Samsung i617 BlackJack II 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: 6 g lighter

    i617 BlackJack II:
    116 g
    Pulse Mini:
    110 g
  • Width

    Pulse Mini: 4 mm narrower

    i617 BlackJack II:
    61 mm
    Pulse Mini:
    57 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    i617 BlackJack II: 0.4 in smaller diagonal

    i617 BlackJack II:
    2.4 in
    Pulse Mini:
    2.8 in
  • Depth

    i617 BlackJack II: 1 mm thinner

    i617 BlackJack II:
    13 mm
    Pulse Mini:
    14 mm
  • Height

    Pulse Mini: 8 mm shorter

    i617 BlackJack II:
    114 mm
    Pulse Mini:
    106 mm
  • Release year

    i617 BlackJack II:
    2007
    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. i617 BlackJack II

    Height:
    114 mm +8 mm versus Pulse Mini
    Width:
    61 mm +4 mm versus Pulse Mini
    Depth:
    13 mm
  2. 2. Pulse Mini

    Height:
    106 mm
    Width:
    57 mm
    Depth:
    14 mm +1 mm versus i617 BlackJack II

Weight

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

  1. 1. i617 BlackJack II

    116 g

    +6 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. i617 BlackJack II

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

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

Pulse Mini has approximately 36.1% more rectangular screen area than i617 BlackJack II.

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.

i617 BlackJack II: Original memory entry

128 MB RAM · 256 MB ROM

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. i617 BlackJack II

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 4 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. i617 BlackJack II

    1700 mAh

    +550 mAh versus Pulse Mini

  2. 2. Pulse Mini

    1150 mAh

Specifications

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1. i617 BlackJack II2. Pulse Mini

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for i617 BlackJack II, Pulse Mini.
Specificationi617 BlackJack IIPulse Mini
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 114 Х 61 Х 13 mm
  • 106 Х 57 Х 14 mm
Weight
  • 116 g
  • 110 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.4" inch
  • 2.8" inch
Screen resolution
  • 320 x 240 px
  • 240 x 320 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 128 MB RAM
  • 256 MB ROM
  • 300 MB
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 4 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1700 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1150 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.0
  • Android 2.1 (Eclair)
Chipset Unknown
  • Qualcomm MSM7227 Snapdragon S1
Headphone jack
  • No
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for i617 BlackJack II, Pulse Mini.
Specificationi617 BlackJack IIPulse Mini
Touchscreen Unknown
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 256K
Screen area
  • 17.8 cm2
  • 24.3 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 25.7%
  • 40.2%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 167 PPI
  • 143 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for i617 BlackJack II, Pulse Mini.
Specificationi617 BlackJack IIPulse Mini
Rear camera, main
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 2 MP
  • 3.15 MP
Functions Unknown
  • LED flash
Video
  • Yes
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Performance
Performance — specifications for i617 BlackJack II, Pulse Mini.
Specificationi617 BlackJack IIPulse Mini
Processor CPU
  • 260 MHz Dual ARM 9
  • 600 MHz ARM 11
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • Adreno 200
General specs
General specs — specifications for i617 BlackJack II, Pulse Mini.
Specificationi617 BlackJack IIPulse Mini
Release date
  • 2007
  • October
  • 2010
  • February
Colors
  • Black
  • Black
  • White
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 100 EUR
Unknown
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 330 h Talking time- Up to 7 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 300 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for i617 BlackJack II, Pulse Mini.
Specificationi617 BlackJack IIPulse Mini
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
  • HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Class 10
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • No
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
GPS
  • Yes
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • 2.0
  • 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 1.20 W/kg (head) 0.76 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.47 W/kg (head)
Unknown
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for i617 BlackJack II, Pulse Mini.
Specificationi617 BlackJack IIPulse Mini
Radio
  • No
  • FM radio
Other features
Other features — specifications for i617 BlackJack II, Pulse Mini.
Specificationi617 BlackJack IIPulse Mini
Dop
  • Mobile TV receiver -WMV/3GP/H.263/MP4 player -WMA/MP3/AAC/AAC+/OGG/ASF player -Organizer -Pocket Office
  • Sensors Accelerometer MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player -MP4/H.264 player -Document viewer -Organizer -Voice memo -Predictive text input