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Danger Sidekick 3
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Posted: 23 Jun 2006
Market Status: Released
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US carrier availability: T-Mobile - Discontinued as T-Mobile Sidekick 3
Links: Danger Sidekick 3 manual

The successor of the popular device offers pretty much it is messaging device with a comfortable keypad and a nice improved landscape display. The new trackball (which is lighted in about ten colors) is sure a nice innovation used in the SideKick 3. It now features Bluetooth, miniSD slot for memory and music player.

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Danger Sidekick 3 specifications

also known as T-Mobile Sidekick 3

Pros

No pros

Cons

Slow data means slow Internet browsing (EDGE)
Bulky
It is so thick it needs a personal fitness trainer (0.85 inches)
Low resolution display (240 x 160 pixels)
Lacks global positioning system (GPS)
Too little RAM memory (64 MB RAM)
Low-resolution camera (1.3 megapixels)
The camera lacks autofocus
Lacks microSD slot for storage expansion
Lacks a standard (3.5mm) headphones jack
Lacks an ambient light sensor for automatic screen brightness adjustment

Design

Device type:
- Smart phone
OS:
- Danger (3.0)
Form factor:
Form factor - Refers to the form factor of a phone. The main handset designs are bar, clamshell, slide, swivel
- Swivel
Dimensions:
- 5.11 x 2.32 x 0.85 (130 x 59 x 22 mm)
Weight:
- 6.70 oz (190 g)
  the average is 4.2 oz (120 g)

Display

Resolution:
- 240 x 160 pixels
Technology:
Technology - There are two main screen technologies currently used in phones and tablets: LCD and AMOLED. The former usually features a light source and liquid crystals, while the latter is based on organic light-emitting diodes. Newer LCD variations like IPS-LCD and Super-LCD allow for very accurate color reproduction and very wide viewing angles, where no significant image quality loss is observed. Current AMOLED screens differ in such a way that they can exhibit much more saturated colors (sometimes too much) and incredibly high contrast levels, which is due to black color being completely black in AMOLED displays.
- TFT
Colors:
Colors - Shows the number of colors that the display supports
- 65 536

Battery

Talk time:
Talk time - Maximum talk time in hours
- 4.50 hours
  the average is 8 h (497 min)
Stand-by time:
- 3.0 days (72 hours)
  the average is 21 days (496 h)
Capacity:
- 1500 mAh

Hardware

Processor:
Processor - The processor is the main computing component of a phone and is a major factor when it comes to the overall speed of the device. Some more powerful smartphones use dual-core and quad-core processors designed to deliver greater performance.
- Single core, ARM9
System memory:
System memory - System memory, or RAM memory is the type of memory that the device uses to temporarily store data from the OS or currently-running apps. The more RAM available to the device, the better the performance will be when multiple or heavier programs are running.
- 64 MB RAM
Built-in storage:
- 64 MB
Storage expansion:
- Slot Type:
  - miniSD

Camera

Camera:
- - 1.3 megapixels
- Flash:
  - Yes
- Features:
  - Night mode, Mirror

Internet browsing

Browser:
- - Yes
- Supports:
  - WAP 2.0

Technology

GSM:
GSM - Global System for Mobile communications. A world standard for digital cellular communications using narrowband TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access), which allows up to eight calls at a time on 800 MHz and 1800 MHz frequencies. Introduced in 1991. Is the standard most commonly used in Europe and Asia, but not in the United States. GSM phones use a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) smart card that contains user account information. Any GSM phone becomes immediately programmed after plugging in the SIM card, thus allowing GSM phones to be easily rented or borrowed.
- 850, 1800, 1900 MHz
Data:
Data - Shows the particular phone's type of data. the major mobile phone data types are GPRS, CDMA2000 1xRTT, EDGE, CDMA2000 1xEV-DO, UMTS, etc.
- EDGE

Phone features

Phonebook:
- 2000 entries, Caller groups, Multiple numbers per contact, Picture ID, Ring ID
Organizer:
- Calendar, To-Do, Notes, Memo
Messaging:
- SMS, MMS
E-mail:
- - IMAP, POP3, SMTP

Connectivity

Bluetooth:
- - 1.2
USB:
- - USB 1.1
- Computer sync

Other features

Notifications:
- Vibration, Phone profiles, Speakerphone
- Voice recording, TTY/TDD

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