Philips V816 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: 31 g lighter

    V816:
    141 g
    Pulse Mini:
    110 g
  • Width

    V816: 2 mm narrower

    V816:
    55 mm
    Pulse Mini:
    57 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Pulse Mini: 0.4 in smaller diagonal

    V816:
    3.2 in
    Pulse Mini:
    2.8 in
  • Height

    Pulse Mini: 5 mm shorter

    V816:
    111 mm
    Pulse Mini:
    106 mm
  • Release year

    V816:
    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. V816

    Height:
    111 mm +5 mm versus Pulse Mini
    Width:
    55 mm
    Depth:
    13.9 mm
  2. 2. Pulse Mini

    Height:
    106 mm
    Width:
    57 mm +2 mm versus V816
    Depth:
    14 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. V816

    141 g

    +31 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. V816

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

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

V816 has approximately 20% 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.

V816: Original memory entry

180 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. V816

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. V816

    1530 mAh

    +380 mAh versus Pulse Mini

  2. 2. Pulse Mini

    1150 mAh

Specifications

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1. V8162. Pulse Mini

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for V816, Pulse Mini.
SpecificationV816Pulse Mini
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 111 Х 55 Х 13.9 mm
  • 106 Х 57 Х 14 mm
Weight
  • 141 g
  • 110 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 3.2" 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.
  • 180 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.
  • 1530 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1150 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.5 Professional
  • Android 2.1 (Eclair)
Chipset Unknown
  • Qualcomm MSM7227 Snapdragon S1
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for V816, Pulse Mini.
SpecificationV816Pulse Mini
Touchscreen
  • touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 256K
  • 256K
Screen area
  • 29.1 cm2
  • 24.3 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 47.7%
  • 40.2%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 292 PPI
  • 143 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for V816, Pulse Mini.
SpecificationV816Pulse 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
  • 480p@30fps
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Performance
Performance — specifications for V816, Pulse Mini.
SpecificationV816Pulse Mini
Processor CPU Unknown
  • 600 MHz ARM 11
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • Adreno 200
General specs
General specs — specifications for V816, Pulse Mini.
SpecificationV816Pulse Mini
Release date
  • 2011
  • January
  • 2010
  • February
Colors
  • Black
  • Black
  • White
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 720 h Talking time- Up to 16 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 300 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for V816, Pulse Mini.
SpecificationV816Pulse Mini
SIM card
  • Dual SIM (Mini-SIM)
  • Mini-SIM
Network Unknown
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed Unknown
  • HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 12
  • 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
  • miniUSB 2.0
  • 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for V816, Pulse Mini.
SpecificationV816Pulse Mini
Radio
  • No
  • FM radio
Other features
Other features — specifications for V816, Pulse Mini.
SpecificationV816Pulse Mini
Dop
  • MP3/WAV/AAC+ player -MP4/H.264 player -Organizer -Voice memo -Predictive text input Trackball
  • Sensors Accelerometer MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player -MP4/H.264 player -Document viewer -Organizer -Voice memo -Predictive text input