Samsung Galaxy A5 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

    Galaxy A5: 7 g lighter

    Galaxy A5:
    123 g
    Pulse:
    130 g
  • Width

    Pulse: 6.7 mm narrower

    Galaxy A5:
    69.7 mm
    Pulse:
    63 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Pulse: 1.5 in smaller diagonal

    Galaxy A5:
    5 in
    Pulse:
    3.5 in
  • Depth

    Galaxy A5: 6.8 mm thinner

    Galaxy A5:
    6.7 mm
    Pulse:
    13.5 mm
  • Height

    Pulse: 23.3 mm shorter

    Galaxy A5:
    139.3 mm
    Pulse:
    116 mm
  • Release year

    Galaxy A5:
    2014
    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. Galaxy A5

    Height:
    139.3 mm +23.3 mm versus Pulse
    Width:
    69.7 mm +6.7 mm versus Pulse
    Depth:
    6.7 mm
  2. 2. Pulse

    Height:
    116 mm
    Width:
    63 mm
    Depth:
    13.5 mm +6.8 mm versus Galaxy A5

Weight

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

  1. 1. Galaxy A5

    123 g

  2. 2. Pulse

    130 g

    +7 g versus Galaxy A5

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. Galaxy A5

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

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

Galaxy A5 has approximately 88.9% more rectangular screen area than Pulse.

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.

Recorded RAM for Galaxy A5, Pulse, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageGalaxy A5Pulse
16 GB 2 GB RAM Unknown
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. Galaxy A5

NFC:
See details Yes (LTE model only)
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 64 GB (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. Galaxy A5

    2300 mAh

    +800 mAh versus Pulse

  2. 2. Pulse

    1500 mAh

Specifications

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1. Galaxy A52. Pulse

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Galaxy A5, Pulse.
SpecificationGalaxy A5Pulse
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 139.3 Х 69.7 Х 6.7 mm
  • 116 Х 63 Х 13.5 mm
Weight
  • 123 g
  • 130 g
Technology
  • Super AMOLED
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 5" inch
  • 3.5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 720 x 1280 px
  • 320 x 480 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 16 GB
  • 2 GB RAM
  • 192 MB
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 2300 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
  • 1500 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.4.4 (KitKat)
  • upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat)
  • Android 1.5 (Cupcake)
Chipset
  • Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm)
Unknown
NFC
  • Yes (LTE model only)
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for Galaxy A5, Pulse.
SpecificationGalaxy A5Pulse
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 68.9 cm2
  • 36.5 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 3:2 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 71.0%
  • 49.9%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 294 PPI
  • 165 PPI
Screen protection
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Unknown
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Galaxy A5, Pulse.
SpecificationGalaxy A5Pulse
Rear camera, main
  • 13 MP
  • Single
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 13 MP
  • f/2.0
  • 28mm (wide)
  • AF
  • 3.15 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • panorama
Unknown
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 5 MP
  • f/2.2
  • 23mm (wide)
  • VGA
Performance

Scores marked * are historical catalogue entries. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.

Performance — specifications for Galaxy A5, Pulse.
SpecificationGalaxy A5Pulse
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53
Unknown
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 306
Unknown
Antutu 7 score *
  • 20123
Unknown
GeekBench 4 Single Core *
  • 488
Unknown
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core *
  • 1125
Unknown
GeekBench 4 RenderScript *
  • 799
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Galaxy A5, Pulse.
SpecificationGalaxy A5Pulse
Release date
  • 2014
  • October
  • 2009
  • August
Colors
  • Pearl White
  • Midnight Black
  • Platinum Silver
  • Soft Pink
  • Light Blue
  • Champagne Gold
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 260 EUR
  • 250 EUR
Battery life
  • Talking time- Up to 15 h (3G) Music play - Up to 68 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 300 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
Body build
  • aluminum frame
  • plastic back
Unknown
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Galaxy A5, Pulse.
SpecificationGalaxy A5Pulse
SIM card
  • Nano-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - A500F
  • A500FQ
  • A500FU
  • A500HQ
  • A500YZ
  • A500M
  • A500Y -4G - LTE band 1(2100)
  • 3(1800)
  • 5(850)
  • 7(2600)
  • 8(900)
  • 20(800) - A500F
  • A500FU LTE band 3(1800)
  • 28(700) - A500YZ LTE band 1(2100)
  • 2(1900)
  • 4(1700/2100)
  • 17(700) - A500M LTE band 1(2100)
  • 28(700) - A500Y
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
  • HSPA 7.2/2 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n
  • dual-band
  • WiFi Direct
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BDS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • Proprietary
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • EDR
  • LE
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 0.65 W/kg (head) 0.48 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.23 W/kg (head) 0.40 W/kg (body)
Unknown
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Galaxy A5, Pulse.
SpecificationGalaxy A5Pulse
Radio
  • FM radio
  • recording
  • No
Others
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
  • 2.5 mm audio jack
Other features
Other features — specifications for Galaxy A5, Pulse.
SpecificationGalaxy A5Pulse
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - ANT+ -S-Voice - Versions: A500F (Global)
  • A500FU (Europe)
  • A500M (Peru
  • Colombia)
  • A500Y (Australia
  • New Zealand)
  • A500YZ (Taiwan)
  • A500F1/A500K/A500S (Korea)
  • A500FQ (Turkey)
  • Sensors Accelerometer MP3/AAC+/WAV player -MP4/H.264 player -Voice memo -Predictive text input Trackball