http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/t-mobile-pulse-mini-does-cheap-tiny-prepaid-android-for-europe/ Engadget Comments for http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/t-mobile-pulse-mini-does-cheap-tiny-prepaid-android-for-europe/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/t-mobile-pulse-mini-does-cheap-tiny-prepaid-android-for-europe/Feb 22nd 2010 12:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/t-mobile-pulse-mini-does-cheap-tiny-prepaid-android-for-europe/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/t-mobile-pulse-mini-does-cheap-tiny-prepaid-android-for-europe/Its a winner, assuming it has a decent memory for apps...]]>Feb 22nd 2010 12:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/t-mobile-pulse-mini-does-cheap-tiny-prepaid-android-for-europe/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/t-mobile-pulse-mini-does-cheap-tiny-prepaid-android-for-europe/RAM should be 256MB in total, and ROM 512MB (maybe 300MB left) and SD card reader. ]]>Feb 22nd 2010 1:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/t-mobile-pulse-mini-does-cheap-tiny-prepaid-android-for-europe/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/t-mobile-pulse-mini-does-cheap-tiny-prepaid-android-for-europe/Feb 22nd 2010 2:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/t-mobile-pulse-mini-does-cheap-tiny-prepaid-android-for-europe/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/t-mobile-pulse-mini-does-cheap-tiny-prepaid-android-for-europe/
The problem isn't the app storage, it's the QVGA screen. The Android Marketplace requires you to _explicitly_ confirm that your app is QVGA-compatible or it just won't appear in the store. No override for pro users, either - as far as your device is concerned, the app doesn't exist and (outside of rooting), there's nothing you can do about it.

That's what happens on my Tattoo. I've had to pirate loads of Android apps I would otherwise pay for because they're just not on the store. The only way to get them is to install from a downloaded .apk, which means downloading an illegal version. The stupidest thing is that most of the apps I download this way work just fine on my QVGA screen - they just don't declare it in their manifest files.]]>Feb 23rd 2010 10:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/t-mobile-pulse-mini-does-cheap-tiny-prepaid-android-for-europe/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/t-mobile-pulse-mini-does-cheap-tiny-prepaid-android-for-europe/
The features of T-Mobile Pulse Mini include: 2.8 inch HVGA touchscreen display, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 3.5mm headset jack, 3.2MP camera, and MicroSD card support (up to 16GB) Latest: http://bit.ly/tmobile-pulse-edition-examined]]>Feb 25th 2010 12:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/t-mobile-pulse-mini-does-cheap-tiny-prepaid-android-for-europe/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/t-mobile-pulse-mini-does-cheap-tiny-prepaid-android-for-europe/Feb 22nd 2010 12:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/t-mobile-pulse-mini-does-cheap-tiny-prepaid-android-for-europe/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/t-mobile-pulse-mini-does-cheap-tiny-prepaid-android-for-europe/Feb 22nd 2010 12:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/t-mobile-pulse-mini-does-cheap-tiny-prepaid-android-for-europe/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/t-mobile-pulse-mini-does-cheap-tiny-prepaid-android-for-europe/Feb 22nd 2010 12:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/t-mobile-pulse-mini-does-cheap-tiny-prepaid-android-for-europe/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/t-mobile-pulse-mini-does-cheap-tiny-prepaid-android-for-europe/Feb 22nd 2010 12:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/t-mobile-pulse-mini-does-cheap-tiny-prepaid-android-for-europe/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/t-mobile-pulse-mini-does-cheap-tiny-prepaid-android-for-europe/]]>Feb 22nd 2010 1:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/t-mobile-pulse-mini-does-cheap-tiny-prepaid-android-for-europe/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/t-mobile-pulse-mini-does-cheap-tiny-prepaid-android-for-europe/woahh i have a pulse too :) and i have a zen as well :)
the sound quality is a little loud on my pulse, and 2.5mm jack? 0.o]]>Feb 23rd 2010 12:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/t-mobile-pulse-mini-does-cheap-tiny-prepaid-android-for-europe/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/t-mobile-pulse-mini-does-cheap-tiny-prepaid-android-for-europe/
All that noise is down to the 2.5" headphone slot, they were never designed for quality just for headsets.]]>Mar 2nd 2010 11:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/t-mobile-pulse-mini-does-cheap-tiny-prepaid-android-for-europe/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/t-mobile-pulse-mini-does-cheap-tiny-prepaid-android-for-europe/Feb 22nd 2010 12:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/t-mobile-pulse-mini-does-cheap-tiny-prepaid-android-for-europe/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/t-mobile-pulse-mini-does-cheap-tiny-prepaid-android-for-europe/Feb 22nd 2010 12:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/t-mobile-pulse-mini-does-cheap-tiny-prepaid-android-for-europe/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/t-mobile-pulse-mini-does-cheap-tiny-prepaid-android-for-europe/Data plans range from 5 to 15 euros a month.
(In the Netherlands, that is)

And yeah, both this and the original Pulse are great devices with an astoundingly low price.]]>Feb 22nd 2010 12:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/t-mobile-pulse-mini-does-cheap-tiny-prepaid-android-for-europe/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/t-mobile-pulse-mini-does-cheap-tiny-prepaid-android-for-europe/
In the UK you usally get free data if you top up x amount per month. O2 do one for £30]]>Feb 22nd 2010 12:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/t-mobile-pulse-mini-does-cheap-tiny-prepaid-android-for-europe/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/t-mobile-pulse-mini-does-cheap-tiny-prepaid-android-for-europe/In Europe data plans come cheap.
For example a pay monthly deal at tree is £15 ($24) and that includes free texts and data(18 months).
It's cheap.]]>Feb 22nd 2010 12:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/t-mobile-pulse-mini-does-cheap-tiny-prepaid-android-for-europe/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/t-mobile-pulse-mini-does-cheap-tiny-prepaid-android-for-europe/
thats not a pre pay.]]>Feb 22nd 2010 12:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/t-mobile-pulse-mini-does-cheap-tiny-prepaid-android-for-europe/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/t-mobile-pulse-mini-does-cheap-tiny-prepaid-android-for-europe/Feb 22nd 2010 12:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/t-mobile-pulse-mini-does-cheap-tiny-prepaid-android-for-europe/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/t-mobile-pulse-mini-does-cheap-tiny-prepaid-android-for-europe/Feb 22nd 2010 12:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/t-mobile-pulse-mini-does-cheap-tiny-prepaid-android-for-europe/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/t-mobile-pulse-mini-does-cheap-tiny-prepaid-android-for-europe/Feb 22nd 2010 12:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/t-mobile-pulse-mini-does-cheap-tiny-prepaid-android-for-europe/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/t-mobile-pulse-mini-does-cheap-tiny-prepaid-android-for-europe/
I'm in the US and have TracFone prepaid. I don't do data, but texts are charged as 1/3 of a minute. Depending on who sends/receives they are sometimes free. I bought a Motorola with a camera for $25. It was a special promotion, double minutes for life, so if I buy 100 minutes, it registers as 200, etc.]]>Feb 22nd 2010 1:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/t-mobile-pulse-mini-does-cheap-tiny-prepaid-android-for-europe/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/t-mobile-pulse-mini-does-cheap-tiny-prepaid-android-for-europe/Feb 22nd 2010 1:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/t-mobile-pulse-mini-does-cheap-tiny-prepaid-android-for-europe/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/t-mobile-pulse-mini-does-cheap-tiny-prepaid-android-for-europe/
Nothing unusual here, you can buy a load of good phones for £100-150 on payg. Then add the services you need, usually £5 for each ie text, calls, data.

Clever ones amongst us can easy unlock it and install a generic firmware and your off to the cheap phone races.]]>Feb 22nd 2010 2:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/t-mobile-pulse-mini-does-cheap-tiny-prepaid-android-for-europe/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/t-mobile-pulse-mini-does-cheap-tiny-prepaid-android-for-europe/Feb 22nd 2010 4:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/t-mobile-pulse-mini-does-cheap-tiny-prepaid-android-for-europe/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/t-mobile-pulse-mini-does-cheap-tiny-prepaid-android-for-europe/Feb 22nd 2010 12:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/t-mobile-pulse-mini-does-cheap-tiny-prepaid-android-for-europe/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/t-mobile-pulse-mini-does-cheap-tiny-prepaid-android-for-europe/Feb 22nd 2010 6:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/t-mobile-pulse-mini-does-cheap-tiny-prepaid-android-for-europe/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/t-mobile-pulse-mini-does-cheap-tiny-prepaid-android-for-europe/Feb 22nd 2010 10:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/t-mobile-pulse-mini-does-cheap-tiny-prepaid-android-for-europe/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/t-mobile-pulse-mini-does-cheap-tiny-prepaid-android-for-europe/Feb 22nd 2010 12:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/t-mobile-pulse-mini-does-cheap-tiny-prepaid-android-for-europe/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/t-mobile-pulse-mini-does-cheap-tiny-prepaid-android-for-europe/
digital clock = local system time

analog clock = user set time of friends in another time zone... you know some people dont like to call thier friends in another country at 3 am in the morning...


...nub]]>Mar 2nd 2010 7:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/t-mobile-pulse-mini-does-cheap-tiny-prepaid-android-for-europe/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/t-mobile-pulse-mini-does-cheap-tiny-prepaid-android-for-europe/Feb 22nd 2010 12:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/t-mobile-pulse-mini-does-cheap-tiny-prepaid-android-for-europe/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/t-mobile-pulse-mini-does-cheap-tiny-prepaid-android-for-europe/Feb 22nd 2010 12:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/t-mobile-pulse-mini-does-cheap-tiny-prepaid-android-for-europe/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/t-mobile-pulse-mini-does-cheap-tiny-prepaid-android-for-europe/Feb 22nd 2010 12:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/t-mobile-pulse-mini-does-cheap-tiny-prepaid-android-for-europe/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/t-mobile-pulse-mini-does-cheap-tiny-prepaid-android-for-europe/If it does run 2.1 you don't need a keyboard, it would all be voice input. :)]]>Feb 22nd 2010 12:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/t-mobile-pulse-mini-does-cheap-tiny-prepaid-android-for-europe/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/t-mobile-pulse-mini-does-cheap-tiny-prepaid-android-for-europe/Lol so you basically talk to ur phone if you need to text someone?? :P]]>Feb 22nd 2010 12:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/t-mobile-pulse-mini-does-cheap-tiny-prepaid-android-for-europe/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/t-mobile-pulse-mini-does-cheap-tiny-prepaid-android-for-europe/
only the Nexus One has voice input atm]]>Feb 22nd 2010 12:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/t-mobile-pulse-mini-does-cheap-tiny-prepaid-android-for-europe/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/t-mobile-pulse-mini-does-cheap-tiny-prepaid-android-for-europe/
wonder if google will hold features back to give the nexus and advantage over the desire?]]>Feb 22nd 2010 12:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/t-mobile-pulse-mini-does-cheap-tiny-prepaid-android-for-europe/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/t-mobile-pulse-mini-does-cheap-tiny-prepaid-android-for-europe/
I think voice input need an extra noise cancellation mike and only the Nexus One has this. Not sure if the feature is limited to Google or the Nexus One tho.]]>Feb 22nd 2010 12:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/t-mobile-pulse-mini-does-cheap-tiny-prepaid-android-for-europe/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/t-mobile-pulse-mini-does-cheap-tiny-prepaid-android-for-europe/
I'm sure that the htc desire also has the voice to text feature a la the nexus one. The only things that separate the nexus one from the desire are- the optical trackpad, htc sense and a slight boost in RAM.. Coming back to the topic, I think its gonna be really awkward to talk into ur phone speaker everytime u need to text esp when ur in public and are having a private text conversation..

@patriick : Where are u getting ur info. abt the desire NOT having a noise cancellation mike??]]>Feb 22nd 2010 1:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/t-mobile-pulse-mini-does-cheap-tiny-prepaid-android-for-europe/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/t-mobile-pulse-mini-does-cheap-tiny-prepaid-android-for-europe/Feb 22nd 2010 1:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/t-mobile-pulse-mini-does-cheap-tiny-prepaid-android-for-europe/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/t-mobile-pulse-mini-does-cheap-tiny-prepaid-android-for-europe/
chances are itll have a different keyboard that does T9 or suretype (or whatever its called) built in]]>Feb 22nd 2010 1:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/t-mobile-pulse-mini-does-cheap-tiny-prepaid-android-for-europe/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/t-mobile-pulse-mini-does-cheap-tiny-prepaid-android-for-europe/Feb 22nd 2010 12:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/t-mobile-pulse-mini-does-cheap-tiny-prepaid-android-for-europe/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/t-mobile-pulse-mini-does-cheap-tiny-prepaid-android-for-europe/Feb 22nd 2010 2:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/t-mobile-pulse-mini-does-cheap-tiny-prepaid-android-for-europe/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/t-mobile-pulse-mini-does-cheap-tiny-prepaid-android-for-europe/Feb 22nd 2010 1:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/t-mobile-pulse-mini-does-cheap-tiny-prepaid-android-for-europe/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/t-mobile-pulse-mini-does-cheap-tiny-prepaid-android-for-europe/
*In the UK at least... there the Pulse was sold for a much lower price point at T-Mobile than in Germany (T-Mobile too).]]>Feb 22nd 2010 4:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/t-mobile-pulse-mini-does-cheap-tiny-prepaid-android-for-europe/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/t-mobile-pulse-mini-does-cheap-tiny-prepaid-android-for-europe/I figured someone would say something like that.
Let me clarify, I don't expect the N1 to be $150, I just expect it to be between like $300-$350. Look at products like the iPod Touch, you can get a 32GB iPod touch for $300 and we all know Apple has high profit margins, there is less then $50 worth of parts between an iPod Touch and a phone.
Basically all phone makers are guilty of overcharging for unlocked phones, my friend just lost her phone and had to pay $200 for a dumb phone that was way cheaper then the Pulse Mini.]]>Feb 22nd 2010 5:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/t-mobile-pulse-mini-does-cheap-tiny-prepaid-android-for-europe/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/t-mobile-pulse-mini-does-cheap-tiny-prepaid-android-for-europe/Feb 22nd 2010 1:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/t-mobile-pulse-mini-does-cheap-tiny-prepaid-android-for-europe/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/t-mobile-pulse-mini-does-cheap-tiny-prepaid-android-for-europe/Feb 22nd 2010 2:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/t-mobile-pulse-mini-does-cheap-tiny-prepaid-android-for-europe/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/t-mobile-pulse-mini-does-cheap-tiny-prepaid-android-for-europe/Feb 22nd 2010 3:02PM