49.9%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 167 PPI
  • 165 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Treo 500v, Pulse.
SpecificationTreo 500vPulse
Rear camera, main
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 2 MP
  • 3.15 MP
  • AF
Video
  • Yes
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications Unknown
  • VGA
Performance
Performance — specifications for Treo 500v, Pulse.
SpecificationTreo 500vPulse
Processor CPU
  • 32-bit Intel XScale PXA270 312 MHz
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Treo 500v, Pulse.
SpecificationTreo 500vPulse
Release date
  • 2007
  • September
  • 2009
  • August
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 90 EUR
  • 250 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 240 h Talking time- Up to 4 h 30 min
  • Stand by time- Up to 300 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Treo 500v, Pulse.
SpecificationTreo 500vPulse
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • Yes
  • 384 kbps
  • HSPA 7.2/2 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Class 10
Edge
  • No
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • No
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
GPS
  • No
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • miniUSB
  • Proprietary
Bluetooth
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR EU - 0.89 W/kg (head)
Unknown
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Treo 500v, Pulse.
SpecificationTreo 500vPulse
Radio
  • No
  • No
Others
  • 5-way navigation button
  • 2.5 mm audio jack
Other features
Other features — specifications for Treo 500v, Pulse.
SpecificationTreo 500vPulse
Dop
  • MP3/AAC/AAC+/WMA/OGG/AMR player -WMV/MP4 player -Organizer -Pocket Office -Voice memo
  • Sensors Accelerometer MP3/AAC+/WAV player -MP4/H.264 player -Voice memo -Predictive text input Trackball