Palm Treo 600 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

    Pulse: 38 g lighter

    Treo 600:
    168 g
    Pulse:
    130 g
  • Width

    Treo 600: 3 mm narrower

    Treo 600:
    60 mm
    Pulse:
    63 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Treo 600: 1 in smaller diagonal

    Treo 600:
    2.5 in
    Pulse:
    3.5 in
  • Depth

    Pulse: 8.5 mm thinner

    Treo 600:
    22 mm
    Pulse:
    13.5 mm
  • Height

    Treo 600: 4 mm shorter

    Treo 600:
    112 mm
    Pulse:
    116 mm
  • Release year

    Treo 600:
    2003
    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 600

    Height:
    112 mm
    Width:
    60 mm
    Depth:
    22 mm +8.5 mm versus Pulse
  2. 2. Pulse

    Height:
    116 mm +4 mm versus Treo 600
    Width:
    63 mm +3 mm versus Treo 600
    Depth:
    13.5 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. Treo 600

    168 g

    +38 g versus Pulse

  2. 2. Pulse

    130 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. Treo 600

    Screen diagonal:
    2.5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    1:1
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    20.2 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 80.9% more rectangular screen area than Treo 600.

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 600: Original memory entry

32 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 600

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details SD/MMC · up to 2 GB

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.

At least two unambiguous positive capacity values are needed for a chart. Original entries remain in the specifications.

Specifications

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1. Treo 6002. Pulse

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Treo 600, Pulse.
SpecificationTreo 600Pulse
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 112 Х 60 Х 22 mm
  • 116 Х 63 Х 13.5 mm
Weight
  • 168 g
  • 130 g
Technology
  • CSTN
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.5" inch
  • 3.5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 160 x 160 px
  • 320 x 480 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 32 MB
  • 192 MB
Memory card support
  • SD/MMC
  • up to 2 GB
  • microSD
  • up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 0 mAh,
  • 1500 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Palm 5.2.1H
  • Android 1.5 (Cupcake)
Chipset
  • TI OMAP 1510
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • No
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for Treo 600, Pulse.
SpecificationTreo 600Pulse
Touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 4096
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 20.2 cm2
  • 36.5 cm2
Screen format
  • 1:1 (height:width)
  • 3:2 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 30.0%
  • 49.9%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 91 PPI
  • 165 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Treo 600, Pulse.
SpecificationTreo 600Pulse
Rear camera, main
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
Camera specs Unknown
  • 3.15 MP
  • AF
Video
  • No
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications Unknown
  • VGA
Performance
Performance — specifications for Treo 600, Pulse.
SpecificationTreo 600Pulse
Processor CPU
  • 144 MHz ARM925T
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Treo 600, Pulse.
SpecificationTreo 600Pulse
Release date
  • 2003
  • Q4
  • 2009
  • August
Colors
  • Silver
  • Carbon
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer. Unknown
  • 250 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 240 h Talking time- Up to 6 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 300 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Treo 600, Pulse.
SpecificationTreo 600Pulse
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network Unknown
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed Unknown
  • HSPA 7.2/2 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Edge
  • No
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • No
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
GPS
  • No
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • Proprietary
  • Proprietary
Bluetooth
  • No
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Treo 600, Pulse.
SpecificationTreo 600Pulse
Radio
  • No
  • No
Others
  • Five-way navigation button
  • Ringtones can be assigned to contacts
  • 2.5 mm audio jack
Other features
Other features — specifications for Treo 600, Pulse.
SpecificationTreo 600Pulse
Dop
  • Infrared port - 144 MHz ARM Processor -Organizer -Advanced calculator -Handsfree ear-bud headset included
  • Sensors Accelerometer MP3/AAC+/WAV player -MP4/H.264 player -Voice memo -Predictive text input Trackball