T-Mobile Pulse Mini vs Xolo Q500

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

    Pulse Mini:
    110 g
    Q500:
    116 g
  • Width

    Pulse Mini: 6 mm narrower

    Pulse Mini:
    57 mm
    Q500:
    63 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Pulse Mini: 1.2 in smaller diagonal

    Pulse Mini:
    2.8 in
    Q500:
    4 in
  • Chipset

    Pulse Mini:
    Qualcomm MSM7227 Snapdragon S1
    Q500:
    Qualcomm MSM8225Q Snapdragon S4 Play
  • Depth

    Q500: 3.3 mm thinner

    Pulse Mini:
    14 mm
    Q500:
    10.7 mm
  • Height

    Pulse Mini: 12.5 mm shorter

    Pulse Mini:
    106 mm
    Q500:
    118.5 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. Pulse Mini

    Height:
    106 mm
    Width:
    57 mm
    Depth:
    14 mm +3.3 mm versus Q500
  2. 2. Q500

    Height:
    118.5 mm +12.5 mm versus Pulse Mini
    Width:
    63 mm +6 mm versus Pulse Mini
    Depth:
    10.7 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. Pulse Mini

    110 g

  2. 2. Q500

    116 g

    +6 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. Q500

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

Q500 has approximately 87.6% 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.

Recorded RAM for Pulse Mini, Q500, compared at the same storage capacity.
StoragePulse MiniQ500
4 GB Unknown 1 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. Pulse Mini

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

2. Q500

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 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. Pulse Mini

    1150 mAh

  2. 2. Q500

    1450 mAh

    +300 mAh versus Pulse Mini

Specifications

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1. Pulse Mini2. Q500

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Pulse Mini, Q500.
SpecificationPulse MiniQ500
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 106 Х 57 Х 14 mm
  • 118.5 Х 63 Х 10.7 mm
Weight
  • 110 g
  • 116 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.8" inch
  • 4" inch
Screen resolution
  • 240 x 320 px
  • 480 x 800 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 300 MB
  • 4 GB
  • 1 GB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1150 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1450 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 2.1 (Eclair)
  • Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Chipset
  • Qualcomm MSM7227 Snapdragon S1
  • Qualcomm MSM8225Q Snapdragon S4 Play
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Pulse Mini, Q500.
SpecificationPulse MiniQ500
Touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 256K
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 24.3 cm2
  • 45.5 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 40.2%
  • 61.0%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 143 PPI
  • 233 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Pulse Mini, Q500.
SpecificationPulse MiniQ500
Rear camera, main
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 3.15 MP
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
  • panorama
  • HDR
Video
  • Yes
  • 720p
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications Unknown
  • VGA
Performance
Performance — specifications for Pulse Mini, Q500.
SpecificationPulse MiniQ500
Processor CPU
  • 600 MHz ARM 11
  • Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A5
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 200
  • Adreno 203
General specs
General specs — specifications for Pulse Mini, Q500.
SpecificationPulse MiniQ500
Release date
  • 2010
  • February
  • 2013
  • November
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • White
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer. Unknown
  • 90 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 300 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 333 h (2G) / Up to 242 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 13 h 20 min (2G) / Up to 10 h (3G)
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Pulse Mini, Q500.
SpecificationPulse MiniQ500
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Dual SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
Speed
  • HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
  • HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Yes
Edge
  • Class 10
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 3.0
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Pulse Mini, Q500.
SpecificationPulse MiniQ500
Radio
  • FM radio
  • FM radio
Other features
Other features — specifications for Pulse Mini, Q500.
SpecificationPulse MiniQ500
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player -MP4/H.264 player -Document viewer -Organizer -Voice memo -Predictive text input
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity - For India