T-Mobile Pulse Mini

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 10 expert reviews

Excellent:

0
Good:

0
Average:

1
Bad:

9

Pros:

Great size and shape, well-priced, extra home screens...

Cons:

Very slow and unresponsive, resistive touch-screenLook and Feel...

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Last revision on February 1, 2012

Reviewers Liked

Great size and shape, well-priced, extra home screens

Reviewers Didn't Like

Very slow and unresponsive, resistive touch-screenLook and Feel

Expert reviews and ratings

The T-Mobile Pulse Mini is an affordable and decent alternative to high-end smart phones running Google's mobile operating system. Just don't expect premier-league...

By CNET UK on August 19, 2010

The problem with all this cool new stuff on mobile phones is that the cost of actually having one keeps going up - £400 is a reasonably low price for a current Android device.That's where the T-Mobile Pulse Mini steps in - offering a huge...

By TechRadar on May 20, 2010

While well-spec'd, we just wish that Pulse Mini cost a little bit more and worked like it was supposed to - there would be no stopping this budget phone...

By T3 Magazine on May 13, 2010

At the bargain price of £100, the Pulse Mini gives you the bells and whistles and the very latest version of Android, all wrapped up in small, light and robust little package. For a hundred quid, I'm almost tempted to buy one myself despite the...

By RegHardware on May 07, 2010

The HTC Tattoo is better, but you’ll need to be on...

By ElectricPig.co.uk on April 21, 2010

on the T-Mobile Pulse Mini The Pulse Mini is a nice-looking handset with lots going for it including GPS and a digital compass. Whether this is enough to make up for the slow speed is debatable. Related News T-Mobile Pulse Review by 3G.co.uk T-Mobile...

By 3G UK on April 16, 2010

If you find most smartphones too big for comfort and if the HTC Legend is too pricey right now, the Pulse Mini is a neat, competitively priced handset. But our experience says the Mini is just too slow to be fun to use....

By Mobile Choice on April 07, 2010

As incy wincy touchscreen Android phones, the T-Mobile Pulse Mini can't compare to the HTC Tattoo, despite its older Android software and contract only pricing, and that's entirely down to the keyboard, which requires holy levels of patience and...

By 5FWD on March 29, 2010

Considering that the original Pulse was already a fairly low-cost Android handset, it seems almost arbitrary to indulge in another. But the Pulse Mini is actually quite nice to use; we love the feel of it in our hand, and the Android operating system...

By Recombu on March 26, 2010

T-Mobile's attempt to bring Android to a wider audience via this PAYG handset have resulted in a phone which is small and neat. You may find the screen just a bit too cramped though, and the processor is too easily hobbled. T-Mobile - Pulse Mini...

By IT Reviews on June 01, 2010

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