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T-Mobile Pulse Mini vs T-Mobile Sidekick

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: 18 g lighter

    Pulse Mini:
    110 g
    Sidekick:
    128 g
  • Width

    Pulse Mini: 1 mm narrower

    Pulse Mini:
    57 mm
    Sidekick:
    58 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Sidekick: 0.2 in smaller diagonal

    Pulse Mini:
    2.8 in
    Sidekick:
    2.6 in
  • Depth

    Pulse Mini: 4 mm thinner

    Pulse Mini:
    14 mm
    Sidekick:
    18 mm
  • Height

    Pulse Mini: 13 mm shorter

    Pulse Mini:
    106 mm
    Sidekick:
    119 mm
  • Release year

    Pulse Mini:
    2010
    Sidekick:
    2008

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. Pulse Mini

    Height:
    106 mm
    Width:
    57 mm
    Depth:
    14 mm
  2. 2. Sidekick

    Height:
    119 mm +13 mm versus Pulse Mini
    Width:
    58 mm +1 mm versus Pulse Mini
    Depth:
    18 mm +4 mm versus Pulse Mini

Weight

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

  1. 1. Pulse Mini

    110 g

  2. 2. Sidekick

    128 g

    +18 g versus Pulse Mini

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. Pulse Mini

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

    Screen diagonal:
    2.6 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    5:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    19.2 cm²

Pulse Mini has approximately 26.2% more rectangular screen area than Sidekick.

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.

Pulse Mini: Original memory entry

300 MB

Sidekick: Original memory entry

128 MB RAM · 64 MB ROM

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

1. Pulse Mini

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)

2. Sidekick

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD (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. Pulse Mini

    1150 mAh

    +120 mAh versus Sidekick

  2. 2. Sidekick

    1030 mAh

Specifications

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1. Pulse Mini2. Sidekick

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Pulse Mini, Sidekick.
SpecificationPulse MiniSidekick
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 106 Х 57 Х 14 mm
  • 119 Х 58 Х 18 mm
Weight
  • 110 g
  • 128 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.8" inch
  • 2.6" inch
Screen resolution
  • 240 x 320 px
  • 240 x 400 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 300 MB
  • 128 MB RAM
  • 64 MB ROM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1150 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1030 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 2.1 (Eclair)
  • Danger 4.7
Chipset
  • Qualcomm MSM7227 Snapdragon S1
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Pulse Mini, Sidekick.
SpecificationPulse MiniSidekick
Touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Unknown
Display colors
  • 256K
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 24.3 cm2
  • 19.2 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 40.2%
  • 27.9%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 143 PPI
  • 179 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Pulse Mini, Sidekick.
SpecificationPulse MiniSidekick
Rear camera, main
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 3.15 MP
  • 1.3 MP
Functions
  • LED flash
Unknown
Video
  • Yes
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Performance
Performance — specifications for Pulse Mini, Sidekick.
SpecificationPulse MiniSidekick
Processor CPU
  • 600 MHz ARM 11
Unknown
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 200
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Pulse Mini, Sidekick.
SpecificationPulse MiniSidekick
Release date
  • 2010
  • February
  • 2008
  • July
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Black
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 300 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 216 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Pulse Mini, Sidekick.
SpecificationPulse MiniSidekick
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
Unknown
Speed
  • HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
Unknown
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Class 10
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • No
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • No
USB
  • 2.0
  • miniUSB
Bluetooth
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Pulse Mini, Sidekick.
SpecificationPulse MiniSidekick
Radio
  • FM radio
  • No
Others Unknown
  • Swivel display
Other features
Other features — specifications for Pulse Mini, Sidekick.
SpecificationPulse MiniSidekick
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player -MP4/H.264 player -Document viewer -Organizer -Voice memo -Predictive text input
  • MP3/WAV/WMA audio player -MP4 player -Voice memo -Predictive text input