T-Mobile Pulse Mini vs ZTE Blade A601

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: 42 g lighter

    Pulse Mini:
    110 g
    Blade A601:
    152 g
  • Width

    Pulse Mini: 14.2 mm narrower

    Pulse Mini:
    57 mm
    Blade A601:
    71.2 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Pulse Mini: 2.2 in smaller diagonal

    Pulse Mini:
    2.8 in
    Blade A601:
    5 in
  • Depth

    Blade A601: 4.5 mm thinner

    Pulse Mini:
    14 mm
    Blade A601:
    9.5 mm
  • Height

    Pulse Mini: 39 mm shorter

    Pulse Mini:
    106 mm
    Blade A601:
    145 mm
  • Release year

    Pulse Mini:
    2010
    Blade A601:
    2016

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 +4.5 mm versus Blade A601
  2. 2. Blade A601

    Height:
    145 mm +39 mm versus Pulse Mini
    Width:
    71.2 mm +14.2 mm versus Pulse Mini
    Depth:
    9.5 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. Pulse Mini

    110 g

  2. 2. Blade A601

    152 g

    +42 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. Blade A601

    Screen diagonal:
    5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    68.9 cm²

Blade A601 has approximately 183.9% 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, Blade A601, compared at the same storage capacity.
StoragePulse MiniBlade A601
8 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. Blade A601

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

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. Blade A601

    4000 mAh

    +2850 mAh versus Pulse Mini

Specifications

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1. Pulse Mini2. Blade A601

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Pulse Mini, Blade A601.
SpecificationPulse MiniBlade A601
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 106 Х 57 Х 14 mm
  • 145 Х 71.2 Х 9.5 mm
Weight
  • 110 g
  • 152 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 2.8" inch
  • 5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 240 x 320 px
  • 720 x 1280 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 300 MB
  • 8 GB
  • 1 GB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1150 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 4000 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 2.1 (Eclair)
  • Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
Chipset
  • Qualcomm MSM7227 Snapdragon S1
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Pulse Mini, Blade A601.
SpecificationPulse MiniBlade A601
Touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 256K
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 24.3 cm2
  • 68.9 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 40.2%
  • 66.8%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 143 PPI
  • 294 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Pulse Mini, Blade A601.
SpecificationPulse MiniBlade A601
Rear camera, main
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
  • 8 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 3.15 MP
  • 8 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
  • HDR
  • panorama
Video
  • Yes
  • 720p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Specifications Unknown
  • 2 MP
Performance

Scores marked * are historical catalogue entries. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.

Performance — specifications for Pulse Mini, Blade A601.
SpecificationPulse MiniBlade A601
Processor CPU
  • 600 MHz ARM 11
  • Quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 200
Unknown
Antutu 7 score * Unknown
  • 23569
GeekBench 4 Single Core * Unknown
  • 426
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core * Unknown
  • 1153
General specs
General specs — specifications for Pulse Mini, Blade A601.
SpecificationPulse MiniBlade A601
Release date
  • 2010
  • February
  • 2016
  • June
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Black
  • Gold
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer. Unknown
  • 80 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 300 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
Unknown
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Pulse Mini, Blade A601.
SpecificationPulse MiniBlade A601
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Dual SIM (Micro-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 -3G - HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE
Speed
  • HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
  • HSPA
  • LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Yes
Edge
  • Class 10
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Pulse Mini, Blade A601.
SpecificationPulse MiniBlade A601
Radio
  • FM radio
  • FM radio
Other features
Other features — specifications for Pulse Mini, Blade A601.
SpecificationPulse MiniBlade A601
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player -MP4/H.264 player -Document viewer -Organizer -Voice memo -Predictive text input
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity