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Posted: 30 Jul 2008 Announced: 30 Jul 2008
Market Status: Released
Release date: 30 Jul 2008
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US carrier availability: T-Mobile - Discontinued
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T-Mobile Sidekick has the typical for the series design language but comes with smaller dimensions and respectively screen (2.6” instead of 3”) which nevertheless, is still with WQVGA resolution. Other features include Stereo Bluetooth support, 2-megapixel camera with video recording capability and a microSD slot. The most interesting one though, is the option to use colorful shells, to change the way the device looks.

Rating

Good 7 out of 10

Good

6.5 out of 10

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T-Mobile Sidekick specifications

Pros

No pros

Cons

Low pixel densitiy screen, below 180ppi (179 ppi)
Slow data means slow Internet browsing (EDGE)
Bulky
It is so thick it needs a personal fitness trainer (0.70 inches)
Low resolution display (240 x 400 pixels)
Lacks global positioning system (GPS)
Too little RAM memory (128 MB RAM)
Low-resolution camera (2 megapixels)
The camera lacks autofocus
Low-resolution video capture
Lacks an ambient light sensor for automatic screen brightness adjustment

Design

Device type:
- Smart phone
OS:
- Danger (4.7)
Form factor:
Form factor - Refers to the form factor of a phone. The main handset designs are bar, clamshell, slide, swivel
- Swivel
Dimensions:
- 4.70 x 2.30 x 0.70 (119 x 58 x 18 mm)
Weight:
- 4.50 oz (128 g)
  the average is 4.2 oz (120 g)

Display

Physical size:
- 2.60 inches
Resolution:
- 240 x 400 pixels
Pixel density:
Pixel density - The pixel density of a display represents the number of pixels over an area of one inch. It’s measured in “pixels per inch”, or ppi. The higher the number, the more detailed and good-looking the display is.
- 179 ppi
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
- 5.00 hours
  the average is 8 h (497 min)
Stand-by time:
- 9.0 days (216 hours)
  the average is 21 days (496 h)
Capacity:
- 1030 mAh

Hardware

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.
- 128 MB RAM / 64 MB ROM
Storage expansion:
- Slot Type:
  - microSD, microSDHC

Camera

Camera:
- - 2 megapixels
Camcorder:
- - 220x176 (QCIF)

Internet browsing

Browser:
- - HTML Browser
- Supports:
  - HTML, XHTML, CSS, JavaScript

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, 900, 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, Alarm, To-Do, Notes
Messaging:
- SMS, MMS, Predictive text input
E-mail:
- - IMAP, POP3, SMTP

Connectivity

Bluetooth:
- - 2.0, EDR
USB:
- - Yes
- Connector:
  - miniUSB
- Computer sync, SyncML

Other features

Notifications:
- Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Speakerphone
- Voice recording, TTY/TDD

Availability

Officially announced:
- 30 Jul 2008

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