- Introducing the exclusive T-Mobile Pulse
T-Mobile today unveiled the T-Mobile Pulse - the world’s first affordable Android-based smartphone available on pay-as-you-go. The new handset, which is exclusive to T-Mobile, is set to bring Android handsets which have previously been targeted at the high-end of the market, to a wider set of customers.
The third Android handset from T-Mobile, the T-Mobile Pulse offers a great value way for mobile users to stay in touch with friends and family and access the Internet on their phone. The Pulse provides one-touch access to the web, and comes pre-installed with some of the most popular services from Google. Plus there ’s an ever-expanding range of applications available to download from the Android Marketplace.™ There’s also enhanced social networking and community features designed by T-Mobile which makes staying in touch with friends easier.
The black polished chrome smartphone, manufactured in partnership with Huawei and powered by Qualcomm’s MSM7200A™ chipset, weighs just 130g. It features a trackball and a full touch-screen 3.5" HVGA display - the largest on an Android handset - which auto-rotates making it simple to navigate to your favourite websites or download new applications. And when it comes to finding your way from A to B, there’s built-in GPS, plus T-Mobile is offering a free one month TeleNav SatNav trial.
The T-Mobile Pulse also features a 3.2 mega pixel, auto-focus camera for great quality photos which can be uploaded straight to the Internet, plus a 2GB internal memory and a micro SD card slot for storing images and other media. The handset also offers access to corporate email through the Road sync client, giving users seamless access to work emails on the move.
Commenting on the launch, Nicola Shenton, Acting Head of Handset and Device Marketing at T-Mobile UK said: "The T-Mobile Pulse represents another Android milestone from T-Mobile. We introduced the first Android handset, the T-Mobile G1, to the UK back in October 2008, launched our second handset the G2 Touch earlier this year and now we're opening up Android-based smartphones to a whole new type of mobile user with the first handset on pay-as-you-go. It really is a significant development in the Android story." Nicola continued: "We predicted back in June that we expected that one in five T-Mobile mobile Internet users will have Android-powered devices by the end of the year and the launch of the T-Mobile Pulse is a major step in making this a reality."
Glory Chueng, spokesperson for Huawei Device, adds: "Huawei again proves its commitment to operators’ needs through this collaboration with T-Mobile. We are making the mobile Internet experience more accessible to consumers by launching our first customized Android-powered handset. I am excited to launch the Pulse with T-Mobile today and look forward to strengthening our partnership in the future."
The T-Mobile Pulse will be launched in October 2009 and will cost £179.99 on a pay-as-you-go contract. Internet on your phone is available for pay-as-you-go users for just £5 a month or £1 per day with a T-Mobile Internet Booster. Pay monthly contract pricing will be confirmed in due course.
T-Mobile Pulse Vital Statistics
- 3.5" HVGA display
- 160mm x 62.5mm x 13.5mm
- 130g in weight
- Powered by a Qualcomm MSM 7200A chipset
- HSDPA / HSUPA
- Bluetooth
- WiFi
- GPS with TeleNav
- 300 hours standby / 210 minutes talktime
- Android 1.5 operating software pre-installed
- Trackball
- PC Suite software
- USB cable
- 3.2 mega pixel camera with auto focus
About T-Mobile UK T-Mobile is one of the world’s largest mobile operators with more than 125 million customers worldwide and is the service provider of choice for 16.7 million customers in the UK, making it one of the largest networks. T-Mobile offers a range of innovative products and services, such as Solo, the SIM-only plan offering market -leading minutes and added value of unlimited texts on top from £15 per month on a 30-day rolling contract; Combi, a traditional minutes and text package, and Flext, the UK’s first flexible tariff that now includes selected 08 numbers and 50 of the most popular international calling destinations in an allowance customers can chose to spend between calls, texts and MMS. Highspeed internet access on the move is available through the award- winning Mobile Broadband service. T-Mobile continues to innovate with new devices such as the UK’s first Android™-based smart phone, the T-Mobile G1. More than 5,000 applications are available through Android Market™, giving customers unrivalled scope for customising their phones to their lifestyles. 2G network coverage is among the best in the UK at over 99 per cent of the UK population. TMobile operates an advanced 3G HSDPA- enabled network capable of supporting effective mobile broadband speeds of up 4.5Mbps and was the first UK operator to provide a nationwide HSUPA capability for faster uploads. As a pioneer of deep network sharing in the UK, T-Mobile plans to deliver close to complete population coverage for 3G services in 2010. About Huawei Huawei is a leader in providing next generation telecommunications networks, and now serves 36 of the world’s top 50 operators, along with over one billion users worldwide. The company is committed to providing innovative and customized products, services and solutions to create long-term value and growth potential for its customers.