Samsung S5250 Wave525 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

    S5250 Wave525: 10 g lighter

    S5250 Wave525:
    100 g
    Pulse Mini:
    110 g
  • Width

    S5250 Wave525: 2 mm narrower

    S5250 Wave525:
    55 mm
    Pulse Mini:
    57 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Pulse Mini: 0.4 in smaller diagonal

    S5250 Wave525:
    3.2 in
    Pulse Mini:
    2.8 in
  • Depth

    S5250 Wave525: 2.1 mm thinner

    S5250 Wave525:
    11.9 mm
    Pulse Mini:
    14 mm
  • Height

    Pulse Mini: 3.5 mm shorter

    S5250 Wave525:
    109.5 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. S5250 Wave525

    Height:
    109.5 mm +3.5 mm versus Pulse Mini
    Width:
    55 mm
    Depth:
    11.9 mm
  2. 2. Pulse Mini

    Height:
    106 mm
    Width:
    57 mm +2 mm versus S5250 Wave525
    Depth:
    14 mm +2.1 mm versus S5250 Wave525

Weight

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

  1. 1. S5250 Wave525

    100 g

  2. 2. Pulse Mini

    110 g

    +10 g versus S5250 Wave525

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. S5250 Wave525

    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

S5250 Wave525 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.

S5250 Wave525: Original memory entry

100 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. S5250 Wave525

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 16 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. S5250 Wave525

    1200 mAh

    +50 mAh versus Pulse Mini

  2. 2. Pulse Mini

    1150 mAh

Specifications

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1. S5250 Wave5252. Pulse Mini

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for S5250 Wave525, Pulse Mini.
SpecificationS5250 Wave525Pulse Mini
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 109.5 Х 55 Х 11.9 mm
  • 106 Х 57 Х 14 mm
Weight
  • 100 g
  • 110 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 3.2" inch
  • 2.8" inch
Screen resolution
  • 240 x 400 px
  • 240 x 320 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 100 MB
  • 300 MB
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1200 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1150 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • bada OS
  • Android 2.1 (Eclair)
Chipset Unknown
  • Qualcomm MSM7227 Snapdragon S1
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for S5250 Wave525, Pulse Mini.
SpecificationS5250 Wave525Pulse Mini
Touchscreen
  • capacitive 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
  • 48.4%
  • 40.2%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 146 PPI
  • 143 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for S5250 Wave525, Pulse Mini.
SpecificationS5250 Wave525Pulse Mini
Rear camera, main
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 3.15 MP
  • 3.15 MP
Functions Unknown
  • LED flash
Video
  • Yes
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Performance
Performance — specifications for S5250 Wave525, Pulse Mini.
SpecificationS5250 Wave525Pulse Mini
Processor CPU Unknown
  • 600 MHz ARM 11
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • Adreno 200
General specs
General specs — specifications for S5250 Wave525, Pulse Mini.
SpecificationS5250 Wave525Pulse Mini
Release date
  • 2010
  • June
  • 2010
  • February
Colors
  • Black
  • White/La Fleur edition
  • Black
  • White
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 120 EUR
Unknown
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 1200 h Talking time- Up to 14 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 300 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for S5250 Wave525, Pulse Mini.
SpecificationS5250 Wave525Pulse Mini
SIM card
  • 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
  • Class 12
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 3.0
  • A2DP
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 0.63 W/kg (head) 0.52 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.69 W/kg (head)
Unknown
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for S5250 Wave525, Pulse Mini.
SpecificationS5250 Wave525Pulse Mini
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
  • FM radio
Other features
Other features — specifications for S5250 Wave525, Pulse Mini.
SpecificationS5250 Wave525Pulse Mini
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player -MP4/H.264 player -Organizer -Music Recognition -Photo editor -Voice memo -Predictive text input (T9 Trace) Previously known as Samsung Wave 2
  • Sensors Accelerometer MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player -MP4/H.264 player -Document viewer -Organizer -Voice memo -Predictive text input