T-Mobile Pulse
| File:T-Mobile Pulse Front.jpg | |
| Manufacturer | Huawei |
|---|---|
| Type | Touchscreen smartphone |
| Release date | October 2009 |
| Operating system | Android 1.5 |
| CPU | 528 MHz processor |
| Memory | 256 MB DDR SDRAM |
| Storage | Flash memory: [256] MB microSD slot: supports up to 16 GB |
| Display | 320 x 480 px, 3.5 in (89 mm), HVGA, transflective TFT |
| Input | Capacitive touchscreen display, on-screen QWERTY keyboard, trackball, volume controls, 3-axis accelerometer, 4 front-facing physical buttons |
| Camera | 3.2 megapixel with auto focus |
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi (802.11b/g), Bluetooth 2.0+EDR, Proprietary USB, A-GPS |
| Power | 3.7 V 1500 mAh Internal rechargeable removable lithium-ion battery |
| Dimensions | 116 mm (4.6 in) (h) 62.5 mm (2.46 in) (w) 13.6 mm (0.54 in) (d) |
| Mass | 135 g (4.8 oz) |
The T-Mobile Pulse (Huawei U8220) is an Android-powered phone manufactured by Huawei[4] and rebranded by T-Mobile. It is available in many markets including the UK, The Netherlands [Insert more]. Compared to many Android phones released at the time it was relatively low cost - originally selling for £185 in the UK; at times dropping to £91 according to various offers.
Technical specifications
- Operating system Android 1.5
- Power 3.7 V 1500 mAh
Internal rechargeable removable lithium-ion battery
- CPU 528 MHz processor
- Storage capacity Flash memory: 256MB with microSD slot supporting up to 16 GB
- Memory 256 MB DDR SDRAM
- Display 320 x 480 px, 3.5 in (89 mm), HVGA, transflective TFT
- Input Capacitive touchscreen display, on-screen QWERTY keyboard, trackball, volume controls, 3-axis accelerometer, 4 front-facing physical buttons
- Camera 3.2 megapixel with auto focus
- Connectivity Wi-Fi (802.11b/g), Bluetooth 2.0+EDR, Proprietary USB, A-GPS
- Dimensions 116 mm (4.6 in) (h); 62.5 mm (2.46 in) (w); 13.6 mm (0.54 in) (d)
- Weight 135 g (4.8 oz)
Software
The Pulse was released with Android 1.5 with some customisations to the user interface. It comes with its own Home screen, as well as verious applications including Documents To Go and RoadSync from DataViz[5]
Software updates
As of January 2010, T-Mobile has provided some firmware releases for the Pulse [6]:
- November 2009 Open Source Code released
- November 2009 Pulse firmware download
- December 2009 Increased stability; Improved audio
Android Updates
An update to Android has not been announced, however, a Dutch forum has announced that T-Mobile intend to instead focus on Android 2.0 [7]
Unofficial software and ROMs
It is possible to root the Pulse using software developed by the Android community[8] and a recovery image is also installable[9]
References
- ^ T-Mobile Pulse
- ^ Register Hardware - T-Mobile Pulse
- ^ PDAdb.net
- ^ Register Hardware - T-Mobile Pulse
- ^ Register Hardware - T-Mobile Pulse
- ^ http://support.t-mobile.co.uk/help-and-support/index?page=home&cat=SOFTWAREDOWNLOADS&tab=2 T-Mobile UK Android Updates
- ^ http://translate.google.co.uk/translate?hl=en&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http://www.androidplanet.nl/5012/t-mobile-pulse-krijgt-in-december-update-naar-android-2-0/ Pulse T-Mobile to get Android 2.0 update in December (Google Translate)
- ^ Superboot - rooting without a Custom ROM - Android @ MoDaCo
- ^ Installing the patched recovery image on your device - Android @ MoDaCo