HMD Pulse Specifications, Pros and Cons
HMD Pulse Specifications
HMD launched its Pulse series in April 2024 for budget buyers. In this series, the company launched Pulse, Pulse Pro and Pulse Plus smartphones. Now let’s talk about its base variant, HMD Pulse. The smartphone runs on Android 14 operating system and is available in Meteor Black, Dreamy Pink, and Atmos Blue color variants. The smartphone equips a 5000 mAh battery with 10W wired charging support and costs around $150 (Rs 12,490 in India) approximately.
In this smartphone, you will get a 6.65-inch IPS LCD display with a 90Hz refresh rate and 600 nits brightness. In addition, the device is resistant to dust and splashes. Coming to the camera specifications, the HMD Pulse smartphone has equipped a single 13MP rear camera with an 8MP selfie lens. In terms of performance, the company adds a 12nm Unisoc T606 chipset with Mali-G57 MP1 GPU. In terms of storage, the device offers 4GB to 6GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage with a microSDXC card slot.
| Specifications | HMD Pulse |
| Grid | 2G, 3G, 4G |
| Announced | April 2024 |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| Dimensions | 6.43 x 2.95 x 0.33 inches |
| Weight | 187 grams |
| Size | 6.65 inches |
| Show | IPS LCD 90Hz 480-600 nits brightness Ratio 20:9 ~265 density per inch |
| Protection/Others | Dust and splash resistant |
| Resolution | 720 x 1612 pixels |
| SW | Android 14 |
| chipset | 12nm – Unisoc T606 |
| CPU | Eight cores 2 × 1.6 GHz Cortex-A75 Cortex-A55 6 × 1.6 GHz |
| GPU | Mali-G57 MP1 |
| card slot | microSDXC |
| RAM | 4GB, 6GB |
| Internal | 64GB |
| Camera | 13 MP (wide), AF Auxiliary lens LED flash, HDR Maximum: 1080p at 30fps |
| selfie | 8 megapixels |
| Loudspeaker | Yeah |
| 3.5mm jack | Yeah |
| Wifi | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac |
| Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, LE |
| GPS | GPS, GALILEO |
| NFC | Yeah |
| infrared port | No |
| Radio | not specified |
| USB | USB Type C 2.0, OTG |
| Sensors | Fingerprint, accelerometer, proximity, side-mounted compass |
| Battery | 5000mAh 10W wired |
| Colors | Meteor Black, Dream Pink, Atmos Blue |
| Expected price | $150 (Rs 12,490 in India) approximately |
Pros and cons of HMD Pulse
Based on the above specifications, you can see the List of pros and cons (advantages and disadvantages) of the HMD Pulse smartphone.
Advantages
- Huge battery capacity of 5000 mAh.
- Android 14 operating system is supported.
- 4G smartphone at a decent price.
- IPS LCD with 90Hz refresh rate.
- Dust and splash resistance.
- There is an audio jack.
- A side-mounted fingerprint scanner.
- NFC support.
Cons
- Low resolution 720p screen.
- Without any gorilla glass protection.
- No 5G support.
- Reverse charging is missing.
- Custom UI support is missing.
- There is no support for 4K video recording.
- Average camera setup.
- Not for gaming or multitasking.
