Samsung I9230 Galaxy Golden 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: 69 g lighter

    I9230 Galaxy Golden:
    179 g
    Pulse Mini:
    110 g
  • Width

    Pulse Mini: 2.5 mm narrower

    I9230 Galaxy Golden:
    59.5 mm
    Pulse Mini:
    57 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Pulse Mini: 0.9 in smaller diagonal

    I9230 Galaxy Golden:
    3.7 in
    Pulse Mini:
    2.8 in
  • Chipset

    I9230 Galaxy Golden:
    Qualcomm MSM8930AB Snapdragon 400 (28 nm)
    Pulse Mini:
    Qualcomm MSM7227 Snapdragon S1
  • Depth

    Pulse Mini: 1.8 mm thinner

    I9230 Galaxy Golden:
    15.8 mm
    Pulse Mini:
    14 mm
  • Height

    Pulse Mini: 12 mm shorter

    I9230 Galaxy Golden:
    118 mm
    Pulse Mini:
    106 mm

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. I9230 Galaxy Golden

    Height:
    118 mm +12 mm versus Pulse Mini
    Width:
    59.5 mm +2.5 mm versus Pulse Mini
    Depth:
    15.8 mm +1.8 mm versus Pulse Mini
  2. 2. Pulse Mini

    Height:
    106 mm
    Width:
    57 mm
    Depth:
    14 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. I9230 Galaxy Golden

    179 g

    +69 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. I9230 Galaxy Golden

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

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

I9230 Galaxy Golden has approximately 60.5% 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.

I9230 Galaxy Golden: Original memory entry

16 GB · 1.5 GB RAM

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. I9230 Galaxy Golden

NFC:
Yes
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 64 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. I9230 Galaxy Golden

    1820 mAh

    +670 mAh versus Pulse Mini

  2. 2. Pulse Mini

    1150 mAh

Specifications

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1. I9230 Galaxy Golden2. Pulse Mini

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for I9230 Galaxy Golden, Pulse Mini.
SpecificationI9230 Galaxy GoldenPulse Mini
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 118 Х 59.5 Х 15.8 mm
  • 106 Х 57 Х 14 mm
Weight
  • 179 g
  • 110 g
Technology
  • Super AMOLED
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 3.7" 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.
  • 16 GB
  • 1.5 GB RAM
  • 300 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.
  • 1820 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1150 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)
  • Android 2.1 (Eclair)
Chipset
  • Qualcomm MSM8930AB Snapdragon 400 (28 nm)
  • Qualcomm MSM7227 Snapdragon S1
NFC
  • Yes
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for I9230 Galaxy Golden, Pulse Mini.
SpecificationI9230 Galaxy GoldenPulse Mini
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 256K
Screen area
  • 39.0 cm2
  • 24.3 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 55.5%
  • 40.2%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 252 PPI
  • 143 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for I9230 Galaxy Golden, Pulse Mini.
SpecificationI9230 Galaxy GoldenPulse Mini
Rear camera, main
  • 8 MP
  • Single
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 8 MP
  • AF
  • 3.15 MP
Functions
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • stereo sound rec.
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 1.9 MP
  • Single
  • 0 MP,
Specifications
  • 1.9 MP
Unknown
Performance
Performance — specifications for I9230 Galaxy Golden, Pulse Mini.
SpecificationI9230 Galaxy GoldenPulse Mini
Processor CPU
  • Dual-core 1.7 GHz Krait 300
  • 600 MHz ARM 11
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 305
  • Adreno 200
General specs
General specs — specifications for I9230 Galaxy Golden, Pulse Mini.
SpecificationI9230 Galaxy GoldenPulse Mini
Release date
  • 2013
  • October
  • 2010
  • February
Colors
  • Black and Gold
  • Black
  • White
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 590 EUR
Unknown
Battery life Unknown
  • Stand by time- Up to 300 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for I9230 Galaxy Golden, Pulse Mini.
SpecificationI9230 Galaxy GoldenPulse Mini
SIM card
  • Micro-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
  • HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n
  • dual-band
  • hotspot
  • DLNA
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0 (MHL)
  • 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • LE
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for I9230 Galaxy Golden, Pulse Mini.
SpecificationI9230 Galaxy GoldenPulse Mini
Radio
  • FM radio
  • FM radio
Others
  • External Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
  • 16M colors -480 x 800 pixels
  • 3.5 inches
Unknown
Other features
Other features — specifications for I9230 Galaxy Golden, Pulse Mini.
SpecificationI9230 Galaxy GoldenPulse Mini
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass
  • barometer
  • Sensors Accelerometer MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player -MP4/H.264 player -Document viewer -Organizer -Voice memo -Predictive text input