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Overview

Screen 5.8 vs 2.7 Winner: AT&T Impulse 4G [details] Capacitive screens are much more sensitive to the touch of your fingers, Capacitive vs Resistive Around 50% crisper display of text, images and video, 244 PPI vs 164 PPI 2.5x higher resolution screen, 800x480 vs 480x320 Size 7.3 vs 7.0 Too close to call [details] Battery 4.0 vs 4.0 Too close to call [details] Lower capacity batteries Short talk time Keyboard & keypad 1.0 vs 1.0 Too close to call [details] Processing power - vs - Missing information [details] Both have less multitasking capability due to having only 1 core Music - vs - Missing information [details] Web browsing - vs - Missing information [details] Network - vs - Missing information [details] Neither support NFC for wireless transactions Not the latest bluetooth support Slower wifi than average Storage 1.5 vs - Missing information [details] Sensors 5.5 vs - Missing information [details] Lack assisted GPS Photo & Video 6.2 vs - Missing information [details] Neither have video output to connect to TVs etc Overall 4.5 vs 3.7

Screen

	AT&T Impulse 4G			T-Mobile Pulse
	Screen size	3.8"	vs	3.5"	The Impulse 4G has an average sized screen, but the screen on the Pulse is very small
	Screen resolution	800x480	vs	480x320	The Impulse 4G's screen has average resolution, but the Pulse's screen is very low resolution
	Screen PPI	244 PPI	vs	164 PPI	The Impulse 4G's screen is somewhat sharp, but the Pulse's is poor likely resulting in pixelation
	Screen type	TFT LCD	vs	TFT LCD	Both have LCD screens, fairly common
	Touchscreen type	Capacitive	vs	Resistive	The Impulse 4G as a capacitive screen which is more sensitive to the touch, the Pulse doesn't

Size

	AT&T Impulse 4G			T-Mobile Pulse
	Weight	125 g	vs	130 g	Average weight
	Thickness	12 mm	vs	14 mm	Average thickness
	Size	65x120x11 mm	vs	62x116x13 mm	The Impulse 4G is of average size, but the Pulse is large
	Waterproof	No	vs	No	Neither are waterproof

Battery

	AT&T Impulse 4G			T-Mobile Pulse
	Talk time	4 hours	vs	3.5 hours	Short talk time
	Standby time	10 days	vs	12.5 days	Average standby time
	Battery capacity	1,500 mAh	vs	1,500 mAh	Lower capacity batteries
	Technology	Lithium Ion	vs	Lithium Ion

Keyboard & keypad

	AT&T Impulse 4G			T-Mobile Pulse
	Numeric keypad	None	vs	None	Neither has a numeric keypad
	Keyboard	None	vs	None	Neither has a physical keyboard

Processing power

	AT&T Impulse 4G			T-Mobile Pulse
	Frequency	Unknown	vs	Unknown
	Number of cores	Single core	vs	Single core	Both have less multitasking capability due to having only 1 core
	RAM	Unknown	vs	Unknown

Music

	AT&T Impulse 4G			T-Mobile Pulse
	FM Radio	Unknown	vs	No
	FM Transmitter	No	vs	No	Neither have built-in FM transmitters
	Headphone jack	3.5 mm	vs	Unknown

Web browsing

	AT&T Impulse 4G			T-Mobile Pulse
	Browser benchmark	Unknown	vs	Unknown
	Adobe Flash support	Yes	vs	No	The Impulse 4G can access games and videos on the Internet that require Adobe Flash

Network

	AT&T Impulse 4G			T-Mobile Pulse
	Network	UMTS (0.384 mbps)	vs	HSDPA (7.2 mbps)	The Pulse's has average data speed, but the Impulse 4G is slower than most
	Generation	3G	vs	3.5G	The Pulse has standard network technology, but the Impulse 4G's is older than most
	Download speed	Unknown	vs	Unknown
	Upload speed	Unknown	vs	Unknown
	Network latency	Unknown	vs	Unknown
	Wifi	802.11b (11 mbps)	vs	802.11g (54 mbps)	Slower wifi than average
	Wifi hotspot	Yes	vs	No	The Impulse 4G has a wifi hotspot to share it's Internet connection with other wifi devices
	NFC	No	vs	No	Neither support NFC for wireless transactions
	Bluetooth	2.1	vs	2.0	Not the latest bluetooth support

Storage

	AT&T Impulse 4G			T-Mobile Pulse
	Memory card	Micro SDHC, Micro SD	vs	Micro SDHC, Micro SD	Both have memory card slots
	Internal storage	512 MB	vs	Unknown

Sensors

	AT&T Impulse 4G			T-Mobile Pulse
	GPS	GPS	vs	GPS	Lack assisted GPS
	Accelerometer	Yes	vs	Yes	Both include an accelerometer
	Compass	Yes	vs	Unknown
	Gyroscope	No	vs	No

Photo & Video

	AT&T Impulse 4G			T-Mobile Pulse
	Camera	5 MP	vs	3.2 MP	They both have cameras
	Flash	Yes	vs	Yes	Both have camera flashes
	Secondary Camera	None	vs	0.3 MP
	Movie format	720p @ 30fps	vs	Unknown
	Video out	None	vs	None	Neither have video output to connect to TVs etc

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